Blogger profile: Tim Cawsey
Works in Corporate Comms managing branding & content. Blogs on all things Gemalto, especially events and corporate affairs. A British exile in Provence with an ever growing list of sports injuries. Personal tweets at
@FactBoyTim Website: http://www.gemalto.com
Posted on 6th Nov 2012 by Tim Cawsey
As part of our investigation into ‘Digital USA’, we put together an article on the differing social media strategies of the two US presidential candidates. Referring to 2012 as ‘The Second Social Election’, it compares the revolutionary Twitter campaign run by Obama in 2008 to the far more sophisticated approach of both candidates this time [...]
Posted on 25th Jul 2012 by Tim Cawsey
Last month I was honoured to be invited along to speak at an event in London to talk about the importance of social media to today’s businesses, particularly those in the financial sector where, as a phenomenon, it is often overlooked. We also heard interesting presentations from Tracy Glynn, John Hartley, Christophe Langlois, Thomas Messett, [...]
Posted on 25th Apr 2012 by Tim Cawsey
Picture the scenario: you’re on a beach on an extended holiday lapping up the sun, your blood pressure level is back to normal, you can’t remember the last time you woke up before 8am, the stress of the office and everyday life is far behind you. How relaxing, right? Then your smartphone buzzes with a [...]
Posted on 15th Feb 2012 by Tim Cawsey
2011 represented a sea change within personal and corporate use of social channels with 10,000 tweets per second being sent during the recent superbowl while digital marketing and social media investments by companies are up even in an economic downturn. This evening I’ll be giving Gemalto’s view on social media use as part of Social Media Week
Posted on 10th Feb 2012 by Tim Cawsey
Today, dear reader, our blog is one year old. That’s right – our very first post was 365 days ago on 10th February 2011. We feel we have grown with the blog, expanding our hub to include a telecoms blog and one focused on enterprise security covering a multitude of topics and industries. While ‘Digital [...]
Posted on 2nd Feb 2012 by Tim Cawsey
I’m pleased to say that Gemalto now supports Diners Club issuers worldwide in their EMV migration projects with smart banking cards, following an agreed deployment with Diners Club Spain during 2012. Diners Club cardholders will benefit from increased security for their financial transactions and a more convenient payment option when traveling internationally. It’s no secret [...]
Posted on 11th Jan 2012 by Tim Cawsey
It’s always pleasing to see creative, informed content get the recognition it deserves, particularly in the world of social media so I decided to look at some of the security, telecoms and emerging tech blogs that we’ve been following here at Gemalto.
Posted on 14th Dec 2011 by Tim Cawsey
India, as one of the BRICS, is a fast-growing and exploding country. Named a ‘superpower-in-waiting’ by The Economist recently, it is attracting investors and many a business to tap into this wealth of people, services and skills. Which creates wealth, and indeed, there is a booming middle class taking advantage of this growth, especially in [...]
Posted on 18th Nov 2011 by Tim Cawsey
Reporting from the last day of #CARTES yesterday. Personalized cards (AllAboutMe) have existed for a while but we have seen here at the Paris-based trade show just how funky and useful these can be. While there’s a lot of buzz around mobile NFC – just watch our video on it here – your credit and debit [...]
Posted on 12th Oct 2011 by Tim Cawsey
Mobile banking is a high priority for financial services organizations especially with the arrival of the Internet generation. Mobile services are now moving away from a stripped down version of the banks’ web sites but towards an app-based approach. What does this mean for banks and what will be the impact of the arrival of NFC?