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Introducing our new publishing platform
Today, we’re delighted to announce the launch of our new publishing platform. The relaunched HRZone.com is our first site to be powered by the platform. Over the rest of the year, we’ll be moving each of our B2B titles to the platform and releasing new...
Meet the Editor: An interview with HRZone’s Jamie Lawrence
If you’ve spent any time at all on HRZone.com you will no doubt have noticed the ‘face’ behind the site, Editor Jamie Lawrence. In this post we look behind the scenes of this leading online title, and also of the HRZone editor himself. What makes him...
The role of offline events for B2B marketing in 2015
Direct mail, face-to-face events and print advertising formed a large part of the toolkit for many B2B marketers in the 1990s. Then came digital and everything changed. Didn't it? Well yes, things certainly changed. Indeed it continues to change things as...
Documenting strategy and other B2B campaign tips
Content marketing is far from being a new concept. It may continue to be the term du jour, but the reality is that content forms the basis of the vast majority of advertising campaigns we run on behalf of our clients and that has been the case for a great many...
Employee Engagement Awards & Conference 2015 to launch in North America
The Employee Engagement Awards (EE Awards), the UK's most exclusive and prestigious event honoring excellence in employee engagement, is coming to America this January. Founded by Manners & Murphy and produced in partnership with Sift Media and WeSpire,...
The science of storytelling in marketing
When we are very young storytelling is the way we learn about so many things. Almost all childrens books have a beginning, which sets a scene or highlights an issue or problem; a middle, which often presents a solution; and an end, which tends to offer a result or...
Content strategy basics
The vast majority of advertisers who engage with Sift Media communities do so via some form on content marketing. The format of this content may vary from an occasional sponsored piece of editorial to a full in-depth programme of activity including blogs, white...
Brilliant lessons in building sustainable online communities
This post is adapted from a feature that first appeared on BusinessZone. Sift, made up of Sift Media, Sift Digital and PracticeWEB, took part in Open Co Bristol and Bath, a US-inspired event that allows delegates to visit tech and digital business across one city...
Productivity tips from top UK business leaders
As part of an exclusive series of high-profile interviews, Sift Talent recently spoke with senior leaders from leading UK and Global brands, including SuperGroup, IBM, Poundland, LB Group and Imperial Tobacco. Each interview investigated key business issues and...
Talent retention: Insight from big name brands
As Sift Talent continue their expert series of interviews with senior leaders from some of the UK’s largest brands, we examine the key themes which repeatedly cropped up in each session. This unique insight comes from organisations including SuperGroup, IBM,...