Google’s new chief Sundar Pichai: Three things you need to know about the top boss after Alphabet restructure August 11, 2015 In a shock move, Google has announced it will become just a part of a new corporate holding company named Alphabet, which will encompass everything from artificial intelligence company Deep Mind to restaurant reviews site Zagat. Read more: Alphabet soup? Here's what the new Google looks like The company added that with co-founders Sergey Brin and [...]
US PGA Championship 2015: Rory McIlroy knows he’s ready for showdown with rival Jordan Spieth August 10, 2015 Golf gets the duel it wanted this week when Rory McIlroy, back in action after an ankle injury, goes head to head with Jordan Spieth, the man with designs on his world No1 spot and a third Major of 2015, at the US PGA Championship – and it’s great news for the game. Read more: [...]
Disruptive integration: AllTogetherNow’s Conor McNicholas explains why firms struggle with digital August 9, 2015 For a brand to make a big impact, a multifaceted campaign combining analytics, creative, media buying and more is now a requirement. But coordinating different specialists working on one campaign can be difficult, and agency models have begun to change so clients can be offered an end-to-end marketing solution. Former NME and Top Gear editor [...]
Mark Zuckerberg’s book club: These are the 15 books you need to read to catch up over the summer August 9, 2015 Mark Zuckerberg is more than half way through his ambitious goal of reading a book every two weeks – a new years challenge he set himself at the start of 2015 – and they're quickly piling up. Keeping up with his accompanying book club on Facebook may not have been at the top of everyone's [...]
Why the office is killing your creativity dead August 7, 2015 Staying late at work is a sign of inefficiency rather than dedication This short article was written in the following places: on the stairs of Opera Holland Park; by the carousel at Heathrow’s Terminal 5; at a themed house party; and at home while watching The Bridge. Inspiration never comes when required. The [...]
Viacom shares fall as Stewart says goodbye August 7, 2015 SHARES in American media giant Viacom plummeted by as much as 18 per cent yesterday, to a four-year low, after the company reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenues for the second quarter. Viacom said that its bottom line had suffered at the hands of lower advertising revenue from its cable television business, as viewers “cut the cord” [...]
Premier League preview: Arsenal now ready to reclaim title, Chelsea to prioritise Europe and Manchester United neeed a striker August 7, 2015 For the first time in more than a decade it feels like the conditions are right and the ingredients in place for Arsene Wenger to add to his three Premier League titles. Read more: Jose swipe as Arsenal land the first blow Retaining the FA Cup and improving on their league position last [...]
City Moves for 7 August 2015 | Who’s switching jobs August 6, 2015 Brooks Macdonald The wealth management group has appointed Andrew Shepherd as its deputy chief executive. He is currently executive director at the group and joint managing director of Brooks Macdonald Asset Management, which he joined in 2002. IG Group David Horsley has been appointed head of finance at the online trading company. He joins from [...]
Media firms drag on Dow – New York Report August 6, 2015 WALL Street ended sharply lower yesterday as weak earnings reports from media companies stirred fears that more viewers are ditching cable TV, dragging the sector to its worst two-day loss since the financial crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.69 per cent to end at 17,419.75 and the S&P 500 lost 0.78 per cent [...]
Stop ruining Bake Off August 6, 2015 GREAT British Bake Off is the TV event of the year, but London’s media teams may be sick of the show after just one episode. Hundreds of businesses had the same clever idea of sending out press releases and tweets tenuously linked to the series. Estate agents eMoov revealed the most expensive British baked goods [...]