Archive: June, 2015

In late November 2014, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article entitled “The Web is dying; apps are killing it” emphasising the continued rise and strength of apps in modern technology. But this isn’t a recent observation - Steve Jobs was noting the increased reliance on apps back at the...

It’s on you, go get it! 1. It’s up to you to make it happen, training, pay rise, promotion – it’s your career steer it where you want. It is 100% your responsibility, don’t wait around for someone else to hand you the career you want. The most important thing I’ve...

When I discovered Tesco had teamed up with Unilever to trial iBeacon technology in 270 of its ‘Express’ stores, with offers for Magnum’s latest Black and Pink ice-creams, I found myself strangely sceptical of the idea. Here’s how it works: Transmitters detect nearby smartphones. If the relevant retailer’s app has been...

Just how many steps do modern market researchers take on a day to day basis? Inspired by this question, and by the interest expressed by my colleague in his musings last month I have been giving this some thought. We are seeing that wearable fitness devices are growing in popularity, and it...

I can’t help wondering how Google’s recent algorithm update to boost the ranking of mobile-friendly pages on mobile search results is impacting membership associations. I specifically mention these associations because many of them are either registered charities or operate in the not-for-profit sector where expenditure is watched very carefully by...

Having recently had the opportunity to take part in a qualitative training day focusing on moderating skills, hosted by Joanna at QualitativeMind, it’s fair to say I learnt a lot. The session started off with a quote: “Interviewing is rather like a marriage: everybody knows what it is, an awful lot...

A recent article from Marketing Week discussed how Macmillan Cancer Research is using direct, targeted adverts to increase fundraising for the charity, using; 'social pressure… showing how many people are donating on that day in [your] location.’ In a world where we’re constantly connecting and sharing more than ever, where...