Over the past year, we’ve sadly witnessed the closure of many bricks and mortar shops UK-wide. However, countering this decline, innovation has certainly been taking off online. So how does the rise in virtual media consumption stack up against the very real demand for tangible experiences, and what behaviour can we expect from people as normality returns? Our Relationship With Social Media Facebook is still top among social media… Read more »
In 2021, we are certainly living in a digital age. Many people have recently found themselves reliant on the internet to stay in touch with their loved ones, while businesses have had to increase their online presence and functionality while brick and mortar stores were closed. Despite this, telephone calls to drive sales and leads… Read more »
From Monday April 26th, Apple will offer a software upgrade in the form of iOS 14.5. As part of this upgrade, Apple is rolling out a new requirement for App Developers known as App Tracking Transparency. From now on, App Developers will be required to gain explicit permission from users in order to track activity… Read more »
It has recently been reported that President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was easily hacked into by Victor Gevers, an ethical hacker from the Netherlands. You may be thinking “I’ve read this story before” and you’d be correct. This is not the first time Trump’s account has been allegedly hacked. Four years ago, Gevers cracked Trump’s… Read more »
Tourism is back, hotels, pubs and restaurants are re-opening, shops and shopping centres are open, hairdressers and barbers can now get to work and there is talk about non-essential offices being staffed again – and we are all breathing a huge sigh of relief………… or are we? Or is it fair to say that the we are really concerned that the… Read more »
In the last 13 years the Highlands, Scottish and UK economies have dealt with severe threats to their stability. The financial crisis of 2007/2008, the slump in oil prices and Brexit. The latest addition to this list is COVID-19. It’s tempting for many businesses to pull the plug on their marketing budgets at the first… Read more »
Facebook have made it clear that in 2020 their focus will be transparency for users. To do this, they have started implementing strategies which allow users more control over what they see in their newsfeed, and Facebook have collected data by surveying users in order to gather opinions. They have even enabled a button to… Read more »
Facebook has announced that Facebook Ads will be able to use Facebook Messenger as a destination. Once the Ad is clicked Messenger will be opened with a copy of your Ad and an opening configurable message. On first glance this looks like a balance between traditional paid social advertising with online chat and could be a… Read more »
