• Web Design & Marketing

    Posted on December 23rd, 2009

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    The power of Social Marketing heading into 2010

    If this year has shown us one thing, its that no matter how much people bemoan the use of such Social Networking sites like Facebook and Twitter (to name the most popular), their growth and power is undeniable. …now every regular Joe to most celebrities regularly tweet their fans/followers. In the past week we’ve seen [...]

  • Stu's Musings

    Posted on December 17th, 2009

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    Up and running once again

    At the request of some clients and a few friends I’m in the process of getting my own personal blog/portfolio website back up and running. I took everything offline several months back to concentrate on other projects. A personal niggle of mine is websites, especially blogs that aren’t kept up to date. So as to [...]

  • Web Design & Marketing

    Posted on May 1st, 2009

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    Exciting times ahead with NetPlay TV

    I’ve been approached by NetPlay TV to help develop an online presence for a new project they are working on. Leaders in their field, NetPlay TV bring the excitement of the TV game show, the bingo hall, the local bar, the music concert or the casino direct into peoples’ homes. This highly skilled team  bring [...]

  • Web Design & Marketing

    Posted on April 9th, 2009

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    Hairtrader gets social

    It was my great pleasure to work once again with Andy of Hairtrader who approached me to help implement the start of a social strategy for his online business at www.hairtrader.co.uk. As with most online business owners these days, its known the benefits of social marketing, but few have the knowledge or the time to [...]

  • Photography

    Posted on March 29th, 2009

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    Cortes Bank photoshoot

    Cortes Bank photoshoot

    I’ve just got back from a great photoshoot with up and coming local band Cortes Bank… Drummer and former colleague of mine, Ben Leach invited me over to meet the guys and set the ball rolling with a few personal shots of them in practice mode, ready to take it to the masses. A talented [...]

  • Web Design & Marketing

    Posted on February 28th, 2009

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    Playboy UK launch new web 2.0, social inspired site

    As more and more of the big brands realise that social marketing and web 2.0 style interaction is the way forward, Playboy UK has launched a new online ad-funded business model. The new portal site features a great range of entertainment content; separated into sections including movies, music, games TV and sport. Tapping into the [...]

  • Photography

    Posted on February 8th, 2009

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    Old school photographic fun

    Do you remember the days when we weren’t so obsessed with mega pixels, colour balance and histograms? Do you ever get that feeling in the pit of your stomach, yearning back to the gold old days? Like the first time you saw Star Wars, or the fist time you kissed a girl…or when your parents [...]

  • Web Design & Marketing

    Posted on February 3rd, 2009

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    Durex gets viral

    A very odd play on words when you link Durex and ‘Viral’, but it is what it is… Check out their new viral ad campaign below. (WARNING: Contains Sexual References) For more information go on over to the www.condomunity.com main website or check out their You Tube channel.

  • Photography

    Posted on January 22nd, 2009

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    The four personas when shooting a portrait

    While wondering around Amazon UK over the past couple of days on the hunt for a couple of good books on portrait photography, I came across these two which I really like the look of…thought I’d share for anyone who’s interested. “Vanity Fair” Portraits: A Century of Iconic Images The Half: Photographs of Actors Preparing [...]