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  • Belkin buyout + more news

    The Curious Case of the Belkin Buy – Om Malik – not really so curious. It makes sense for Belkin and Foxconn. Belkin and Foxconn can use the advantages that they have in terms of production and understanding of Apple products to get ahead. Having a recognisable brand in Belkin that gives Foxconn better margin…

  • Mercedes’ China Syndrome

    China Syndrome definition: a hypothetical sequence of events following the meltdown of a nuclear reactor, in which the core melts through its containment structure and deep into the earth. A term the American’s used to imply an accident so bad that hot nuclear material burnt through the centre of the earth and out the other…

  • Small business + other news

    Small business What does small business really contribute to economic growth? | Aeon Essays – not as much as politicians etc would have you believe. Probably the most emblematic example of ‘small business’ contributing to economic growth was Margaret Thatcher. Small business and financial services were supposed to replace the manufacturing sector which had been…

  • The Bell Pottinger Post

    PR firm Bell Pottinger has got entangled in a mess of the South African government and the Gupta family.  More people have written about this in depth, so I will just link to them at the bottom of the post. Here’s some thoughts on it all There but for the grace of God go I…

  • Samsung smartphone + more

    Samsung smartphone sales Samsung Smartphone Sales – Korean analysts report that the Galaxy S8 is Selling 20% below last year’s S7 – not terribly surprising. The market is mature and Samsung smartphone sales will be losing ground to the Chinese Android players like OnePlus, Huawei and ZTE. Samsung smartphone sales are caught between two prongs.…

  • Beme & more news

    Beme CNN Brings In the Social App Beme to Cultivate a Millennial Audience – The New York Times – major news site suffering from lack of consumer trust (election coverage, fake news environment etc) buys YouTube V-logger to get some baes – and people wonder why the news media appears broken. Beme was founded by Casey…

  • MWC 2016 as a case study on talkability, brand mentions and brand performance

    Mobile World Congress (or in industry parlance MWC 2016) is where the telecoms industry goes to set out its stand. It has gradually changed from being a conference where the big issues of the day are hashed out, to more of a trade show a la CES or CeBIT. From a brand point of view,…

  • Work with Ged Carroll for strategic expertise

    Work with Ged Carroll – getting in touch From a professional point of view you can find my profile on YunoJuno and LinkedIn; get my email from Spamty to drop me a line. I currently work as a strategy director and have done this for a number of creative and advertising agencies in London, Hong Kong and New York. My…

  • Agencies in US + more things

    U.K. Marketers Will Use Fewer Agencies by 2020, Report Says | Advertising Age – focused on doing prospecting and CRM in-house. Agencies will shrink because its not that hard to media plan if you’ve decided on Google and Facebook. (Not the smartest play, but one that inhouse marketers are increasingly adopting). More marketing content here. Apple…