Things are starting to heat up all over the country especially in the POMO studio as we endeavor to bring some fun entertainment options for the steamy months ahead. First we head to Melbourne to check out the Fringe, then to Sydney for an underground festival, all over the country to see...

When we think of a craftsman, we imagine a bearded man clad in a leather apron with rolled up sleeves tinkering away in this workshop producing beautiful things. All around the world craftsman are dedicating hours to their craft – often in lock-down mode, ensuring mobiles and the internet are...

Are you struggling to figure out how to use GOOGLE+  to market your business? Here are a few tips to get you moving in the right direction. 1) You can mention people in your posts by adding a + or @ in front if their name. 2) By disabling comments enables you to control “the last...

Gain  all the knowledge and confidence you need to use a variety of digital tools, from the planning phase right through to analysing and reporting on a digital campaign. During Social Media Mastery you will learn: Write and implement a digital strategy to support your business aims and...

Creative POS came to POMO having approached other design firms about their website project. We immediately implemented our unique methodology that involves a stage one brand workshop. This workshop allowed us to come to terms with the broad offering of the business and make recommendations as...

POMO’s Digital Director Lisa Harrison has created Australia’s first and (to date) only nationally recognised, government-accredited social media and digital marketing Certificate Level IV qualification. The course is titled Social Media Mastery.   This Australian first helped...

Many regional towns have been challenged by a lack of entertainment precincts for their growing populations. Renewing urban spaces within these townships has become a very real community need. POMO is currently involved in an important renewal project in Nambour on the Sunshine Coast....

Knowing your customer is the foundation to all successful marketing efforts. Always consider the customer you are trying to reach. You should be able to describe your ‘typical’ target customer in terms of demographics, psychographics and buying behaviour. In addition, it is important to...

Signage manuals can be complex beasts. They can run into the hundreds of pages, or they can be as simple as just a few points and a handful of diagrams. Here are a few things you need to get right before you begin.   One, create a signage strategy. A large urban space needs to be broken...

There is plenty to do in terms of culture this month, under stars chilled by the winter, under an August moon shining above. There are plenty of films, tunes and photography to get you through to the spring. Just make sure to get out of the house and into some culture, vulture style. Film...

If you are designing signage and want to do it in an environmentally responsible manner here are a few tips to help you: Try to design signs that can be fabricated from a high proportion of sustainably-sourced materials (e.g. plantation timber) Minimise long-term harm by using safe, reusable...

Tom Cruise said “I can’t do anything halfway.” While Lady Gaga said “I live halfway between reality and theater at all times.” In honor of these two half-witted celebrities, I bring you Half-Assed 2015 my choices for the best of film, television, books and music in the first half of the year...

Saturday in the park, I think it was the 4th of July. Well it is the 2nd of July and time for the July Culture Vulture. There is a lot going down nationwide with two internationally renown travelling art exhibitions in Melbourne. There are also some new tunes from Perth and some hip hop from...

I have recently joined the Pomo team. I enjoy being around creative people that focus on positive outcomes. I have a penchant for design, architecture, art and travelling. A lover of cheese, maker of jewellery, drinker of coffee and a loyal patron to music festivals. 11 years in the design...

So you’re a commercial property owner, you own a premises that includes some public space and you want to increase your leasing revenue. Maybe your property is a tad un-loved and your thinking about renewing it to generate some interest. Your not sure where to start. At POMO have been engaged...

The contemporary day and age is a period of disruption (Millman 2012). Digital technology has fundamentally changed the way in which individuals, businesses and governments communicate with 9 out of 10 Australian internet users describing the internet as a ‘very important’ or ‘important’ part...

TAFE Queensland East Coast is collaborating with Social Media entrepreneur Lisa Harrison to deliver Australia’s only fully accredited Certificate IV Business – Social Media Mastery at Mooloolaba starting in July. The course is delivered over five two-day workshops using a combination of...

Like POMO Culture Vulture has a new look and a new page shining a light on what is happening in Australia and the world. CV is back from the edge and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Expect to see more art, music, movies, and book highlights. So, sit back, put on some sunnies,...

  The weather is cooling but the coming events are out of sight! This month’s Culture Vulture sees Australia inundated with art, laughs, and tunes. Lots of tunes. Check out some contemporary Chinese Art, a Canadian comic, some American rockers and some up and coming Australian...