We specialise in longer pieces of content like White Papers and case studies. These are just a small selection of those we have researched, structured and written.
Where We Are Now – a CEO’s view of marketing spend
“The art and science of marketing is changing. It will continue to do so against an economic backdrop of global business being reshaped by technology, concerns over future growth, a slowdown in China, a Europe left disrupted by Brexit, and with the future of the US yet to be decided. Against this backdrop, Deloitte’s biennial survey of cost improvement practices and trends in Fortune 1000 companies presents a picture of retrenchment with 90% of organizations worldwide planning to cut costs in 2016-17 … regardless of their revenue growth … and 73% of CEOs already doing so. Read more …
Moving to a Cloud Solution? 35 Questions For You And Your Vendor.
“Cloud computing is fast becoming the new way of working for many companies. In fact, 74% of Tech Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) say it is the one thing that will have the most measurable impact on their business in 2017. Adopting Software as a Service (SaaS) is not for every organisation. However, its growing acceptance does mean that avoiding the cloud is becoming increasingly difficult. Consequently, it makes sense to thoroughly investigate the potential of using a cloud services provider for applications such as CRM. This White Paper sets out a framework for doing so. Read more …
Reducing risk through managed hosting – a guide for financial services firms.
“As agility becomes ever more critical for success, managed hosting offers a highly effective way to cut costs, improve competitiveness and better exploit market opportunities, by enabling firms to achieve more with fewer resources. Given the potential competitive advantage that is at stake, even the inherently cautious financial services sector is overcoming its reticence to join the migration crowd. Read more …
Windows 10 – a win-win situation?
“On 29thJuly 2015, Microsoft officially launched Windows 10, the latest version of the world’s most ubiquitous operating system, successor to the ill-fated Windows 8. Eagerly anticipated and enthusiastically received, according to Microsoft, by the start of 2016 there were 200 million active customers running it worldwide. This is an unprecedented rate of uptake for any OS, exceeding that of Windows 7, and putting Microsoft well on its goal path of one billion Windows 10 devices over the next two to three years. Read more …
The rise and rise of digital evidence
“The challenging nature of law enforcement is compelling forces across Britain to reassess the way they police. This includes looking afresh at how technology may be better employed. In this White Paper, we consider specifically how adopting new technology can lead to significant cost savings and much greater effectiveness when it comes to the effectiveness when it comes to the collation and management of digital evidence. Read more …
Financial markets are changing
“After decades of shortening, institutional holding periods are growing longer, now almost double their eight-month long low of 2008. And as the economics of trading deteriorate, political pressures intensify and asset owner demands for greater stewardship grow more vocal, valuations of long-term growth stocks are all set to rise. As a result, equity markets will increasingly be driven by companies’ long-term fundamentals, rather than short-term news and market sentiment that have previously contracted time horizons. However, with sell side research still firmly rooted in a myopic, news-fuelled model, most of the industry is ill-equipped for this sea change. Read more …