Social Media news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in Social Media consulting in the UK:

Facebook Marketplace disrupts classifieds ads landscape Internet giant Facebook launched its own marketplace in 2016, and has majorly disrupted the online classified ads space over the following five years.
16 April 2021
WhatsApp's new privacy policy shows the need for data control The furore surrounding changes to WhatsApp’s terms of service have reportedly lost the application millions of users since the turn of the year.
19 February 2021
Facebook's Asia and Africa connectivity initiatives unlock billions With hundreds of partner firms around the world, Facebook is exploring new ways to bring fast, reliable internet to those without it.
28 July 2020
Campbell Tickell sets up WhatsApp group for corona-hit clients Campbell Tickell has set up a WhatsApp Group for Housing CEOs to share information and good practice on dealing with the Covid-19 situation.
09 April 2020
Gleam Futures launches social media influencer consultancy The agency behind some of the UK’s biggest social media influencers has launched a new consulting firm.
04 June 2019
Lack of social media regulation blamed for rise of fake news As a wave of hard right politics continues to sweep across the globe, many cite fake news spread by uncritical social media users as a key component of this spike in populism.
31 May 2019
UK businesses pressured by staff to utilise social media for work As the means of popular communication fluctuate rapidly in the digital age, many employers are being left behind by the practices of their staff.
02 October 2018
The social media follower base of the top ten strategy consulting firms Combined, the globe’s top ten strategy consulting firms hold an estimated 20% to 25% share of the globe’s $110+ billion strategy & operations consulting market, but with digital disruption at play, t
16 August 2018
Timing sees Facebook avoid multi-million GDPR fine from UK Facebook is set to be fined £500,000 by the UK for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
16 July 2018
Social media fake news sees digital journalists less trusted than traditionalists As digital journalism seeks to recover from a severe reputational knock delivered by the ‘fake news’ era, online outlets still struggle to be perceived as little more than avenues of entertainment.
23 March 2018
Energy consultant a top social media influencer with Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Gore A consultant from Navigant has been named one of the globe’s top 20 energy influencers.
16 March 2018
Insurance industry embracing social media but struggles with pace of change While insurance companies are strongly committed to using social media channels for branding and customer service, they are leaving potential untapped, according to a new study.
02 March 2018
Time spent online increases, although safe use concerns on the rise Seven out of ten UK consumers are worried the information they share via digital devices will lead to a compromise of their privacy, according to a new study.
08 February 2018
Social media news consumers more critical of fake news than traditionalists People who receive news through social media are most critical consumers of information, according to a new study.
24 July 2017
Facebook & WhatsApp mount increasing threat to traditional telecoms Technological disruption and changing consumer behaviour continue to affect telecommunications players, finds a new report. The industry has seen revenues border on stagnation over the past decade.
06 July 2017
Millennials prefer new media over the TV and radio While millennials spend around as much time as the older generations consuming media, the kinds of media consumed is changing, a recent L.E.K. Consulting report finds.
28 January 2016
McKinsey supports Facebook with TechPrep initiative The lack of diversity within the US tech industry is a well-known phenomenon, which according to research has a negative impact on economy and society.
15 December 2015
IBM & Facebook partner for tailored brand experiences IT consulting firm IBM and social media giant Facebook have decided to team up to help top brands deliver personalised customer experiences through people-based marketing.
29 May 2015
6 consultants in Top 25 influencers in banking industry The Financial Brand, a platform for the banking sector, has released its 2015 ranking of the most influential people in the industry.
05 May 2015
4 tips for insurance firms to embrace digital media In the coming years the insurance industry is set to be transformed by the digital revolution and the Internet of Things.
16 April 2015
TCS launches Big Data analysis app for UK elections Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a new smartphone Big Data analysis app for the UK elections: ElectUK.
31 March 2015
Half of Dutch population has LinkedIn and Facebook Nearly half of the Dutch internet users has, besides a Facebook profile (74%), also a LinkedIn profile.
11 March 2015
Deloitte Australia and DIGIVIZER sign analytics alliance Deloitte Australia and Australian social analytics company DIGIVIZER have signed an analytics alliance.
09 February 2015
WEFLive from KPMG gives insight into WEF on Twitter The World Economic Forum (WEF) opened in Davos, Switzerland yesterday.
22 January 2015
Bain & Company: The rise of generation #hashtag As digital technologies are more and more intertwined in consumers' lives and digital devices are becoming more cost-effective, a new wave of media is arising.
03 December 2014
Social Media losing impact in retail, says Capgemini The role of social media in the customer journey has declined compared to two years ago, concludes Capgemini in its research into the habits of consumers.
13 October 2014
OC&C: Measuring Marketing ROI in the digital age In the third article looking at OC&C Strategy Consultants' research into CMO's top priorities, Fergus Jarvis, partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, discusses the trials and tribulations of measuring
01 October 2014
Capgemini launches digital innovation lab in Australia Global IT- and consulting firm Capgemini has launched a new Digital research unit in Melbourne, Australia.
05 September 2014
EY and Capgemini best in LinkedIn Content Marketing LinkedIn has released its latest rankings on the companies that make the best use of content marketing on their platform.
19 August 2014
Resources: LinkedIn increasingly important for jobhunters A generation ago, job ads were the way to find jobs. Then it was online advertising boards.
06 February 2014
TW: comparing internal communication channels In order to improve cooperation on the work floor, companies are massively adopting social media and communication channels.
04 July 2013
McKinsey: One-third uses smartphone while driving 35% of car drivers use their smartphone while driving. In the large majority of cases the smartphone is used for calling (89%) and navigation software, such as TomTom of Google Maps (68%).
25 February 2013

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