Luxury automaker Aston Martin has reported an 82% surge in sales to dealers in 2021. The news comes despite the company predicting lower-than-expected annual adjusted core earnings on fewer-than-planned shipments of its Valkyrie sports car in the fourth quarter of the year. On Friday, Aston Martin said it expects annual adjusted core earnings to come […]
Business growth consultant Daniel Groves explores where startups should spend their marketing budget. When considering your finances and scaling a business, there are so many areas that are fighting for your budget. It can be difficult to know where to spend your money, and where you can save it. I've spoken about how to scale […]
At first glance, it seems absurd to mention genius scientists like Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in the same breath as Madonna or Kim Kardashian because their personalities could not be more different. What could possibly connect a giant of the intellectual stage such as the physicist Steven Hawking with the boxing legend Muhammad Ali, […]
On Black Friday, Andy McNab, VP EMEA at Fanplayr, explains how companies can optimise the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season to establish loyal brand followers. The UK is now the source of more than 10% of the world’s online searches relating to Black Friday, indicating just how enthusiastically British shoppers have embraced an […]
On arrival at the city of Thebes, Oedipus encountered the great sphinx. If Oedipus could answer the sphinx’s riddle, he would be able to enter; if not he would be devoured. In the age of deep tech, our heroes are those who have undertaken their own personal odysseys to become billionaire founders of unicorn startups. […]
Tiffanie Lane, Product Manager at OpSec Security explores the relationship between luxury fashion brands and the gaming industry. Amid the pandemic, businesses have had to innovate to stay afloat. For many industries, this has meant pivoting to virtual, with the fashion industry among those to embrace this change. With stores closed and fashion shows cancelled, […]
It’s no secret that today’s executives are under a lot of pressure. In fact, according to a recent report by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence, a HR research and advisory firm, C-suite executives are struggling to adapt to the new realities of a pandemic world, with 85 percent reporting significant remote work challenges ranging from virtual […]
Businesses across all industries have always had to deal with ever-changing customer behaviour, but the global pandemic has transformed the way many customers interact with companies within a very short period. The world has been collectively forced into perhaps the biggest digital leap forward of all time, and it has already revolutionised what customers expect […]
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of retail and how we conduct business. Indeed, it has created a dent, especially with brick-and-mortar shops. To date, countless physical shops have transitioned into online counterparts. Unfortunately for some, business cessation was the only way to cut down losses and veer away from bleeding out. As a result, […]
New data from Experian shows that 294,218 electric vehicles were sold between January and August of this year. Although this figure only accounts for 2.7% of total automobile sales, it nonetheless represents a 114% increase when compared to the same period of 2020. Out of the 294,218 electric vehicles sold, 194,165 (or 66%) were Teslas, […]
Having a well thought out procurement transformation plan is a critical starting point for any cost-saving mission; but without board approval, that’s all it is – a plan. To put this plan into action, the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) needs to pitch transformation as a business proposition, and this begins with a baseline savings plan. […]
The CEO’s comments come in a pre-recorded Q&A style stream at the World Internet Conference, which was hosted by the Cyberspace Administration of China. The comments mark the second occasion this month upon which Musk complimented China — a country that will play a vital role in the long-term success of Tesla. Less than two […]
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