Think about What you Need rather Than What you Want in a Website. By Ollie.

August 27th, 2010

Take a look at my ‘previous clients’ page and you’ll see an immense diversity of projects. This is what I love about my work. Every client comes to me with totally different needs and with the help of my “& Co”, I’ll come up with a bespoke design that not only looks amazing, but also gives clients what they need. Even if they don’t know what that is at the start! Read the rest of this entry »

Substantiation: Communicating The Evidence. By Sarah.

August 24th, 2010

So, we’ve ascertained that we need to prove the claims we put forward in our copy, but how do we do it? Testimonials and case studies for starters. Read the rest of this entry »

A Digital Image Should not be Just a Pretty Picture. By Ollie.

August 20th, 2010

If you are like me then you’ll remember when you were a kid, flicking through a book and focusing on the pictures rather than the words. Correct? If I’m honest, I still do it now. But why? Why are we naturally drawn to images? Read the rest of this entry »

Substantiation: Now there’s a Word! By Sarah.

August 16th, 2010

Unique selling points; service benefits; why use us; ‘our edge’… I can write and write about all of this in your promotional material and yes, it will make you sound amazing and show the reader why you’re a better choice than the next one: that’s what a copy writer does with her words.

However, what I can’t do is prove that you are all these things you say you are. Read the rest of this entry »

How to Develop Tone of Voice within your Content. By Sarah.

July 28th, 2010

We’ve established the importance of instilling a tone of voice into web and marketing content, so how do we decide upon and set that tone?

Let’s start with a few questions: Read the rest of this entry »

The Importance of Developing a Tone of Voice for your Content. By Sarah.

July 16th, 2010

Does your website content and promotional literature reflect your brand’s voice? Does it have a personality? A way of speaking that suits your audience and gets your message across in the right way?

Everyone knows you personally for the way you speak, the way you hold a conversation. And the same needs to go for your brand. As soon as someone reads your content, they need to know it’s come from you. People buy into personality, so that personality needs to come across in your written material. Read the rest of this entry »

Flash vs Javascript. Call it a Draw? By Ollie.

July 14th, 2010

You’ll probably gather from my pretty useless title that I am going to sit on the fence when it comes to the great (in my eyes at least) Javascript vs. Flash debate. Some web designers are keen Javascript fanatics, with others setting up in the Flash camp. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you LinkedIn? Part Two. By Sarah.

June 28th, 2010

Are you up and running on LinkedIn? I hope the last blog was useful but don’t forget, if you need help getting started, just shout at Ollie!

Next up on the LinkedIn tutorial front is groups.

You are never alone in business when you are LinkedIn!

You can join groups relevant to your industry for support, advice and to get noticed! Groups bring together members with common goals and backgrounds. They allow you to engage in discussions, gain and offer advice and post content including material you have written. Being helpful is the name of the game, but observing conversations and gleaning advice can be very beneficial. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you LinkedIn? Part One. By Sarah.

June 21st, 2010

Following on from Ollie’s very valid comments about taking initiatives like Twitter and blogs seriously, here is a little bit more from me in this two-parter!

You won’t beat social media, so you might as well join it!

Like it or loathe it, we cannot dismiss social media for business marketing; people are spending equal time now time connecting and tweeting than attending networking events. Of course I’m not suggesting social media should replace traditional networking, contact making and marketing, but that it should enhance it. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Media Management – It’s a real job you know! By Ollie.

June 20th, 2010

I have to say that when I tell someone that an element of my job is managing somebody else’s Twitter and LinkedIn accounts and running their blogs they do sometimes look at me in a funny way! They wonder what it is exactly I do…well here’s the low down on Twitter abd blogging, and it’s over to my colleague Sarah Mac to talk about LinkedIn courtesy of another posting. Read the rest of this entry »