Author: jamesdelargy

Businesses alienating customers in the rush for digital transformation

Businesses are failing to strike the right balance between innovation and user experience, according to new research from Studio Graphene.  The digital agency commissioned an independent survey of 2,000 UK adults. It found the majority (58%) feel that businesses are too eager to move to new digital platforms without properly considering […]

How South Africa’s space industry is leading Africa’s space race

According to Bryan Dean, CEO of Dragonfly Aerospace, the world’s leading provider of Earth observation data, South Africa’s NewSpace (private space) companies are leading the way when it comes to the African space race.  And they are doing so despite a lack of government funding. The country has Africa’s most […]

Love, Pain and Money: The Making of a Billionaire

Seven decades captured in one book, John Caudwell, British entrepreneur, philanthropist, and billionaire who founded mobile phone retailer Phones 4u, releases his long-awaited autobiography on 7th October 2022. The hardback, must-read book of 2022, takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster of John’s road to riches as a businessman. Born […]

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 […]