Never mind the trouser press – where’s the wi-fi?

I've just got back from a week away in beautiful Snowdonia (no, that's not my 4x4) and found myself reminded yet again that the best things in life are free - fresh air, mountain scenery, wi-fi. And like all the best things, you don't always…

Blogging your way in – BCC and why it’s good to talk

We're delighted to have just been officially unveiled as one of the magnificent seven Bristol agencies working on the new Bristol City Council web project. We're even more delighted that this has come about because BCC actually did something…

Website launch: Arthur Johnson auctioneers

We've just completed and launched our latest web project, for one of the UK's largest auction companies Arthur Johnson & Sons. It was an interesting and complex development, requiring some innovative approaches to integrating with existing…

Public sector ICT: is the age of the dinosaurs over?

The Government has just published its new ICT strategy - its plans for central government ICT over the next two years. There's a lot of interesting stuff in there, including new thinking (for the government at least) on cloud computing. But…
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Using Social Media to Engage and Empower Local Communities

In today’s “Big Society”, there’s increasing importance for local authorities and other public bodies to engage directly in a two-way dialogue with the people on whose behalf they are working. Social Media  can be an extremely effective…

Bath Half Marathon

Tickbox Marketing are entering the Bath Half Marathon this year, and I am running for Bath Cats and Dogs Home, one of the largest re-homing centres in the UK with over 3,000 unwanted cats, dogs and small animals they help every year. How You…
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Get up and running on Flickr in 5 minutes

I was started writing a guide for a client, to get them up and running using Flickr to upload photos and create galleries to feed onto their website, and I thought I'd make it available a quick primer for anyone starting to use Flickr. Note:…

Social Media Marketing Workshops

With a glut of "experts" offering their services on social media, we've made sure to differentiate our training by focussing on marketing engagement strategies, not just doing the technology. We don’t just want to excite you about the opportunities…
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Public Sector Business Engagement Benefits to the Local Community

When I saw a tweet adverting a local event: Local by Social (Apps for Communities) I instantly knew this was something not to be missed.  As a business you can't fail to notice that times are a changing, the economic landscape is almost unrecognisable…
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What do you think everyone will be using (online) and talking about in 2011?

“What do you think will be big online in the New Year? Will Twitter be the new Facebook? Or will a new service emerge and capture our attention? What will the new hot gadget be? Will everyone replace their laptops with the newest smart phones…
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What do you think will be big online in the 2011?

In response to a question posed by Connecting Somerset: "What do you think will be big online in the New Year? Will Twitter be the new Facebook? Or will a new service emerge and capture our attention? What will the new hot gadget be? Will everyone…

Snow boarding at HorseWorld

Our shiny new advertising board is now on display at HorseWorld in Bristol - set off nicely by the recent snowfall! We've worked with the charity for a number of years now and wanted to advertise our work with them to visitors to their attraction…