Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Samsung to Focus on Premium Products to Withstand Competition
(Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co. will use more premium materials in mobile devices to win customers and offer a wider range of connected devices after losing its outright lead in the smartphone market to Apple Inc.The plan includes more smartphones with metal casings, slim designs and high-definition displays across its range of models, Co-Chief Executive […]
ITV to buy The Voice producer for £355m
ITV has agreed to acquire Dutch TV production company Talpa Media for £355m. Established by Big Brother creator John de Mol, Talpa Media is the company behind shows such as The Voice, I Love My Country and Dating In The Dark. Talpa Media focuses on developing new formats that draw in big audiences. It has […]
Ways to slash your monthly expenses
It can often seem like your monthly income flows right back out. If you feel like your money is gone before you even have a chance to choose where it goes, you may need to get a handle on your finances. Regular monthly expenses can fill your budget easily, leaving less money to spend now […]
Build Your Content Marketing Around a Hub and Spoke Model
Developing successful digital marketing strategies is often about lessons learned. Content marketing as a digital marketing strategy has really taken off in the past 4-5 years. Prior to that, you could game the search engines by stuffing pages with keywords, creating backlinks in networks, and other tactics that were about manipulation rather than about helping […]
Simon Rattle to lead the LSO: ‘It’s a homecoming’
Simon Rattle is to join the London Symphony Orchestra, he has confirmed, saying: “It feels like a homecoming.”He will take over as music director in September 2017, combining the job with his last season at the Berlin Philharmonic. Sir Simon, 60, said it will be his “last job”. He has spent the last 12 years […]
City company builds wind turbines for Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower has been fitted with wind turbines from a New York City-based company as part of a $40 million renovation marking the iconic structure’s 125th birthday. Urban Green Energy, which specializes in vertical axis wind turbines, installed two of their turbines 400 feet above ground level as part of a larger energy-efficiency retrofit […]
Wall St. set for flat open; Yellen, data on tap
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks index futures pointed towards a flat open on Wednesday, after the Dow and S&P 500 climbed to their latest records, before a second day of testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and data on the housing market. The Fed chair told a congressional committee that the Fed is preparing to […]
No dogs allowed: San Francisco’s pet housing crisis
The housing crunch in San Francisco isn’t just forcing out lower income renters, it’s forcing out Fido, too. According to San Francisco animal welfare nonprofit SF SPCA, there’s been a surge in owners abandoning their pets due to an inability to find pet-friendly housing. Over the last year, one in four people who left pets […]
The Key Elements of Killer Content Marketing
In his book Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars, Mitch Meyerson introduces you to 22 innovators who have redefined the developing landscape of online marketing. In this edited excerpt, contributing author and founding partner of Copyblogger Media Sonia Simone describes the three types of content you need to create to make content marketing work […]
Samsung and LG go to war over 4 damaged washing machines
The rivalry between two of South Korea’s biggest appliance makers, Samsung and LG, is well established. Now it’s getting weird. Samsung and LG are going toe-to-toe in a dispute that involves lawyers, criminal complaints and washing machines. Wait — washing machines? Yes, this skirmish is over four damaged washing machines with a total value of […]
