Insights

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, marketers are surrounded by a growing array of tools, analytics platforms, and AI-driven insights. Yet, despite the influx of innovation, traditional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as Return on Investment (ROI), engagement rates, and personalisation metrics, continue to hold their ground as the cornerstones of effective marketing measurement.

For years we’ve been stuck with intrusive cookie banners, a clumsy solution that frustrates users and offers little real control. Now, the EU’s Digital Omnibus Regulation proposal, though disappointingly slow to implement (we’re looking at 2027 at the earliest), finally sets a clear direction for a future without them.

Over the past months, several major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud have suffered from outages. When even the biggest players experience problems, millions of websites slow down or stop working altogether. This shows a simple truth: no platform is immune to failure.

Integrating accessibility into your brand strategy isn’t just a compliance requirement, it’s a business opportunity, writes Staffan Lindgren, Group CTO and Chief AI officer, Aura.

Did you know that improving just one key performance metric can dramatically enhance your website's user experience, increase engagement, and even boost your search engine rankings? This key metric is called the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The LCP is one of Google’s Core Web Vitals – a set of metrics that measure the health of your website in terms of speed, responsiveness, and visual stability. This article will dive deep into the importance of LCP, looking at how optimising it can make a real difference in your website's performance.

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, data is king, queen, and probably the entire court. As marketers, we're constantly seeking the most effective ways to connect with our audience, and data is the key to making that happen. However, not all data is created equal. You might be familiar with 1st-party and 3rd-party data—they’ve been around for a while. But what about 0-party and 2nd-party data? These might not be as well known, yet they’re just as crucial. Let’s have a look at what different types of data there is and why they’re all important.

As the pace of technological change accelerates, enterprises must be agile to remain competitive – not least when it comes to AI. Traditional AI implementation approaches, which often involve lengthy development cycles and rigid structures, are no longer sufficient. Agile AI solutions on the other hand, characterised by flexibility, scalability, and rapid deployment, are essential to keep up with dynamic market demands and technological advancements. Microservice architecture offers a promising approach to achieving this agility.

The corporate website is necessary for communicating with corporate audiences and being compliant. Sustainability is a topic that is ever-increasing in importance. Despite having tons of information on their website, companies often forget the significant environmental impact of the website itself.