The joy – if joy is the right word – of last night’s panel session, which I chaired for Chinwag Live on the topic of ‘Advertising woes’, was that it was a first opportunity to hear what the actual effects of our long-awaited slump have been on the digital sector so far and therefore how [...]

Inspired by a ‘recently compiled top ten list of New Year’s resolutions’ sent to me by local estate agent RA Bennett & Partners… 1.       Get into shape For digital, that means redundancies. No digital media owner, agency or advertiser, particularly if they have US paymasters, is likely to end the year with more staff than it started. [...]

So this year has seen several announcements from Google which are all set to make the giant even more money. Is this just a coincidence or do we think they’re feeling a little bit of a pinch like the rest of us? 2008 has seen Google relax their ban on gambling advertising in the UK as [...]

In the style of Chris Morris in The Day Today, the national media have now declared: “It’s recession!”. So many of us digital folk are wondering what’s in it for us. Here to follow then are some thoughts from our guest poster Phil Buxton on the slump’s likely effects on the UK digital landscape. 1. Ad [...]