Firms still taking on employees, though outlook not as bright, finds Regus Business Confidence Index
Global businesses are still taking on staff, even though their views on economic growth are not as positive as they were a year ago as over half (64%) of companies say they plan to increase headcount in the next two years. This is despite a downturn in the Regus Business Confidence Index which has slipped 11 over the last six months, down to...
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Business keeps hiring, despite dip in confidence
Written by: Josephine Ornago on Monday, January 23rd, 2012Ready or not?
Written by: Josephine Ornago on Friday, December 30th, 2011
(London– December2011) – Just under half of businesses globally (45%) do not have a disaster recovery (DR) plan in place for their IT and even more (55%) have no business continuity for their workspace requirements. The catastrophic spate of disasters that occurred in 2011 has driven the issue of DR to the top of boardroom agendas highlighting the huge cost to businesses...
Mail a key part of complex direct marketing mix, driving e-commerce and high street shopping
Written by: Josephine Ornago on Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Customer insight firm GI Insight reveals that 47% of UK consumers visit a company website because of marketing that came through the post
Latest research by database and loyalty marketing specialist GI Insight reveals that just under half of UK consumers are driven to visit a company website by an item of direct mail. Despite the growth of email and proliferation of other digital channels, the research shows that online traffic is largely driven by direct mail, with 47% of...
Global cross-border investment losses on unreclaimed withholding tax hit £10.72 billion
Written by: Josephine Ornago on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
UK investors relinquish more than £1 billion in their rightful returns
A new report from GOAL Group, the leading tax reclamation services specialist, reveals that $17.39 billion (£10.72 billion) of global investors’ rightful returns from their cross-border shares and bonds are likely to be lost from last year’s earnings because withholding tax on dividends and income is not being properly reclaimed. This represents around a quarter of all reclaimable tax on cross-border securities. UK investors chalked up the second highest...
Transactis survey shows the road to customer trust is consumer bliss
Written by: Josephine Ornago on Thursday, May 19th, 2011Research reveals consumers happy to give personal information to companies if it means their overall experience with that brand is...
UK consumers take truly multi-channel approach to shopping, survey shows
Written by: Josephine Ornago on Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Research from database marketing firm GI Insight reveals 72% of shoppers browse online but many still buy in...
i-Mego announces TopTrakz Challenge winner
Written by: Dina Morton on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010UK band beats tough field in judging of Europe-wide music contest as Germany-based singer-songwriter wins surprise second prize
(Hong Kong & London) The judges of the i-Mego TopTrakz Challenge, the new Europe-wide music competition designed to showcase the best talent amongst unsigned European bands, have selected a winner – and an unplanned second-place finisher. The HarringTones from the United Kingdom won for their track Age after a panel of expert judges picked them from a 35-strong shortlist. But the judges...
Audio brand i-Mego launches online competition for unsigned bands
TopTrakz promotion aims to create buzz among artists and fans and highlight headphone makers’ connection with music scene
(London and Hong Kong) i-Mego, the global headphone brand, is launching a major new competition this August – the TopTrakz Challenge – to showcase the best talent amongst unsigned bands in Europe. The competition is being supported by PR and online activity, including social media.
This is the first session in the new i-MegoTopTrakz competition series, beginning on 1st September 2010. Unsigned...
Investment management firms wasting marketing opportunities, GI Direct finds
Study from customer communications expert shows investor statements not being fully utilised as tool for building client loyalty and growing business
April 2010
More than half of investment management companies are failing to take full advantage of marketing opportunities with their customer communications, new research from direct marketing specialist GI Direct shows.
The GI Direct study found that 58% of investment management companies are not making the most of investor statements and need to do a better job of using them as...
The Rise of Trade Receivables Finance
Written by: Dina Morton on Thursday, January 21st, 2010In light of recessionary pressures, businesses are set to increase their use of trade receivables-based finance, says new Demica report
LONDON – The latest research from London-based working capital solutions provider Demica shows that firms are increasingly seeking to raise finance from traditional asset categories such as trade receivables. The report, which surveyed over 1,500 firms with over 50 employees in the UK, France and Germany, revealed that Europe is turning back to trade receivables, considered to be one of...