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Upcoming Features

Responses to our forward features should be submitted to the editor by the deadline shown below. Submissions must be attributed to a spokesperson. 

All features will include thoughts from various stakeholders and are written by the Comms Business editorial team. As such, please do not send opinion pieces in response to our forward features as they are unlikely to be used.

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April 2025

Deadline: Monday 3rd March 2025 16:00 GMT

ESG

The impact of climate change has heightened over the last 12 months as temperatures and sea levels rise, and extreme weather becomes commonplace. Added to that, businesses’ green credentials have come under scrutiny like never before, putting ESG top of the agendas. What do channel companies need to be focusing on to ensure that they are sustainable, comply with the latest standards, and continue to meet ever-growing customer and employee expectations? 

We will ask:

• What are the biggest challenges associated with designing and implementing a comprehensive and effective ESG strategy?
• What standards should channel partners be looking to adhere to when developing an ESG strategy?
• What should companies do to ensure they select a third-party supplier that conforms to the same ESG standards and continues to do so throughout the entirety of the partnership?
• How can they best align themselves with employee and customer expectations?
• What are the most significant emerging ESG risks that companies need to look out for moving forward?

Submit to: alex.wright@markallengroup.com

International expansion

This feature will explore international expansion for companies operating across the channel ecosystem in the UK. We are looking for advice from companies who have already expanded overseas, as well as insights from companies that have decided to focus on their UK operations

We will ask:

• When does it make sense for UK companies to look overseas for expansion and growth opportunities?
• Are there any particular best practices to bear in mind?
• Is there anything particular about the current market that might make now a good time to look overseas?
• For companies that have expanded outside the UK: how did you know the time was right to expand? What were the biggest learnings you took from your expansion? 
• For companies that do not want to expand overseas: why did you decide to focus on your UK operations? Do you foresee a time when you might look overseas?

Submit to: charlotte.hathway@markallengroup.com

Network expansion

This feature will examine the progress made to expanding broadband networks across the UK, including FTTP and 5G. We will then discuss what this means for the channel and the solutions offered to customers. 

We will ask:

• How are the FTTP and/or 5G rollouts progressing? 
• What further progress do you expect to see in 2025?
• How will the PSTN switch-off have an impact?
• What do you make of satellite broadband projects? Will those have an impact on the Channel?
• What further opportunities do you expect to emerge as these networks further develop?

Submit to: charlotte.hathway@markallengroup.com

2025 features, supplements and focus months

Articles in bold are SPOTLIGHT months where the topic is expanded on in additional content and advertising on digital weekly newsletters (x 4 to 16,000+ recipients) and news stories on Comms Business website over the whole month. This additional content allows for brand visibility and elevation as a thought leader; involvement in these and extra digital activities to enable lead generation are at a cost. For more information please contact mat.swift@markallengroup.com or call 07919 177099, or moh.lalani@markallengroup.com or call 07766 081822.