Level up your staff by using games and gamification in the workplace March 25, 2019 Many assume that video games and board games are just a form of entertainment. But what if you could use the psychology behind these games to motivate people? This process is called gamification, and it’s the driving force behind a new industry, with applications ranging from improving health to helping employees adopt a new corporate [...]
Social media content creators The Hook explain how to make great online video March 25, 2019 Video is big business in marketing. A good video can be the difference between success and failure. After all, as Bill Gates said, content is king. Brands love video content because it is seen as more intimate and informative than just posting a picture or a wall of text. And they’ve been spending more and [...]
Just Group completes £375m fundraising to meet new regulations March 25, 2019 Retirement services firm Just Group shares fell again this morning as it announced it had completed a £375m fundraise to comply with new capital requirement rules. The firm, which unveiled heavy 2018 pre-tax losses earlier this month, said it had issued £300m worth of bonds and raised an extra £75m via an equity placing. Read [...]
iSmash on rivalling Apple for tech repairs and launching more stores in a dying high street March 25, 2019 Many will be familiar with the trauma: you drop your smartphone and the screen shatters into a modern-day mosaic. You either learn to live with shards of glass jabbing your fingers, wait a week for a phone company to fix it, or pay for a bodge job at a corner shop. Except those are no longer [...]
DEBATE: Are galleries and museums like the Tate right to shun donations from the controversial Sackler family? March 25, 2019 Are galleries and museums like the Tate right to shun donations from the controversial Sackler family? Sian Flynn, a curator and museums and galleries consultant, says YES. All publicly funded museums and galleries in Britain need to generate their own income to survive and thrive: this is a fact. They are also guardians of the nation’s [...]
School’s not out – Britain must become a nation of lifelong learners March 25, 2019 For the United Kingdom as for the wider OECD, the most important resources we have are the talents and endeavours of our citizens. However, this is an asset that we are currently failing to nurture as well as we should. The typical refrain from policymakers in response to this challenge is to consider how each [...]
Don’t you dare tune out – your country needs you to step up March 25, 2019 Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose. So sang Janis Joplin in what sounds like a 1970s version of the Prime Minister’s “No Deal Is Better Than A Bad Deal” refrain. Perhaps this was at the back of her mind when she called for a “moment of decision” last week. One EU leader’s response [...]
We must not let Brexit distract from the global war on single-use plastic March 25, 2019 At a time of ongoing uncertainty, and with so much attention on the drama unfolding in Westminster, it is easy to forget that there are other issues that are equally important. And, of course, we’re not just talking about issues affecting us in the UK, but globally too. One matter that certainly needs our attention [...]
Growth investor VGC Partners closes £50m fund March 25, 2019 Growth capital investor VGC Partners has closed its second fund at £50m following the success of its debut fund which was anchored by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. The new fund will target UK-based consumer, media and technology companies, and make investments of between £2m to £5m for minority stakes in high growth firms. Read more: [...]
HMRC doubles number of investigations into apprenticeship levy underpayments March 25, 2019 The number of investigations by tax authorities into underpayment of the apprenticeship levy has more than doubled in a year. HMRC launched 84 investigations last year collecting an additional £6.2m, according to research by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. Read more: Apprenticeship levels up on last year but still hampered by 2017 levy There is concern that [...]
