Screenshot: Is price comparison the Future of publishing? November 27, 2020 A weekly column from City A.M. bringing you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week **Media Moment of the Week: A baking bonanza **Future’s flirtation with Go Compare: Insane or inspired? **Baby boomer radio beats Media Moment of the Week For many of us, The Great British Bake Off [...]
Challenges for small businesses when sending employees overseas on assignment November 27, 2020 For small businesses with global vision, expat employees may be part of your roadmap but what are the challenges you might expect to encounter when sending an employee overseas on assignment and how can you overcome them? Selection Process Selecting the right employee for an expat assignment is critical to success for businesses of all [...]
International expansion tips for small and medium sized businesses November 27, 2020 Expanding your small or medium sized business overseas? Some tips to help mitigate risk. Operating in more than one country offers more than just the obvious advantage of expansion and growth, it also: reduces dependence on your home market mitigates seasonal fluctuations or demand cycles hedges against economic instability in any one market Expanding globally also [...]
The value strategies SMEs need when going global November 27, 2020 We live in a global economy. Improved supply chains, the internet and international trade agreements make doing business overseas easier than ever. Foreign markets are no longer only the domain of large or enterprise businesses. There is no one size fits all model for going global. What is right for your business will depend on [...]
Maintaining brand identity in an international small business November 27, 2020 As a small business you may have built your brand identity around your local market. For many SMEs that is key to success. You saw a need in your regional market, developed a product in response and your brand communicates very successfully with that market. But what happens if things are going well in your [...]
DEBATE: Should employers be able to insist on mandatory Covid vaccines for staff? November 27, 2020 Should employers be able to insist on mandatory Covid vaccines for staff? Charlie Mullins, founder of Pimlico Plumbers, says YES. There are times when it is necessary to override certain rights for the greater good. Gaining the upper hand in the struggle against Covid-19 is such a moment. It is accepted that the only path [...]
Covid crisis could slash wages by ‘£1,200 a year’ by 2025 November 26, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic will prolong Britain’s 15-year squeeze on household incomes and cut pay by £1,200 a year by 2025, according to a major think tank. In a stark report released today, the Resolution Foundation warned that despite politicians proclaiming an end to austerity, “its legacy will continue for many public services” throughout the course [...]
Aviva hands out dividends as inflows rocket to £1.2bn during pandemic November 26, 2020 Aviva has maintained its interim dividend during the pandemic, after the company saw strong new business wins in the UK and North America that boosted third-party net fund inflows to £1.2bn. The figure marks a huge jump from the £500m of inflows in the same period during 2019, despite tough market conditions during the coronavirus [...]
Magazine publisher Future to buy Go Compare in £600m deal November 25, 2020 Publishing firm Future has agreed to buy Go Compare in a deal that values the price comparison website at almost £600m. The media group, which owns titles including Country Life, Four Four Two and Tech Radar, said the tie-up would allow it to tap into “growing consumer demand for informed and value driven purchasing decisions”. [...]
Exclusive: Cautious investors reluctant to launch funds in polarised market, says Savills CEO November 25, 2020 Institutional investors are increasingly reluctant to pour capital into property funds, as the pandemic has turned the sector’s investment cycle upside down, according to Savills group CEO Mark Ridley. Speaking exclusively to City A.M., Ridley said during a wide-ranging interview that October alone saw the third highest level of monthly redemptions ever experienced by open-ended UK real [...]