Many retailers have got their act together when it comes to extending their reach from the High Street into customers’ homes. If my family’s collective inbox is anything to go by we seem to have most of the big retail names emailing us on a regular basis, with offers in various shapes and sizes. Some...
Declining income, conflicted managers and demoralised staff. If you’re in the brand identity business, it may be time to re-evaluate your business development strategy. Recently, whilst out-and-about in the branding community, conducting what I now refer to as the rounds , I have noticed a worrying vacuum...
It seems that just about everywhere I turn some marketing guru somewhere is offering me the definitive way to beat the recession through marketing salvation. My in-box is stuffed with offers for courses… free downloads… podcasts and just about everything in between. Having studied most, ignored some...
Spotify’s founder Daniel Ek spoke on Friday (15 May) at the Great Escape festival in Brighton. He told the conference how Spotify had come to be and shared his vision for the future. Spotify is the current star in a succession of well documented and debated on-line music offerings purporting to offer...
The British Bankers’ Association reported that the amount banks lending to small businesses rose by 239 million in January, proving that small businesses can still emerge and grow despite the current economic climate . In some instances small and medium sized companies are actually better equipped to...