The pioneering history of
Interactive Presentations Pty Ltd

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Background Summary

Unemployed - Scott Balson in 1989 unknowingly pioneered what is today the largest marketing industry in Australia - computer based marketing

December 1990

The first time a disk of any sort appeared in a magazine in Australia.

The 5 1/4" disk appeared in the Australian marketing magazine Campaign Brief

In the same magazine Campaign Brief acknowledge the unique and innovative nature of the promotion of Interactive Presentation's service.

January 1991

Scott Balson writes about the success of his promotion in Campaign Brief

Testimonial from News Limited

Testimonial from SGIO (Western Australia)

Tesimonial from advertising agency McCann Erickson

Testimonial from Challenge Bank

Testimonial from Geraldon Fisherman's Co-op

Testimonial from Technology Park, Perth

Testimonial from West Australian Tourism

Testimonial from Ministry of Education (Western Australia)

Article in The West Australian 1992 about Scott Balson's innovative computer based marketing product.

Testimonial from Wesfi

Testimonial from Perth Zoo

1993

Article in SGIO magazine (Western Australia)

1993

Sunday Times article

1993

Self Paced Education and Learning (SPEL) - for the Ministry of Education in Western Australia

1993

Article about disk based product for jewellery business

1994

Business Review Weekly (7th March, page 56) recognise Scott Balson's pioneering business

1994

Winner of the Windows application of the year - the QANTAS electronic timetable

1994

Campaign Brief on Balson's success

1994

Article on Balson's QANTAS product winning Microsoft award

1994

Establishing Global Info-Links for the Ipswich City Council

1994

West Australian Newspapers comment on Balson's move to Queensland

1994

Global Info-Links recognised as revolutionary

1995

Launch of Balson's Global Info-Links project by Labor heavyweight Barry Jones

1995

Scott launches GLOBAL WEB BUILDERS - the first web building company in Australia

1995

One of the first web sites developed by Global Web Builders - for Triumph Lingerie in Japan

1995

Launch of GLOBE

1995

Norfolk Island's website

1995

Archive to first guide of Australian webs established by Scott Balson

1995

Scott Balson creates the first sporting event covered live on the web - the Indy Carnival on the Gold Coast

Archived site at this link

1996

Australia's first directory

1996

Scott's five year old son wins Australian best web site award

Scribbles - Koala Trouble at this link

1996

Scott launches Australia's first online daily newspaper

1997

Recognition in the Small Busines Magazine

1997

Scott plays critical role in promoting One Nation and making Pauline Hanson first cyber politician

1999

Scott uses the online newspaper as research for his book "Murder by Media"

2000

Scott uses the Internet to expose corruption in the Queensland Government

2001

Scott launches online book publishing company

2002

Scott launches one stop shop Internet solution company

2003

Scott launches village homestay concept in Fiji

2005

Village Homestay concept goes global

2007

Scott launches eighth book "Chuildren of the Mist" in South Africa"

2008

Scott joins business partners in new online marketing concept

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