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aimm at World Telemedia: UK is Open for Business

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

aimm discusses the new opportunities opening up in the UK at this years World Telemedia Marbella

Joanna Cox, General Manager of aimm sitting on a panel at World Telemedia Marbella October 2025

Joanna Cox, General Manager of aimm attended and spoke at this year’s World Telemedia in Marbella this October, and discussed how the UK is open for business with a new Regulator now in charge.

With Ofcom coming into power at the begging of 2025, heralding the biggest change to the UK Market in a decade, it has created a stable regulatory environment to grow business in the interactive and media industries.

Paul Skeldon from World Telemedia caught up with Joanna after the panel to get her thoughts.  ‘Stability is opportunity’ states Joanna in her interview, and those at World Telemedia were definitely interested in learning more about entering the UK market during the event. Learn how the UK interactive media and micropayments industry are using this fresh start to build and strengthen business. Doors are definitely open to those in the EU who may have been initially put off by the previously everchanging landscape, and interest is rapidly growing.

You can watch the interview here:

Jarvis Todd and Paul Skeldon give a summary of this years World Telemedia, discussing key takeaways from the event and what the future of industry looks like following the conference:

To learn more about World Telemedia and their other upcoming events across the world in 2026 visit: https://www.wtevent.com/

What there is to discover at the White Label World Expo London

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

With just over 4 weeks to go, the White Label World Expo is ready to take over the ExCel, London, on 27th& 28th November.

Being the UK’s largest event for professional online sellers to meet white label goods suppliers, thousands of global business leaders, entrepreneurs, online sellers, retailers, and distributors come together for the White Label World Expo in order to meet top representatives from the likes of Amazon, Ebay, and Shopify to further their business and make long lasting relationships with suppliers that will benefit their business long term.

The White Label World Expo will host 300 of the world’s top suppliers, allowing you to try, touch, and test a multitude of different products and services; all of which will benefit your business if you decide to buy them. You will find a wide range of products and services from a selection of sectors including: beauty, health and wellness, personal accessories, food and beverage, CBD, amongst many more.

The White Label World Expo not only offers the best exhibitors from the white label and private label industries, but it also possesses an unequalled seminar program, consisting of expert speakers from every walk of life.

Here’s a preview of what of the topics the incredible speakers will be discussing at ExCel:

– ‘10 Hacks for Black Friday & Cyber Monday on Amazon’ with Danny McMillan, host of Seller Sessions à Danny will walk you through 10 plus hacks on nailing Black Friday and Cyber Monday, from protecting yourself from Black Hat sellers to executing PPC and ranking strategies in the toughest window of sales.

– ‘The New Consumer – What You Really Need To Know’ with Andrew Busby, retail writer, Forbes contributor and one of the top 20 lists of global retail influencers à In this seminar Andrew will explore the new age consumer, the current state of retail and then will look at some of the trends from around the world which are responding to these demands and expectations and in doing so are beginning to push the boundaries of legacy retail.

– ‘Innovative Sales Strategy for Business Success’ with Bianca Miller-Cole & Byron Cole, award winning entrepreneurs àThis talk will outline 4 innovative sales strategies to make your business more profitable and to force you to think outside of the box as you continue along your Self-Made journey.

– ‘Keep Optimising – how to Massively Increase Your Traffic & Conversions’ with Chloë Thomasone of the Top 50 UK influencers in eCommerce and Shipping and host of the eCommerce MasterPlan Podcast àGrowing from 10 orders per month to 100 or 100 to 1000 (or beyond) means doubling your business multiple times. In this seminar Chloëwill explain how it’s all about capitalising on what you and your business are best at, eradicating your weaknesses, and constant experimentation. Chloe will take you through her model for achieving this, and give you lots of tips and case studies along the way.

– ‘Build a Brand, not a Business’ with Alan Barratt, CEO & Co-founder of Grenade àBuilding a business doesn’t create a brand, but create a brand and you can build a business. Learn with Alan the key factors and decisions that led to building one of the best known and fastest growing businesses in the UK over the last five years, Grenade.

Finally, don’t miss Huboo Technologies masterclass and learn the Do’s and Don’ts of outsourcing your fulfilment.
Huboo Technologies offer a unique and innovative approach to eCommerce fulfilment with their core focus being on reducing costs, increasing revenues and providing a first class service.
Understanding fulfilment with Huboo will give you a complete overview of all the major benefits of outsourcing your fulfilment, from the basic elements of outsourcing to detailed analysis.
With an open Q & A session to finish, their aim is to for you leave with the answers to enable you to make those business critical decisions.

Tickets to attend the White Label World Expo are free, so make sure you do not miss out on the opportunity to attend it. Register for your free tickets on their website.

Making Interactive Media Pay at World Telemedia

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

This week many of the interactive media companies from across Europe have converged in Marbella to take part in World Telemedia. With 3 days packed with speakers, presentations, and companies to meet across the venue it is one of the popular autumn destinations for businesses who want to learn more about monetising and improving carrier billing  and value added services.

Spotlight Sessions are running over the event with a variety of speakers and topics to suit everyone’s tastes. If you are at World Telemedia why not go along and listen to our very own Joanna Cox speak at 10.00am tomorrow (Wednesday) on ‘Making Interactive Media Pay’.

The engagement landscape has changed beyond recognition but the desire to interact has never been stronger. From game shows, to lotteries and from interactive TV to charities, how can your business fit into a winning format; with ‘must have’ interaction and fair monetisation that keeps the audience coming back for more?

Fonix listed in FT Future 100 UK as recognition for its disruptive mobile technology

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Fonix has announced today that it has been listed in the FT  Future 100, a compilation of British companies making an impact either on society or their industry.

This is the first year that the FT Future 100 has run and to make it on to the list, companies had to excel in one of four categories: boosting diversity, consistent growth, disruption and those seeking to make a positive impact via their environmental, social and governance policies (ESG policies).

Fonix received recognition for its dedication to disruption. In this category, judges took into account measures such as research and development spending as a proportion of revenue, as well as the company’s own pitch as a disrupter. Fonix also received recognition for its consistent revenue growth, which is based upon its two consecutive listings in the FT 1000.

CEO of Fonix, Rob Weisz commented “We’re absolutely thrilled to have been listed in the FT Future 100, as we know what a prestigious listing this is. Fonix is at the heart of driving the mobile payments space in the UK – to be recognised for our disruptive technology really rubber stamps this!

“The team have worked incredibly hard to get us to where we are today and being listed in the FT Future 100 is testament to this effort. They are all so dedicated to the Fonix journey and their passion for disruptive tech is what drives us forward. This is such an exciting time for Fonix and we can’t wait to see what happens next!”

You can view the full FT Future 100 UK list here.

aimm says goodbye to Rory

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Changes to the Executive structure at aimm

As announced to aimm members last month, the new aimm Board has decided to change the Executive Team structure to ensure that the diverse needs and the concerns of all of the aimm membership are understood and accurately reflected.

Rory Maguire, after 5 years at the helm of aimm will be stepping back at the end of June to focus on his consultancy business, handing the baton to General Manager Joanna Cox who starts in August.

The aimm Board and the Executive team will be working together to look at the strategy and focus of aimm going forwards, to ensure that all our members continue to feel their voice is heard through their trade association, and aimm continues to support its membership through this period of progression.

We would like to thank Rory for all his hard work during these past years. He has worked tirelessly on important regulatory and business issues which has resulted in improvements and changes across industry, benefiting our members businesses and the wider industry as a whole.