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IS IT GAME OVER FOR OFFICE WORKPLACES?

IS IT GAME OVER FOR OFFICE WORKPLACES?

While most UK home workers say they are as productive or more productive working at home as they are in the office (63 per cent), only..

“Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, Shaped By study reveals

“Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, Shaped By study reveals

30 June 2021 “Creative courage” is the go-to strategy for tech marketers in a post-pandemic age, study reveals. New Shaped By study of..

IT DEPARTMENTS GETTING A BAD RAP OVER REMOTE WORKING

IT DEPARTMENTS GETTING A BAD RAP OVER REMOTE WORKING

New research shows 7 in 10 UK employees dread contacting their IT department for support –   JULY 2021, LONDON, UK: Research in..

Remote working during COVID: a successful social experiment

Remote working during COVID: a successful social experiment

By: Trisha Manda As I’m writing this article, sitting in my living-room-turned-study, I wonder how different our work culture would ha..

E-commerce: Stop reinventing the shopping cart

E-commerce: Stop reinventing the shopping cart

By, Udo Rauch, Chief Sales Director, Emporix Online shopping is more competitive than ever, yet many companies spend large portions of..

Preparing for Life After COVID-19: Post-Pandemic Automation

Preparing for Life After COVID-19: Post-Pandemic Automation

By Adrian Ewer, VP, financial services, EMEA, Blue Prism Along with ‘you’re on mute’ one of the most used terms throughout the pandemi..

UK supermarkets ask shoppers to keep wearing mask

UK supermarkets ask shoppers to keep wearing mask

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest supermarket groups will encourage staff and customers to keep wearing face coverings from Mo..

Fintech disruptor Reach gains momentum with appointment of David Mays as independent board member

Fintech disruptor Reach gains momentum with appointment of David Mays as independent board member

Ecommerce localization specialist, Reach, has attracted another senior appointment to drive its accelerating market growth The leadin..

How I transformed my therapy business online during the pandemic

How I transformed my therapy business online during the pandemic

By Geraldine McCullagh, Founder of Me-Time Therapies. When I launched my business Me-Time Therapies 24 years ago, my main offering was..

Brands need a more sustainable strategy to connect with consumers on purpose

Brands need a more sustainable strategy to connect with consumers on purpose

By Jacqueline Junke, UK Market Lead at Appinio In June each year, LGBTQ+ communities all around the world connect online a..

Why Organic Traffic is Key for Online Businesses

Why Organic Traffic is Key for Online Businesses

By: Richard Heyes, Managing Director and Founder of Tecmark, SEO agency in Manchester If you’re a website owner of any kin..

Supporting your remote workers

Supporting your remote workers

By James Cook https://www.spidergroup.com/ Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, people have had to adapt to a new way of running their..

Why is branding important for new start-ups?

Why is branding important for new start-ups?

By: Gareth Hoyle, Managing Director of Manchester-based agency, Marketing Signals: Do start-ups need branding? Branding is essential f..

Creating an effective E-Commerce Marketing Strategy

Creating an effective E-Commerce Marketing Strategy

By: Natalie Howells, https://www.spidergroup.com/ Having a clear strategy in place is vital for the marketing of your e-commerce busin..

Why subscription boxes are winners in a pandemic

Why subscription boxes are winners in a pandemic

By Rachel Wood, founder of Rare Birds Book Club Subscriptions are on the rise and cropping up in every industry; consumers like the fl..

Revealed: 1.45 million tonnes of e-waste is produced by households & businesses per annum

Revealed: 1.45 million tonnes of e-waste is produced by households & businesses per annum

The demand has never been higher, but neither has the cost for new equipment. Sales of laptop and desktop computers exceeded 302 milli..

The Small Business’s Guide to Getting Started in Digital Advertising

The Small Business’s Guide to Getting Started in Digital Advertising

By Lisen Zethraeus, CMO at DanAds It’s an exciting time for a small business when it looks to launch its first ad campaign. But the wo..

Clients + Marketing = The Perfect Marriage

Clients + Marketing = The Perfect Marriage

In a world where everyone’s an expert, cancel culture has serious implications, and fake news is easy to come by, it’s hard to trust t..

The problem with measuring customer loyalty; and how to overcome it

The problem with measuring customer loyalty; and how to overcome it

Andrew Wilkins, CEO and Founder, Futr AI Customer loyalty is the holy grail for businesses seeking to grow. There’s a well-used statis..

How to grow your brand with influencer marketing

How to grow your brand with influencer marketing

By Gordon Glenister, author of Influencer Marketing Strategy and host of the Influence podcast Influencer marketing is one of the darl..

Three Years Later: GDPR is All Talk and No Action

Three Years Later: GDPR is All Talk and No Action

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced on May 25th 2018. This legislation focuses on data protection and privacy..

Brand Strategy Tactics for an Online Learning Platform

Brand Strategy Tactics for an Online Learning Platform

By: Johnathan Reynolds, CEO of Learned.Live, the UK’s first live and interactive e-learning platform.   There is no doubt a..

Musk trial asks the $2 billion question: Who controls Tesla?

Musk trial asks the $2 billion question: Who controls Tesla?

By Tom Hals and Sierra Jackson (Reuters) – Does Elon Musk control Tesla Inc or does Tesla control Elon Musk? More than $2 billio..

Stellantis makes 30 billion euro wager on electric vehicle market

Stellantis makes 30 billion euro wager on electric vehicle market

By Giulio Piovaccari and Ben Klayman MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) -Stellantis, the world’s No. 4 automaker, said on Thursday it plans..

Five tips for boosting your mental and physical health during hybrid working

Five tips for boosting your mental and physical health during hybrid working

By Daniel Todaro, Founder and Managing Director, Gekko As we move toward a full re-opening of the economy there remains some uncertain..

Strategic hires aim to drive AbScent into household name status

Strategic hires aim to drive AbScent into household name status

July 2021: Following a year of unprecedented growth, AbScent, the charity that supports people impacted by all types of smell disorder..

No return of the 9 to 5? Nearly two-thirds of Brits want to work in an asynchronous environment post-pandemic

No return of the 9 to 5? Nearly two-thirds of Brits want to work in an asynchronous environment post-pandemic

Okta research finds that millennials want change, while older generations will return to traditional working ways London, UK – W..

Agencies need to be organised to project success

Agencies need to be organised to project success

With clients increasingly dependent on their agencies, tools that help keep projects under control are vital, suggests Dennis Kayser, ..

DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHATEVER THE WEATHER

DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHATEVER THE WEATHER

DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE WHATEVER THE WEATHER By Joanna Swash, Group CEO of Moneypenny We’ve weathered the worst of..

Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination

Indian billionaires face off in race to solar domination

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma CHENNAI (Reuters) – Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s $10 billion entry into renewable e..

5 tips for creating a marketing strategy that boosts ongoing e-commerce scalability

5 tips for creating a marketing strategy that boosts ongoing e-commerce scalability

Has your business benefitted from the e-commerce boom? In this article, Jonathan Birch from Glass Digital shares his marketing tips fo..

Harnessing the power of super-deduction for business growth

Harnessing the power of super-deduction for business growth

It has been a number of months since chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, stood up in the House of Commons to announce the Budget..

How real-time data innovation is driving up customer experience in fintech

How real-time data innovation is driving up customer experience in fintech

Geoff Clark, General Manager EMEA, Aerospike The attention span of individuals and organisations is reducing. Time is comp..

Acquisition creates a UK & Global leader to help organisations win in the Digital Revolution

Acquisition creates a UK & Global leader to help organisations win in the Digital Revolution

QA, owned by CVC Capital Partners VI, today announced the acquisition of Circus Street, a global leader in providing commercial digita..

Sydney Airport gets $16.7 billion buyout bid as investors take longer-term view on travel

Sydney Airport gets $16.7 billion buyout bid as investors take longer-term view on travel

By Jamie Freed and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -A group of infrastructure investors has proposed one of Australia’s biggest-e..

American Express Upgrades the UK Business Gold Card, Enables Cardmembers to Earn more Points

American Express Upgrades the UK Business Gold Card, Enables Cardmembers to Earn more Points

LONDON, 30 June 2021: Today American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced that American Express® Business Gold Cardmembers in the UK can now ..

U.S. job growth picks up in June; unemployment rate rises to 5.9%

U.S. job growth picks up in June; unemployment rate rises to 5.9%

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in June as companies, desperate to boost production and ser..