EU referendum: What’s the role of social media such as Facebook and Twitter? June 2, 2016 President Barack Obama Instagraming, Vladimir Putin Tweeting, David Cameron Facebook-ing and Hillary Clinton making campaign playlists on Spotify. Social media isn't anything new, and nor is its role in politics. As far back as 2008 Obama's White House victory was held up as the Facebook election, while current Republican candidate Donald Trump has heavily relied [...]
EU Referendum: Will these Brexit-based beers help you decide how to vote? June 2, 2016 As the three-week countdown begins for the EU referendum, one brewery has found one sure-fire way to engage the British voting public. The Yorkshire-based brewery Little Valley has launched three limited edition Brexit-themed beers aiming to "ignite the conversation" among the UK's undecided masses and encourage them to take a stance on the EU debate. [...]
Austin Reed employees found out about store closures through social media June 1, 2016 A day after the heritage retailer Austin Reed shut its shops for good, City A.M has learned that most of the staff found out they had lost their jobs via social media. An employee at one of the company's major city centre concessions told City A.M: "About 80 per cent of the staff found out about it on social [...]
Five things we learned from Vice’s Jeremy Corbyn documentary June 1, 2016 Over eight weeks, Vice News profiled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – here are the big takeaways from the result. 1. The scale of Corbyn's ambition remains unclear The Labour leader is modest when it comes to his own fame, denying that he is “famous”, but it's not clear whether Corbyn sees himself as a future [...]
Mrs M&S: Why demographic profiling no longer works June 1, 2016 Brands underestimate the power of social media at their peril. Steve Rowe’s comments about targeting ‘Mrs M&S’ last week were treated with derision on social media, with the Twittersphere roundly condemning Rowe’s decision. One user argued that it was “gendered, exclusionary and old-fashioned”, while another explained that Mrs M&S is "so cringey it makes my [...]
How one set of bean counters is addressing chief executives’ big fears June 1, 2016 After half of chief executives let slip to them in a recent survey that they were concerned about their readiness to respond to a crisis, PwC has come up with a solution. The professional services giant has today launched a new global crisis centre, which will pool together the most experienced talent the firm has for [...]
Trump, Thiel and space travel: Three things we learned from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos June 1, 2016 One of the most successful entrepreneurs of the modern world, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has spoken candidly on pressing issues such as Donald Trump, Peter Thiel versus Gawker and freedom of speech, as well as his childhood passion for space travel. Here are the three things we learned from his talk at Recode's Code Conference in California… [...]
Modesty is not a virtue: Why Londoners need to blow their own trumpet more June 1, 2016 As Brits, we often shy away from shouting about our professional successes. Perhaps we worry about sounding arrogant, or like we’re overcompensating. But new research released by LinkedIn suggests this modesty could be holding Londoners back in their careers. Our modesty problem The global study shows that 70 per cent of the capital’s professionals know [...]
Companies are failing to use technology to fight fraud, KPMG research warns June 1, 2016 Companies are failing to use technology in the fight against fraud, one of the big four accounting firms has warned. New research from KPMG has found that technology is the Achilles heel in the fight against fraud, with only three per cent of companies successfully using data analytics to detect fraud. Meanwhile, it says, a quarter of fraudsters [...]
England Euro 2016 squad: Danny Drinkwater is unlucky to miss out but Leicester man is no match for Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere May 31, 2016 Danny Drinkwater played a colossal 3,032 minutes for title winning Leicester City this season, acting as a vital cog in the wheel of sport's greatest underdog story. Jack Wilshere, on the other hand, featured in just 142 minutes for Arsenal as a calf injury ruled him out for the entirety of the season and left [...]