Since I last wrote about the state of 3G coverage in the UK, the BBC have published an article showing an updated map of UK coverage. In short, the coverage area has indeed been expanded, notably to bring almost complete coverage to Central and Southern England. There are improvements in the West Country, Wales and… Continue reading »
Jun
10
PR predictions – what do you think?
PR is changing – there is no doubt about that – and the direction it is taking is following the right lines. A traditional PR agency will have to adapt now in order to keep up with the pace by picking up more on social media. So what do other people think? In a recent… Continue reading »
May
06
Privacy, Mobile and data collection
Internet privacy issues are making major headlines at the moment – the hacking of Sony and Amazon’s website problems being the two most recent – but the ongoing worries about Facebook and privacy are still playing a major part. How we share our personal data is changing significantly because we are wondering just how safe… Continue reading »
Apr
04
3 months in the world of mobile
2011 has already been labelled “the year of the mobile” by many different people – Sir Martin Sorrell at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona being perhaps the most notable of them all. So now that we have reached the second quarter of the year, what has happened so far? Well, today Vodafone has just… Continue reading »
Mar
25
Olympic preparation
Yesterday morning I attended a breakfast meeting hosted by the Midtown Business Club at which the theme was “London 2012 – Are you ready?” It still seems like the Olympics are a long way off, however there are less than 500 days to go and there is still much to do. The major areas covered… Continue reading »
Mar
17
The power of mobile internet
Insight Express, an American digital market research company, has just produced a Mobile consumer research report which has uncovered some remarkable information. The author, Joy Liuzzo, has covered a wide range of topics, from the growing ubiquity of smartphones to habits, including QR codes and the results are very revealing. Below I have extracted some… Continue reading »
Mar
04
Friday mobile trivia – did you know…?
There have been quite a few apps launched over the last week or so. In fact there has been a flurry of activity in general since the World Mobile Conference in Barcelona in the mobile world, especially with the recent launch of the Ipad 2.
Jan
24
Restoring the High Street
In last Friday’s Independent, I read a fascinating article about the decline of the high street thanks to the recession. Local retailers and large multi-outlet retailers are moving away at an alarming rate, leaving many high streets with boarded up premises.
Dec
23
Shopping with location based search
An American survey has just produced some highly interesting results focused on the Christmas shopping season – http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008134 – It is quite incredible to think that so many people will use their mobile for nearly everything they do. Emily White, Senior Director of Local at Facebook says: “We have 200 million users on mobile devices… Continue reading »