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Too Busy to Blog!

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Too Busy to Blog!

Sometimes, business really is a case of busy-ness.

After a glorious new client win this month, we have been working non-stop on designing, developing and writing SEO content for a brand spanking new corporate website.

With additional new business pitches, exhibitions stands to construct at MACH 2012, plus more work for a soft drinks company whose latest innovation has been gathering pace since FoodEx, our time to spend on our own PR has been limited.

We are proud of being able to offer ...

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McConnells marketing news – now even better!

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McConnells marketing news – now even better!

If you’ve been a regular visitor to the McConnells website over the past few months, you’ll have spotted the news feed updating every day on the homepage.  If you’ve visited in the past few days (or you follow us on Twitter) you may noticed a flurry of activity as we make our marketing news even better!

Hopefully you’ll have already found our marketing news to be of interest.  We certainly do. As a full service marketing agency, McConnells has ...

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Thinking differently for Nottingham’s students

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Thinking differently for Nottingham’s students

We were recently approached by the University of Nottingham Students’ Union to work with them on their freshers publication ‘The Guide’. The communications department was re-evaluating its brand and communications channels; In turn needed a new, tactic neutral, look and feel with which they could engage and stimulate students now and in the future.

Students’ expectations are increasing and they place a huge amount of value on good marketing and design, therefore creating a brand that has real impact, personality and ...

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Getting the National Trust ready for Halloween

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Getting the National Trust ready for Halloween

It’s a scary old time this week in the creative department, putting the finishing touches to the National Trusts midlands Halloween events campaign. Look out for the creepy downloadable masks, hats and bat map at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/midlandsfreshair and join in at one of their frightening family fun days.

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News Of The World Axed

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What a difference a few hours makes – since we posted our blog, more allegations have surfaced. According to The Guardian coverage and timeline, there are apparently 11,000 pages of notes which contain the names of 4,000 people whose phones may have been hacked. Allegedly £100,000 bribes had been paid to Met Police Officers.

By 4.26pm so many advertisers had pulled out there were reports that the NOTW would be running without advertising this Sunday.

At 5pm, News International announced that the News Of The World ...

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