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IN CONVO WITH: SUZANNE – MY LOVE FOR KNITTING

IN CONVO WITH: SUZANNE – MY LOVE FOR KNITTING

I love knitting. I’ve been an on off Knitter since my nannie taught me as a little girl, but now I’m full on addicted.If I don’t have a knitting project on the go I feel lost and get annoyed with myself until I start a new one, but as soon as I do the world feels...

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IN CONVO WITH MARTIN: FROM RULING PEN TO MOUSE

IN CONVO WITH MARTIN: FROM RULING PEN TO MOUSE

The first two years of my four year course at Bradford College of Art have flown by, and its now the serious bit before goingout into the big bad world. I’m now specialising and homing my skills in the world of typography, branding and print processes, mixed inwith a...

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IN CONVO WITH: DALLY – BEING BRAVE

IN CONVO WITH: DALLY – BEING BRAVE

December 2016 – I signed a lease to a new studio, and acquired the business I worked in for over 7 years. It’s a Christmas I certainly will never forget. Most of the festive break was spent in Ikea choosing new office furniture and buying other quirky bits to create a...

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IN CONVO WITH: MARTIN – FROM MARGARET TO MOUSE

IN CONVO WITH: MARTIN – FROM MARGARET TO MOUSE

It’s 1968 and I’ve left Allerton Grange School in Leeds with a random set of ‘0' and ‘A' levels and been invited to Bradford Regional College of Art for a one year foundation course to be followed hopefully by three further years focussing on design and typography to...

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IN CONVO WITH: MARTIN: SO MUCH, TOO MUCH

IN CONVO WITH: MARTIN: SO MUCH, TOO MUCH

Four words that rang a bell with me from Paul Smith, international fashion designer being interviewed on the Jeremy Vine show I listened to last week. In a very crowded market place we are bombarded with so much and too much of everything that It becomes harder than...

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LOCK DOWN STORIES – DALLY

LOCK DOWN STORIES – DALLY

March 23rd 2020 - a date which we will never forget. Our Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered the country to go into lock down. Many thoughts went through my head that night - but I remember thinking as I always do - practically. So March 24th, I went into the studio,...

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LOCK DOWN STORIES – MARTIN

LOCK DOWN STORIES – MARTIN

March 13th -  July 8th I started with a dry cough and after a few days had to take some time off work ( for the first time in 10 years ), well a week later and we're in an official "lock down". Now months later, the world as we knew it has changed - there is a new...

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LOCKDOWN STORIES – SUZANNE

LOCKDOWN STORIES – SUZANNE

I was in quarantine about 10 days before the country was ordered into lockdown. This was due to my partner falling very ill. He also comes under the vulnerable category so we had to be really cautious. Generally, I am a calm person. I am known to approach stressful...

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Online print is so much cheaper! Our experience…

Online print is so much cheaper! Our experience…

So - occasionally we hear "how much?! - It's cheaper online!" Of course, this is not news to us, there are many reasons you may be able to find print cheaper with an online only company. Firstly - the paper or print quality may not be comparable to ours. Secondly, and...

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Referrals

Referrals

There are many business networking groups around; some of which rely almost entirely upon the members giving each other referrals. Unfortunately, some people don’t recognise the difference between a referral and an order. Telling the office supply member of the group...

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It’s good to talk

It’s good to talk

Ding!   Ding!   Ding!   Are you sitting behind your desk staring at a computer screen and waiting for emails to announce their arrival with that distinctive “ding”?   Annoying isn’t it? Not half as annoying as not getting the business that you were...

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Are you a supplier or a partner?

Are you a supplier or a partner?

We all like to think we are completely invaluable to our clients and that they think that we, and sliced bread have an awful lot in common.   If you are in the Service sector, it’s the service providers who identify exactly what their client needs, wants and...

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Have business cards had their day?

Have business cards had their day?

Definitely not! Do you go networking? If so, you must give out a good quality, well designed business card that reflects who you are and what you do. And, how to get in touch with you! You could always get a cheap online business card as long as you don’t care what...

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The Big Ideas Networking Event

The Big Ideas Networking Event

Join us for fizz, nibbles and cake to help us celebrate our birthday whilst making valuable connections and having meaningful conversations. Meet exhibitors who will help you grow your business and hear from guest speakers about branding, marketing, sales and other...

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Good things happen when people get together

Good things happen when people get together

Local businesses across the country are fighting back against the internet by providing customer experiences that simply cannot be delivered online. The physical, tangible, real life interactions that happen when you meet someone are invaluable to a relationship....

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How do you increase your chances of winning?

How do you increase your chances of winning?

Maybe they’re just not that into you You emailed or called a business you wanted to buy from. You asked for a quote. They said they’d get back to you. They didn’t. You chased. Nothing. How often does that happen? Maybe they did email a quote. Then what? Never hear...

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Get picked!

Get picked!

BE A GREAT BIG BRAND STRAWBERRY: Why are strawberries red? And what the pip has that got to do with marketing? Bear with… Birds know that red berries are the ripest and tastiest. Strawberries have evolved to advertise their tastiness by changing colour to an intense...

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Getting the most from selling online

Getting the most from selling online

Part one: Merchandising your online store As more and more people get in the e-commerce action it’s important to remember how it all started. Shops and stores showcased their products, built their reputation, looked after their customer base and spread the word....

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What’s the big deal with design?

What’s the big deal with design?

Whether good or bad, design is everywhere we look! From the moment we wake we are being exposed to and influenced by design of some sort. Be it the clothes we choose to wear that day to the branding on our cereal packaging someone has thought about ‘what goes where’...

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How to get More Web Enquiries

How to get More Web Enquiries

Top 6 tips to get more web enquiries and grow your client list People are busy and easily distracted. So how do you encourage visitors to stay a bit longer on your website, find what they need, and get in touch easily? Ultimately, how can you convert your web traffic...

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