Beer & Bytes episode #16: #EUREF registration crash; creepy landlords & the Russian PM
This week’s episode returns to Britain’s impending #EURef to ask whether marketers can guard against website outages during huge traffic…
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Beer & Bytes episode #15: Cityam allows PRs to run riot (ish), Broadmoor text alerts & marketing jargon
Why, hello there. MRM’s digital team are back, examining Cityam’s so-called bold move to let marketers upload advertorials to their…
Beer & Bytes episode #14: #Votin, Facebook letting the rightwing in and Chelsea Flower Show
In MRM Digital’s latest podcast we discuss the Remain campaign’s #votin video, Facebook letting rightwing news into trending topics (kind of) and what Brewin Dolphin has been doing at the Chelsea Flower Show. Naturally, Michael also managed to shoehorn Game of Thrones in too.
Beer & Bytes podcast ep#13: Shocking budgeting, Twitter characters and Netflix being fast.com
In MRM Digital’s latest podcast we discuss the tech company that wants to get people to budget better in a shocking way, Netflix being fast.com and Twitter changing the way it counts characters. As usual, we have a few heroes and villains of the week and quite a lot of beer.
Beer & Bytes podcast ep#12: Instafail, HRH mic drop and Google and the payday loans
In episode 12 we discuss the pros and cons of Google’s payday loan stance, Michael calls in from Illuminate Live and we…
India shines brightest for older investors in 2016 while millennials stick to developed equity markets
According to a major survey by Legg Mason Global Asset Management, the Indian stock market offers the best opportunity to make returns from equities in 2016, with falls of around 10% from peak prices last year leaving valuations looking particularly attractive.
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Beer & Bytes podcast ep#11: Venting about rent, Facebook Live and the end of days for the New Day
In episode 11 of Beer & Bytes we vent with #VentYourRent, talk about the rise of Facebook Live stars and the…
Two minutes with Jason Butler, author of the FT Guide to Wealth Management
In this ‘Two minutes with’ segment, we put Jason Butler, author of the FT Guide to Wealth Management and a contributor to our recent Young Money report, under the spotlight.
Beer and Bytes podcast ep#10: Facebook's up, Twitter's down and Tinder's exposing your dating secrets
This week we talk about Facebook and Twitter’s latest financial results, Tinder’s group dating features and the Queen’s hunt for a social media guru. We’ve also got a controversial villain (TRIGGER WARNING) and a few heroes thrown into the mix.
Beer & Bytes podcast ep #9: Slacktivism, 123-reg pressing delete and Twitter's new boss
This week we have a rant about slacktivism, update on Boaty McBoatface and chat about someone pressing the red button at 123-reg (and deleting a lot of domains in the process), as well as, what Twitter’s new China boss means for the platform. As always there is also beer.
Microsoft might be finally getting a little bit more helpful
Microsoft has had a tough old time over the last few weeks (mainly thanks to Tay the racist AI) but it looks like things might be turning a corner for them. Or at the very least finally making things that little bit easier for its users. Updates might be the bane of any office workers life but from the looks of it this is one worth doing.
Beer & Bytes podcast ep #8: Match.com, equal pay and Chewbacca
This week we talk about hugging Britons, equal pay in tech and Match.com’s faux pas. We also chat to special…