How one company has the solution to the Black Friday “invisible threat”
With Black Friday looming, a new "invisible" cyber security threat looks set to "more than double", experts have warned
Getting women on boards is not about financial reward – it’s about attitude change
Ruth Sacks, principal lecturer of leadership and professional development at Westminster Business School, gives her opion on the government-commissioned review of women in finance led by Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Getting women on boards is not about financial reward – it’s about attitude change
Ruth Sacks, principal lecturer of leadership and professional development at Westminster Business School, gives her opion on the government-commissioned review of women in finance led by Virgin Money boss Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Uncovering Amazon’s new retail secrets
When Amazon launches something new, the world stops and listens. This week it took its first foray into running a bookstore with Amazon Books. And while it might not seem like an obvious next step for the world’s biggest online retailer, it makes a lot of sense.
Uncovering Amazon’s new retail secrets
When Amazon launches something new, the world stops and listens. This week it took its first foray into running a bookstore with Amazon Books. And while it might not seem like an obvious next step for the world’s biggest online retailer, it makes a lot of sense.
The evolution of John Lewis Christmas adverts over the past five years
John Lewis has released its 2015 Christmas advert, Man on the Moon, which has already received a huge amount of attention from consumers. So here's a look back at how people have responded to, and and engaged with, the retailer's festive campaigns over the past five years.
Black Friday 2015: Big boom or big bust for British businesses?
Black Friday takes place in the UK on Friday 27th November for the third year in a row, and it represents a great chance for retailers to boost their end of year sales. What will you do?
Movember: The best moustaches in the business world
Now in its 13th year, the Movember campaign (like its amateur moustaches) continues to grow. But while millions harvest novelty nose neighbours once a year for charity, for many successful businessmen facial furniture is a way of life.
Five brand names that might or might not be based on real people
They’re as familiar to us as those of our family and friends. Some of their faces are also almost as well known. Developing a brand around a person is as old as business itself but which of these brands is based on a real person and which are simply the invention of the marketing people?
The importance of using tech to support innovation and unleash opportunities for business success
Technology has a fundamental role to play in transforming how we do business and succeed. From handling customer orders to calling a colleague in another country, it is at the heart of all British firms.
Four types of problematic managers – and how to help them succeed
Organisations are places where we hide our anxieties. Worry can be a sign of weakness and because companies can be tough, we try to be the same.