Marketing Week
RBS is on a mission to turn around its public perception of a failed, bailed-out bank to being seen as a bank providing excellent customer experiences through one-click ordering. "Marketing Week" has the story on how it is trying to do this by taking inspiration from Amazon and Uber.
The Telegraph
Dame Frances Cairncross has gone to Silicon Valley as part of her investigation into how the digital technology is impacting quality journalism, "The Telegraph" reports.
Sky News
Unilever has dropped a controversial plan to ditch its Anglo-Dutch setup and relocate its headquarters to The Netherlands, Sky News reveals.
The Guardian
"The Guardian" reveals that the former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is paid GBP275,000 per year for his weekly column in "The Telegraph."
eMarketer
Germany will see a third of ad spending directed toward digital channels this year, eMarketer suggests. The economy is the largest in Europe and second only in the EU to the UK in terms of ad spending.
NetImperative
Netimperative has interviewed Tom Brake MP (LibDems), who paints a very dim picture of life for Britain outside the EU with the media and advertising industries finding it more difficult to trade with neighbours and to recruit top European talent.
NetImperative
Research from GfK suggests the UK is the second-largest market in Europe for smart home products, Netimperative reports.
BBC
The UK Government has explicitly accused Russian military intelligence of launching cyber attacks on the US Democratic Party, World Anti-Doping Agency, a small UK television station and several businesses in Russian and Ukraine, the BBC reports.
The Times
"The Times" has bad news for auto brands and their partners: car sales in the UK slumped 20% in September year-on-year. The newspaper points out that new regulations and lower consumer confidence are likely to be the cause. It calculates that car sales could be down 7% across the year, a serious dip on last year's 4% fall.
The Drum
Global insurance provider AXA has signed a long-term partnership with Liverpool FC, "The Drum" writes.