Start Me Up! A profile of Shoply
Launched last year, Shoply is a social shopping site which provides a marketplace for small brands and local business looking to sell online.
I've been asking CEO Liad Shababo about Shoply...
Q&A: John Watton of Expedia on innovation
John Watton leads the global marketing team for Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN), which provides private label solutions to the travel industry.
He is also a member of the judging panel for Econsultancy's Innovation Awards, choosing from this shortlist.
I've been asking John about encouraging innovation within companies, and what he will be looking for from awards entries.
Start Me Up! A profile of Movellas
Movellas has been described as 'YouTube for ebooks', and it allows writers to upload their poetry, stories and essays to the platform.
Anyone can create their own 'movella' and it is accessible anywhere, anytime, from a computer, tablet, iPad, iPod Touch, eReader or smartphone.
I asked CEO and Co-Founder Per Larson about the company...
Consumer psychology: what makes for a good gift?
Gift-giving, like having an opinion, is something that theoretically everyone knows how to do. But the fact is that most people are terribly, terribly wrong.
Moving towards the final stretch of the holiday season, we reached out to Professor Kit Yarrow, consumer psychologist, to ask her the important questions about magic, marketing, and youth culture that will help keep you and your brand from passing out the literal or figurative equivalent of an inedible fruitcake.
Start Me Up! A profile of Bounty It!
BountyIt.com aims to help startups and others out with getting great feedback and ideas on anything from website design to everyday business issues.
I've been asking founder Cliff Bernstein about the company.
Q&A: Phil Allen of Coutts on banking and social media
Coutts is the wealth division of RBS Group. The bank, which is 300 years old, offers banking, investment and wealth management services.
Since 2009, it has been active on various social media channels.
I've been talking to head of digital Phil Allen about the bank's social media strategy, the unique challenges for financial brands, and how he measures the results of social engagement.
Start Me Up! A profile of Elance
Elance is a platform for online work that helps businesses hire and manage in the cloud.
I've been asking VP Europe Kjetil Olsen about Elance's business model and its future plans...
Q&A: Ed Longley of Hiscox on digital innovation
Ed Longley, Head of Onine at Hiscox, is a member of the judging panel for our Innovation Awards.
I've been talking to Ed about how Hiscox encourages forward thinking within the company, what he will be looking for from awards entrants, as well as examples of innovation from the last 12 months.
Start Me Up! A profile of easyBacklog
Launched by Econsultancy co-founder Matthew O'Riordan, easyBacklog is a time saving backlog management tool for Agile practitioners working in or with agencies.
I've been asking Matthew about easyBacklog, the challenges involved in building the tool, and his target audience...
Q&A: The Guardian's Piers Jones on digital innovation
Piers Jones, Group Product Manager at The Guardian, is a member of the judging panel for our Innovation Awards.
I've been asking Piers about creating a culture in which innovative ideas can flourish, his top innovations for 2011, and what he'll be looking for when judging this year's awards...
