Blog and updates
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10 Jan 2023
Social Media Marketing | Tighter Controls over Advertiser Access to Teenage User Data
Facebook and Instagram are taking a page out of the Apple playbook here by further restricting advertiser access to data on teenage users.
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10 Jan 2023
Marketing Promotion | When Misleading Promotions Go Badly Wrong
Don't promise customers they can win a solid-gold prize - if a sold gold prize isn't on offer.
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9 Jan 2023
The Biz Quiz: 9th January 2023
Happy New Year! Here's our weekly business news quiz. Good luck!
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3 Jan 2023
Corporate Social Responsibility | Will Free Pizza be a Win-Win for Pure Pizza?
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. But, try telling that to customers of Pure Pizza who can claim a free pizza during Jan 2023.
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3 Jan 2023
Capacity Management | 20% Cuts in Hospitality Capacity to Tackle External Threats
The external environment facing the UK hospitality industry looks as bleak as the winter weather. So many pubs, restaurants and hotels are looking to cut capacity in the short-term to reduce costs...
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20 Dec 2022
Employee / Employee Relations | A Rolls Royce Pay Rise Averts Industrial Action
Potential industrial action at the BMW-owned Rolls Royce Motor factory in England has been averted through the agreement of a significant pay rise.
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20 Dec 2022
PESTLE, Risk Management and Outsourcing | TSB's Botched IT Project Costs Shareholders another £49m
Botching major IT projects can be costly in both in financial terms and also repuationally. Just ask the TSB.
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18 Dec 2022
Sources of Finance: Sale of Assets | JD Sports Sells 15 Brands to Competitor
A good example here of how significant cash can be raise from the sale of assets.
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4 Dec 2022
Budgeting and Variances | John Lewis & Waitrose Tackle a £19m Adverse Energy Cost Variance
If you're planning a trip to Waitrose or John Lewis for some festive shopping, you might want to wear an extra layer and perhaps take a headtorch.
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14 Nov 2022
Ecommerce & Distribution | Primark Finally Embraces Online - and Crashes
Teething troubles no doubt. However, the launch of Primark's first online selling option soon crashed just a few hours after going live!
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14 Nov 2022
Employee Employer Relations | A "Permanent Strike" Threatens a Shortage of Twiglets
Industrial relations at Jacob's food factory in Liverpool are not harmonious, and we now be about to suffer a shortage of some festive seasonal favourites.
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2 Nov 2022
Matching Supply with Demand | The Seasonal Race to Recruit Temporary Shop Staff Begins
And they're off! As the advent calendars and mince pies hit the shelves, the traditional race amongst supermarkets to recruit temporary staff is under way.
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2 Nov 2022
External Growth and Competition Legislation | A Mega Merger is Blocked!
Mergers and takeovers are rarely blocked by competiton regulators. So this is a good example to help explain why not every strategy of external growth will get beyond the first stage!
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30 Oct 2022
Brand Loyalty | Consumers More Likely to Switch Brands to Find Better Value
It looks like one casualty of the cost of living crisis might be brand loyalty!
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30 Oct 2022
Debt and Gearing | Rising Interest Rates Threaten Business Solvency
Businesses with high levels of gearing are facing the prospect of rising interest costs and difficulties in raising new bank loans.
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28 Oct 2022
Factors Influencing Demand | Soaring Demand for Devices to Help Save Energy
Rising energy bills are prompting consumers to buy products which they hope will reduce energy consumption.
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