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BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Does seventh place keep Everitt safe? Is rising star Stephen the real deal?
BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English has been answering some of your Scottish rugby questions Craig asked: Is Sean Everitt the coach to take Edinburgh forward. I'm still very much in the no answered: It's a harder question to answer now than it might have been a few months ago. Edinburgh made the semi-final of Europe and are now in the quarter-final of the URC, albeit having made very hard work of the face of it, that's okay. If they were to go to Pretoria and win then that's a landmark victory. I don't rule it out. Edinburgh have a lot more steel to them nowadays and their games with the Bulls tend to be close.I don't think he's going anywhere in that scenario. I doubt he's going anywhere even if they lose, to be will have their own view on this but I think he deserves another season, just to see if the more resilient Edinburgh we're seeing now can start next term the way they're finishing this asked: Do we chalk down Edinburgh's seventh place in the URC as a disappointment or what we should reasonably expect?Tom answered: It's disappointing they came so close to exiting the competition, that's for is too hairy for a club with Edinburgh's potential. I don't think it's too much to expect them to be a lot closer to fourth (and a home quarter-final) than asked: Are there any young players that might make it on to the summer tour? I take it as given that Freddie Douglas answered: Yeah, plenty. Freddy Douglas definitely travels. I'd be taking a serious look at Seb Stephen, Mackenzie Duncan, Jare Oguntibeju, Gregor Hiddleston, Alex Samuel, Duncan Munn, Patrick Harrison, Harry Paterson, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty and others. This is the tour for it - part experience, part asked: What a debut for Seb Stephen, going to the Aviva holding his own against a current and former Lion! Could Stephen have played himself into the matchday 23 for Glasgow's quarter-final?Tom answered: I suspect Franco Smith will go with his experienced hookers, but I might be outstanding performance against the best team in the league will give him plenty to think about, though. He nailed his throws and had a real physicality and intensity to him.I was kinda gobsmacked, to be honest. He was up against Dan Sheehan, arguably the best hooker in the world. He was throwing against RG Snyman and James Ryan in the Leinster lineout - a World Cup winner and a 2025 Lion. For a 19-year-old, it was as good a debut as I've seen.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
800.com Adds GA4 Integration to Connect Call Tracking with Website Conversions
customers can now measure marketing performance holistically by integrating phone call events with website interactions and conversions. NEW YORK, May 22, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- a leading cloud telecom provider, announces a new direct integration with Google Analytics 4 (GA4), enabling customers to track phone calls alongside website interactions and conversions. With and GA4, businesses gain full visibility into holistic marketing performance to understand phone call events, website interactions, and conversions. In an era of tight marketing budgets and economic volatility, every dollar matters when it comes to cost-efficient marketing campaigns. "Our customers want sophisticated marketing analytics in an easy-to-use platform—and that's exactly what delivers: a full-stack call tracking system with dozens of integrations," said Tom English, VP of Marketing at GA4 integration empowers businesses to track and measure call data for a comprehensive overview of user behavior. With GA4, businesses can integrate call data with other behavioral events within website interactions, measuring call duration, lead source, and qualification status. The integration works based on custom events, allowing businesses to segment and tag customers and leads for phone calls, voicemails, and SMS. The integration between and GA4 allows businesses to: Attribute calls to specific campaigns, ads, or referral sources Measure the impact of phone leads on marketing return on investment (ROI) View call events in relation to clicks, campaigns, and page views Optimize marketing spend based on real conversion data is launching an extensive suite of marketing and e-commerce integrations to build one of the most comprehensive call-tracking solutions in the industry. These include Slack, Meta Ads, and Google Ads, with more coming soon. Compared to other solutions, is an ideal balance of functionality with cost-effective pricing for small businesses. Thousands of happy customers give the platform a 4.7-star rating on G2 and Capterra. For more technical support with your GA4 setup, check out the help article here. To request a demo of robust call tracking platform, visit here: About provides intuitive cloud-based voice and messaging solutions to help businesses connect with customers and drive measurable growth. Trusted by over 45,000 businesses, simplifies communication while offering powerful tools to help you scale. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Phone: (800) 800-4321Email: media@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Wire
22-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
800.com Adds GA4 Integration to Connect Call Tracking with Website Conversions
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- a leading cloud telecom provider, announces a new direct integration with Google Analytics 4 (GA4), enabling customers to track phone calls alongside website interactions and conversions. With and GA4, businesses gain full visibility into holistic marketing performance to understand phone call events, website interactions, and conversions. In an era of tight marketing budgets and economic volatility, every dollar matters when it comes to cost-efficient marketing campaigns. 'Our customers want sophisticated marketing analytics in an easy-to-use platform - and that's exactly what delivers,' said Tom English, VP of Marketing at Share 'Our customers want sophisticated marketing analytics in an easy-to-use platform—and that's exactly what delivers: a full-stack call tracking system with dozens of integrations,' said Tom English, VP of Marketing at GA4 integration empowers businesses to track and measure call data for a comprehensive overview of user behavior. With GA4, businesses can integrate call data with other behavioral events within website interactions, measuring call duration, lead source, and qualification status. The integration works based on custom events, allowing businesses to segment and tag customers and leads for phone calls, voicemails, and SMS. The integration between and GA4 allows businesses to: Attribute calls to specific campaigns, ads, or referral sources Measure the impact of phone leads on marketing return on investment (ROI) View call events in relation to clicks, campaigns, and page views Optimize marketing spend based on real conversion data is launching an extensive suite of marketing and e-commerce integrations to build one of the most comprehensive call-tracking solutions in the industry. These include Slack, Meta Ads, and Google Ads, with more coming soon. Compared to other solutions, is an ideal balance of functionality with cost-effective pricing for small businesses. Thousands of happy customers give the platform a 4.7-star rating on G2 and Capterra. For more technical support with your GA4 setup, check out the help article here. To request a demo of robust call tracking platform, visit here: provides intuitive cloud-based voice and messaging solutions to help businesses connect with customers and drive measurable growth. Trusted by over 45,000 businesses, simplifies communication while offering powerful tools to help you scale. Learn more at
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Are Glasgow losing steam? Should international tours be cut back?
BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English has been answering some of your Scottish rugby asked: Based on the last few results are Warriors losing steam in the URC ahead of the play-offs? Can they put up a good performance v Leinster at the Aviva this weekend?Tom answered: Losing steam? Definitely. A similar thing happened to them at the end of last season, but the difference between now and then is their injury list. Not only is it long, it includes some serious hitters, some of whom will not play again in the URC this Benetton performance last week was lamentable on every conceivable front. Even if they don't win in Dublin they're going to have to find something that gives them some momentum for the have one or two of the heavy hitters back by then. But it's all looking pretty fraught. The confusion over Franco Smith's future doesn't help either. I think he's handled that asked: Given Glasgow's poor form, I think the expectations for the play-offs would be to win the quarter-final and lose the semi. Optimistic maybe, but looking ahead to next year do Glasgow have the grunt up front to do the same thing again?Tom answered: When they have a fairly clean bill of health there's not a whole lot wrong with Glasgow's grunt. The Fagerson brothers, Rory Sutherland, Scott Cummings, Max Williamson, Gregor Brown, Alex Samuel, Jack Dempsey, Rory Darge - those guys are very, very aggressive miss Henco Venter and Jack Mann but Alex Craig is coming in. He's not a beast, but he's a terrific carrier and will be a real asset. Against most opponents, they won't lack need to resolve the Franco Smith confusion and they need a bit of luck with injuries. They've lost their edge and their belief in recent weeks but they're missing a lot of senior players. It's catching up with them asked: What's your view on Darcy Graham's omission from the Lions squad in favour of Mack Hansen's inclusion?Tom answered: In Hansen, Andy Farrell has gone with somebody he knows and trusts. He's a very intelligent player and a Grand Slam winner.I have two issues with that decision. Firstly, Hansen hasn't played since 12 April and is still injured. Secondly, and more importantly, Graham is in brilliant form, has way more pace and X-factor than Hansen and is fit as a fiddle.I feel for Graham. I think he deserved to go and he'd have been a revelation, I'm asked: I'm a huge Matt Fagerson fan. While unlikely, I'd have been interested to hear how close he was to Lions selection if he was fit, but also do you agree he brings so much to every team he plays in, and is very much being missed by Glasgow at the moment?Tom answered: If he was fit and firing like he can then I don't think he'd have been too far away at all. The fact is he's injured and he's probably not been at his brilliant best this season. Not far off it, but he can play me, his aggression and dog typifies Glasgow at their very best. He was immense on the road to URC glory last season. He'll be immense asked: Considering the number of injuries Glasgow have suffered this season is it time to cut back on summer international tours? International matches should be the icing on the cake of rugby. Now they seem to be the bread and answered: There are too many Tests but it's a plaintive cry at this stage. Test matches generate the revenue that keeps the club game going, so if anything we're going to have more of them and not season we have the new Nations Cup happening for the first time - a likely money-spinner for each union of these unions are living a very tight existence and Test rugby is the only thing that's keeping them from financial implosion.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Will Edinburgh make play-offs? What's behind Glasgow dip?
Tom English and Andy Burke look back on contrasting form for Edinburgh and Glasgow in the URC, answer audience questions and preview a big weekend and subscribe to the BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast
