Advertising banned at teatime in France

January 7, 2009 · Filed Under Communications, Customer service, Earnings, Innovation · Comment 

For the time ever in France, TV viewers will be able to watch the box in the early evening without the interruption of any adverts at all, this is because the French government have banned TV advertising on the state owned channels during these prime times.
These new rules mean that advertising will be banned during [...]

Wiki plea’s for cash

January 2, 2009 · Filed Under Communications, Customer service, Marketing, Money · Comment 

Is the world’s most favourite online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia running into financial difficulties? Regular visitors to the site could not have escaped the flashing banners, which appear constantly asking for donations to the site.
In fact things have progressed slightly further now with the founder Jimmy Wales replacing these pleas for a more personal approach, but the [...]