Awesome, lovely superb…. just finding which social media sites exist today is hard but having to chase round and research available ‘names’ on each one for a new client – time consuming. Thank heavens for the wonderful people at NameChk.com They do the grunt for you. Now all I need is to go register the [...]








We have some clients who desperately need professional advice on website security, hosting and management.  They have sites written in Joomla, WordPress, Zencart and “Big Medium” CMS. Please recommend anyone you have worked with and can give a personal reference. Note: we only want personal recommendations not pitches. Site backups and continuity; Purpose : To [...]








We did a seminar today at Otago Southland Employers Association about How to migrate your marketing online. How to migrate your marketing online View more presentations from CreativeAgencySecrets The Resources and additional material which add to the slides are: Blog post about website keywords and how to test for their use Reverse IP Mapping Explained [...]








We know as well as the next guy that to say there is a lot on the web on maximizing keywords within web pages is an understatement.  We do a lot of reading and a lot of testing and have sorted the rubbish from the useful tips for our own resources.  And we’re going to [...]








Nick Burcher is a super star… but I didn’t know that when I first met him.  We had coffee together and he gave me very early advice on setting up this blog and since then I’ve followed his work. Nick’s latest views are about the integration of advertising, marketing and social media in the context [...]








There was a once a time when global brands selected their marketing and advertising departments on their creative ability and trained them in the philosophy of business.  The most successful staff members were the ones with the most unique ideas which would push their brand to success. This last sentence is still true these days, [...]








We are members of the Open Rights Group, ORG and their really helpful newsletter gives updates on the lobbying work they do to preserve and promote your rights in the digital age.  For a £5 monthly subscription, you can support their excellent work – from which we all benefit. Here’s an extract from their recent [...]








An introduction is the very best way of getting a meeting or speaking to a new business prospect company.  Thanks to Alex Krupp I checked out a new service called Go Hachi. It uses your existing connections on social media sites, to suggest the best person to connect you to your target. Read our slide [...]








It is well known now that Google changed its search algorithm significantly last month. The way Google searches and indexes your website is pretty important as the number one search site – if you’re not ‘found’ on Google your business loses out. The change mainly affects sites who copy / reproduce content from other sites (commonly called farming) and [...]








How much do marketers and their agencies need to know about technology. Code is now on a par with content. Allison Mooney, head of trends and Insights, Marketing Google Ben Malbon, Director of Strategy, Creative Lab Google Matt Galligan, SimpleGeo Rob Rasmussen, Tribal DDB Rick Webb, The Barbarian Group #agileagency How much do marketers and [...]