Best Black Friday tweets from UK retailers
Without Twitter the fervour that surrounded the Black Friday shopping event this year would surely have been much smaller. We pick the best tweeting efforts.
Tag: Surreal Business
Yorkshire startup launches cut-price outer space service from Cape Kebaberal HQ
PhD graduates from University of Sheffield, Alex Baker and Chris Rose, have launched a a galactic enterprise that will send personalised packages into space, with each mission to be filmed.
Christmas TV adverts: Big money and not much relevance
After John Lewis spent over £1m for a Christmas TV advert that has little to nothing to do with the company’s offering, what are retailers really trying to get out of the process
The world’s first ever advertisement
When and what was the first TV advert It was as far back as 1941 – TVs at the time already being around 20 years old.
The 12 largest fictional companies in history
In Hollywood blockbusters or TV shows, we see often see big businesses acting as the headquarters for something being masterminded. These are usually fictional companies, so from Warbucks Industries to Wayne Enterprises and MomCorp, here are the 12 largest fictional companies.
IPViking map: Cybercrime hunting just got real(-time)
US security company Norse have built IPViking, a real-time intelligence data delivery platform.
5 refugee entrepreneurs who have thrived in Britain
Today is the start of Refugee Week, a celebration of the contribution of Britain’s refugees and a chance to raise awareness of their plight.
5 brands that aren’t afraid to court controversy
A lot of big businesses spend millions of pounds each year on maintaining their clean-cut, family friendly image.
5 inspiring young British entrepreneurs
By Alice Yehia
Whether it’s food or football, here are Britain’s most successful young entrepreneurs that have started making millions from a ripe age.
10 translated slogans gone wrong
Lost in translation… here are mistakes that ten businesses would rather forget.