Establishing a successful online presence is pretty high on the to do list for most businesses, from fledgling start-ups to multinationals. So how does your business making the most of going online. In this article, we take a look at what’s involved and some simple steps you can take to help promote your company and reach a wider audience.
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What do you know about your visitors?
How well you know your customers and what they’re interested in buying can only have a positive impact on your online sales – so in this article, we take a look at how you can collect more meaningful information from your customers and email subscribers.
Rather than adding all your subscribers to one mailing list, it’s become common to collect information such as gender, location and user specific preferences – so you can segment users and target marketing efforts more effectively.
How important is your content strategy?
Getting your content strategy on track can be a tricky task. With so many things to consider and get right – the process can be daunting but we all know it’s crucial to success of any website. It’s all very well having a pretty site, but it won’t last two minutes if your content doesn’t work.
People read content on the web in a very different way to how they would read a magazine or newspaper. Typically the online visitor will scan content quickly, so it’s important to get to the point quickly and clearly.
2011 Design Summit – design for growth
The 2011 Design Summit on June 23 will bring together business leaders, senior government ministers, world-leading designers and architects to explore how Britain’s design industry can play a more central role in driving economic growth.
Design for Growth will be co-hosted by Lord Michael Bichard and David Willetts MP, Minister of State for Universities & Science. Leading international names in design and business will kick off the debate, including Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice-President of Industrial Design for Apple, Ian Callum and Gerry McGovern, Design Directors at Jaguar and Land Rover, and Kevin McCloud, author, broadcaster and designer.
42.6% of UK consumers buy something online at least once a week
