News and Views from Mackman

  • Databoy Returns: Google Analytics Training

    Back in the mists of time, we introduced you to a new superhero called Databoy. Alright, we admit that “superhero” might be a rather grandiose term for what is essentially a man in his mid 20’s sitting at a computer, but stick with us on this… The continued adventures of Databoy: This time, it’s beneficial……

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  • A day in the life of: Bruce

    Once upon a time there was a man named Bruce Burgoyne, who harnessed mystical powers of graphic and website design. As a guardian of a land known simply as “The Design Studio”, Bruce (and his fellow designers) created shapes from mere thought, splashed colour across all projects within his realm and built digital monuments to businesses of…

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  • Latest Projects – June 2015

    Website design project The Smile of Arran Trust The Smile of Arran Trust provides support for families living through the experience of looking after a child, or young adult, suffering from a brain tumour or brain cancer. The Trust approached Mackman for a website to serve as the central hub of news and events for their…

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  • Arch to Arc 24

    Eight months of training in the legs, plenty of carbohydrates in the body, surely I’m ready?Yes, but it was only Wednesday and my Arch2Arc challenge did not kick off until Saturday evening so I re-checked and re-packed my bags. It was clear that nerves were high and I anxious to get going. It took lots…

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  • Housing Association research to make an impact

    Mackman Research is delighted to have worked with Greenfields Community Housing to deliver the results of their customer service and access survey. Greenfields is a housing provider based in the Braintree district, in Essex. The study was designed to help Greenfields identify areas for future improvement within their communications to their customers and then to…

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  • She’ll Be Back…

    Angela is our Senior Studio Designer who has some pretty exciting plans for this summer. We decided that now is the time to ask her a few questions about design, some questions that really AREN’T about design, and about those all important plans for the summer… Did you always know you wanted to be a…

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  • Round the Island race

    So, when did the race start? On Sunday 21st June at about 10.20 in the morning, I joined around 200 other runners and assembled on the beach opposite the Two Sugars Cafe in West Mersea for the 2015 ‘Round the Island’ race. How far was it? The race is described as a multi-terrain event and…

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  • Emojis: Who needs words anyway? ☀

    The growth of emojis in texts, social media posts, emails and even website URLs has grown hugely in the last five years. But a few of you might be asking, what is an emoji? You might not know the name, but you’ll certainly recognise them. The official explanation is an digital image or icon used…

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  • Search Marketing – CIM Digital Marketing Bootcamp

    On Friday 8th May, our Communications Manager Natasha Clarke and Client Lead Sarah Nagra, attended a digital bootcamp organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The event explored organic search marketing and covered a range of paid search activities. Here are their key take aways from the event: SEO is a marketing channel As marketers, we…

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  • Instagram: Pictures paint a thousand words

    Instagram has been around for a while now, and for those of you who are avid users – we salute you. Those of you who are yet to dip your toe – here’s our round up on the social media platform. When faced with the decision of using a different social media platform to the standard Facebook,…

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