Mintel very kindly came in to see us recently to reveal their predictions for the year ahead and they are, for want of a better word, frightening. Britain has had a number of successes in recent years and we’ve been experiencing what can be referred to as a period of “brand Britannia fever”. This has [Read More]
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
2014: A Mintel Odyssey
The periodic table of content marketing
SEO and content marketing are huge subjects, with so much information and online resources it’s often easy to get lost in a sea of information. In order to try and consolidate ranking factors onto one page, Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land created a fantastic period table of SEO factors which highlighted important considerations for [Read More]
BBC announces closure of BBC Three
The BBC confirmed that BBC Three, the 11-year-old youth-orientated channel, is to close in the autumn of 2015 and move to an online only channel in an attempt to reduce costs. The decision follows a speech given by director general Tony Hall earlier this month, in which he said “tough choices” would have to be [Read More]
MEC makes Times Top 100 for fourth consecutive year
The 14th annual ranking of UK companies was announced in the Sunday Times at the end of February. Namely, ‘The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2014’ ranks and highlights the best of Britain’s motivated workforces. The publication release date has become a highly anticipated event in the MEC calendar. The news that MEC [Read More]