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WhatsApp Business & other news
WhatsApp Business Introducing the WhatsApp Business App | WhatsApp blog – a free-to-download Android app for small businesses. Our new app will make it easier for companies to connect with customers, and more convenient for our 1.3 billion users to chat with businesses that matter to them. Here’s how: Business Profiles: Help customers with useful information such…
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Instant pot + more news
Instant pot Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot : The Salt : NPR – The instant pot of the title is what was called a slow cooker back when my parents bought one in the mid-1980s. It was a ceramic dish with a lid in a metal holder with a heating…
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Leatherman + more news
Leatherman Origin Of Leatherman: The Road From Start-Up To Mega-Brand – great interview with Tim Leatherman. The development of Leatherman cam out of an unmet need. But what was of particular interest was how Gerber Knives went from Leatherman supplier to competitor by looking at the Leatherman production orders. There’s a lesson from Leatherman for globalised brands…
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Integrated agency wins
I started thinking about integrated agency wins when I read that Asda appointed Publicis after a short pitch process this week. What was notable about the win was that it covered both creative and media briefs. Notable enough to become a conversation topic when I met up with industry friends for coffee. Integrated wins are…
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With a VHS… + more things
‘I feel like my granddad with a VHS’: UK agency Gen Xers on Snapchat – Digiday – great headline, though I think that they would struggle just as hard with a VHS reciorder. Discover is showing interesting content Apple Watch sales: 2016 projection shows it’s gaining no traction | BGR – really interesting survey. I wonder if…
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Apple ID + more news
Apple ID Apple: Terrorist’s Apple ID Password Changed In Government Custody, Blocking Access – BuzzFeed News – The Apple ID password linked to the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists was changed less than 24 hours after the government took possession of the device, senior Apple executives said Friday. If that hadn’t happened, Apple…
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Corporation tax + more things
Amazon to begin paying corporation tax on UK retail sales | The Guardian – it is good to see that Amazon is paying corporation tax. But the thing no one is asking is how does this affect businesses that might have ‘global accounts’, for instance Ford, Colgate and HSBC’s relationship with WPP? Does this mean that…
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Li Ka shing + more news
From ‘superman’ to ‘big tiger’, Li Ka shing loses favour with Beijing | South China Morning Post – interesting analysis of the changing sentiment of the Chinese government to Li Ka shing. Li Ka-shing has managed to walk his own path, even compared to other Hong Kong oligarchs. He was also able to play well with…
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H P security research + more
H-P Security Research The mystery of North Korea’s cyber threat landscape | H P Security Research – interesting whitepaper by H P Security on North Korea’s cyber warfare capabilities (PDF) – Not the most sophisticated but clever use of more limited toolkits according to H P Security. More security related content here. China Hardware never sleeps…