Podcast Episodes

The art of the Christmas advert

We look at what makes a great Christmas marketing campaign. From a budget-friendly advert based around coffee cups, to multi-million dollar epic commercials featuring Hollywood A-list celebrities.

We …

Published on 10 hours ago

How Christmas spending is changing

Festive spending habits are changing, with many, especially younger shoppers, predicted to cut back.

We look at what’s driving the shift, the impact on retail, and how artificial intelligence is start…

Published on 1 day, 10 hours ago

Business Daily meets: Balsam Hill's Mac Harman

As millions of households around the world put up their Christmas trees, we hear from the founder and CEO of US-based company Balsam Hill - one of the world’s biggest artificial Christmas tree retai…

Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

The rise of the 'ghost job'

You might be familiar with the term "ghosting" when it comes to dating. One minute you’re talking to someone, the next they disappear.

The same thing is now happening in the job market, with employers…

Published on 5 days, 10 hours ago

How Peru's Chancay Port is changing trade

We return to Peru’s mega port - the Chancay Port. This $3.5bn project is a joint venture between China’s state-owned shipping company Cosco Shipping and Peruvian mining company Volcan. It’s already s…

Published on 6 days, 10 hours ago

Is tech good news for truckers?

It’s transforming the world of road haulage, but has the recent ‘Uberisation’ been good news for truckers?

From Nanjing to Nairobi, we discover how digital freight matching platforms are changing t…

Published on 1 week ago

The cost of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure

Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan in October following sporadic fighting between the two countries.

Since then, the movement of goods has stopped, and lines of trucks have been waiting to cr…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

John Pagano: the CEO trying to grow Saudi tourism

We meet the real estate developer who’s been tasked with turning Saudi Arabia into a global tourism hub.

It’s part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vision for the Kingdom, diversifying the econom…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

What's the future for state-owned postal services?

More countries are considering selling state-owned postal services - many have failed to make a profit for years.

As businesses and people send fewer letters, there's also strong competition from glo…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

The cost of Australia’s social media ban

This week the country becomes the first in the world to implement a social media ban for under 16s.

We look at the impact on content creators, tech companies and on businesses which sell via social m…

Published on 2 weeks ago