Tech news has been dominated in the last few days with Spotify’s submission of a mobile version of its increasingly popular streaming music program to Apple’s iPhone App store. Or in plain English — Spotify’s working on an application for the iPhone that could pose a serious threat to the dominance of iTunes. Plainer English? A good old-fashioned and very public scrap. 
It looks like a twiglet or some kind of organic toothpick, but this spindly thing is actually a flute – and German researchers reckon it’s the oldest musical instrument ever found. Dating back more than 35,000 years, it’s part of a set found in Hohle Fels, south west Germany, ingeniously made from bits and bobs found spotted about – including mammoth tusks and vulture wing bones.
It’s believed they come from a period when modern humans started colonising Europe; a time when you’d get your message across with a big stick and putting people on hold might have been another name for torture.
PH Media Group is growing, and we’re currently looking to fill a number of creative, business-critical roles — with smart, bright copywriting and hot-shot design talent just some of the skills we’re after.
As a company, we’re market-leaders, making bold strides for and with our clients. But as people, we’re a lot of fun to work with, too.
For more information on job vacancies at PH Media, visit our careers page at phmediagroup.co.uk/careers.
It’s said that your marketing budget is the first thing to go in a recession. But working through an economic downturn doesn’t mean closing the purse on marketing altogether. There’s still as much choice – it’s just more important than ever to choose the right marketing service at the right price.
On-hold marketing continues to deliver a cost-effective alternative to more traditional marketing practices. For one, your phone’s still ringing. For two, it doesn’t cost anywhere near as much. For three? Your print promotion might not get the visibility it deserves. On-hold marketing is there, and it stays there – working hard to maintain professionalism and business identity in a time when it’s never been more important to complement and reinforce the strength of your brand.
After all: your products and services say a lot – but if your brand’s strong when the market recovers, you’ll hit the ground running.