It’s no secret that the relationship between Sales and Marketing teams in large organisations is often not the most connected. The issue is deep-rooted and even has become cliché but the long-standing misalignment continues to affect businesses to the detriment of hard sales. Sales departments often struggle to see the ROI that Marketing bring and […]
If you know what a Learning Management System (LMS) is, it’s very likely you know the frustrations that come with it. Originally developed for academic institutions to facilitate distance learning and complement classroom teaching, today more and more brands that rely on third party sales forces – retail staff, bar staff, cosmetics, hair salons telesales […]
In light of London Fashion Week recently hitting our city, we’ve been thinking about innovation and consumer behaviour in the digital age within the fashion industry. As with every year, the well-established Fashion Week (led by the Big Four: New York, London, Milan and Paris) sets the bar for the next season in New York […]
The digital world is undoubtedly growing, but do you recognise the breathtaking pace in which the Internet of Things is taking over our lives? With smart objects projected to increase from the 2 billion recorded in 2006 to 200 billion by 2020 (that’s 26 for every human on Earth) the Internet of Things is showing […]
As the result of the 2016 US Election looms large, I thought it would be appropriate to look at some of the digital trends that have appeared in this election run that may affect how we communicate digitally with consumers in the future. Behavioural Targeting In previous US elections, campaign sites would have a section […]
With over half of the planet’s population spending the majority of their personal and working lives plugged in to laptops, iPads, mobiles, gaming, social media, AI, wearables and virtual reality, it was only a matter of time before digital found its way into the recruitment process. My first job in recruitment was within engineering. Tech […]
The 2016 US presidential race has been a very good source of entertainment, combining comedy, drama and horror. If you haven’t been following the action, now would be a good time to start! Right from the get go, each of the respective candidates promised it would be an eventful ride and they didn’t disappoint. From […]
For me, waking up on a miserable day and summoning the strength to crawl out of bed is just about the hardest thing. The shower is my only motivation at this point with the promise of continued comfort and warmth. How wrong could I be? I get in the shower and turn the dial, not […]
I learned early of Watt’s wondrous spark. While waiting one day for his kettle to boil, James Watt realised that the process of transforming water into high-energy vapour brought about by his log fire merited a higher purpose than fodder for his daily cuppa. His creative juices were fired and, almost overnight, his invention of […]