With voice technology constantly evolving, it is getting more sophisticated while consumer preference in voice-assisted services is rising. Voice assistants, such as Apple’s Siri and those embedded in voice-assisted devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home, are transforming everyday life. Jonny Combe, UK CEO at global mobile parking payment provider PayByPhone, discusses how voice technology … Read more …
My favourite books
First published in Management today Which books have had the biggest impact on the way you approach business and leadership? What is each book about? Why have they been so influential? “How will you measure your life” by Clay Christensen Christensen shows how proven business theories can be applied to the rest of your life, … Read more …
Surround yourself with people who will tell you you’re wrong
First published in HR Magazine, September 26, 2019. I started out… Washing neighbours’ cars to earn some extra cash as a ‘wee lad’ in rural Scotland. I then went on to study marketing at the University of Stirling. I knew this was the right career path for me when… I joined the BMW Group in … Read more …
Parking Review Interview
First published in Parking Review, 2019 Jonny Combe, UK CEO of PayByPhone, says that cashless parking technology is surging, but more work lies ahead before parking services can be offered as a built-in function in the connected cars of the future. 2018 saw a tremendous uptake in cashless parking. Local authorities across the UK are … Read more …
Festival of Marketing Interview
First published in Festival of Marketing, 2019 Jonny is the UK CEO of the global mobile parking payment provider PayByPhone. In November 2018, he was brought in from BMW Group, where he spent 13 years, to lead PayByPhone through a phase of rapid expansion, and the company is growing quickly under his leadership. Jonny is … Read more …
PayByPhone’s UK CEO on the company’s obsession with UX
First published by Econsultancy on 25th March, 2019 By Ben Davis Talking about cars is not really my thing. Parking, on the other hand, I find strangely fascinating. I recently interviewed Jonny Combe – UK CEO of cashless parking solution PayByPhone – and it was honestly the most fun I’ve had in ages. That’s because … Read more …