By: Will Railton

I'm deputy money editor at City A.M. I focus on personal finance and investing. I'm particularly interested in macroeconomics, pensions and politics. Contact me at william.railton@cityam.com.

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Are you out of your mind(set)? How to build a business culture for growth

June 14, 2016

We often talk about mindsets in the context of our personal lives. But have you ever considered that organisations also exhibit particular mindsets? Indeed, they could be having an impact on your attitude in the workplace and the way you perceive your colleagues. Chances are that some of the most important lessons you’ve learned in [...]
The next internet: AppNexus CEO Brian O’Kelley lays out his vision for the programmable age

June 13, 2016

At six foot five, there isn’t much which can dwarf Brian O’Kelley. His adtech company AppNexus, which allows marketers and publishers to buy and sell advertising space in real-time, has grown exponentially since its founding in 2007. Today, the firm’s ad-serving infrastructure processes 5m requests per second at peak periods, facilitating an estimated $2bn of transactions [...]
How best to impress a robot recruiter: The CV writing tips you need to know

June 10, 2016

Disintermediation has changed the recruitment industry forever. Tech has led the reconfiguration of the sector and significantly reduced the need for intermediaries, traditionally provided by recruitment and executive search firms. Companies have made huge savings to their hiring budgets, and data use and talent analytics are ever growing in a bid to drive further efficiency. However, [...]
The startup impetus: Why it pays to launch your business while still studying

June 9, 2016

Increasing numbers of executive MBA (EMBA) students are becoming entrepreneurs. The FT’s 2015 EMBA survey showed that 26 per cent of graduates started their own firm either during their course or after graduating. Doing an EMBA at a leading business school will set you or your employer back around £70,000 and, “if you’re going to pull [...]
Forget Brexit: Borderless working is the future

June 9, 2016

The European Union is built on four basic freedoms: the free movement of goods, services, capital and labour. Of the four of these, perhaps none is being discussed more than the free movement of labour. Many on the remain side say that this is essential to plug skills gaps and bolster growth for UK businesses. [...]
Survival of the fittest: Why clever collaboration with other parts of the market will change the game for platforms and investors

June 9, 2016

Demand in the crowdfunding sector has grown on a huge scale in recent years. Total transaction volumes increased by 85 times between 2012 and 2015, from £3.9m to £332m, according to Nesta. But the industry still has a long way to go. How platforms have developed in recent years, in line with increasing demand and [...]
The trouble with teamwork: Ten tips to make sure you and your colleagues work in sync

June 8, 2016

On average, we spend 37 hours a week at work, which means that most of us spend more time with our colleagues than with our family and friends. And if things aren’t amicable with the people we work with, or our teams don’t function efficiently, those 37 hours are going to be painful indeed. We [...]
Best in-house: Three quarters of UK marketers are thinking of ditching advertising agencies in the near future

June 7, 2016

A whopping three quarters of UK brand-side marketers are considering bringing their marketing in-house in 2016-17, according to a new survey by visual presentation platform Prezi. While the majority of marketers surveyed (83 per cent) said that there was real value in having an agency, they didn't want to be tied down by onerous and expensive contracts. Fully [...]
Probe finds non-transparent practices are pervasive within the US advertising industry

June 7, 2016

Media agencies in the US have been given cash rebates by media companies for spending a certain amount of their clients' budgets with them, a probe by an American industry trade body has found. Agencies are expected to act in the best interests of their clients, and such rebates are banned in the States. A "pervasive" [...]
Stop faking it: Four tips for giving a memorable public speech

June 7, 2016

As we stand up to speak in public, and our audience prepares to listen, authority is conferred upon us, as well as a responsibility to engage our listeners. It is this pressure to keep the audience interested or entertained which is at the root of many Britons’ glossophobia. Indeed, a 2014 survey by YouGov found [...]

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