Artist’s website

by admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Article, News, Websites

It was a real pleasure to work on creating this website for the artist, David Bartlett.

The brief was for an online catalogue of David’s work, divided up into several galleries, in a clear and uncluttered format. The website is a record of his life’s work, from his student days to the present. In David’s words:

It takes visitors on a gallery tour through a selection of a lifetime’s art output, where the function of my art practice, has been to chart life’s journey: sensory, emotional and intellectual

Please do have a look at the site – we honestly love the art. It was a challenge to find the best way to create the galleries. After trying several plugins and different options we finally opted for a simple approach to displaying the images. In discussion with David, we divided the work up into three main periods, each with sub-galleries. The page shows a selection of images, appearing as you would view them on the wall in an exhibition, with each image opening in a lightbox for closer viewing.

www.davidbartlettartist.co.uk

If you have a yearning to catalogue a life’s work, be it art or any other project or dedication, please contact us to see how we can help.

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Creating SEO Guidelines

by admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Article, Educational, News, SEO

FREE WEBINAR:
Creating SEO Guidelines

8th April, 14:00 BST

We’ll be covering hot topics such as:

How guidelines can improve SEO success and efficiency
Where and how to start
Guidelines for content writers, social media, PR teams, and developers
Guidelines for small businesses
Keeping guidelines up-to-date

Plus we’ll be on hand to answer any questions.

BOOK MY PLACE

This is the 17th in a series of exclusive webinars we’re running for Nettl customers.
Missed the previous sessions?
Don’t sweat it, we’ve got you covered. Head online to watch on catch up.

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Become Famous Locally … outdoors

by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Article, Marketing, Promotions

Will your greatest outdoors help you become famous locally?

Could your business soon be spilling out onto pavements, patios, terraces and rooftops to optimise your outdoor space?

Whether it’s branded signage, shelter, or seating, contact us. We can help you do more in your greatest outdoors.

CAFE BARRIERS

Quickly transform spaces into an alfresco setting, direct footfall, or section off outdoor areas.

PARASOLS

Perfect come rain or shine. Our parasols are printed with fade-resistant inks on a resilient tent fabric to help protect your punters from the elements and create custom spaces.

FLAGS

Use fluttering fabric flags to show you’re open for business. Display your offers and control visitor flow. Signpost collection points, entrances and exits.

UMBRELLAS

We can’t always count on the sun to make an appearance but we can be prepared. Keep guests dry with custom branded umbrellas showcasing your logo.

SEATING

Create branded outdoor breakout spaces with little hassle. Our range of seats, deckchairs, bean-bags and cubes can be curated to make any space inviting and suitably distanced.

Midweek Wealden in March

by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Article, Midweek Wealden

With Wendy Mison and Tim Izzard

We were very pleased to welcome our guest, Wendy Mison on 17th March. You can watch the show on Youtube below.

Wendy talked about her business, Mison West Property Agents and how technology has changed the property market.

Music was provided by Tim Izzard – we screened a video of one of the tracks from his recent album, Starlight Rendezvous.

If you’d like to download the track or to get in touch with Wendy the links are below.

timizzard.bandcamp.com
www.misonwest.com

Tune in to the next Midweek Wealden show on Wednesday 14th April at 12.30 pm on Facebook. Or catchup on Youtube later.

THE 3 HABITS OF PANDEMIC DEFYING BUSINESSES – #3

by admin | Mar 1, 2021 | Article, Educational, Marketing

Article from Nettl

#1 Embrace e-commerce

No one will ever buy shoes online.

Or at least they didn’t, until Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos, believed they would. Free delivery, free returns, unparalleled customer service and 12 years later the Amazon acquisition boast annual revenues of over $2 billion.

So how do you feel about buying a car? Do you enjoy perusing the forecourts? Trying the seats for size? The free coffee, a test drive? (Even if you do have to put up with the ever-so-attentive sales assistant). Let’s face it, once you’re driving the thing around you’re sold, right? Hmm, maybe the thought of the sales process is enough to put some people off, but how can anyone resist that new car smell?

Well, it appears that smell is surplus to pre-sales requirements, as thousands flock to buy their next car online. No fuss, no haggling, no test drive. Just next day delivery. It’s a game-changer.

If you can buy shoes online, and cars online, you can sell your thing online too. Not just ‘can sell’. Must sell.

The relentless march online has been underway for years. £3 of every £10 is now spent online. 50% more than before the pandemic. Ecommerce was already growing substantially. The pandemic simply accelerated things. New online shoppers were forced to try it. And they liked it. Once habits form, behaviour changes forever. It seems certain more sales will happen online. And not just consumers. Because behind every B2B transaction is a human.

And even if you don’t sell products, you should be offering online bookings. Webinars, demos, or free trials. All smoothly transacted online. The successful churches we mentioned earlier all signed up to enable online donations. E-commerce isn’t just essential, it’s a post-pandemic survival skill.

A bonus 4th – Embrace adaptability

Overall, embrace adaptability. Creativity. Persistence.

Where there’s a will there’s a way. While there’s demand, a route exists to make it happen. And if demand has dwindled, then new opportunities will arise.

Don’t give up. We’re here for you now and we’ll be here for you on the other side.

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THE 3 HABITS OF PANDEMIC DEFYING BUSINESSES – #2

by admin | Feb 26, 2021 | Article, Educational, Marketing

Article from Nettl

#2 Embrace virtual

This is about doing the next best thing. About being there, even when you’re not there.

Where virtual sermons transformed sofas into pews, estate agents globally have taken to virtual to bring your next home into your existing one. Virtual tours are nothing new and yet perhaps just timely, as people become accustomed to a new way of doing things.

Virtual house tours and 3D walkthroughs have all but seen the end of open houses, at least for the time being, and with no sign of this move being detrimental. Quite the opposite in fact, as the technology supports an unexpected backdrop of record property prices and new home sales. A trend observed on both sides of the Atlantic.

Our very own Nettl studios across the globe have continued to offer virtual meetings throughout the last year. Even when physical stores were forced to stay closed, you could arrange a video chat or call back online.

Adam Whitehouse, studio manager at Nettl of Birmingham in the UK, is happy to vouch for the importance of virtual meetings.

“You can’t underestimate the human factor when working with a business on their marketing or website. Being able to have honest face to face meetings, albeit virtually, has been so important when it comes to maintaining that chemistry. Of course, we look forward to meeting again in person, over a coffee. But the convenience factor of virtual makes me think it’s an option that’s here to stay.”

But Adam believes just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look the business. “We make the most of our fabric backdrops, lanyards and fashion-fit workwear to add some professional whoosh to our Zooms”.

Here are Hailsham Creative, we have made the most of using Streamyard – spending time in advance adding graphics, banners and logos. Animated opening and closing credits with a soundtrack helps to engage viewers.

Ask us if you’d like to discuss some graphics for virtual events or backdrops.