That’s the finding of the latest CBI/Harvey Nash survey of 462 UK firms, large and small. It seems nearly half of the companies surveyed predict an increase in staff in the next 12 months and the percentage increases still further for smaller companies. However, many expect a real reduction in their use of temporary workers ... Read full story »

British mobile users are increasingly coming to regard m-commerce as a convenient shopping channel rather than viewing it as an experiment, a tendency supported by the report on the latest study undertaken by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB). After polling more than 1,000 mobile users, the organisation found that 42% deemed the platform the most ... Read full story »

We’re closing in on the end of another quarter; officially that’s half way through the year…eek! So what’s the story from the Ad Lib camp? Things are busy, busy, busy and there’s little let up across digital, client side, agency and publishing sectors. Our push along the M4 is going from strength to strength with ... Read full story »

It’s 2011 and Ad Lib is officially 10 years old this year, hooray! We’ve come a long way in those years and are blessed with a fantastic team that have helped us reach new heights and share our goals for the future. We’re currently planning our celebrations, which we’ll keep you posted on. It was ... Read full story »

With the numbers of job opportunities increasing again both in company marketing teams and in the agency world it feels like things are continuing to improve. The number of available relevant people for each role has also diminished, a sure sign things are getting better. And it seems the figures are actually backing this up. ... Read full story »

The Creative Industries KTN (Knowledge Transfer Network) is a government supported body that finds itself still alive and with a budget this side of the strategic review. It is running a series of events to support the Technology Strategy Board’s funding call making £5 million available in Spring 2011 for new advanced uses of metadata ... Read full story »

Ad Lib is delighted to announce that in future we’ll be spending even more time in Dorset and Hampshire helping businesses to grow through finding the best people working within the digital marketing industry. Responding to popular demand (no really) we’re bringing a bit of blue sky to the South Coast by opening a Bournemouth office on the 3rd September. We’ve teamed up with the very effective Carrie Baldock-Apps, as Head of Digital – South Coast, to help it grow over the coming months.

What have Bournemouth, Bristol and the best digital marketing jobs all got in common? Pop back here on the 1st September when we’ll be sharing some news that we think will be good for all those working in the world of digital marketing who share our love of sea, sand, boats, Dorset, Hampshire, the M27 ... Read full story »

We love it when a plan comes together and genuinely get a kick out of helping you make that all important next move. And it’s really great when we get a ‘thank you’ out of the blue like this one: “Thank you so much for everything! I am so happy about this role and I really ... Read full story »

While few of us love it, avoiding risk – personal and organisational – means keeping up to date with legislation. For our next beautiful Breakfast seminar on 7th September, we’ve invited the nice people from Foot Anstey, the South West’s favourite solicitors who, when added to some croissants, pastries, succulent fruit and juices, should make ... Read full story »