AML and identity checks: Lessons learned from the NatWest case
Experts share advice to implement watertight AML systems NatWest’s landmark money-laundering case has dealt a huge blow to consumer tr..
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WEVEE ANNOUNCES $7M SEED FUNDING TO SUPPORT GLOBAL EXPANSION
WeVee, the first fully-integrated electric vehicle leasing platform, which launched in the UK (home to Cazoo, Cinch and Carwow), is no..
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Why It’s More Important Than Ever for Brands to Be Meaningful
By: Susan Vidler, European Chief Research Officer, Toluna Covid-19 has forever changed our lives and behaviours, from everyday activ..
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How to bring a brand to Life
By: Nick Gold, Managing Director at Speakers Corner The relationship between brands and their customers over the last 18 months have b..
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“Sharpen your brand to focus operations and accelerate growth”
Oscar Runeland is Director of Brand at Kubi Kalloo, a brand consultancy for the world’s biggest and smallest businesses. Making tim..
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Best Large Organic Farm named at UK’s only organic awards
Phone alerts for healthy heifers? Just one of the innovative ideas being trialled at Godminster Farm, the winner of Best Large Organic..
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Hootsuite chooses Benevity to scale new social impact initiatives globally
Hootsuite leverages Benevity’s employee engagement solution to fuel ‘Beyond the Nest,’ where employees are encouraged to volunteer in ..
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UK office workers take just 28 minutes for their ‘lunch hour’
Workers are missing out on more than eight hours break time during the month Average time taken for lunch has shrunk by eight minutes ..
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Bossy boots
By: Global CEO Vanella Jackson, Hall & Partners What do we mean by a brand icon and how do brands achieve this status? Becoming a ..
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Tech in the movies: The potential impact of cinema’s most famous mobile phones on real-life sales
Mobile phones have been appearing in movies since the 1980s, but which ones truly made an impact? Research by online retailer, Mobiles..
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Harnessing the power of video to drive genuine connections through content
By Steve Wheen, Founder & CEO, distillery The way we approach advertising may be unrecognisable from the processes of a century ..
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Three ways packaging can reflect your brand’s ethos
Carl Loader, Fulfilment Director at Asendia UK[1] discusses various ways packaging can be a core part of building a relationship betwe..
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The five digital skills business owners need to succeed in 2021
The last year has caused a huge shift in the business landscape, with technology and digital skills being more fundamental than ever f..
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The role of social media in B2B brand building
Jennifer Brennan is a Digital Strategist at B2B tech marketing specialist, Fox Agency. According to Hootsuite’s State of Digital Repor..
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Clarity, consistency and specificity of communication
By: Lisa Shaddick, MD of a global marketing comms agency of 18 people (www.weareindaba.com). Clarity of communication is essential at ..
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The future office and hybrid working environments
By: Simen Teigre, CEO and Founder of Neat The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed the way people interact, with video now used by the..
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Remote working: short-term fix, long-term impact
How has remote working technology affected business? As we approach the end of compulsory remote working, many businesses are retainin..
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Building Associations to be a Hero Brand
By: Nate Holmes, Product Marketing Manager, Widen Brand association – the mental connection a customer makes between your bra..
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Brand Building: The Imperatives of Social Media Marketing
Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Emplifi Chief of Strategy Nike’s CEO called it. He said that “today’s consumer is digitally grounded and simply won’..
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Tech-entrepreneur launches new unique networking platform to help business owners connect
A South Yorkshire-based tech entrepreneur is hoping to transform the way in which business owners click, connect and collaborate after..
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UK Cyber Security Council Granted Charitable Status
The Council’s confirmed status as a charitable organisation further supports its efforts to bolster the UK cyber security commu..
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Coca-Cola raises revenue forecast as demand rebounds on reopening boost
(Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday, as demand bounces back from pandemic lows..
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Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19
By Nita Bhalla and Anastasia Moloney NAIROBI/BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At a private hospital in Burundi’s capi..
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Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St
By Nivedita Balu and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) – Wall Street analysts welcomed Netflix’s planned plunge into mobile gaming o..
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Dollar demand persists even as stocks recover
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Currency markets still showed signs of caution on Wednesday, with the safe haven dollar..
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Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business
By Niklas Pollard and Yilei Sun STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Hol..
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Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade
By Kirsti Knolle and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the r..
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SoftBank’s robotics ambitions short circuit as Pepper loses power
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -When SoftBank Group Corp’s CEO Masayoshi Son unveiled the wide-eyed android Pepper in 2014, he pa..
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Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook
By Sonali Paul and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected bu..
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Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky
Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky
LONDON (Reuters) – British-based banking app Revolut’s latest $33 billion valuation, achieved after a fresh funding round, has likely made..
Business
Inskin Media promotes Svenja Damzog to Director, Publisher Services, EMEA and North America, as it readies itself for further growth
Inskin Media, which specialises in multi-screen, high impact digital brand advertising, has made another key promotion as it continues..
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What to Do if Your Home Sale Falls Through
It is undoubtedly the nightmare scenario everybody dreads when buying a home. Typically at the worst possible time, the sale falls thr..
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Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Risk-aversion ruled on Monday as a surge in worldwide coronavirus cases drove down bond yields ..
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British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell to a three-month low on Monday even as most COVID-19 restrictions in England were lifted, as a ..
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Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying
LONDON (Reuters) – Some Bank of England officials say the time is approaching for action to fend off higher inflation as Britain..
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Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge
By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – Currencies such as the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, Norway’s crown and Br..
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UK says it and allies blame Chinese-backed actors for Microsoft hacking
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that it and its partners held Chinese state-backed groups responsible for “a per..
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