Archive
Year: 2015
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Friday TechMunch: Five Years on What’s The Scorecard for Tech City?
May 15, 2015
In 2010 David Cameron said “our ambition is to bring together the creativity and energy of Shoreditch and the incredible possibilities of the Olympic Park to help make east London one of the world’s great technology centres.” Almost five years on, how successful has the government been and what does this tell us about the efficacy of policy in stimulating entrepreneurship? In a recent report by the Financial Times, Max Nathan, a senior research fellow...
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Why Cameron shouldn’t forget Clegg
May 11, 2015
When David Cameron became Prime Minister in 2010, he was everything that the centre-left despised. Unlike Brixton’s John Major, Cameron was the full-on ‘Tory born to rule’ package. Privately educated, posh and privileged – he was able to wind the left up just by breathing. The political theories, ideas and policies of the left would have been known to him – but he wouldn’t have spent much time discussing the finer points of democratic socialism...
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Friday TechMunch: Are You A Cashless Consumer?
May 11, 2015
Have you heard of the Stratos card? No? Well, it’s the latest breakthrough concept in the world of digital payment: a single credit-card-sized replacement for all existing cards in your wallet. If you’re familiar with Bitcoin, the Stratos will be easy to understand as it has the same underlying concept. Applying this to Stratos means you load your credit and debit cards into a smartphone app with the provided dongle and they then reside electronically...
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Now There’s One Green Bottle Left Standing on the Wall…..
May 8, 2015
• Conservatives win majority for first time since 1992 • Cameron to see the Queen at 12.30 • Labour stunned, Miliband has resigned, Harriet Harman to take over as interim leader • Liberal Democrats decimated, Nick Clegg has resigned as Lib Dem leader • Nigel Farage not elected in Thanet, has resigned as UKIP leader • Ed Balls loses his seat • Sturgeon to fly to London this morning...
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General Election 2015: A Night to Remember
May 8, 2015
The below comes from a PR week article by our Head of Public Affairs, Corporate Communications and Financial Services, Nick Williams. Despite what was seen as a lacklustre campaign from the Conservatives and a relatively good campaign for the Labour Party, the actual results have been in very stark contrast, with the silent Conservative vote coming out in force. The Conservative campaign focus on the economy and the threat of an SNP/Labour alliance appears to...
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Cameron for PM – But Faces a New Opposition
May 8, 2015
Headline Messages Cameron could potentially lead a majority government Appalling night for Miliband across the UK SNP dominate in Scotland; Labour wiped out Liberal Democrats decimated, Clegg re-elected but survival as Leader in doubt George Galloway loses seat to Labour Thanet yet to declare BBC predictions...
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Friday TechMunch: Hope for Beacons
April 24, 2015
Have you heard of beacon technology? This is the tech that stores up and down the country are investing in to optimise our shopping experiences. Your attempts to stay out of your favourite shop are futile. With the help of beacons, the mannequin in the shop window can detect you walking past and will tempt you in-store by sending a message direct to your mobile with a suggested item that matches your personal style perfectly...
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The 2015 General Election: Fundamental Implications for PA Consultancies and In-House Teams
April 24, 2015
Nick Williams, Senior Partner and Head of Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard London The result of the May 7th General Election will bring a new Government, and with it significant challenges for anyone involved in public affairs, consultancy-based or in-house. Despite the fact public affairs changed long ago from simple lobbying to communications based upon strategic insight and engagement across multiple channels and platforms, an accurate view of stakeholder engagement remains key to the success of any...
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Now/Next/Why: What We Learned at Contagious’ Most Recent Event
April 24, 2015
On Tuesday, members of the FleishmanHillard team, and an array of client guests attended the Contagious: Now / Next / Why event at LSO St Luke’s in Shoreditch. The programme promised to look at how new technology is affecting marketing practices, and to give advice to ensure that the brands we all work for are equipped for survival in this rapidly changing industry. So, what did we learn about making our clients’ brands future-proof? Millennials...
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What the Manifestos Mean for Food, Agriculture and Sport
April 21, 2015
With yesterday’s SNP manifesto launch north of the border, the seven days of ‘Manifesto Week’ have drawn to a close. Much for political wonks like ourselves here at FH to chew over but, we would have to admit, little has emerged that purports to be any sort of ‘game changer’ that will boost the chances of one of the main parties getting the keys to Number 10. Our Food, Agriculture and Sport (FAS) team has...