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Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Editor, FGB

Hugh Williams is Editor of FastGrowthBrands, where he edits and writes daily content focusing on challenger, direct-consumer and digitally native brands. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and Business from the University of Newcastle.

Articles by Hugh

  • T-1 Month: GDPR Tips & Tricks for Your Sprint Towards the Deadline

    With GDPR less than a month away, retailers are battening down the hatches in preparation for the regulations. In this piece, Judy Boniface (pictured below), CMO, Mailjet, tells RetailTechNews how businesses can be preparing themselves, as the deadline looms ever closer. If [...]

    With GDPR less than a month away, retailers are battening down the [...]

  • The Rise of Conversational Marketing: Q&A with iAdvize

    Even though more sales are taking place online, shoppers have as many questions to ask as when they went in-store. This Q&A with Marie Sagarzazu (pictured below), UK country manager, iAdvize, looks at how conversational marketing tools can fill this gap, and [...]

    Even though more sales are taking place online, shoppers have as many [...]

  • Amazon Taking More of Retailers’ Budgets; Walmart vs Amazon in India

    RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Amazon Taking More of Retailers’ Budgets; Walmart vs Amazon in [...]

    RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves [...]

  • More Than Half of Retailers Not Ready for GDPR; IT Chiefs Admit Their Firms Need Help with AI

    RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: More Than Half of Retailers Not Ready for GDPR; IT Chiefs Admit Their Firms Need Help with AI; and Access to In-Store Mobile Technology [...]

    RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. [...]

  • Keeping Mobile Users ‘Appy – 3 Steps to Lifetime Engagement on M-Commerce

    In this piece for RetailTechNews, Ruth Manielevitch (pictured below), director of business development, Taptica, outlines the keys to keeping mobile app users engaged. There are literally billions of smartphone users. There are an estimated seven billion people occupying the planet now, [...]

    In this piece for RetailTechNews, Ruth Manielevitch (pictured below), director of business development, [...]

  • Retargeting – The Gift That Keeps on Giving

    As the saying goes, it’s the thought that counts. But when it comes to seasonal sales, it seems that UK consumers are willing to go the extra mile and reach for their wallets to celebrate national days and holidays. With [...]

    As the saying goes, it’s the thought that counts. But when it [...]

  • Could Voucher Codes Be the Key to Help Advertisers Unlock a Post-GDPR Audience?

    In this piece for RetailTechNews, Stuart Austin, programmatic consultant, Uniqodo, explains how the online advertising industry has grown off the back of a sea of data. However, with the European GDPR legislation coming into force on 25 May 2018, the tide [...]

    In this piece for RetailTechNews, Stuart Austin, programmatic consultant, Uniqodo, explains how [...]

  • Understanding How Retailers Use Location Data: Q&A with Rippll

    Location data has long been a widely used technique for retailers to engage their customers. In this Q&A with RetailTechNews, Doug Chisholm, CEO, Rippll, outlines how retailers are leveraging this information, what more they can be doing with their location [...]

    Location data has long been a widely used technique for retailers to [...]

  • The Business of Voice Assistants in the Retail Sector

    In this piece, Ed Bussey, CEO and founder, Quill, tells RetailTechNews about the rapid evolution of voice assistants and advises retailers on how to adapt their online content strategies for the new world of ‘conversational commerce’.   The hype around voice-driven [...]

    In this piece, Ed Bussey, CEO and founder, Quill, tells RetailTechNews about [...]

  • Prime Membership Numbers Announced; USPS Could Make Amazon Suffer

    RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Prime Membership Numbers Announced; USPS Could Make Amazon Suffer; and [...]

    RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves [...]