Category: Workplace

  • The truth about synergies

    I watched an interview at lunchtime today on the BBC News channel where Roger Carr, chairman of Cadbury, was being asked a number of questions concerning his company’s position as it confronts a hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods. Towards…

  • Stamps for collecting not for posting

    The Royal Mail has a terrific series of stamp designs it plans to release on January 7 that features the covers of some iconic British rock music albums over the last 40 years. The Classic Album Covers collection features album…

  • Joining dots about social media and B2B

    Last month, Kerry Bridge and I organized and hosted the Dell B2B Social Media Huddle, a one-day event at Dell UK’s headquarters that attracted more than 50 people from across the UK. Some came to listen, some to talk, others…

  • Five examples of innovation with Twitter

    Five examples of innovation with Twitter

    Credible case studies or examples of how people in organizations successfully use social communication channels like Twitter to connect and engage with customers are gold dust to anyone looking to make a case in their own organization. We know how…

  • Ten trends that will matter to every company in 2010

    I don’t know what it is about the final work weeks of the year but it’s the time when people throw 50 weeks’ worth of caution to the wind and make predictions. In my context area, that usually means predictions…