Gen Y’s response to the economic crisis
Millennial Marketing has an interesting post looking into research done on Gen Y in the US, and how they're responding to the economic downturn. There are plenty of fresh observations being made around this younger set of people, growing up in a different world to...
GeoPolitical Energy Update – Comms In Motion series
We have been working hard with a number of our business partners and contributors to develop a new offering for our clients. We're calling it CommsInMotion. The concept is simple: on a monthly basis we seek out important and relevant information for you and your team,...
Popsters versus Hispters: the Millennial divide
As sub-cultures pose a potentially serious threat to the long-term survival of traditional culture (along with cultural imperialism, immigration, the loss of language and various other global phenomenons) it is important to consider the growing divide that is, well,...
Sharing our lives – in pictures and videos – there's an app for that
Today saw the release of another new iPhone app. I wouldn't normally comment on such a thing, but this one has captured my imagination, and seems to take collaboration / crowdsourcing to a whole new level. It certainly is a very tangible example of the fact that...
Sharing our lives – in pictures and videos – there’s an app for that
Today saw the release of another new iPhone app. I wouldn't normally comment on such a thing, but this one has captured my imagination, and seems to take collaboration / crowdsourcing to a whole new level. It certainly is a very tangible example of the fact that...
Sharing our lives – in pictures and videos – there’s an app for that
Today saw the release of another new iPhone app. I wouldn't normally comment on such a thing, but this one has captured my imagination, and seems to take collaboration / crowdsourcing to a whole new level. It certainly is a very tangible example of the fact that...
To infinity and beyond
Having recently watched Toy Story 3, I really enjoyed this article which provides some insights into how Pixar used social media to target a new market group, with an end result of Toy Story 3 being the most financially successful animated film of all time. It always...
Apocalypse Now? Or Media Meltdown?
I have deliberately not followed the news much over the past few days. Not because I don't care what is happening in Libya or Japan, but because the 24 hour news channels do not seem to be able to provide anything other than sensationalist hype. Particularly in the...
One Sentence That Will Kill Innovation
A lot is written and said about innovation. Leaders are exhorted to innovate at all costs and there is no shortage of hired help when it comes to the theory, formation and implementation of innovative procedures. But there is an inherent problem. The context in which...
Apocalypse Now? Or Media Meltdown?
I have deliberately not followed the news much over the past few days. Not because I don't care what is happening in Libya or Japan, but because the 24 hour news channels do not seem to be able to provide anything other than sensationalist hype. Particularly in the...
Pete Laburn on Global Trends: The Road to 9 Billion
This is the first of a series of posts syndicated from Pete Laburn's website, in which Pete discusses what he believes to be the important global trends occurring in the world right now. This series will form part of a broader talk that he delivers simply called:...
Fundamentally Changing the Shape of Education – Khan Academy
Ever since I heard about Sal Khan I've been wanting to write about him and his organisation, The Khan Academy. Until recently he was a Hedge Fund Trader, and packed that in to run a non-profit organisation using YouTube to educate the world - FOR FREE. The Khan...
Customer Experience Driving Purpose and Profits
While I celebrate that Customer Experience is Gaining Momentum, I believe that the intention and perception of the majority of those participating in this movement remains outdated and needs to be addressed in order to sustain and harness the untapped potential value...
What we can learn about Millennial Kids from Justin Bieber
This article is by one of our South African colleagues, Saffron Baggallay: If you are over 30 and battling to understand the mind set of your pre-teen child, or post-teen employees, then I strongly suggest you check yourself in to your local cinema for a couple of...
What we can learn about Millennial Kids from Justin Bieber
If you are over 30 and battling to understand the mind set of your pre-teen child, or post-teen employees, then I strongly suggest you check yourself in to your local cinema for a couple of hours and watch 'Never Say Never' - the documentary style film that provides...
What on earth is Social Business?
We have heard of social media? So what on earth is Social Business? Social Media is a media platform that provides people a place to connect with each other using social technology. Social business is the same concept but just inside your business. Allowing people to...
Chase revolutionises banking – deposit cheques using your Smart phone no visits to the branch
Banks are often too traditional and conservative, restricted by legacy beliefs around risk, procedures and past ways of doing things that have become ingrained in the shrine of banking culture. This restricts innovation. Not so with Chase a Bank that has embraced new...
I must be seeing things: Individually plastic wrapped bananas
I must be missing something, because I could not believe my eyes. In a world that is becoming increasingly concerned about the environment and trying to reduce packaging, waste and the use of plastic in particular, Del Monte and Chiquita have both launched...
Online Sales Leads: Best be Quick!
In a recent HBR there was an interesting article titled ‘The Short Life of Online Sales’ by authors Oldroyd, McElheran and Elkington in which they research online sales effectiveness. Their findings? Most companies are simply not quick enough. Increasingly various...
A day in the life of this ‘human aggregator’
I'm often asked by people how I integrate all the feeds, apps and social media platforms that I do into my world? I don't think I'm that unique, when I look at others I 'stalk' online, but I suppose I may come across as a little unusual to most. This then is my...