Marketing: What’s your Covid-19 story? May 5, 2020 COVID-19 is having a profound impact on all aspects of the UK economy. It is also changing the rules of corporate communications. The focus for most listed companies right now is getting their house in order with equity raises, dividend suspensions and executive pay cuts. However, attention will quickly turn to adjusting to the new [...]
UK supporting family of British man ‘bludgeoned’ to death on oil rig in Qatar December 14, 2022 A British has been was killed on an oil rig in Qatar, the foreign office has confirmed, with police investigating it as a murder. Qatari police opened a murder investigation after a Scottish worker for the France-based company Stapem Offshore. He was later named as 38-year-old Robert Robson, of Tyne and Wear. His family issued [...]
Cut Covid counterfeiters out of your supply chain November 19, 2020 From international travel restrictions to physical distancing measures in factories across the globe, the Covid-19 pandemic has placed enormous pressure on the supply chains on which we depend. But logistics are not the only challenge. Counterfeiters are taking advantage of this time of heightened vulnerabilities, and risk polluting a brand’s stock and reputation. Now more [...]
Esports enjoying boom while traditional sports suffer from coronavirus cancellations March 23, 2020 Since the coronavirus outbreak, the world has rightly been reacting with human safety at the forefront of every decision. This has made it impossible to avoid the cancellation of global events and has left us all with an uncertain start to the decade. However, the esports industry’s level of growth offers a glimmer of hope [...]
Everyone’s an expert as long as they are anonymous July 27, 2021 Bitcoin topped out at just over $40,000 yesterday evening, before a sharp retrace brought it back down to around $37,300 this morning.
Four fintech forums growing in importance to women investors May 14, 2020 Based on my 10 years of research, I know that financial independence – being able to pay one’s way without having to work or rely on others – is a critical theme for women. In my recent global survey, when women were asked the most important reason why they invest, the second most popular answer [...]
The Future is Decentralized: 5 Reasons Why DeFi’s Cool-down Will Be Short Lived December 3, 2020 DeFi was once the hottest crypto trend of 2020, but the sector’s recent slowdown has some wondering whether the boom times are over. While Bitcoin’s taken the spotlight for now, crypto enthusiasts take heed: it would be unwise to count DeFi out. The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector started out as a relatively niche market before [...]
The TV shows that kept us sane through lockdown February 12, 2021 As we approach the anniversary of the first lockdown, it’s becoming hard to remember a time when we did anything besides working all day in our pyjamas and settling down for yet another evening of TV. More than ever, the things that we have watched have helped to define and reflect the public mood, either [...]
Major UK mobile networks vow not to reintroduce roaming charges after Brexit July 13, 2020 The UK’s four major phone networks — EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 — have vowed not to reintroduce roaming charges when Britain leaves the bloc in January, after the government today urged Brits to check with their mobile carriers for price changes ahead of the Brexit transition period deadline. The UK government today called on the [...]
London media hub Outernet signs video production deal with Ridley Scott February 20, 2020 London entertainment hub Outernet Global today said it has inked a deal with veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott to launch a new development and production platform for branded content. Outernet, which is due to open in December, has teamed up with the Ridley Scott Creative Group to provide early-stage funding for visual content producers. The initiative, [...]