Category: Mackman

  • Mackman Christmas Comforts and Festive Fails

    Mackman Christmas Comforts and Festive Fails

    In 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

    October 2015: What we’ve been working on

    It 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

    Natasha takes on The Original Mountain Marathon

    On 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

    Meet Tom Brown

    This 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

    Mackman celebrate Back To The Future Day

    This 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

    So, 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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  • 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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