Nearly 30 per cent of lawyers are afraid of losing their jobs and 26 per cent don’t think they will make their billable hours goals in the coming months, according to two June surveys by the legal recruitment firm Lateral Link. The surveys are reported here. If you’re tempted to find consolation in their American [...]
House prices have fallen for the ninth month in a row, with the average price now £170, 500, down from £176,100 this time last year. Home owners are also taking the best part of three months to sell, up from six weeks this time last year. The figures come from a Hometrack survey, and you [...]
In the May ABCs – the Audit Bureau of Circulations measurement of traffic to the newspaper websites – the Daily Mail’s website surged ahead of its main rivals (the Telegraph and Guardian) to take the top spot with 18.7 million unique users. The Independent on Sunday has a piece on this development here, and it [...]
Keeping your staff happy may amount to more than mere office politics. Tangible brand benefits can accrue too, as this piece at Wealth Briefing argues. “The key to delivering a successful customer experience is building and maintaining employee engagement, crucial in an industry where word of mouth and reputation are key in the attraction and [...]
There’s an interesting piece at Wealth Briefing. How do wealth managers – a breed whose sector continues to grow despite economic woes elsewhere – exploit untapped markets? Click here to find out.
Is there a geek inside all of us?
Excellent Nike ad
Memo to would-be hacks: good writing is no longer a tool of your trade
Released almost a year ago, Spada’s groundbreaking research report, British Professions Today, is available for free download
This bank is so well designed that many of its staff never go home (allegedly)
In the latest of our series of white papers, Spada Research examines trends in environmental reporting.
After a raft of phone-hacking admissions and allegations, we are no longer seen as the gruff but dependable watchdog. Neville Thurlbeck, formerly of the News of the World (part of his Damascene conversion; to be continued).