On the day Twitter celebrates 12 years since the first tweet, Amnesty launches campaign challenging Twitter’s failure to prevent online violence and abuse against women Fewer than 1 in 10 British women think Twitter is doing enough to stop online violence and abuse “They will call white women a ‘c*nt’ […]
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Independent Retail and Leisure Outlets Soar in Britain
Multiple store closures seen in every region in 2017 – except Yorkshire and the Humber. West Midlands, Greater London and East of England have seen the most multiple store closures. Public Houses and Inns, Newsagents and Bookmakers among the most at risk of closure. The North West, North East and […]
New Statesman launches INSTANT and a Paywall
New Statesman launches INSTANT and a Paywall online: March 2018 The New Statesman is launching NS INSTANT – allowing readers to access the full print magazine before it hits the news-stands. Alongside this, for the first time the New Statesman will charge for full and unlimited access to its website. […]
Spirits in the digital world
We are all now spirits in a digital world. In some cases, our avatars have values far greater than the sum of their digital assets! [Article by James Delargy] What are your business objectives? Increase sales Raise reputation Retain customers Increase market share Diversify product base Future-proof against downturns To […]
Top 25 things we miss but no longer do due to technology
Making mix tapes, printing photographs and sending love letters are among the tasks replaced by technology which we miss doing, a study has found. The poll of 2,000 adults revealed a string of once-everyday tasks which have been replaced by the rise of technology, Wi Fi and smart phones. Carrying a portable […]
The average worker will earn more than £1.1 million in wages during their life
The average worker will earn more than £1.1 million in wages during their life, a study has found. Researchers who studied the earnings of 2,000 people revealed they will typically bank £1,123,164 in pay over an average 48-year working career. According to the study, the average worker earns £23,399.25 a […]
Investor confidence towards the May Government plunges
77% of investors brush off Brexit concerns, but over half lose confidence in the Government 3.63 million investors look to traditional asset classes over cryptocurrencies in 2018 New research carried out among more than 2,000 UK adults by Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has revealed how investors are planning to manage their […]
More Brits Than Ever Before Want To Be Their Own Boss
New research shows 11% of working Brits plan to start their own business by the end of 2018, and 8% plan to start their own business by the end of 2019 Almost half (49%) say they would like to become their own boss at some point in their career More […]
Why Social Media Should be Your Business’ Top Priority in 2018
Only 57.6% of small businesses use social media A mere 42% of British businesses had a blog last year 3 in 10 users find supporting their favourite brands on social media important Only 49.5% of small businesses link to their social media pages on their website With an estimated new […]
Children are on the Lookout for Fake News, Says Ofcom Report
90% of 12-15 year olds say they ‘always, ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ stop to consider the truth of a story they come across online, according to a new report published by Ofcom, demonstrating that youngsters are aware of the concept of fake news. Reporting on the attitudes and usage of media […]