Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Data & Platforms Manager, Education, London

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Are you a data / social platform expert? A global educational publisher, based in London, is looking to appoint a Data and Platforms Manager within the marketing department of their ELT Division.

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This is a global role which will be highly influential and will steer the marketing CRM to deliver improved responses and stronger customer relationships.

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The successful candidate will develop strategies for ELT data and marketing platforms; lead virtual teams in implementation; work closely with colleagues and stakeholders; maximise the value of current data sources; represent the department in the implementation of Salesforce.com worldwide to ensure compatibility with ELT global needs and to be involved in senior management meetings including contributing your expertise to the wider global business. In short, you will be the champion of the use of data, marketing platforms, CRM and social strategies, selling the vision, enthusing colleagues and driving progress.

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The ideal candidate will have demonstrable expertise with CRM and social platform technology and good understanding of agile development techniques. A strategic thinker, you will be able to prioritise competing demands and will have a high degree of influencing and leadership skills. You will have expertise in Project Management ? Prince 2 would be desirable - and are likely to have a degree in a business or technology related subject.

To apply for this position, please contact Abigail Barclayat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: a.barclay@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.? We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.?

Source: http://www.thebookseller.com/jobs/data-platforms-manager-education-london.html

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra launched in India for Rs. 46990

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Sony has officially launched the?Xperia Z Ultra, the company?s latest smartphones in the Xperia series.?Sony?unveiled?the Z Ultra last month and it went on sale in India online last week.?The Xperia Z Ultra has a 6.44-inch?(1920 x 1080 pixels)?Triluminos Display with?with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS?sensor, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

It has IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance. It has pen input that recognizes input from a pen or pencil since it has handwriting recognition software . It is the?world?s slimmest Full HD 1080p smartphone?? at just 6.5 mm thick.

It comes bundled with Sony media apps such as Sony Music music and the Sony LIV video streaming app. Sony has partnered with Gameloft to offer Asphalt 7 game that comes per-installed in the device.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra specifications

  • 6.4 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels)?Triluminos Display with X-Reality for Mobiles
  • 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Pen input with stylus
  • 8MP Primary Camera with Exmos RS sensor,?HDR photos & videos, 1080p video recording
  • 2MP front-facing camera with 1080p video recording
  • 6.5mm thick and weighs 212 grams
  • IP55 /?IP58 rating for dust and water resistance
  • 3.5mm audio jack,?FM Radio with RDS
  • 2GB RAM, ?16GB internal memory,?Upto 64GB expandable memory via microSD card
  • 3G HSPA+, WiFi 820.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC
  • 3050mAh Battery

The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is priced at an MRP of Rs. 46990. We already know that the MOP (Best Buy price) of the device is?Rs. 44,990. The Xperia Z Ultra comes in?black, white and purple colors and would be available across India from August 2nd.?Check out our?Xperia Z Ultra hands-on.

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Cause of LED 'efficiency droop' identified

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called "efficiency droop" that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents.

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Tim Draper, Bloom Energy's Sridhar: Why now is the perfect time to start up in Japan

San Francisco-based mobile payment startup Square started swiping credit cards in Japan two months ago. Bloom Energy Corp. is about to start selling its power-generating Bloom Boxes in Japan.

Advocates of U.S.-Japan business ties are hoping to build on these relatively isolated but promising expansions by fostering more startup activity. That's both in the form of home-grown Japanese entrepreneurship and by encouraging more American startups to jump into the market.

The Japanese startup cheerleaders include some serious Silicon Valley venture capital muscle.

?The Japanese economy has been flat for a very long time,? said Draper Fisher Jurvetson co-founder Tim Draper at the 2013 Japan Innovation Awards held Friday by the Japan Society of Northern California and Stanford?s U.S. Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University. ?Now is the time for the entrepreneurs to soar.?

Japan?s economy remains sluggish, especially compared to neighboring China?s recent explosive growth, with even optimistic outlooks for Japan forecasting decades more of GDP stagnation. But on top of Bloom Energy and Square, incubators have started popping up in tech-savvy Japanese cities, according to University of Pennsylvania research.

Draper himself has also helped establish the Draper Nexus venture capital firm, with offices in Silicon Valley and Tokyo dedicated to funding Japanese entrepreneurs. The firm is part of DFJ?s international network of independent venture firms.

For Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar, whose company was honored with an award at the event Friday, the big Bloom opening in Japan came just last week.

Lauren Hepler covers economic development, sports, and hospitality for the Silicon Valley Business Journal. She can be reached at 408.299.1820

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Toyota struggles to maintain lead on rival GM

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It's been a tough year for Toyota, which hoped to boost its sales numbers with the rugged Toyota Tundra.

For a vehicle with a payload capacity of 2,000 pounds and the ability to tow a 10,000-pound trailer, the 2014 Toyota Tundra will be expected to do some heavy lifting -- and not just on the job site.

It?s been an unusually tough year for Toyota, both here and abroad. While the maker revealed Friday that it had narrowly retained its global sales lead, the gap between the Japanese giant and rival General Motors markedly narrowed and while GM gained 4 percent for the first six months of 2013, Toyota was down 1.2 percent.

It hasn?t helped to be caught up in an ongoing political dispute between China and Japan that even saw rioters burn a Toyota dealership. But the maker has also had some unexpected setbacks in what has long been its most profitable market, the U.S., where two key lines, the midsize Camry and the Prius hybrid ?family,? suffered unanticipated sales declines. Meanwhile, the outgoing Toyota Tundra pickup has failed to take advantage of the revival of the U.S. truck market, the fastest-growing segment in the industry this year.

?Toyota will be perfectly positioned to take advantage of that growth,? once it launches a major update of the Tundra next month, predicted Bill Fay, the head of the flagship Toyota division for the U.S. market, during a media drive of the new pickup. He expects a 30 percent jump in sales next year. In a market dominated by Detroit, that?s little more than an after-thought.

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When the outgoing Tundra was introduced in 2007, many analysts had big expectations for the new truck. So did Toyota, which built a dedicated factory in San Antonio, Texas to handle production. But after initially topping 200,000, sales quickly plunged. While much of that was the result of the overall crash in pickup demand during the recession, Fay admits the truck has lagged the segment?s revival.

And it?s not the only product challenge the maker is facing. The Camry, which has been the nation?s best-selling passenger car for more than a decade, suffered a 2 percent decline during the first half of the year even as the rest of the market surged. Meanwhile, the Prius, itself the long-dominant hybrid model, was off 5 percent between January and June.

Fay downplayed both problems, though he acknowledged both of Toyota?s key models are facing tougher competition. Ford, in fact, has made a successful point of targeting the various Prius models with an assortment of its own gas-electric models, including the Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid, which set sales records for the first half.

The Japanese maker has had to respond by cutting prices on the Camry and by ramping up incentives on both the midsize sedan and the various Prius hybrids. But it can afford to do so, noted analyst George Peterson, chief analyst with AutoPacific, Inc., noting that the weakened yen has given the Japanese maker more cash to play with.

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While Toyota has been increasing incentives selectively, it still has some of the lowest givebacks in the market, an average $1,660 per vehicle in June, according to TrueCar.com, compared to $2,537 for the industry overall.

And Fay suggested Toyota could further rein in that spending with the launch of four new models in 2014, a list that includes not just the Tundra but an all-new version of the Corolla, the 800-pound gorilla in the compact sedan segment.

Read more: Chevy Impala Wins Respect, Endorsement from Consumer Reports

But analyst Peterson says Toyota has other worries that aren?t so easy to dismiss. The maker has been lagging in recent AutoPacific studies that focus on not only quality, reliability and dependability ? traditional Toyota strengths ? but also on the factors that surprise and delight consumers.

That was echoed by the results of the new J.D. Power APEAL study which also focuses on what the industry calls ?things-gone-right? factors. While Volkswagen and Chevrolet led the industry, the Toyota brand landed fifth from the bottom. Perhaps equally disconcerting, GM also topped the more traditional J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey last month, handily outperforming Toyota.

?The competition isn?t standing still,? said Peterson. ?Toyota has been building acceptable appliances for decades. Now they have to make products that are exciting and sexy.?

Read more: Mini Vision Concept Offers Hint of All New Microcar Coming Later this Year

Indeed, the newly redesigned Toyota Avalon was supposed to be a prime example of what Toyota could do, underscoring the oft-stated goal of CEO Akio Toyoda to put more ?passion? into the brand. But that isn?t as easy as it might seem, as Toyota was reminded when influential Consumer Reports magazine ranked the new Chevrolet Impala tops in the full-size sedan segment, besting the new Avalon.

There are other challenges facing Toyota. For one thing, caution analysts, it has become almost wedded to the Baby Boom generation and is struggling to attract younger, hipper buyers. That was supposed to be the role of Scion. The ?brand-within-a-brand? has clearly been bringing in younger blood ? but despite scoring a hit with the new FR-S sports car, overall Scion sales have fallen sharply the last several years and Toyota is struggling to come up with a rescue strategy.

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Despite the challenges, Toyota brand boss Fay insisted he?s ?pleased with the position we?re in? going into the 2014 model-year.

And, indeed, the maker remains a significant force to be reckoned with, echoed analyst Peterson, noting that his research finds Toyota?s reputation has fully recovered from the hits it took during the unintended acceleration scandal of a few years back.

That said, Peterson and other observers warn that despite its size and power, the Japanese giant has some significant and mounting challenges ahead ? enough to strain even a heavy lifter like the new Toyota Tundra.

Copyright ? 2009-2013, The Detroit Bureau

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