New mothers dramatically increase digital media usage
03 Apr 2013 | by Nicola Kemp
Women's use of digital devices increase dramatically when they become a new mothers, according to a report by BabyCentre.
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Centaur Media, the business information, events and marketing services group, has announced the exit of chief executive Geoff Wilmot and managing director Tim Potter in its interim report in which it delivered "modest profit", said to be "below market expectations".
Women's use of digital devices increase dramatically when they become a new mothers, according to a report by BabyCentre.
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