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What is “Responsive” web design?Posted on May 17, 2012
An interview with a designerPosted on July 28, 2011
New technology in print designPosted on November 25, 2010
Q&A with Joe ‘Danger’ StrongPosted on November 25, 2010
Google product search gets a revamp this Xmas seasonPosted on November 17, 2010
- Q&A with Joe ‘Danger’ StrongPosted on November 25, 2010
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GAP logo redesign [FAIL]Posted on October 8, 2010
Does google instant affect seo?Posted on September 28, 2010
Q & A with our Graphic DesignerPosted on August 16, 2010
10 Examples of Large Image Website BackgroundsPosted on August 3, 2010
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02Jul2010
Storytelling & Social Media – 3 Rules
If a picture says a thousand words, a poor Social Media update says one word - BORING
Continue reading...30Jun2010
DSM head to Marketing Week Live 2010
Yesterday DSM Design headed to London’s Olympia Exhibition Centre to check out all that the Online Marketing section of Marketing Week Live had to offer… Marketing Week Live is one of the UK’s largest marketing events that attracts industry experts from around the world to present and share their insider knowledge, ideas and discoveries! Of the different marketing shows available at the event, the DSM team focussed our attention on the Online Marketing Show in particular as this event would give us chance to learn of new trends and the latest and most effective online marketing tools available in the industry to help further enhance and develop our client’s online marketing campaigns. Continue reading “DSM head to Marketing Week Live 2010” »
Continue reading...24Jun2010
Website Design Effectiveness
Mori Technology Tracker has been tracking internet usage since 1997, current figures state that internet usage at home, anywhere else and broadband is up around 62% - 65%. This is due partly to the decrease in cost of technology and the rise in disposable income but also because as businesses have adopted the internet as a marketing tool, consumers also require the same technology to research products, find alternative brands and even purchase online without having to deal with a sales advisor. To some extent the effectiveness of a website depends on the design. Chaffey, D suggests that website design is a result of function, content, form, organization and interaction. It’s a circular process that is based upon client profiling. As previously discussed data is collected and consumer profiles are made. Data is affected by web design and web design is affected by data. It is very rare that the first update of a website will be the last. Websites evolve with consumer feedback so that the information can be easier to access, maintains retention so that the consumer doesn’t click out, enjoy a better web experience and eventually help them buy from the site. Continue reading “Website Design Effectiveness” »
Continue reading...24Jun2010
Online Transaction Safety and Relationship Marketing
Online trading has grown exponentially in the past decade, with more and more firms shifting from bricks to clicks, either to further expand their market share or to enter completely new target markets. The web based tools now available to marketers has unleashed new innovations and creative thinking to reach, persuade, captivate and retain customers. Trust and relationship building is key for companies to retain loyalty from their customers and it is during the transaction process, whether it is an exchange of money or information, that trust is ever so important. Which is why as a web design agency we have been kept very busy always creating new ways to enhance loyalty through the transaction process for our customers customers. Continue reading “Online Transaction
Continue reading...17Jun2010
World Cup and SEO Similarities… Really? Yes!
World Cup and SEO Similarities… Really? Yes! We’ve been discussing the World Cup and all the drama and excitement that goes with it and through our innocent World Cup banter we discovered how similar it is to Search Engine Optimisation. Building your website – Preliminary Qualifying Rounds Building and beginning to optimise your website is comparable to being a country in the preliminary qualifying rounds of the World Cup. Dreams, hope and expectations all run high, even with the knowledge of the trials and tribulations still to come, your team still have a clear and demonstrable hunger for the ultimate goal, the FIFA World Cup Trophy – Or a high ranking on Google for your primary keyword or words! Continue reading “World Cup and SEO Similarities… Really? Yes!” »
Continue reading...07Jun2010
Gives the Alien Returns!
Fresh from the Hot Air Balloon Game adventure, ‘Gives’ the Alien is back, this time to help you win a FREE £100 Voucher from Go Vouchers. ‘Gives’ returns not in a Hot Air Balloon, but a UFO! This time you have to navigate his UFO through the air, and away from any obstacles! Instead of collecting stars by moving over them (as in the Hot Air Ballooning game) this time you must get ‘Gives’ to collect items using a tractor beam on his UFO! Continue reading “Gives the Alien Returns!” »
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