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How to increase sales via TXT!

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:06:53 +1300

Do you find that your clients often don't have the time to talk to you on the phone and your emails get lost amongst the thousands of other emails they receive every day? Most clients own and use a mobile phone and keep it on them 24/7. Using a tool such as MySMS can save you time and increase your sales simply by sending a text message.

Improving your digital strategy

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:05:37 +1300

Many businesses want a website with all the bells and whistles so that customers will want to buy from them. However, what they really need is a digital strategy. For a website design company to create a website that is going to reel in customers they need to know about your business. A simple one hour Website Success Guide (WSG) meeting will improve your digital strategy by allowing you to:

Tips and tricks for updating your website

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:04:34 +1300

One way to ensure your clients keep returning to your website is make sure you update it on a regular basis. Changing your website once a month is enough to intrigue your clients without frustrating them with too many changes. When making changes it is important to retain the essence of your brand and what your business is about. Updating your website also lets search engines know that your website is active.

Why use e-Newsletters instead of regular email?

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:03:07 +1300

Not only do e-Newsletters look more impressive than a regular email, but using an e-Newsletter module you can send thousands of newsletters at the same time. Using regular email, many servers only allow you to send to up to 25 recipients at a time. This means that for organisations with a client base larger than 25, you will be wasting a lot of time sending emails out and making sure you haven't missed anyone on your list.

What does your company's prospective client look like?

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:01:57 +1300

Would your employees be able to identify what your prospective client would look like? This is a good question to ask. If the answer is no, set up a meeting right now to discuss it!

Case Study: The success of The Vinyl Room online store

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:40:32 +1200

The Vinyl Room was established in 2009 to provide stylish designer wall decals that are a simple and effective way to decorate almost any interior space at home, in the office or at the bach. Since then the online shop that uses the Spinning Planet E-Commerce system has grown to be very successful so we asked it's owner Michaela James the secrets to her success.

The Vinyl Room

Michaela 07 574 9018

Web Safe Fonts

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:35:55 +1200

Here is a quick explanation about fonts on the internet:

Why is there web safe fonts?
Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari can only use the fonts installed on each computer. This means that every visitor to your website needs to have all the fonts you want to use installed on their computer. Different people will have different fonts on their computer, so there needs to be a standard set of fonts.

The most common web safe fonts available are: Andale Mono, Arial, Arial... Read More

Lean Manufacturing background

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:58:14 +1200

Lean manufacturing first started in Japan in the years of reconstruction after the Second World War. The Japanese industry and Toyota had the challenge of rebuilding a shattered manufacturing base without recourse to the market or the Japanese economy. This needed to be done under the severe credit restrictions imposed by the occupying forces which caused reduced sales and very limited resources to invest into the new manufacturing plant.

Television Advertising

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:03:22 +1200

Televisions have been around for just over 50 years in New Zealand. In 2008 research conducted by AGB Nielsen Media Research showed that 3,924,400 people watched television in NZ, the average person watched 3 hours 8 minutes per day in 2008, and on average 35.6% of the entire population (5+) was watching television during the peak viewing period of 6pm to 10:30pm. This suggesting that Television can be a successful medium of advertising.

Strengths

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