David Ogilvy once said that the problem with market research is that people don’t think how they feel, they don’t say what they think and they don’t do what they say. Here, David Brennan tries to untangle the contradictions…
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As the International Content Marketing Summit kicks off today, Raymond Snoddy asks if this new trend is really different enough to declare itself a new species of communication – and stumbles on some troubling questions.
Dead dotcoms are being resurrected – but will they regain a place in our online hearts? Greg Grimmer is not convinced; there is a reason why great brand owners like P&G and Unilever kill brands and relaunch new ones…
As Jonathan Mildenhall proved for Coca Cola, creativity means commercial success – so why, wonders Dominic Mills, aren’t more brands making the connection…
Digital Cinema Media’s CEO Simon Rees talks about the importance of attracting and nurturing new talent in the media industry.
In this week’s Mobile Fix, Addictive! founder Simon Andrews takes a look at what the future holds for digital and tech – and how businesses will need to adapt.
Red Badger’s Cain Ullah has been working with the BBC and News International to test new products through ‘rapid prototyping’ – so are larger media organisations able to offer quicker solutions by adopting a start-up mentality?
After attending a Google product demonstration, Simon Pont reckons he’s now seen the future – and it’s full of some serious technical wonder. But will we really start wearing Google Glass? And how smart will our smartphones get?
As with the BBC’s former head of news, Roger Mosey, there is a small problem with the Question Time presenter’s views says Raymond Snoddy: they are not very sound and fit all too precisely with an emerging Conservative agenda.
If it wants to survive another 100 years, the Professional Publisher’s Association has to help the industry solve the nitty-gritty of what magazines should be and do – and what the business models might look like.
