Opening a new passage to India for UK SMEs December 1, 2016 It wasn't so long ago that the future foundations of global trade were going to be built by Brics – that is, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These expansive developing countries, with huge populations and emerging economies, looked set to dominate the new century. But it hasn’t happened, and presently won’t. Brazil is in [...]
Businesses need to refine their data as the countdown to GDPR begins November 28, 2016 The way businesses harness data is invariably compared to the extraction of valuable minerals: a gold rush, or data mining. But it’s more like oil, in that, as the new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) approach, the way we use data needs refining if it’s going to be of continued value. With loyalty and [...]
The data/ value exchange: David Johnston of Aimia discusses the price of personal data November 28, 2016 How much is your personal data worth? It’s a question few have likely considered, and far fewer can answer. But data, after all, is capital, and as the lines between our digital and physical lives blur, the rails of the data mines burrow deeper, and self-awareness of consumer value grows. To get to the bottom [...]
Nic London says government planning procedures are impeding small housebuilders November 24, 2016 Figures released earlier this month show that nearly 200,000 homes were added to the housing stock in 2015-16 – a good start to delivering the 1m homes the government has pledged this parliament. But more needs to be done if we’re going to continue to build enough houses for our burgeoning population, and we will [...]
The JKR in the pack: talking Muppets, charisma and helping out the little guy with Jones Knowles Ritchie November 21, 2016 Despite the overwhelming urge to break into my best Kermit the Frog impression, I resist, as I enter JKR’s office space in Camden. Tucked in next to the Regent’s Canal, the building is the former site of Muppets creator Jim Henson’s “Creature Shop,” where he spent years bringing his TV puppets to life, like a kindly [...]
From idea to IPO in three years: Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce November 21, 2016 "Every time you mention the word ‘estate agent,’ everyone gets a little bit of a smile on their face and an inner feeling of unhappiness,” says Michael Bruce, chief executive at Purplebricks, the online estate agency that has turned the industry on its head in a little over four years. Bruce has traversed the world [...]
The Battle for Virality: How the advertising industry stole Christmas November 14, 2016 Consumer capitalism is like an annual balloon, pumping in steady increments throughout the year. It grows and grows, stretching and straining around November, taut before the Black Friday Pin; the pressure too much, one prick and the balloon explodes in a relentless cloud of Christmas advertising. But where has this volley come from? We can’t even [...]
Success by design: City A.M. meets ePorta founder Aneeqa Khan November 14, 2016 For a business traversing the worlds of interior design and technology, you might expect the office of Eporta to be plush with elegant textiles, walnut coffee tables, and moody pendant lamps. But presently, it’s not. “I am someone who cares about my surroundings,” says Aneeqa Khan, founder of Eporta. “This office really isn’t nice enough [...]
Do you have an analogue business in a digital age? November 10, 2016 UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are weathering the tempest that 2016 has blown their way, remaining ambitious, while providing a sturdy backbone for our economy during this period of uncertainty. It will surprise few that websites, social media and online marketplaces are a conduit to success, and a driving force behind increasing revenues in [...]
Start ’em young: City A.M. meets Captify co-founder Adam Ludwin November 7, 2016 By the time he was 21, Adam Ludwin, co-founder of adtech firm Captify, had already been to and quit university, and worked as an estate agent, a city broker and a recruitment consultant. But he still wasn’t content. “For what I wanted to achieve I really didn’t feel that I needed to go down the [...]
