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Amanda visits SRA conference
Read more: Amanda visits SRA conferenceThe Social Research Association held its ‘Social Media in Social Research’ annual conference in London on the 24th June 2013. Our senior researcher Amanda attended the daylong event which saw presentations from a wide range of speakers including academics with experience in researching social media. The day started with a presentation by Dr Farida Vis…
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Client Satisfaction Survey – Telephone Interviews
Read more: Client Satisfaction Survey – Telephone InterviewsBackground Baker Tilly is a leading independent firm of accountants and business advisers that specialises in providing an integrated range of services. The firm has national coverage through its network of offices and is represented internationally through its independent membership of Baker Tilly International. Mackman Research was commissioned to survey clients across the East Anglian…
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Tribute to Storm Thorgerson
Read more: Tribute to Storm ThorgersonInfluential album artwork designer Storm Thorgerson has passed away at the age of 69. He began his design career with UK design group Hipgnosis, founded in the late 1960s and his recognisable style meant he’d become one of the industry’s most well-known artists. He was famous for designing covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and…
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WebCare Update – May
Read more: WebCare Update – MayAll of our website clients receive our monthly WebCare support. This package is an essential part of our work ensuring that our clients’ websites continue to perform well once we have made them live. Each month, we undertake upgrades, health checks, ensure the sites render correctly on updated browsers, backups and more. We’ll be updating…
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Sudbury Community Festival round corner
Read more: Sudbury Community Festival round cornerWith around 1000 tickets already sold the day promises to be a sell-out. Tickets can still be purchased on an early bird offer, just £10 for a family of four. Most of the food stalls have now been confirmed and festival goers can expect some glorious food on the day rather than run-of-the-mill burger vans.…
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Digital Marketing: The New Black
Read more: Digital Marketing: The New BlackThis month we were delighted to have an article published in the East Anglian Daily Times Business East Monthly supplement. Here’s a summary of what we were talking about: As businesses across East Anglia refresh budgets and focus on how to grow their customer base over the next fiscal year, we look at some of…
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Mystery Shopping – Telephone Calls
Read more: Mystery Shopping – Telephone CallsBackground Mackman Research was commissioned by global engineering company, Atkins to conduct a mystery shopper audit. The telephone mystery shop was to one of their central call-centres. The centre processes calls from customers such as the police, local councils, members of the public and the Highways Agency Traffic Control. Approach Atkins supplied Mackman Research with…
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Suffolk Pride comes to show
Read more: Suffolk Pride comes to showBespoke interior design practice, Rendall & Wright, are proud to return to exhibit at the annual Suffolk Show for the fourth year in a row. The Suffolk Show has a target audience of over 87,000, giving businesses across the region a wonderful platform to engage with their customers. Lindsey Rendall, full member of the British…
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Mystery Shopping – Face To Face Interviews
Read more: Mystery Shopping – Face To Face InterviewsBackground Mackman Research was commissioned by a social sector recruitment agency to mystery shop 22 (undisclosed) general stores, in Suffolk. The mystery shopper was asked to purchase cigarettes, alcohol, or a kitchen knife (sharps). The purpose of the mystery shop was to test the proof of age I.D. request at each store within the 25…
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Harlow College – Case Study
Read more: Harlow College – Case StudyBackground Harlow College has undergone a transformation over the past five to six years and recently achieved the prestigious status of No 1 college in England. It is a medium-sized tertiary college located on a single site close to Harlow town centre, North West Essex. The college draws around half of its learners from Harlow…