Posts written by Ismail Ismail

Using videos on your product pages - a good idea?

By Ismail Ismail on 10 September 2009

Jon and I attended the IMRG workshop on interactive marketing yesterday. We really enjoyed the session and like all IMRG events we met some great new people there, as well as old friends.

One particularly interesting topic of discussion was on the use of digital video as part of the online retail experience. There were good … Read more about ‘Using videos on your product pages - a good idea?’


What is Friends Reunited actually good for?

By Ismail Ismail on 28 July 2009

I notice that the question mark over the future of Friends Reunited has re-emerged again in the press over the weekend. Very little of ITV’s original investment (rumored to be around £175 million) will be recouped if they allegedly sell to Oakley Capital for £15 million. But needs must and with falling broadcast advertising revenues … Read more about ‘What is Friends Reunited actually good for?’


Local council usability report 2009

By Ismail Ismail on 13 July 2009

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For the past 3 years we’ve been publishing an annual report into the usability of the best local council websites. We take the top 20 councils from the Socitm Better Connected annual survey and subject them to our usability criteria to see how they measure up.

The last 3 years has seen a steady incremental improvement … Read more about ‘Local council usability report 2009′


Online video content deals - the future for magazine publishers?

By Ismail Ismail on 3 July 2009

The digerati have been talking about the decline of print and broadcast advertising revenues and the continued growth of digital for some time so I won’t bore you by going on about that. But there was an interesting story published in Brand Republic yesterday about a joint venture agreed between magazine publishing giant IPC Media … Read more about ‘Online video content deals - the future for magazine publishers?’