Self-professed financial services geeks shouldnât care about who killed whom on EastEnders, right? Corporate business strategies bear no relation to Keeping Up With The KardashiansâŠ
Well⊠not quite.
Celebrity and pop culture has always influenced the status quo, which in turn impacts how consumers interact with financial services firms. As well as the social reforms that came about thanks to his writing, Charles Dickens is widely accredited to have given us the cultural blueprint for the âtraditionalâ Christmas we know today.
Lucy Mundy,
Associate Director
Vested's Managing Director, Bryan Limon, describes what it's like to live and work with disabilities and steps employers can take to make workplaces more accessible.
Bryan Limon,
Director
2021 has been a year of recalibration, but also one of optimism. After the seismic global shift which emerged out of nowhere in 2020, we picked ourselves up, dusted ourselves off and moved forward with purpose.
Jo Field,
Director
As we near the end of another year of change for the communications industry, we hosted a webinar with Signal AI, looking at the opportunities for communicators in 2022.
Sophie Paterson,
Associate Director
What the IPO flood reveals is that a large and diverse group of presumably savvy business people see a bright economic future and a market that might be pricing itself for something even brighter than the reality they see. It is a view that investors need to consider and one to which the flood of IPOs has called attention.
Milton Ezrati,
Chief Economist
Black Friday is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year. Retailers slash their prices, double their marketing efforts and brace themselves for an influx or orders over the weekend. Last year, the UK was in a national lockdown throughout November, so bargains could only be bagged online, meaning consumer spend was significantly down compared to 2019.
Sophie Paterson,
UK Associate Director
Are you thinking about using a âbuy now, pay laterâ service like Klarna or Afterpay this holiday season? If so, hereâs what you need to watch out for.
In honor of International Fraud Awareness Week, weâre uncovering four common types of financial fraud and how to avoid them. Click the link to learn more.
George Pitt,
Associate Director
Matt Jones,
Account Manager, Vested
