Oct 16, 2019Real Time Tracking — IoT for Transportation and LogisticsThe Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming prevalent within many different industries, and a new area of growth is being seen, especially in transportation. According to the IDC, the transportation industry has now become the second-largest segment investing in IoT with an approximate spend of $78 billion since 2016. One…Self Driving Cars4 min readSelf Driving Cars4 min read
Oct 4, 2019How retail can evolve through IOT & industry 4.0Organisations have a significant opportunity to leverage new technology to save on the bottom line. Whether its increasing efficiency, reducing waste or maximising yield. Technology facilitates that by simplifying the route to intelligent assets, or as I would describe to my relatives – giving machines and buildings a heartbeat. The…3 min read3 min read
Aug 1, 2019RegTech: Tools, tactics and technology for tomorrowWhen I was asked by Halston Marketing to speak at Regtech Talks, it was a no brainer. I’m a huge fan of tech, although I wouldn’t describe myself as a techie at all. What I am interested in is the outcome, the customer experience, specifically making things better: How can…Fintech5 min readFintech5 min read
Jun 5, 2019IoT and sustainability awarenessLast month we attended Founders — Sustainability, hosted by Leeds Digital Drinks at the lovely Kirkstall Forge. The special event formed part of EU Sustainability Week and was an opportunity for Hark to sit down with other UK entrepreneurs, who are growing businesses with a positive impact on our ecosystem…Internet Of Things5 min readInternet Of Things5 min read
Jan 16, 2019B2B Marketing statistics and trends 2019B2B is bigger than B2C According to Mintel. That astounds me. This year, I joined a B2B Marketing Agency. I was asked if I thought I’d struggle transitioning from working on mainly B2C clients to working on a mainly B2B clients. Here’s my answer? Honestly, it’s a change. But I have been working with B2B…Marketing4 min readMarketing4 min read
Jan 4, 2019OKR: Objectives and Key ResultsWhat is OKR? OKR refers to Objectives and Key Results. OKR is a system used by big tech companies for goal setting. OKR is a straightforward way of measuring goals for a business, company, team and individual and importantly, aligning those stakeholders goals together, meaning all staff are working in one direction. OKR…Okr2 min readOkr2 min read
Aug 31, 2018How do the challenger banks compare in search?In early 2018, it was reported that Harrods Bank would disappear and be fully rolled into Tandem. Tandem is one of many challenger banks that I’ve been monitoring over the last 3+ years, in fact I drafted the first version of this post a little less than 18 months ago…Banking5 min readBanking5 min read
Jan 30, 2018Local search statistics — show me stats nearbyThis time last year we wrote two posts about voice search — I compiled a list of statistics on voice search and Steve put down his thoughts on what search will look like in 2020 if 50% of queries were voice. I updated my post throughout the year (with good…Retail6 min readRetail6 min read
Jan 6, 2017Voice Search — Growth statistics & how trends in voice search affect SEOI’m not going to pretend this post is anything more than a list of statistics. Statistics on voice search that you can read and refer to in order to understand how optimising sites for users will change in 2017 as usage of voice search increase. 2017 sees the launch of…Artificial Intelligence4 min readArtificial Intelligence4 min read
Oct 25, 2016Is the most common challenge in search agility?TL;DR You need to look at the smaller quicker fixes to win in search, then look at them again and improve them further. TL;DR Your biggest competitor doesn’t have it all figured out. Getting stuff done Earlier this year I attended the Digital Marketing Summit at the Emirates, London. We ran a few…Marketing4 min readMarketing4 min read
