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Key Promotions at Mackman
Read more: Key Promotions at MackmanThe promotions of four members of staff, help continue a 30% growth in sales for the first quarter of 2016 for Mackman. The promotions see two of Mackman’s most experienced staff members appointed to the board of Directors. With Bruce Burgoyne becoming Creative Director, and James Royce becoming Technical Director at the beginning of the…
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What Makes A Good Researcher?
Read more: What Makes A Good Researcher?Research is a vital part of any project, whether you are wanting to look at customer insight or test a hypothesis. Here at Mackman, clients and colleagues frequently ask – what makes a good researcher? So we thought we’d sum up some of the qualities we believe make up a great researcher… Investigative From telephone…
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Twitter: Beyond 140 Characters
Read more: Twitter: Beyond 140 CharactersSo what’s happening? The new year has come with big revelations from Twitter. On the 5th of January original founder and CEO Jack Dorsey revealed the social media giants are considering allowing up to 10,000 character tweets in the future. Rather than 140. Since the announcement #Twitter10k has been trending worldwide with people considering what…
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Mackman Christmas Comforts and Festive Fails
Read more: Mackman Christmas Comforts and Festive FailsIn the season of happiness and cheer, what are the things that you really love about Christmas? Find out what brings us the most joy at Christmas time, but also, those little things that really jingle our bells! Adam Chamberlin – Web Developer Christmas comfort: Eggnog. Every year Lucy and I will make eggnog; none of that…
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October 2015: What we’ve been working on
Read more: October 2015: What we’ve been working onIt has been a busy October here at Mackman! Let us walk you through some of the projects and strategies we’ve been working on… Design Project Philip Morant School Philip Morant is a secondary school and sixth form college in Colchester, Essex. As an innovative and inclusive school, Philip Morant is committed to providing the best…
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Natasha takes on The Original Mountain Marathon
Read more: Natasha takes on The Original Mountain MarathonOn the 24th and 25th of October, Mackman’s own Communications Manager (and all-round superhuman), Natasha Clarke, took on The Original Mountain Marathon. The OMM, which was held in the Tweedsmuir Hills in Scotland, is a gruelling two day, two man team event that tests fitness, equipment, navigational skill and ability to traverse mountainous terrain in safety. From the…
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Meet Tom Brown
Read more: Meet Tom BrownThis month, Mackman welcomed Tom Brown to the team as Communications Assistant, fulfilling a six week Communications internship. Now four weeks into the experience, we thought it was about time we found out more about our new intern. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Tom Brown… So, Tom, tell us a little about yourself… Hello! I’m Tom, I’m…
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Mackman celebrate Back To The Future Day
Read more: Mackman celebrate Back To The Future DayThis is it. The real deal. Nerds rejoice! The 21st October 2015 is an incredibly special day to fans of Back To The Future. It marks the date in the future that Marty McFly travels to in the second instalment of the trilogy. To a lot of our regular readers that might not constitute an important day,…
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Meet Jimmy – Mackman’s new Marketing Co-ordinator
Read more: Meet Jimmy – Mackman’s new Marketing Co-ordinatorSo, Jimmy, tell us a little about yourself… I’m Jimmy, I’m 26, I was born and bred just over the border in Essex, and I genuinely share my name with a certain “8 Out of 10 Cats” comedian. Of course, Mackman already has a link to “that comedian” as he presented us with our CIM Marketing Excellence…
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Responsive Website Design & Ecommerce
Read more: Responsive Website Design & EcommerceIn April we explored Responsive Website Design. This month, we revisit the subject to find out what’s new in the world of responsive website design. Taking a look at the websites that are likely to be most affected by the upcoming change – e-commerce sites. What’s new? Ofcom have published a report showing that “the UK is now…