Here’s one piece of EU red tape you won’t escape by voting for Brexit June 21, 2016 UK companies will be affected by an incoming piece of EU data protection legislation regardless of which way Thursday's vote goes, an international law firm has said today. Speaking ahead of a conference at the Institute of Directors headlined by specialist insurer Beazley, Hans Allnutt, head of the cyber risk and breach response team at DAC Beachcroft, pointed [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Hillary Clinton’s campaign wallet dwarfs Donald Trump’s June 21, 2016 The Republican party has been given another reason to worry as it was revealed Donald Trump's campaign wallet is dwarfed by rival Hillary Clinton's. Billionaire Trump came into June with just $1.2m, while Clinton had $42.5m, according to the Federal Election Commission. Including super PACs – which are organisations that support certain candidates – that have [...]
Do you work for one of the UK’s 25 most attractive employers? June 21, 2016 It's causing fevered debate in offices. Politicians are clashing over it. The cats of social media are up in arms about it. Yep, LinkedIn's list of the UK's top 25 most sought-after employers is out – and the good news is that City institutions are faring pretty well. The list, based on analysis of the site's 20m members, [...]
How to trade EU referendum night June 21, 2016 Sterling volatility has rocketed over the past few weeks, as markets have digested the ups and downs of the opinion polls in advance of the EU referendum. But if you think the sealing of the ballot boxes at 10pm on Thursday night will be the end of it (until UK stock markets re-open on Friday [...]
Brexit wouldn’t be an endorsement of Nigel Farage but a vote of confidence in Britain June 21, 2016 It has been an obvious tactic. Remain advocates are attempting to shame Britons into voting In. One unsubtle social media meme even implied that a vote for Brexit makes you intolerant, close-minded and unkind. The evidence? Apparently Nigel Farage stood in front of a distasteful poster about migration, and he’s in favour of leaving. So a vote [...]
Facebook shareholders give green light for share issue to keep Zuckerberg in control June 20, 2016 Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will maintain control of the tech titan after investors approved a proposal to issue $5.7bn (£3.9bn) non-voting shares. He's now able to give away the vast majority of his wealth without diluting his voting power in the social media giant. "I plan on being involved in and running Facebook for a very long time," he told an annual [...]
Are you constantly connecting with work? June 20, 2016 Findings of a recent survey carried out by Arlington Research on behalf of OneLogin, a leader in cloud-based identity and access management, are telling. Out of the UK employees questioned a quarter of them admitted that work apps are the first thing that they check on their mobile devices when they wake up, coming ahead [...]
Social media is driving a surge in mobile spending, with five per cent of Britons now buying something on their phones every day June 20, 2016 Britain is a nation of social media-driven mobile phone shoppers, according to a study released today. Five per cent of the UK's population, or 2.5m people, are buying products or services on their phones everyday, while twice as many between the ages of 18 and 34 (10 per cent) are making daily purchases on their mobiles. Social [...]
Ad agencies need better advertising: 101’s Laurence Green on why positioning should be more important than pitching June 20, 2016 Our industry conversation has swung too far from long-term to short, from strategy to tactics, and away from the alchemical power of great creative,” says Laurence Green, founder of creative agency 101. He has been critical in the past of the fact that pitching has become the default method for procuring agencies’ services. And he believes [...]
Cannes Lions 2016: The awards are about being big – but is big overrated? June 20, 2016 Size has always mattered at Cannes. It’s the biggest celebration of creativity in communications in the world, famous for attracting the biggest names to its keynote speeches from celebrities and politicians to advertising legends. It’s about big ideas. Big data. Big, bold brand promises. Even the after parties are industry competitions to play the best music, [...]