Chartered Marketer and CIM Fellowship renewal Confirmation

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) have just confirmed my Chartered Marketer status has been renewed for another year along with my ongoing Fellowship status:…

Millions in UK lack basic online skills

About 16 million people in the UK lack basic online skills- a new survey suggests.The report, conducted by consultancy firm Booz & Company, defines basic…

Asos sees big increase in online sales

The online fashion retailer Asos saw a big increase in demand from US customers- which helped sales to grow 31% in the three months to…

Microsoft in £4 billion online marketing writedown

Microsoft has written down the value of an online advertising firm it bought five years ago by £4 billion ($6.2 billion).Microsoft bought Aquantive for $6.3…

Companies need bold action to grow survey finds

The latest survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) finds that while the UK economy remains weak- businesses are growing.Director general John Longworth called…

New cookies data law kicks in

From yesterday UK websites must obtain “informed consent” from visitors before saving a cookie file on a visitor’s machine.Cookies are small text files that allow…

eBay sales targeted by HMRC tax evasion

Online eBay sales traders are the latest group to be targeted by the HMRC  against tax evasion.People who trade on websites such as eBay have…