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MK Geek Night sold out already?

When your conference lineup includes Sazzy and Aral, then I suppose it’s no wonder that it sells out early - but STILL, it’s October 11th today and the next MK Geek Night isn’t…

Tom

Tom Pellereau tells us that there’s something wrong

We don’t have a Silicon Valley equivalent in the UK. We have no major internet success stories. Sometimes I wonder if from the outside, it seems like we’re stuck in the Victorian era…

Trevor Nicholls

Is print dead?

In the last few years, devices like the iPad and Kindle have sent shockwaves into the traditional print industry, raising fundamental questions about the future of publishing, advertising and marketing. Personally I don’t…

Small Robit Is Great!

The little company that could…

We can’t take on major projects, because we’re just too small. We don’t have time to work on our own website, because it’s just the three of us working here right now. Marketing…

Social Media Customer Service

Customer Service as a competitive advantage

In conversations with clients I’m often asked for ways in which a business might differentiate itself from the competition. I nearly always say avoid competing solely on price because you’ll enter a race…

Changes to Facebook Pages may affect the number of Likes you get

Ready for the new Facebook Page layout? Sorry, no more Fangates.

At the start of the year, Facebook rolled out it’s new Timelines layout for user accounts with a lot of positive feedback indeed. Now it’s the turn of Pages to get a design…

Otaku

Otaku is the social media rocket fuel you’ve been waiting for

Some brands have it, and some never will. I’m not talking about vogue, coolness, or even trends. I’m talking about otaku, and every day that passes it feels more and more important. It’s…

Verbose Mode

Life in Verbose Mode

It’s a bit of a geeky analogy, I admit, but I like the idea of social media switching our daily lives from very closed reporting / no continuous written output, to verbose mode….

Copywriter Milton Keynes

Unlock Your Freelancer - How To Write a Great Copywriting Brief

If you’re reading this post then the chances are you’ve decided to hire a copywriter. Congratulations! Here’s my guide on what to include in a good copywriting brief to help you get the…

So What?

So What?

Sometimes people tell me that they don’t know what to do to make their business different. They’re just doing their thing, like all the other business in their industry, each doing their thing….

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