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Hubtel IT hires for AI push & GBP £2.5m growth plan
Data Protection

Hubtel IT hires for AI push & GBP £2.5m growth plan

West Midlands-based Hubtel IT boosts staff by 25% and targets 2026 turnover above GBP £2.5m as it doubles down on AI and cyber security.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Hubtel IT grows team to drive AI & cyber security push
Digital Transformation

Hubtel IT grows team to drive AI & cyber security push

Hubtel IT boosts staff by 25% and targets GBP £2.5m turnover as it ramps up AI and cyber security services for UK small businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
MediaVision's AI-led SEO wins UK fashion search award
Marketing Technologies

MediaVision's AI-led SEO wins UK fashion search award

MediaVision's AI-driven Metis platform powers New Look campaign to UK Search Awards fashion win with standout non-brand SEO gains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Tesco leads UK supermarkets in Christmas social media win
Marketing Technologies

Tesco leads UK supermarkets in Christmas social media win

Tesco tops the UK's Christmas social media league, outpacing rivals on engagement and EMV with a wide-reaching creator-led strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
UK SMEs eye growth but struggle to keep pace with AI
Data Analytics

UK SMEs eye growth but struggle to keep pace with AI

UK SMEs remain upbeat on growth but risk falling behind as economic jitters, rising customer demands and poor grasp of AI strain marketing.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Global Stories

Marketing strategy stories

Tech Mahindra brand rises on global IT strength index
Digital Transformation

Tech Mahindra brand rises on global IT strength index

Tech Mahindra climbs to fourth in India and ninth globally for brand strength, as Brand Finance values its brand at USD $3.4 billion.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Pax8 hires former Microsoft leader to drive APAC growth
Digital Transformation

Pax8 hires former Microsoft leader to drive APAC growth

Pax8 taps former Microsoft Asia channel leader Sarah Bowden to spearhead APAC sales, marketing and partner growth from 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Jan 2026
GlobalLogic names LuJean Smith CMO to drive AI growth
Digital Transformation

GlobalLogic names LuJean Smith CMO to drive AI growth

GlobalLogic hires LuJean Smith as CMO to sharpen global brand, push VelocityAI and align with Hitachi's Inspire 2027 growth strategy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts
Unified Communications

Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts

Forrester flags cooler optimism for 2026 tech budgets as leaders juggle AI-driven investment plans with rising geopolitical and cyber risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
AI agents to reshape retail, squeeze SaaS & ad spend
Customer Experience

AI agents to reshape retail, squeeze SaaS & ad spend

AI agents will reshape how shoppers discover brands, forcing retailers to rethink visibility as SaaS vendors and ad budgets come under strain.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
CEEK warns brands: win machine trust or vanish by 2026
DevOps

CEEK warns brands: win machine trust or vanish by 2026

Brands must build “machine trust” by 2026 or risk vanishing from AI-led discovery as CEEK warns creativity alone will no longer secure visibility.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Generative AI search lifts mobile gaming ad opportunity
Gaming

Generative AI search lifts mobile gaming ad opportunity

As generative AI eats into web search time, LoopMe reports brands shifting spend to fast-growing, ad-friendly mobile gaming audiences.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Freshworks hires Kady Srinivasan as AI era marketing chief
Software-as-a-Service

Freshworks hires Kady Srinivasan as AI era marketing chief

Freshworks names AI-focused marketer Kady Srinivasan as CMO to sharpen its global brand and go-to-market engine in crowded SaaS markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
Yahoo rolls out Agentic AI tools across global DSP
Marketing Technologies

Yahoo rolls out Agentic AI tools across global DSP

Yahoo embeds Agentic AI across its global DSP, letting advertisers plug in their own models to automate planning, buying and optimisation.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
JFrog names Genefa Murphy CMO to drive AI era growth
Unified Communications

JFrog names Genefa Murphy CMO to drive AI era growth

JFrog appoints former Udemy marketing leader Genefa Murphy as CMO to spearhead global growth in AI-driven software supply chain tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Sandisk retires WD_BLACK and WD Blue for Optimus SSDs ranges
Storage

Sandisk retires WD_BLACK and WD Blue for Optimus SSDs ranges

Sandisk scraps WD_BLACK and WD Blue SSD lines, unifying its internal NVMe range under a new three-tier SANDISK Optimus brand.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
AI agents to reshape brand discovery by 2026, says Kantar
Marketing Technologies

AI agents to reshape brand discovery by 2026, says Kantar

AI agents will reshape brand discovery by 2026, Kantar predicts, as marketers race to optimise for algorithmic assistants and micro‑communities.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
Social media drives Black Friday sales surge in UK
Digital Transformation

Social media drives Black Friday sales surge in UK

Social media fuelled a Black Friday boom in the UK, as Rithum data showed global social sales soaring 152% and online spend up 27%.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025