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1st September 2021

Innovation labs and why they matter

Tech innovation is critical for mature brands to stay ahead of disruption, with many companies relying on in-house innovation labs to keep the competition at

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Paula Fifield
26th August 2021

Social platforms and their differentiators

There is a misconception that when brands start influencer campaigns that they must pin down the right people first. Though it’s helpful to know the

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Robyn Wilson
19th August 2021

In defence of the use of technology in football

Football’s relationship with technology has been a tumultuous one. Dare to utter the three letters V A R and you will likely evoke feelings of

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James Lambert
12th August 2021

The anti-social network, or: can we please stop lying for two minutes

“Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognise bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it… In consequence, we have no clear

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Ben Musgrove
3rd August 2021

Reaching new heights: Five more travel tech brands to watch in 2021

Following my last blog post about five top tech companies that are helping to change the face of the tourism industry, worldwide travel has continued

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Samantha Browning
21st July 2021

Fast chips to fast cars: why Ferrari hired an electronics heavyweight as its new CEO

Last month’s announcement that luxury automotive legend Ferrari was hiring Benedetto Vigna as its new CEO came as a surprise to many in both the

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Elaine Birch
15th July 2021

The power of LinkedIn: turning ‘lurkers’ into ‘likers’

Last month, a few of us at Wildfire joined a workshop hosted by Maverrick, a social selling training and consulting company, to learn about how

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Kiran Saini
6th July 2021

The four different types of influencers you need to know about

When people hear the word ‘social media influencer’, a fair few might automatically think of the likes of Kim Kardashian and her $250k-worth Instagram posts

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Fiona Todd
30th June 2021

The future of lending in the fintech era

What do Sayfudin, a farmer and raw materials provider; Ratna, a weaver of doormats; and Bayu, a university student; have in common? They have all

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Sanjay Dove
29th June 2021

How brands should target gamers in 2021

Since my early memories of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater on PlayStation, the gaming landscape has changed dramatically. In recent years, we’ve experienced the rise of

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Jay Cox
25th June 2021

Take it as read(dit): degrees of truth in the internet hivemind

It’s conventional wisdom that Reddit — the cuddlier cousin of your favourite social media — is a hivemind. Surely a meritocratic, community-driven forum is going

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Ben Musgrove
23rd June 2021

High-flyers: Five travel tech brands to watch in 2021

Looking back to my last travel-related blog in the good old days of 2017, it’s clear that the world is now a very different place.

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Samantha Browning