Month: June 2022

7 out of 10 consumers would give up personal details for a discount code

Dear media representatives,   According to the recent findings by the Atlas VPN team, 73% of consumers would provide at least one personal detail to an app or a website in exchange for a $20 discount code. Furthermore, 52% of people believe there is no such thing as online privacy. […]

Research reveals poor mortgage knowledge of many first-time buyers despite being deposit-ready

New research (1) from the Nottingham Building Society reveals that despite many would-be first-time buyers amassing sizeable deposits, many admit to having poor mortgage knowledge. The Nottingham’s findings reveal that 15% of those surveyed who are planning to buy their first home confirm they know nothing about mortgages, and 31% […]

TikTok & Instagram Usage Hit Hardest by Russian Ban

Facebook & Twitter growth flat, but unaffected by Russian ban The Russian ban on certain social networks has hit some platforms harder than others.  In its latest worldwide social network user forecast, Insider Intelligence expects TikTok and Instagram to take the biggest hit to their user bases, while Facebook and Twitter […]

Ryanair’s increased summer capacity shows low-cost airlines will emerge strongly from the pandemic

Rising living costs and increased airfares will lead to passengers, who may traditionally prefer to stay loyal to national flag carriers, booking with low-cost airlines. Ryanair’s  plans to increase its capacity to above pre-pandemic levels shows that the low-cost airlines segment will emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever, found […]

Don’t Wait Until Autumn to Turn the Page on Low Growth

Action can be taken outside of a Budget this summer to bolster business confidence and get firms investing   In a speech to the CBI’s Annual Dinner today (Wednesday) its President, Lord Bilimoria, will say that with negative growth in March and forecasts of a weak outlook for the rest of 2022, the Government must act on the cost-of-living crisis and help firms to invest in […]