2/4/2021 1:07:09 PM When Inertia Is With the Consumer How Do You Maintain 'Front of Mind' Awareness? By Stephen Sumner Fickle lot those socially savvy consumers eh! Let's be honest with ourselves, retail adopted the homogenisation and the blandness of...
1/25/2021 11:56:02 AM How to Stand Out As a Leader in a Saturated Online Market By Tim Hughes Many leaders we talk to, make an assumption that because they are influencers within their business, this somehow makes them influential...
1/25/2021 11:30:07 AM Is eCommerce As we Know it Impenetrable to Disruption? - I Don't Think So, Here's Why! By Stephen Sumner Of course the Covid crisis has accelerated the collapse of businesses that already had weak balance sheets, especially those that were...
1/10/2021 10:56:17 AM The death of a legend - David Bowie By Digital Leadership Associates I remember the first time I saw his face was in August 1980. My parents had gone out for the night and left my grandparent to babysit us....
11/30/2020 11:19:56 AM To 'Influence' or Not - Where Does it Fit? By Stephen Sumner Today there are very few places left for brands who want our attention to go to if this pandemic continues to decimate revenues, and the...
9/22/2020 12:39:19 PM The Social Selling 'THUNK' - Episode #3 By Digital Leadership Associates With the VP of Sales...When we explain the difference between outdated, unwelcomed 'interruption' techniques such as cold calling, paid...
6/22/2020 11:01:48 AM External Influencers Aren't Always Your Best Brand Ambassadors - Here's Why! By Stephen Sumner I can definitely see the attraction for brands to use so called 'influencers' particularly if they (the brand) operate in highly...
5/21/2020 12:00:00 AM Why the Covid-19 Pandemic Could Kick-Start Digital Transformation at Scale By Tim Hughes The article is "interesting" as it talks about digital transformation and then immediately offers analogue advice. Strange! How Did...
5/11/2020 12:00:00 AM A Modern 'Direct Response' Sustainable Marketing Strategy For During & After This Crisis. By Stephen Sumner Google and Facebook both attributed better-than-expected first quarter performances to brands moving money from more broad-based brand...
5/4/2020 10:30:17 AM Why Post Covid You Might Not Need a Website? By Stephen Sumner During this crisis have you noticed how much additional time you and the family are spending on social media? Can you recall the last 3...
3/1/2020 12:34:07 PM Social Media Is Brainwashing Us - Here's 5 Ways How. By Stephen Sumner Facebook has issued a cease and desist notice to an Israeli firm that claims to be able to subconsciously alter people's behaviour. 'The...
2/23/2020 11:59:16 AM 3 Reasons Fashion Influencers are Committing Fraud & Getting Away With It. By Stephen Sumner The global Instagram influencer marketing industry, which is one of the biggest alongside YouTube, was worth $1.1 billion and will hit...
1/6/2020 12:38:35 PM Plus Size is only for Mail Order right - WRONG! By Stephen Sumner Some social media influencers whilst being great for brands are unwittingly helping to continue to foster the false view of 'real ladies'...
11/24/2019 10:59:31 AM Why Pay Influencers When You Can Activate Employees By Tim Hughes There is a lot of talk about Influencer marketing. Much of it is wrong as influencer marketing is seen as advertising (paid media). You...
11/18/2019 12:00:00 AM Social Media is just for cats, not for politics? By Stephen Sumner I'm not wanting to get into the Election or 'Brexshit' debate, god knows we're all weary and in need of a resolution. However a day...
10/21/2019 12:39:19 PM Racy, or just relevant? By Stephen Sumner I came across this rather interesting story from the BBC (link below) that says online fashion retailers tend to post racier images than...