LaunchLink Communications

It’s been a busy year for LaunchLink Communications, from announcing our agency rebrand to moving offices… In fact, according to our calculations, in 2024 we… 🤓 💰 Managed press for over $390 million in capital deals  🤝 Supported 7 M&As  🫣 Helped clients navigate 10+ crisis events 👋 Welcomed 9 new clients  💻 Jumped on 4600+ Zoom calls with clients in 13+ cities including Sydney, New York, London, Singapore, Melbourne, San Francisco, Auckland, Dubai and beyond 🌆 📧 Sent 45,000+ emails from 11+ cities ✈️ 📈 Issued market analysis on *hundreds* of assets, from Nvidia’s AI High and Tesla’s takeoff, to $100k Bitcoin and wildcards like MooDeng, ChillGuy, Fartcoin and PudgyPenguins (?!) 🥲 💼 Attended 41 industry events 📢 Issued 101 press releases ☕️ Got 3,950+ caffeine hits 🗞️ Secured 5,340+ pieces of coverage for our clients 🎉 👀 Generated 909.7 billion+ potential impressions from our press activities 🏀 Missed COUNTLESS hoops, shot ZERO 3-pointers Thank you to all our clients, partners, agency friends and journalists we've worked with in 2024.  It’s been an incredible year. Wishing you the happiest of holidays, full of Aperol spritzes and delicious food. The LaunchLink team will be back on deck from Monday, January 13th, 2025! 🥳

Employment Hero CEO Ben Thompson's recent opinion piece, published by SMBtech, argues that the future of remote work is more than just a workplace issue - it’s a test of whether Australia’s businesses can adapt to modern challenges or risk falling behind. #wfh #officemandates #employment #smb

New data from Employment Hero's Annual leave report shows teachers are taking sick leave at the highest rate across all industries - raising serious concerns about burnout and the mental load of teaching. What's more - Aussie teachers also delay taking annual leave longer than any other industry, working an average of 82 days before taking their first leave.

More units than houses were purchased in Sydney this year, as borrowing costs in Australia’s highest-value city compelled buyers to think smaller. Apartments and units reigned supreme in the Sydney market in 2024, Domain’s End of Year Wrap shows, as the most transacted category of property – as it also was in 2023. The impact of elevated interest rates and living costs is laid bare in the report, as the nation’s cash rate held firm to end the year at a steady 4.35 per cent. Employment Hero's CEO and Chief Economist Ben Thompson said "The RBA's December decision to hold the cash rate underpins the fragile balance between managing inflation and supporting economic stability”. "New hourly employment figures show demand for property valuers has soared." “While this is a symptom of tightened fiscal policy, this trend may also suggest that buyers and sellers could be preparing for a potential rate cut in the new year.” https://lnkd.in/guMt3YbA

If you're a human with a phone, you probably received at least a few text messages from brands these past few weeks reminding you about their can't-miss, doorbuster Black Friday deals. But there's a growing movement of people who are tired of the pressure to buy during Black Friday, and instead, they're turning their money and attention to charitable causes. Like Edgar's Mission, the animal sanctuary in Victoria (which just won a TikTok for Good award), where they give precious lambs, cows and other farm animals a second chance. If have a few dollars, or hours, to spare today - consider contributing to a cause you care about. #GivingTuesday

Aussies were shocked when figures were released showing the average Aussie salary had jumped to a little more than $100,000. Personal finance expert Sarah Megginson told Yahoo News that earning six figures used to be the goal of many and now it has been reduced to just the average. But, new data from Employment Hero has revealed that the average salary in Australia might be a little lower than the ABS reported. Employment Hero assessed payroll data from October and found the average to be $95,198 - suggesting that the ABS $103,000 'average' wage is, in fact, 'Inflated' https://lnkd.in/gTtu5C9g

With only 20 companies going public so far in 2024, markets have blamed higher interest rates and inflation for a lack of businesses looking to list. However, new research from InvestorHub shows it’s not a lack of funds in the market that is killing Australia's IPO market, but the ASX 200, which attracts about 90 per cent of daily volume traded. This means nearly 2000 other listed businesses only receive access to a fraction of the money that larger businesses are getting. As reported by news.com.au. #ipomarket #asx200 #etfs

Fortescue’s innovation chief and former CSIRO head Larry Marshall says the company remains committed to its hydrogen dreams despite major setbacks. Earlier this year, Fortescue announced it was abandoning its goal of producing 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030, saying production costs still had a way to fall before it made business sense. But Marshall told Jack Derwin the company is quietly pressing ahead with its most ambitious energy project to date. “We're figuring it out, we're proving it works, and we are investing in some bigger projects, for example, in other parts of the world where the cost of green electrons is lower,” he said. Read the full story 👉 https://lnkd.in/gmpKgths

Before today's release of the RBA's meeting minutes for November, eToro Market Analyst Josh Gilbert spoke to The Sydney Morning Herald about how the minutes should indicate some of the RBA’s benchmarks for loosening policy, with hopes of a rate cut now slipping away for the first quarter of 2025. “With inflation still persistent in Australia, the RBA will likely face higher scrutiny from both the public and parliament following the January inauguration of Donald Trump’s presidency in the US,” Josh said. #rba #rbameetingminutes #inflation

While many are under financial stress, healthcare can take a backseat. To help do its part to ensure employee well-being, Employment Hero has partnered with Medibank and ahm Health Insurance to provide private health insurance to over one million employees. https://lnkd.in/gcC5RY3M