Author: Neville Hobson

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #719: September 2, 2013

    Intro: Craig Jolley interview on marketing automation this week; CIPR and Precise to host London event with Robert Scoble and Shel Israel next month to discuss their new book Age of Context, with Neville as discussion moderator; Quick News: News…

  • Skype the disrupter and enabler ten years on

    On August 29, 2013,  Skype celebrated its tenth anniversary. From small beginnings a decade ago as a VoIP telephony service – letting you make free phone calls via the internet to other Skype users – Skype today is recognized as…

  • Differentiators in the battle for the 4G customer

    Mobile operator EE has enjoyed a near year-long monopoly with its 4G cellular service in the UK, launched in October 2012. That dominant market position comes to an end this week as rival mobile operators Vodafone and O2 begin to…

  • From the fingertips of bloggers over 50

    The email said, “We have a paying subscriber base of around 550,000 and 1.2 million readers so do expect an increase in visitors – make sure you put your wittiest, wisest comments up around then!” These were the words of…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #718: August 26, 2013

    Intro: FIR Interview with Jean Valin and Dan Tisch about the Melbourne Mandate is up; interview with Craig Jolley on marketing automation coming; reflections on Bloggade 2013; Quick News: Volkswagen’s #SmileDrive “the first social app to maximize fun on every…