6/1/2021 9:33:46 AM The Powerful Influence That is Gen Z & Why You Need to Understand More Than Just Where They Hang Out. By Stephen Sumner I have been doing some deep dive 'go to market' research for a client of mine around those pesky 'yoots' known as the 'Gen Z people'....
5/3/2020 12:52:18 PM Recruiters Are Giving You What You Asked For - Which is Why You're Lost. By Stephen Sumner From what I can evidence prior to this crisis it seemed that CMO's and marketing teams have simply become the digital communication...
7/22/2019 10:40:40 AM How Do You maintain Lead Gen without Advertising? By Stephen Sumner There is a growing online trend happening called #TurnOffAdTech, and I have to say it's long overdue, and is rapidly gathering momentum,...
7/4/2019 11:42:59 AM How a better 'buying' experience adds up to 4.1% more growth. By Stephen Sumner "A recent McKinsey study indicates that CPG companies with innovative sales and marketing teams grow 4.1% faster than those who lack...
6/24/2019 8:53:03 AM The So Called 'Expert' who wasn’t, well, an expert! By Stephen Sumner The discrediting of an unqualified "expert" - found to have cut-and-pasted the same evidence for several different cases - has led to the...
6/24/2019 12:00:00 AM Why YOU, not your agency should be auditing Ad Fraud By Stephen Sumner Some months ago via Social Media (Twitter, then LinkedIn) I met someone who seemed to resonate the same concerns around the massive...
6/24/2019 12:00:00 AM Social Media Influencers are taking you for a ride? By Stephen Sumner I was reading this article by the wonderful Mark Schaefer (click here) for the article, in the piece he discusses why industries need to...
6/17/2019 8:21:02 AM Why Your Competitor is Winning 'your' Business with Content. By Stephen Sumner I'm not sure if your aware of the recent trend report from Gartner and Forrester, both agreeing that the traditional buying process has...
6/5/2019 2:57:52 PM 80.9% of those who speak out against brands on social media are “hotheads,” By Stephen Sumner We speak to a lot of brands about 'Social Media' and how we can help train, teach, and empower them to really take control of the social...
5/31/2019 12:00:00 AM 51% of Internet Traffic is Non Human - WTF! By Stephen Sumner The latest (April 2019) data from Data Reportal tells us Global internet users grew by 8.6 percent over the past 12 months, with 350...
5/6/2019 9:52:10 AM 'Social Commerce' Is Blowing Up Your Website - For Good! By Stephen Sumner If you're a regular reader of my Blogs you will see I've written a number of articles about so called 'Influencers' and the rise of...
5/6/2019 9:04:26 AM Social Trust, Where's Yours? By Stephen Sumner I've just been going through a number research data, and found an interesting one from 'Survey Monkey' in conjunction with 'Hootsuite'....
5/4/2019 8:52:17 AM Surprise! Most Consumers Look at Reviews Before a Purchase By Stephen Sumner It's pretty well documented that customer reviews can significantly increase click through and conversion rates. The're used quite a lot...
5/3/2019 8:25:49 AM Personalised Ads, Or just Downright Intrusive? By Stephen Sumner “The way ads are targeted today is radically different from the way it was done 10 or 15 years ago,” said Frederike Kaltheuner, who heads...
4/30/2019 1:38:43 PM My Prospects Don't Do Social Media? By Stephen Sumner Having had time to review the recent data points from April 2019 via 'Data Reportal' (link below) it seems that web growth, internet...
1/29/2018 9:40:34 AM PWC Report: 69% of UK CEOs believe emerging technology will Disrupt their Business over Next 5 Years By Tim Hughes PwC’s 21st annual CEO Survey published at the World Economic Forum in Davos shows that 69% of UK CEOs believe emerging technology and...