#Tube_Chat: Someone’s trying to get Tube commuters to converse and Londoners hate the idea September 29, 2016 It's every Londoner's nightmare. An underground campaign may be trying to get Tube commuters to actually converse with one another. Well-meaning though it may be, London Underground users hate the idea. The mysterious campaign emerged on social media this morning – although the majority of images seemed to be from the campaign's Facebook page, suggesting few badges [...]
BT, TalkTalk, and Vodafone all perform badly in latest set of Ofcom complaints data September 28, 2016 Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has revealed the best and the worst performers when it comes to customer complaints for broadband, landlines, mobile, and pay TV. Complaints figures are presented per 100,000 customers and covers the three-month period from April to June 2016. BT topped the list of broadband complaints, followed by its subsidiary Plusnet, with 26 and 23 respectively. The industry [...]
Investors shouldn’t worry about Jeremy Corbyn September 28, 2016 For many of the party’s supporters, Saturday’s result will have been seen as a win for Jeremy Corbyn and a loss for Labour. For them, a resounding endorsement of Corbyn by Labour’s growing membership has cemented the hard left at the heart of the party, and will weaken its appeal to the broader electorate. A [...]
Government cycle safety campaign from THINK! provokes backlash – from cyclists September 27, 2016 A new cycle safety video from THINK! has sparked a backlash on Twitter from cyclists and motorists alike. THINK!, which is run by the Department for Transport and promotes road safety, highlighted the dangers posed to cyclists by lorries turning left at junctions in a video shared on Twitter. But the film received an immediate [...]
Golf salutes its pioneering king Arnold Palmer after he dies, aged 87 September 26, 2016 Former world No1 Tiger Woods led the tributes to Arnold Palmer on Monday after one of golf’s most popular, successful and influential figures died aged 87. Palmer, who won seven Major championships and became one of the faces of the sport’s burgeoning popularity during the 1960s, passed away in a Pittsburgh hospital where he was [...]
Under the influence with The 7th Chamber September 26, 2016 EVER heard of PewDiePie? How about Zoella? Between them these so-called “influencers” command over 100m subscribers across myriad social media platforms. It was never going to be long before advertisers and marketers saw the potential to use the organic reach of social media sensations to promote their customers’ products. Now exists an industry dedicated to [...]
We are entering the age of peak smartphone. What happens next? September 26, 2016 A decade ago few of us imagined we would have a compact, sleek device that we could and would use for email, ordering groceries, taking and sharing photos and videos, tracking children, paying for the bus, catching Pokemon and occasionally making calls. Yet, nine years on from the launch of the first full touch-screen smartphone, [...]
Revealed: The nocturnal habits of 15m smartphone users September 26, 2016 We may now be living in a world of peak smartphone but that doesn't mean we're still not totally obsessed by our devices – as this one chart shows. Astonishingly, a third of us check our phones if we wake up in the middle of the night according to new research doing everything from looking at emails and social media [...]
Twitter’s sale would trigger bumper payout to its top executives September 25, 2016 A POTENTIAL takeover of Twitter could trigger a mammoth $1.7bn (£1.3bn) payday for the top 12 executives and directors at the struggling social media giant, according to reports. Twitter is reportedly in early stage talks with companies including Google and may receive a formal bid soon. A source told Reuters that Salesforce.com is also in [...]
Brand Britain: How will Brexit affect our image abroad? September 23, 2016 WE’RE used to the echo chamber of post-referendum woes from the worlds of business and politics, but what does Brexit mean for marketing Brand Britain abroad? The drop in sterling has been great news for UK exporters. Figures out last week show that foreign demand for British vehicles has boomed for example, producing the best [...]