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Tips for marketing your ecommerce start-up

Tips for marketing your ecommerce start-up

Looking for a way to take your ecommerce marketing strategy to the next level? In today’s post, Andrew Dark, Director and Co-Own..

5 Considerations When Trying to Grow Your Business During a Pandemic

5 Considerations When Trying to Grow Your Business During a Pandemic

By Frederic de Ryckman de Betz – CEO of Attic Self Storage People are your greatest asset and your greatest challenge Keeping pe..

Mind the gap: plugging the physical disconnect in a digital-first retail era

Mind the gap: plugging the physical disconnect in a digital-first retail era

By Christophe Pecoraro, Managing Director at PFS Europe It is no exaggeration to say that the past 12 months have turned the retail en..

Problems at home impact employee creativity more than problems at work

Problems at home impact employee creativity more than problems at work

Feeling ostracised by family members has a negative effect on employee creativity, more so than feeling ostracised at work, finds new ..

Qantas idles 2,500 more staff as COVID-19 cuts domestic flights

Qantas idles 2,500 more staff as COVID-19 cuts domestic flights

(Reuters) – Qantas Airways Ltd is temporarily idling about 2,500 employees without pay for at least two months in a bid to cope ..

McDonald’s makes masks mandatory for all customers, staff

McDonald’s makes masks mandatory for all customers, staff

(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp on Monday confirmed that all its customers and staff will need to start wearing masks again in..

Zoom reaches $85 million settlement over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’

Zoom reaches $85 million settlement over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a ..

Employee benefits fit for the workplace of the future

Employee benefits fit for the workplace of the future

By: Nick Greenston, CEO of Retinue Talent Solutions COVID-19 has shone a light on the importance of employee benefits.  And, as worker..

Raoul Boström joins Onvi as Chief Product Officer and Brian Smith is promoted to Chief Revenue Officer

Raoul Boström joins Onvi as Chief Product Officer and Brian Smith is promoted to Chief Revenue Officer

Onvi announces the appointment of Raoul Boström as its first Chief Product Officer. With over 12 years of commercial and product exper..

Rise in Business Creation Sparks Finance Stacking Fears

Rise in Business Creation Sparks Finance Stacking Fears

70% of start-ups seek new finance in 2021 Savvy entrepreneurs protect £35m in loans through personal guarantee insurance July 2021: ..

Veritone Launches MARVEL.ai, a Complete End-to-End Voice-as-a-Service Solution, to Create and Monetise Hyper-Realistic Synthetic Voice Content at Commercial Scale

Veritone Launches MARVEL.ai, a Complete End-to-End Voice-as-a-Service Solution, to Create and Monetise Hyper-Realistic Synthetic Voice Content at Commercial Scale

Veritone MARVEL.ai creates new and immediate revenue opportunities for media companies, brands and celebrities, while reducing time an..

How to improve the efficiency of employees working from home

How to improve the efficiency of employees working from home

By Gary Ashworth, Non-Executive Director and Chairman, InterQuest Group, Positive Healthcare and Albany Beck Humans generally need oth..

One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic

One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic

Almost one fifth of UK workers do not intend to return to the office again post pandemic, largely due to ongoing concerns around infec..

Why SEO is crucial for business success post-pandemic

Why SEO is crucial for business success post-pandemic

By Annabel Mulliner from Little Seed Group While having a digital presence was already becoming increasingly crucial for businesses of..

How to make hybrid working successful

How to make hybrid working successful

By Michele Don Durbin, Evernote’s SVP of Marketing Many teams are moving to a hybrid working environment, a model that combines remote..

Five ways businesses can prepare themselves for the digital economy – Be Kaler Pilgrim

Five ways businesses can prepare themselves for the digital economy – Be Kaler Pilgrim

We’ve all seen what happens to businesses who are slow to adapt to the digital-first economy. Take, for instance, Topshop – a br..

SoftBank sells 45 million shares in Uber – source

SoftBank sells 45 million shares in Uber – source

(Corrects SoftBank’s ticker symbol in paragraph 1) By Echo Wang (Reuters) -SoftBank is selling about 45 million of its shares in..

Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales, while Zuckerberg talks ‘metaverse’

Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales, while Zuckerberg talks ‘metaverse’

By Elizabeth Culliford and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it expects revenue growth to “decelerate sign..

Aston Martin’s first SUV helps push up sales by more than 200%

Aston Martin’s first SUV helps push up sales by more than 200%

LONDON (Reuters) – Carmaker Aston Martin reported on Wednesday a 224% increase in sales to its dealers, boosted by its first spo..

How to get the most out of your peer-to-peer support group

How to get the most out of your peer-to-peer support group

By: Kevin Brent- director of BizSmart Peer-to-peer business support has never been more important than during the current times of unc..

How The UK Adapted to Working from Home

How The UK Adapted to Working from Home

By: Philip Macdonald, Co-Founder of specialist finance and HR recruitment agency, Wade Macdonald, discusses staff welfare throughout t..

The Evolving World Of Work – What Next For Employers?

The Evolving World Of Work – What Next For Employers?

Kathryn Barnes, Employment Counsel, EMEA at Globalization Partners For those most affected by the change to remote work, post-COVID wo..

Diversity and inclusion doesn’t have a finish line: don’t make it a race to perfection

Diversity and inclusion doesn’t have a finish line: don’t make it a race to perfection

By: Chris Parke, CEO at Talking Talent There is an old saying that ‘practice makes perfect’, and when it comes to diversity and inclus..

Techie turn-offs: Top 7 things that put talent off applying for tech roles

Techie turn-offs: Top 7 things that put talent off applying for tech roles

According to research from LinkedIn, 150 million new technology jobs will be created in the next five years; however, a 2020 report by..

Almost a quarter of UK employees ‘haven’t missed anything’ about the workplace

Almost a quarter of UK employees ‘haven’t missed anything’ about the workplace

Almost a quarter of employees in the UK admitted to not missing anything about the workplace, according to new research by national pr..

Living with the Virus: Workplace Wellness Post-Pandemic

Living with the Virus: Workplace Wellness Post-Pandemic

Advice on Back-to-Work Health & Wellbeing for the New Normal 6th JULY 2021: Many Brits are both excited and nervous as they contem..

UK Trends That Will Continue to Thrive after ‘Freedom Day’

UK Trends That Will Continue to Thrive after ‘Freedom Day’

Companies providing services like home workouts, high-end meal kits and even crochet tutorials all have boomed during the pandemic. No..

To get employees back in the office, business leaders must do their homework

To get employees back in the office, business leaders must do their homework

By Allison English, Deputy CEO at Leesman As the Covid-19 recovery continues, speculation about what the post-pandemic workplace will ..

Senior leaders more at risk of burnout than CEOs, according to new research

Senior leaders more at risk of burnout than CEOs, according to new research

ECI Partners and the School for CEOs outline how businesses can identify, and prevent burnout, as well as support mental health and we..

Oil falls $1 as coronavirus, slower China imports hit demand

Oil falls $1 as coronavirus, slower China imports hit demand

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell $1 on Monday as concerns about fuel demand caused by the spread of COVID-19 variant..

7 tips for building a positive remote work culture

7 tips for building a positive remote work culture

By: Liesa Stecher-Chief Growth Officer at Addition. The global pandemic presented many challenges to the business landscape. Companies..

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

Over 4 million UK employees believe their mental health has also been ignored by their manager while working remotely during the pande..

Contact Centre Absenteeism: More Flexibility is the Cure

Contact Centre Absenteeism: More Flexibility is the Cure

By Jennifer Lee, Paul Milloy and Kevin Jolliffe of Intradiem Absenteeism among contact centre agents has been a persistent problem for..

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

Over 4 million UK employees believe their mental health has also been ignored by their manager while working remotely during the pande..

Vodafone posts rise in Q1 revenue as Europe returns to growth

Vodafone posts rise in Q1 revenue as Europe returns to growth

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Mobile operator Vodafone reported a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter service revenue on Fri..

Do small businesses need branding?

Do small businesses need branding?

By: Karen Selby, Project Leader, Brand & Visual Identity Development, Forty49 Ltd If you’re a small business, you might feel that ..

How to find and recruit content creators that align with your brand, organically

How to find and recruit content creators that align with your brand, organically

There’s little that’s more dazzling than the glamorous world of high-profile influencer marketing. When smartly executed, a simple ins..