By: Will Railton

I'm deputy money editor at City A.M. I focus on personal finance and investing. I'm particularly interested in macroeconomics, pensions and politics. Contact me at william.railton@cityam.com.

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Remember your way to success: Tips from a memory master

July 29, 2016

Even in the age of Google Search, remembering certain things can give you a huge advantage in just about any career. If you have easy mental access to important business related facts and figures, are able to give presentations from memory using little to no notes, remember foreign language vocabulary, recall material for certification exams, remember [...]
How to get over your aversion to video-conferencing

July 28, 2016

Meetings are a fact of business life, and their frequency seems to be increasing daily. In an international survey of businesses by Ovum Consulting, executives reported an average of 17 meetings a week. Half claimed that the number of meetings they attend every week is growing. This increase can be explained partly by the wide adoption [...]
Intrapreneurialism: The untapped resource UK firms should nurture

July 27, 2016

It is easy to spot the entrepreneur in your company ranks. They have the ability to magic budget from other departments. They wear strange coloured socks in a muted protest against conformity. And they are never, ever at their desk. Businesses have long valued entrepreneurial personalities for their energy and constant desire to improve. But they [...]
What’s yours is mine – or not: The etiquette of co-working spaces

July 26, 2016

The collaborative economy has brought with it an increase in the number of shared workplaces. Studies have indicated that as many as 88 per cent of millennials have expressed a desire to be part of this collaborative working culture. The number of self-employed workers in the UK is growing, and high rents on office space mean [...]
Digital metrics for analogue media: TVSquared’s Calum Smeaton explains how second-screening has spawned TV analytics

July 25, 2016

The attribution question is one which has always puzzled advertisers. It has been answered only in part by digital advertising, through the ability to monitor click-through rates on digital ads, advocacy on social media and other trackable forms of engagement. But the true value of TV advertising remains an unknown quantity. Despite advertisers’ inability to [...]
Sad, tired and drunk: Advertisers should use their better judgement if they don’t want more regulation

July 25, 2016

The advertising industry anxiously awaits the government’s white paper on childhood obesity, to see whether curbs will be placed on ads for foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS). The wider advertising industry has been fighting against this for years, arguing that legislation tends to be a blunt instrument with no room for nuance. Many [...]
Why marketers need humans behind the programmatic steering wheel

July 25, 2016

Automation has transformed the marketing industry. Last year, programmatic trading reached an all-time high, making up 60 per cent of the £3bn of transactions around UK display advertising, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau. Programmatic can be a more efficient and cost-effective method for both buyers and sellers of online advertising. But as with any [...]
No-click-to-buy apps are a risk, but the rewards will be worth it

July 22, 2016

Payments have come a long way, fast. In April, Domino’s began offering “zero-click ordering”, which allows customers to re-order a pizza simply by opening an app, removing the need for in-app tapping. There are now so many payment methods – contactless mobile, card and watch payments, swipes and taps on a mobile screen – it [...]
Is exercise the future of networking? A new generation of workers are choosing Asics over Aperol

July 21, 2016

Spritzer or sprint finish? For years, summer in the City has involved the same vintage, slightly pedestrian routine. Workers spilling out onto every available inch of pavement to enjoy the evening sun with a glass or two of their favourite tipple. A new generation of City workers, however, is choosing a different way to socialise and [...]
Fairway friends: Why golf is the best way to seal the deal

July 20, 2016

Business is about building and maintaining profitable relationships. It’s not always about making money in the short term, but about finding people who you can trust, and can work with to ensure mutual success. Many City firms would be quick to distance themselves from an “old boy network”, but there is no doubt that personal [...]

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