This is our last blog of 2016 so we thought we’d wind up the year with a list of New Year’s resolutions we think that we and our customers should aim to keep over the year ahead. 1. Start with a strategy It seems like every month or so “the next big thing” in marketing…
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Oops Facebook’s done it again
Facebook always knew that it would have to win the hearts, minds and wallets of advertisers if it was ever to have any hope of becoming a commercially-successful, independent company. It has therefore been working hard to persuade companies of all sizes that social media in general and Facebook (and Instagram) in particular, are the…
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A Cracking Christmas
Like the Christmas card, the Christmas cracker was also a London invention. In fact these two great Christmas traditions came about at much the same time. The first Christmas card dates back to 1843, while we know that the first Christmas cracker was invented sometime between 1845 and 1850. From France to England Sweet-maker Tom…
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(Santa) Hats off to Sir Henry Cole
As we’re now officially on the downhill run to Christmas, we decided it was time for some festive fun. Since now is probably the time when most of our readers will be at least getting ready to make a start on their Christmas card list, we thought we’d make this week’s blog all about the…
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