UK charities see online donations soar during pandemic
Online giving by UK donors has rocketed during the Covid-19 pandemic, with an overall growth of 115% in the volume…
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Quest for data solutions fuels surge in Q1 M&A deals
City of London streets might be deserted but the Covid-19 stampede to embrace data-driven solutions has sparked a major rise in M&A…
Put your foot down: Brands gear up for road to recovery
Marketers are finally feeling bullish about a post-Covid boom, and, despite the latest IPA Bellwether Report revealing a further decline…
Tech staff join marketers in coronavirus ‘mental hell’
It seems that marketers are not alone in being at breaking point during the pandemic, tech professionals are also struggling…
Microsoft $20bn deal for Siri creator boosts health blitz
Microsoft is beefing up its artificial intelligence expertise for healthcare companies with the eye-watering $19.7bn (£13.3bn) acquisition of Nuance Communications,…
Hegarty hails ‘magic of data’ in Genie freelance start-up
Sir John Hegarty, the man who once grumbled that “data creates nothing; but creativity has all the time”, appears to have…
Apple and Google ban update to contact tracing app
The NHS Covid-19 contact tracing app – which has had more calamities than Mr Bean – has hit yet another obstacle after…
Concerns grow as nuisance call gripes hit four-year high
Fears are growing over a return to the bad old days of nuisance call bombardment with official figures showing consumer…
‘Loadsamoney’ Brits plan to spend, spend, spend savings
Retailers are being urged to get in shape for consumers to splash the cash, with new figures claiming that Brits…
Industry sees a chink of light at the end of Covid tunnel
Just over a year since the UK was plunged into its first Covid-19 lockdown, the data-driven marketing industry is finally…