Greater Manchester is one of six areas to pilot the UK's fastest broadband offering connection speeds of 1,000 Megabits per second as part of £200 million project The first stage of a £200 million scheme to help bring the most reliable and UK’s fastest broadband to businesses, schools and … [Read more...]
News for: Digital and Media
Digital skills put Bellyflop TV in the picture
Marketing Stockport member Bellyflop TV has attributed recent growth to a new digital strategy developed with the help of Business Growth Hub. Bellyflop TV specialise in corporate videos and photography, including 360 degree internal photography tours of businesses which can then be directly … [Read more...]
Hats off to the Internet of Things
Hatters gets under the skin of The Internet of Things We love the fact that our friends over at Hatters Towers are tightening their seat belts for the next exciting rollercoaster ride aboard the digital era on the Internet of Things - IoT. Jo and Mike at Hatters spill the IoT beans: If … [Read more...]
New fines for operators with poor cyber security
Essential service providers who fail to implement effective cyber security measures could be fined as much as £17 million or 4 per cent of global turnover. The move is part of plans to make Britain’s essential networks and infrastructure safe, secure and resilient against the risk of future cyber … [Read more...]
Simple Design delivers the sales
Simply put, simple design delivers more sales. David O'Hearns at Dawn Creative is a great advocate of simplicity, and there’s clear proof that simple design works. This week, David, who is managing director at Stockport's Dawn Creative shares his opinion as to why this should always be an important … [Read more...]
Businesses invited to consult on Stockport Local Plan
Stockport Council is encouraging businesses to take part in a consultation event regarding the Stockport Local Plan as they begin the process to plan for Stockport's future through to 2035. The first event is taking place in September: When: Wednesday 20th September 2017, 8am to 10am – buffet … [Read more...]
Dawn’s brand re-positioning is more than skin deep
Stockport's Dawn Creative has dug more than skin deep to come up with a new identity and brand re-positioning for a luxury beauty business in Cheadle Hulme. A business may provide a great product and service, but that is not always reflected in their brand identity. This can lead to confusion among … [Read more...]
Marketing Stockport members collaborate on film
Marketing Stockport members F1rst Commercial Recruitment have a new set of advice films thanks to fellow members Bellyflop TV. The two companies first met after Bellyflop TV moved into Orbit's Regent House and first worked together to produce a film for Orbit featuring the company's flagship … [Read more...]
Stockport County kicks off 2017/18 with new website
Stockport County have launched a new website to kick off the new season. The team at Edgeley Park commissioned neighbouring creative agency Platform81, based less than a mile from the club’s Edgeley Park Stadium, following a formal pitch process. The design and build of the new Stockport … [Read more...]
NK Theatre Arts creates 30th Anniversary logo
2018 sees the 30th Anniversary of Stockport theatre company NK Theatre Arts and as part of the planning for the season a special logo has been created to mark the event. NK started as an after-school club back in 1988 under the name Northern Kids and remains primarily a young people’s … [Read more...]
Strawberry Studios exhibit at Stockport Museum grows
Stockport Museum launched it’s Strawberry Studios: I Am In Love exhibition back in January. New items of memorabilia from The Smiths and New Order have just been added to the collection and will be on display with several other exhibits until it closes in January 2018. The new exhibits include … [Read more...]
Aqua Design Group to highlight SK businesses on social media
Stockport based creative business Aqua Design Group wants to help Stockport businesses by promoting them on social media. Aqua Design Group have three Twitter accounts, reaching out to businesses across the social media platform with their combined following of over 39,000 followers. They are now … [Read more...]