Adobe acquires audience engagement innovator Livefyre as part of its Adobe Marketing Cloud services May 3, 2016 US software giant Adobe has announced it is buying the content curation and audience engagement innovator Livefyre for an undisclosed sum. The Livefyre platform gives brands and publishers instant access to user-generated content that can be streamed in real time to websites, adverts, emails, apps and TV, and is also well-known for its online commenting [...]
Pfizer beats expectations in its first quarter, the share price climbs in pre-market trading May 3, 2016 US drug giant Pfizer has beaten expectations for revenue and earnings in the first quarter of 2016. The Viagra drug maker has posted revenue of $13.01bn (£8.87bn) ahead of expectations of $12.02bn and up from $10.86bn last year. Earnings came in at $0.67 per share, compared to estimates of $0.55, according to a Reuters analyst poll. The 19.7 per cent rise in [...]
City Moves for 3 May 2016 | Who’s switching jobs May 3, 2016 TP Bennett TP Bennett has added to its architectural team with a new senior director appointment. Neil Sterling joins as director to further strengthen the architectural team’s position in the commercial office, residential and retail markets. With over 16 years’ experience of front-end design and hands-on delivery, Neil’s previous role was at 3DReid, where he [...]
Post room boom: Workplaces are being overrun by packages delivered to employees, research by Barclaycard shows May 3, 2016 Offices are being overrun by packages delivered to employees, according to new research from Barclaycard. Company post rooms are likely to suffer from a deluge of mail this week as 17.1m British shoppers anticipate spending more than usual online over the Bank Holiday weekend. Over half, 58 per cent, of Londoners now regularly use their work address [...]
This exceptional house has come up for sale by The Solent with its own jetty and waterside cabin April 25, 2016 Calling all sailors to one of the most exceptional contemporary homes on the market, on one of the most sought after roads overlooking The Solent. River House is a remarkably modern home with lots of flexible space and promising outbuildings in the popular harbour village of Itchenor. And it’s only an hour and half away [...]
“Less is more”: Is this the real reason the Bank of England hasn’t hiked interest rates? April 25, 2016 Have we all just been given an unusually candid insight into the mindset of the Bank of England's notoriously dovish monetary policy committee? An economist at the Bank has revealed that it has been offering its employees trendy mindfulness courses – and its mantra is "less is more". Is it a coincidence Mark Carney hasn't raised rates for almost three years? The [...]
The uniquely spectacular Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg: “An outstanding project the likes of which will never happen again in the city” April 25, 2016 It’s hard to describe the appeal of Hamburg. It isn’t as picturesque as Munich, nor as cool as Berlin. Instead it’s quietly confident, relaxed, comfortable with its role as Germany’s second largest city, a hub for commerce and industry. One of Europe’s most important ports, Hamburg is located on the River Elbe and the city [...]
Obama’s Brexit threat is a problem for Leave April 25, 2016 Did you catch the Obama show? You can hardly have missed the buildup, even if you didn’t tune in for the killer press conference where the leader of the free world told its largest foreign investor that we’d be banished to the back of the line if we came looking for a post-Brexit trade deal. The [...]
Greater sovereignty or smaller budgets: With polls tight ahead of the EU referendum, what would Brexit mean for the marketing and advertising industries? April 25, 2016 On 23 June, adland will have a tough decision to make – whether to be at a party in Cannes or a polling booth in Britain. It is hard to assess the impact Brexit would have on the marketing and advertising industry, and its outlook on the issue is predictably varied. Firms differ in size, [...]
Who will be the fastest financial worker in the London Marathon? Last year’s City winner Andy Greenleaf is feeling lucky April 21, 2016 The Virgin London Marathon is nearly upon us, and all over the Square Mile folks are dusting off their trainers, saying "no" to post-work pints, and waking up in cold sweats ahead of the big race. The Capitalist caught up with Andy Greenleaf. By day, he's a business developer at global investment bank Julius Baer, [...]