Is it time for a social media spring clean?
This might seem like a late post for some people, but here in England, spring has taken it’s time, and has only sprung over the last few weeks. As I type birds are tweeting, the sun is shining, and we’re counting down the seconds...
Make your office exciting with these fun workplace ideas
It’s important to insert a little bit of fun into your daily work activities. It may feel unnatural to take a break to play pool or use a slide instead of stairs – a la Google’s office, but you need to take time to recharge your...
Lloyds Banking Group sees big profit increase
Lloyds Banking Group has reported a large profit increase for the first quarter of the year. The bank reported a pre-tax profit of £2.04bn in the first quarter, which is up from £280m for the same period last year. The latest...
Tech Tuesday: Skype now available for UK Outlook webmail users
Microsoft has announced that Outlook webmail will now support Skype. The email service will now allow users to make calls directly from their inbox: . The update will also allow Skype contacts to be uploaded into a user’s Outlook...
Plan your marketing strategy with our free marketing ideas
If you’re a business that’s just starting out, it can be tricky to understand which marketing avenue to venture down first. As much as you’d like to be the next Apple or McDonalds, one of the main things on your mind at this...
Differences between Australian and UK email marketing
The internet has allowed us to be free. We can post what we want, where we want (within reason), and we can shop where we want. The internet has allowed us to buy products from whatever country we choose. So if you’re based in...
Don’t ignore social media
Everyone and their mum has a social media profile these days. But some people still haven’t bought into the social media tsunami that has swept the business world. Some business owners may believe that social media is a waste of...
Chat apps based messaging over takes texting
Research firm Informa have announced figures that show chat based applications have overtaken traditional SMS texting. Informa stated that over 19 billion messages were sent through chat apps in 2012, compared to 17.6 billion SMS...
US economy grows by 2.5%
The US economy has grown by an annual rate of 2.5% in the first three months of this year. Whilst this figure was lower than analysts’ predictions, it’s a massive increase on the 0.4% rate recorded in the last quarter of 2012....
Top 20 Professional Email Templates in April
Email marketing is a highly popular form of marketing which sees an average ROI of £24 for every £1 spent (eConsultancy study 2012). Email marketing allows you to stay in touch with customers, market new products, get extra...