﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:51:25 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Property money making ideas could end up costing you warns home insurance specialist</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/property-money-making-ideas-could-end-up-costing-you-warns-home-insurance-specialist,c2115313</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2352639</guid><description><![CDATA[An insurance industry expert has slammed a national newspaper article for being “irresponsible”.
The article, entitled: Renting out your cellar, garden and even your patio: How YOU can make £1000 a week - from your house (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3899010/Renting-cellar-garden-patio-make-1000-week-house.html) in yesterday’s Daily Mail, suggested renting out a cellar for storage, a living room for homeworkers who don’t want to work from coffee shops, and even the kitchen for aspiring bakers.

Steve Bradley, MD of one of the UK’s leading insurance broking websites,]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 11:33:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Content and ancillary products highlighted as revenue drivers for the online travel industry</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/content-and-ancillary-products-highlighted-as-revenue-drivers-for-the-online-travel-industry,c2108595</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2342644</guid><description><![CDATA[Travel Marketing (http://travel-marketing.co.uk/) - the new digital marketing service from specialists Speedie Consultants Limited - and aimed at hotels, tourist boards and online travel agents has published their first report into the online buying habits of holiday makers.
The survey reveals that:

  ·  90% of people book a holiday online       
  ·  More than three-quarters (78%) primarily use an online travel comparison site when booking a holiday 
  ·  An almost equal amount of people then use either a travel operator’s website or book directly with a hotel (33% and 34% respectively)]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Industry expert urges FCA to tackle “misleading” over 50s life insurance ads</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/industry-expert-urges-fca-to-tackle--misleading--over-50s-life-insurance-ads,c2091772</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2321194</guid><description><![CDATA[An industry expert believes that many online advertisement placements for over 50s life insurance plans are misleading, and is urging the FCA to crack down on the practice.
Ashley Shepherd, Managing Director at later life website Over50choices.co.uk says: “When is a funeral plan not a funeral plan? The answer is of course when it's an over 50 life insurance plan.

“At least some life insurance companies (such as British Seniors and Liverpool Victoria) would like consumers to think they are, as they are bidding on various ‘funeral plan’ PPC (pay per click advertising) terms in the search]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:17:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Surge in prepaid funeral plans – with one in 10 Brits buying plans for their parents</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/surge-in-prepaid-funeral-plans---with-one-in-10-brits-buying-plans-for-their-parents,c2086013</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2303501</guid><description><![CDATA[New research* has revealed that nearly three quarters (72%) of people who have bought a prepaid funeral plan did so to save their family the worry of having to arrange their funeral.
Over50s comparison site Over50choices.co.uk wanted to find out the reasons why people buy prepaid funeral plans, particularly as sales of the product have increased by 22% (http://funeralplanningauthority.co.uk/statistics/) in the first six months of the 2016 compared to the same period last year.

The study of over 1,000 customers showed that while removing the emotional and financial burden was the main]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>72% of consumers use video to help with an online buying decision says new study</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/72--of-consumers-use-video-to-help-with-an-online-buying-decision-says-new-study,c2054069</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2268397</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly three-quarters of Brits use video to help with a buying decision reveals a new study* from Speedie Consultants (http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk/). The digital marketing specialists wanted to understand the impact of using video for influencing online purchases.
The survey reveals that:

  ·  72% of people have watched an online video to help with a buying decision 
  ·  Of these, are 75% male and 72% are women 
  ·  85% of men used YouTube vs. 56% of women 
  ·  23% of women used a company website vs. 6% of men. 

Those who do not use video said:

  ·  I didn’t need to]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New service offers car finance based on a human decision – not technology</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/new-service-offers-car-finance-based-on-a-human-decision---not-technology,c2045598</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2257020</guid><description><![CDATA[A new car finance service – Financible.com (https://www.financible.com/) – has launched, offering tailored car loan solutions to UK consumers, no matter what their credit history (good or poor), whether they have a deposit, and even if they have been refused car finance elsewhere.
Unlike some other car loan brokers, Financible review each applicant’s financial background manually. This avoids unnecessary (and often damaging) credit searches and means that the customer can be matched to the most suitable lender, based on his or her financial background.

Roman Danaev, CEO and founder of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Local martial arts teacher brings the first Ono Ha Itto Ryu practice group to Thanet</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/local-martial-arts-teacher-brings-the-first-ono-ha-itto-ryu-practice-group-to-thanet,c2022941</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2226844</guid><description><![CDATA[A local martial arts teacher who travelled to Germany to train with senior students from Japan in a 500 year old Japanese sword art is now looking to bring this niche sword style to Thanet.
Ono Ha Itto Ryu  (one sword style) is a traditional Japanese sword art which dates back to 1500’s and the school’s Headmasters were the sword instructors to both the second and third shoguns in Japan. 

Each year senior students and/or the styles Headmaster travel between Germany and Italy to run a 4 day seminar to teach European students in their sword style.

The current Headmaster Sasamori Takemi]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:17:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Undiluted, Naturally Delicious and Good for You - TreeVitalise Birch Water now available at Holland &amp; Barrett</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/undiluted--naturally-delicious-and-good-for-you---treevitalise-birch-water-now-available-at-holland-,c2018622</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2220036</guid><description><![CDATA[TreeVitalise Birch Water - the organic drink that is a healthy, sugar-free, low calorie natural refreshment – is now available at Holland & Barrett stores nationwide, several hundred independent retailers and smaller health chains, making it the most available brand of birch water on the High Street.
Anna Skopets, who launched TreeVitalise Birch Water a year ago, says: “As one of the UK’s biggest retailers and the largest health and wellness retailer in Europe, we are very excited that Holland & Barrett have come on board and are now stocking all three varieties of our birch water.

“We]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2016 10:22:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Online insurance sales increase across the board says insurance digital marketing agency study</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/online-insurance-sales-increase-across-the-board-says-insurance-digital-marketing-agency-study,c2007934</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2204309</guid><description><![CDATA[Car insurance is still the most popular insurance product bought online reveals an updated study* from digital marketing specialists Speedie Consultants  (http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk/)with nearly three-quarters of Brits buying their motor insurance online.
When asked: “What insurance products do you buy online?” the responses were:

  · motor insurance - 73% (a 14% increase from February 2013 when the initial study* was carried out)
  · home insurance – 62% (this has increased by 29%)
  · travel insurance accounts for 48% of online sales, a huge increase of 30% compared to just]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 10:42:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Digital insurance agency partner with Open GI to offer online marketing services</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/digital-insurance-agency-partner-with-open-gi-to-offer-online-marketing-services,c9966261</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2189246</guid><description><![CDATA[Speedie Consultants Limited have partnered with Open GI, the market leader in Personal and Commercial Lines insurance systems, to offer brokers and insurance partners’ access to specialist online marketing services (http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk).
The new collaboration aims to provide additional support to Open GI (http://www.opengi.co.uk) partners by helping them to generate more income from their online marketing activities as well as driving extra revenue from existing customer bases.

Jason Hulott, Business Development Director from Speedie Consultants says: “Working with Open GI]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 06:51:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Digital agency launch tool to help Webmasters optimise their websites</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/digital-agency-launch-tool-to-help-webmasters-optimise-their-websites,c9962865</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2184376</guid><description><![CDATA[Speedie Consultants launch new audit tool that allows webmasters to check how effective their landing pages are and to get detailed plans on how to improve them for no cost.
Speedie Consultants, the digital agency for finance and insurance companies, have recently launched a tool that quickly analyses the url that is entered and optimised for a given keyword. This can be used for PPC landing pages, blog posts or any page they wish to test.

The tool can be found here: http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk/free/site-audit-tool/

Jason Hulott, Director at Speedie Consultants says: "We]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 07:37:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TreeVitalise Birch Water looking to branch out on its first year of success</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/treevitalise-birch-water-looking-to-branch-out-on-its-first-year-of-success,c9931021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2136615</guid><description><![CDATA[Organic stores, wholefood and health stores, delis and cafes and those working in the hospitality and contract catering trade are invited to try TreeVitalise Birch Water - the organic drink that is no longer nature’s best kept secret - and help promote it as a healthy, sugar-free, low calorie natural drink.
Anna Skopets, who launched TreeVitalise Birch Water a year ago, says: “With the anti-sugar initiative gaining pace in the government* and people looking for naturally low calorie, sugar-free alternatives, Birch Water is a fantastic alternative to other chemically enhanced, laboratory made]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 13:56:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A high price to pay for a longer life</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/a-high-price-to-pay-for-a-longer-life,c9916739</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2115061</guid><description><![CDATA[Following a report from Public Health England (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35550407) which stated that over-65s in England are living longer than ever before, Brits are being urged to secure the cost of their funerals now in order to beat rampant funeral inflation that has been consistent since 1980.
Ashley Shepherd, Managing Director at Over50choices.co.uk, the UK's leading funeral plan comparison site, says: “While it is great news that people are generally living longer than ever, the downside is that when they do die, those they leave behind may be faced with funeral costs that are]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2016 08:45:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>70% of UK consumers buying insurance warranties that don’t suit their needs</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/70--of-uk-consumers-buying-insurance-warranties-that-don-t-suit-their-needs,c9910760</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2105803</guid><description><![CDATA[Recent independent consumer research* has shown that nearly 70% of British households have considered buying  - or already have - home appliance warranty insurance that they do not understand, meaning they could lose out financially in two immediate areas:

  · By purchasing an insurance product that does not suit their needs or be fit for purpose in an eventual insurance claim, or
  · Leaving them having to pay for repair or replacement costs if an appliance stops working.
The survey – commissioned by appliance insurance providers KAPUT - asked: Do you know the difference between]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:57:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Foenix get accolades at The Money Awards</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/foenix-get-accolades-at-the-money-awards,c9900347</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2090257</guid><description><![CDATA[Foenix (http://www.foenixpartners.com/), the Foreign Exchange Brokerage, have snapped up two awards - Best Broker and Customer Service Excellence - at the prestigious The Money Awards (http://www.themoneyawards.co.uk/).
The Money Awards recognise and celebrate businesses and individuals within the various parts of the Finance industry.

The Judging Panel praised their dedication to finding the best FX rates for their customers whilst building meaningful relationships based on proactive, transparent transactions.

Companies wishing to enter the next round of The Money Awards (closing date]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:50:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New infographic reveals social media and online buying insurance trends</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/new-infographic-reveals-social-media-and-online-buying-insurance-trends,c9893846</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2080554</guid><description><![CDATA[Digital marketing specialists Speedie Consultants (http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk/) have launched a new infographic highlighting the most popular insurance types bought online and how social media influences customers’ insurance buying habits.
The infographic combines two recent surveys* revealing some interesting facts, for example:

  · 50% of consumers use social media to research an insurance product, yet only 22% felt it helped them with their decision;
  · 67% of Brits buy their motor insurance online;
  · 18% of people who have wanted to buy insurance online have been unable]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:52:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New product offers peace of mind when appliances go KAPUT</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/new-product-offers-peace-of-mind-when-appliances-go-kaput,c9892069</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2078122</guid><description><![CDATA[KAPUT - a new extended warranty insurance product - launches today, offering customers a unique way in which to insure new or second hand white and brown goods.
Customers can insure from one to ten household appliances or gadgets against electrical or mechanical breakdown from just 11p a day*. Appliances that can be covered range from large kitchen appliances (so an electric oven or a washing machine) to small household equipment (e.g. a rice cooker or floor steamer) and audio visual products (such as a CD player or TV) to other miscellaneous products (for example, an air conditioning unit]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insurance companies potentially lose sales due to poor social media engagement</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/insurance-companies-potentially-lose-sales-due-to-poor-social-media-engagement,c9878070</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2055962</guid><description><![CDATA[New research* from digital marketing specialists Speedie Consultants (http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk/) reveals that insurance brands are not providing the right kind of content on their social media channels – potentially meaning they are losing sales.
The survey, which studied how the use of social media influences customers’ insurance buying habits showed that:

  · 50% of consumers use social media to research an insurance product
  · Facebook is the most popular, with one in five people carrying out their insurance research using this social media platform.

When asked about the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:53:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sponsorship opportunities for businesses in Thanet</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/sponsorship-opportunities-for-businesses-in-thanet,c9875422</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2051797</guid><description><![CDATA[Thanet businesses are invited to become a 2016 sponsor for a traditional Japanese sword school - the Nishimon Dojo (www.nishimondojo.co.uk) - in East Kent (Broadstairs). Sponsorship will benefit the local community and raise awareness of the school, while offering sponsors the chance for many PR and corporate opportunities.
The Nishimon Dojo is a not-for-profit organisation that runs Tuesday and Friday nights at St Georges School, Broadstairs. The practice is aimed at people who wish to improve themselves, both physically and mentally through the concept of Tanren - forging the spirit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:19:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>One week left to enter The Money Awards!</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/one-week-left-to-enter-the-money-awards-,c9872912</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2047973</guid><description><![CDATA[Businesses in the finance and insurance sectors are reminded that there is just one week left for them to enter The Money Awards.
The Money Awards are now in their 4th year and celebrates excellence within companies as well as individuals who work in a money environment - and in an eco-friendly and ethical way, whether it is product or customer services-based, or environmentally-related.

The bi-annual Awards spans the money industries and all types of businesses from small companies to large corporates. There are 17 categories (http://www.themoneyawards.co.uk/?page_id=54) which can be]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:07:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insurance digital marketing specialists launch care plans for websites</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/insurance-digital-marketing-specialists-launch-care-plans-for-websites,c9872893</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2047930</guid><description><![CDATA[Digital marketing specialists Speedie Consultants (http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk/) have added a WordPress Care Plan to their portfolio of services, providing WordPress site owners and their clients with 24/7 site care and maintenance.
Jason Hulott from Speedie Consultants says: “Nearly 75 million websites (https://managewp.com/14-surprising-statistics-about-wordpress-usage) depend on WordPress as a website and content management system because it is so easy to use, has a raft of easy to install functionality via plugins, and is future proof as it allows companies to build a website that]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:49:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A marathon a day to keep the bullies away. New fundraising challenge supported by EtchRock</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/a-marathon-a-day-to-keep-the-bullies-away--new-fundraising-challenge-supported-by-etchrock,c9865458</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2038389</guid><description><![CDATA[With anti-bullying week starting on 16th November, EtchRock (http://www.etchrock.com/), the sports networking platform, has teamed up with The 401 Challenge to help raise awareness not only for this challenge, but also for anti-bullying causes.
The 401 Challenge (http://www.the401challenge.co.uk/) is aptly named, as runner Ben Smith plans to run a record breaking 401 Marathons in 401 consecutive days (a total of 10,506.2 miles) across the UK for charities Kidscape and Stonewall.

33 year old Ben has set himself a mammoth target of raising £250k across these two charities, as well as]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AdAppTive’s precision targeting makes Pedalsure’s Bike Insurance Launch ride a wave of success</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/adapptive-s-precision-targeting-makes-pedalsure-s-bike-insurance-launch-ride-a-wave-of-success,c9853712</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2017281</guid><description><![CDATA[The use of AdAppTive - the cookie free programmatic advertising platform – has proved a huge success in the launch of Pedalsure’s bike insurance product, delivering a positive return on investment (ROI) quickly and without budget wastage.
Pedalsure are a new entrant in the rapidly growing bike and cyclist insurance market. Prior to their launch, cycling insurance policies rarely covered or paid out for serious injury. With more and more people cycling for work and leisure, this was clearly a deficiency in the market.

Without an existing brand to rely on, they were keen to ensure that]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:16:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>32% of online insurance sales lost due to bad navigation or no ability to buy online</title><link>http://news.cision.com/speedie-consultants-ltd/r/32--of-online-insurance-sales-lost-due-to-bad-navigation-or-no-ability-to-buy-online,c9852244</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2015126</guid><description><![CDATA[Insurance companies whose websites are hard to navigate are losing around 14% of sales, reveals new research* from digital marketing specialists Speedie Consultants (http://www.speedieconsulting.co.uk/).
The study of people’s insurance buying habits showed that 27% of people do not buy their insurance online. And while 39% said this was mainly due to concerns around payment security issues, 14% said they had tried to buy online and had given up due to a site being too hard to navigate.

Also, surprisingly, 18% said that while they wanted to buy online, they were not able to, due to their]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:06:55 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>