Let’s stop tip toeing around it!

Only once has anyone convinced me – no! that should be “blackmailed me”, into attending a performance of the ballet. It was that evening I learned how much of a Philistine I can be, and on this occasion, I was Goliath. I also learned three very useful things about ballet that sad wintery evening.

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Monty Python vs email

e-newsletters have gained massive popularity in the last couple of years but the question to really ask is, are my customers getting the information? Are you able to measure the effectiveness of your campaign? Are you driving traffic to your website?
Even worse…you may not even be asking these questions!!

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Quality or sustainability?

As a designer, the importance of making informed decisions when selecting paper stocks is becoming more and more important. We can no longer bury our heads in the sand and hope that someone else is looking after the health of our planet. Our recent trip to Perth to attend Spicers’ Paper School only served to reinforce this view.

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My business’ online identity

You’ve thought long and hard to create the name for your business enterprise. Your name along with your brand becomes your identity, your handle to consumers in the real world. So what happens to your identity when you take it beyond the physical?

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Media 101

In developing media schedules, we are often questioned on the definition and significance of a TARP? What does it tell me about my media schedule? Why is it important?

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Arachnaphobics beware

Probably one of the most common questions I get asked when a new website goes live is “Why can’t I find our site on Google?” or “Someone found me on a Google search but it said ‘Coming Soon’ but the site is live now?”

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Google, Chuck and real estate

Since as far back as I can remember, Google has been the site I’ve plugged into to get accurate results for my internet searches. From “facts about Chuck Norris” to “gen Y purchase behaviours”, Google has come through with the goods.

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