IT

Businesses all around the world are facing ever increasing pressure to adapt and evolve their IT strategies to keep pace with technology to attract and maintain a productive, talented and happy workforce.

Georgina Reid, Commercial Manager at Encore Digital Media, looks into 10 important lessons she has picked up over 10 years of working in the digital industry - and what you could learn as well. Don’t be afraid of the truth  By this I mean both being truthful and consultative and asking for the same in return. In the early days of…

When you’re in the flow of your work, there is nothing worse than a troublesome internet connection slowing you down.

Daniel Scott, Co-founder of CoinCorner, uses his experience to give an insightful assessment of the Bitcoin industry, and how to start up a company in an unregulated marketplace. Starting a business in any industry is a big undertaking, and especially so when the industry is unregulated. Our company, CoinCorner, is a Bitcoin exchange…

A warm welcome from the modern lobby… “In a world where customers have likely asked digital assistant Siri to divulge a company‘s history before their morning coffee is brewed, organisations must keep pace with the technological age we’re in and deliver the front-of-house experience customers expect,” says Gregory Blondeau, Founder of ‘proptech’…

We were fortunate enough to speak to Samsung UK and Ireland’s Conor Pierce, who heads up Samsung’s IT & Mobile division in the UK. Taking us on a journey of growth and possibilities, Conor tells us about the challenges and opportunities of running one of Samsung’s major business divisions in the UK, especially when consumers’ relationship with…

Marketing via SMS messages is, in some quarters, seen as rather antiquated: it’s commonly regarded as invasive, the 160-character limit – imposed by some service providers – can prevent more elaborate messaging, and many businesses simply prefer to orient their campaigns around email or social media. A Google report found that 46% of users claim…

Hacking, data breaches and ransomware attacks continue to be on the rise. With GDPR now in force, too, it is essential that all businesses be prepared for any situation. Due to a lack of know-how and resources, small businesses are often less prepared and have less sophisticated cybersecurity defences than their larger counterparts. However,…

This year, GDPR has presented a great hurdle for marketers as they now have a legal obligation to handle, process and store data securely and with greater transparency than ever before. Customers have been placed back in the driving seat and have regained control over what personal data companies retain, how they use it, and the communications they…