Free or generic AI tools often appear to be a small business owner’s dream: powerful automation without any upfront cost. It’s no wonder many SMEs, operating on tight budgets, jump at these free solutions. But as the old saying goes, “if it’s free, you’re the product” — and in the case of AI, free can […]
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Most teams hit the same wall with AI pilots. The demo dazzles, but when you roll it out, things stall: the model takes seconds to reply, adoption drops, and soon everyone’s wondering if AI was just hype. Here’s the mistake: reaching straight for the biggest model you can buy. Bigger isn’t always better. In fact,
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In 2024, over 1.3 billion blog posts were published worldwide (Worldometer). Yet the Content Marketing Institute reports only 23% of B2B marketers feel their content is “very effective.” That gap tells the story: more output, less impact. The culprit is shovelware — content created to hit a schedule, not change a mind. It looks polished,
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The shift without a playbook A founder told me recently:“We’ve got a strong brand and a capable team—so why is pipeline so unpredictable?” The problem isn’t execution. It’s the ground moving under our feet. Retargeting is anaemic, attribution is fiction, and CFOs want ROI, not dashboards. You feel the shift, but where’s the playbook? 2025
Artificial intelligence has quickly shifted from hype to hard numbers in the UK economy. By 2023, UK AI companies were generating £14.2 billion in revenues, employing more than 64,000 people, and contributing £5.8 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA). In 2024, the sector’s market value surged to an estimated £72 billion, placing Britain firmly as
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Google ’s AI-powered search evolution isn’t just another algorithm update — it’s a seismic shift changing how brands need to think about visibility, engagement, and conversion. Recent research from BrightEdge and a growing body of industry insights show that AI-driven search experiences are redefining the SEO landscape, forcing marketers to adapt or risk irrelevance. The
Many business owners spend weeks perfecting things that don’t really matter: the wording of a headline, the colour of a button, the layout of a landing page, convinced these tweaks will unlock growth. Meanwhile, the fundamentals that actually determine success remain overlooked. This isn’t because leaders don’t care. It’s because some aspects of business feel
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As billions pour into UK AI infrastructure, are we building an AI-powered economy for British business—or leasing it from Silicon Valley? The UK Government has made AI a centrepiece of its industrial strategy, pledging to transform the country into a global hub for artificial intelligence by 2030. Over £44 billion has been invested into the
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Intel is making a big bet, and it’s not on chips. It’s on the power of narrative. Last week, the semiconductor giant announced a sweeping restructuring of its marketing function, laying off an undisclosed number of employees and outsourcing much of the work to consulting firm Accenture, supported by artificial intelligence. On paper, it’s about
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In the last decade, SEO has been the cornerstone of content discovery. Keywords, backlinks, technical structure — all carefully tuned to appease the Google gods and climb the search rankings. But something fundamental is changing. In 2025 and beyond, content is no longer just discovered through search engines — it’s increasingly surfaced by AI systems.
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