Tag: BBC
Skoda Marketing Turnaround
Here is an interesting point: back in the 80s who would have thought that Skoda would rock in at No3 (tied with Jaguar) in a survey of cars, just behind Lexus and Honda. In fairness, this is as much a manufacturing turnaround as a marketing one, but it is the marketing that interests me at…
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The future of credit cards in the UK
I’m not sure I entirely agree with this article from the BBC about the future of credit cards. I believe credit cards will continue to develop. But this statement from the author David Black, Banking specialist with Defaqto, has some resonance: One cannot help thinking that we may have already seen the peak of the…
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Live music sales in the recession
Has the recession affected the sale of live music? Are ticket sales down? There are mixed messages in this good BBC article and with comments from Phil Collins, Paloma Faith, Mick Jones, Mark King, Rick Parfitt and Midge Ure there are some interesting quotes. The article lacks any real conclusion and there is no real data. The thing of…
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Sick of Coke’s jokes
Is Lord Digby Jones right when he says, “The last thing in the world we need is the younger generation thinking they don’t have to work.” Well, of course I agree with the above raw statement. But in context, on the BBC website, he seems to make the link from Glaceau Vitamin Water consumers to…
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Scroogenomics
The book “Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents For The Holidays” was published just in time for the Christmas gift market. It is written by Joel Waldfogel who outlines why we should turn our backs on the Christmas gift market. It’s all a big waste, he believes. Waldfogel’s surveys have asked people how much they would have…
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What are Average Earnings in the UK?
According to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), the “median” gross annual earnings in the UK are £20,801. If you are earning that sum a year it means that half the surveyed working population earns less than you and half more. The BBC analysis of the ASHE survey shows that the top 25% of people have a gross…
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