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Remote working tools like video conferencing are no longer a futuristic novelty—they are now a reality for many businesses and paramount to business continuity. In normal circumstances, video conferencing can save travel time and increase productivity, thus it has been increasingly changing the business world significantly. However now, the impact of the technology will be f...

During the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies are suggesting—even requiring—that more employees now work from home, and unfortunately, with uncertainly surrounding the virus, for some, working from home may become the new norm. However this doesn’t mean you should relax with your workload, being constructive and forward-thinking is more important than ever. Working from home ...

What qualities do good sales recruits have and how their skills are transferable across industries? It all depends… What are you selling and to whom? So what should we really be looking for in a good sales recruit? - Are you selling B2B (business to business) or B2C (business to consumer)? - Are you selling unique solutions or specialised/customised products or services? - A...

If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you might have noticed that female empowerment has been a huge theme this past year. From the prominence of the #MeToo movement, to a record number of female leaders emerging in politics, to tough discussions about sexism and gender representation at board levels, it’s been a banner year for women. However, despite this progress, ...

The 2020 Global Financial Services Marketing Insight report provides an overview of marketing recruitment trends within the financial services industries across the UK, Germany, MENA, Asia and Australia. Embedded throughout the report are the key findings of our annual survey of senior marketing and communications professionals within the financial services industry. These h...

Carter Murray is proud to be supporting International Women's Day 2019. International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Whilst we all know that gender parity within the workplace has improved over the past decades, we all also know that there is still a long way to go. We would like to join the discussion and be part o...

October 17, 2018 - Carter Murray, part of The SR Group, has been recognised as the one of the ‘Most Socially Engaged staffing agency’ globally by LinkedIn. We are pleased to announce that we have, for the third year since its inception, been ranked in the top 25 Most Socially Engaged global staffing agencies. From a list of over 38,000 recruitment business LinkedIn used a co...

PWC’s Global Fintech Report 2017 shows that 77% of Fintech executives expect to adopt blockchain as part of an in production system or process by 2020. In other words, it’s moving “out of the lab” and into day-to-day systems. It is still early days for many, though. The report also reveals that nearly one third of respondents in banking say their firm is in the early stages ...

FS firms have access to an awful lot of data. And for the last few years, that has resulted in a drive for personalisation – leveraging data sets for personalised communications, loyalty schemes and content for example. The Accenture study ‘Hello You’ shows that in the motor/home insurer market, for example, 74% of customers are happy to share personal data with FS providers...

The advent and growth of PSD2, Open Banking and the like has seen FS firms – whether long established or disruptive – setting their sights on growth through digital innovation. There is budget available for such growth. Carter Murray’s research reveals that 88% of FS professionals say their digital marketing budget has increased over the last five years. European banks are s...