Archive for May, 2009
Posted on May 25, 2009 by webmaster
The following is a list of the trade bodies within the marketing, design and PR industry.
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, the UK’s leading trade and professional body for advertising, media and marketing communications agencies.
http://www.ipa.co.uk/
With 9000 members from all sectors of the industry, the CIPR is the largest public relations institute in Europe.
http://www.cipr.co.uk
As the world’s largest organisation [...]
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Posted on May 25, 2009 by webmaster
We all give our personal information to different organisations to allow us to do everyday things. For example, we give our credit card numbers when we do our internet shopping, we provide our health details to insurance companies and we give personal information in exchange for supermarket loyalty points.
Organisations that hold your personal information must use [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by webmaster
This website provides a range of great online tools. First off, it overcomes caching problems, so if you’ve made any website changes recently which don’t seem to appear, browse to the site through this tool to ensure you’re viewing the most up to date data. Also good for checking if DNS has resolved and to eliminate your [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by webmaster
Established in 1957, the British Computer Society (BCS) is the leading body for those working in IT.
With a world-wide membership now over 68,000 members in over 100 countries, BCS is the qualifying body for Chartered IT Professionals (CITP), and also an international awarding body for a wide range of qualifications for both users of IT and IT specialists.
BCS was [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by webmaster
Springwise scans the globe for the most promising business ventures, ideas and concepts that are ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation. We ferociously track more than 400 global offline and online business resources, as well as taking to the streets of world cities, digital cameras at hand.
To ensure true ‘glocal’ [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by webmaster
A simple idea, but has multiple purposes – obviously it is clear to visitors what number we are, (somewhat clearer since the vine has now covered the wall-mounted house number), but also gives a little privacy from nosy neighbors and passers-by. The window film can be purchased on a roll from B&Q for as little as £8, [...]
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by webmaster
It seemed only natural that after moving into a new house with a much larger garden, that we dedicated an area to growing our own vegetables, partly for the childs education, partly to save some money, partly to enjoy growing our own. I started my search immediately for some suitable raised planters, only to find that they [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2009 by webmaster
Natalie Yates – Freelance PR in Cambridge
Being a freelance PR specialist, and based in Cambridge which isn’t short of choice when it comes to PR, required an online presence that was going to be found, easily, as starting off in business you shouldn’t just reply upon recommendations and contacts alone!
Not wanting to over complicate things [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2009 by webmaster
The results of recent research by PR Week, to find the best PR agencies to work for, makes for a very intersting read.
From my experience, a happy employee is a productive employee, is an enthusiastic team player, is a requirement to running a successful business, is what makes a successful business. And happy doesn’t have to mean regular pay increases, especially during [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by webmaster
Over the years, having been an Apple user since OS7 and a Windows user since Windows 3.11, I have at various times learned in favor of both Windows and Apple, sometimes being unable to decide, but my allegiance most recently is definitely and uncompromisingly with Steve Jobs, and Apple. And this is not because of the stunning design, [...]
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