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Sep 2, 2024 | 
mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Faris Yakob |Grace Gollasch |Matt Rhodes |Mike Piggott
When I first moved to NYC in 2008 I encountered an oft-used term that I had previously heard colloquially. I was confused about how frequently it was coming up and asked a panel of cultural tastemakers I was moderating on my first week in town what it was all about. The editors of the key NYC newsletters of the time (Thrillist, Flavorpill, Gothamist) responded, as I now understand appropriately, by denying that they were hipsters.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Jenni Romaniuk |Matt Rhodes |Joe Dodd |Alex Diprose
Given it is the season of marketers donating to celebrities via Super Bowl advertising, I want to talk about using faces as Distinctive Assets. Faces draw category buyer attention because we are social/tribal beings. In any new environment, our attention naturally goes to any faces present. Are they familiar or unfamiliar, friend or foe, do I need to deploy a ‘fight or flight’ response or can I relax?
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Natasha Randhawa |Duncan Bell |Matt Rhodes |Mike Chivers
Generative AI is officially mainstream, with popular tools like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion making creatives out of everyday consumers. For those within the creative industries, this shiny, fast-moving tech evokes both excitement and anxiety. Will our roles be replaced by AI? Or rather, could AI collaboration change the face of creative work for the better? Last May, VCCP launched AI creative agency, Faith.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Matt Rhodes
Chesterfield Ladies FC have confirmed that Mitch Wilson has resigned as first team manager of the club. Wilson took over as the Blues manager in May of this year following Mike Noon’s departure at the end of the 2022/23 season but has also been involved with the club in a coaching role since November 2020.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Matt Rhodes |Paul Pilbeam
Media, marketing and technology company Brave Bison has appointed Al Ward as Head of Delivery and Operations for its Commerce division. As part of his remit, Ward will be responsible for four key areas: Project Delivery, Operations, Client Leadership, and Business Proposition and Growth. Al Ward said: ‘With its expertise in providing composable technology solutions and its deep-rooted partnerships with providers, Brave Bison Commerce is at the forefront of the industry.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Matt Rhodes
Chesterfield Ladies advanced to the quarter-finals of the East Midlands Women’s League Plate on Sunday afternoon following a comfortable 4-0 victory away at Sleaford Town Ladies. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276Visit Shots! nowA tremendous Imogen Fowler hat-trick plus an excellent goal from Chelsea Bailey secured a very satisfying start to 2024 for Mitch Wilson’s side.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Matt Rhodes
Chesterfield Ladies advanced to the semi-finals of the Derbyshire Women’s County Cup on Sunday afternoon in dramatic circumstances against Ilkeston Town Ladies at Inkersall Road. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276Visit Shots! nowAfter a thrilling 90 minutes where momentum constantly shifted between both teams, the score was level at 3-3 leading to a penalty shoot-out.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Nazli Selin Ozkan |Adele Walton |Matt Rhodes |Sean Hamilton
On a sunny day at Brand Week Istanbul MediaCat Magazine‘s Business Editor, Selin Ozkan, sat with Dutch media theorist, media activist, internet critic and author, Geert Lovink, to discuss social networks, the AI revolution and the future of media. It’s not so much if I like them or not. My main field of study is the devastating aspect of [social media], especially on the mental health of young people. For us, it is not necessary to be on the social media platforms themselves.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Matt Rhodes
Chesterfield Ladies booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Derbyshire Women’s County Cup in convincing fashion on Sunday afternoon following a 17-0 victory at Sleetmoor United Ladies. Eleanor Abercrombie, Imogen Fowler, Millie Standen and Georgina Williams all managed hat-tricks in a game that the Blues dominated from start to finish against a side that play three tiers below Mitch Wilson’s team.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Adele Walton |Matt Rhodes |Mike Chivers |Sean Hamilton
If I had to choose one book I’d recommend to anyone who is interested in the future of AI, it would be Unmasking AI by Joy Buolamwini. Coincidentally, I had been lucky enough to read an advance copy ahead of the AI Summit earlier this month. The long-awaited event brought together business people, world leaders, think tanks and NGOs with the common goal of ensuring that we harness the potential of AI for good.
