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We thought on this Remembrance Sunday it would be fitting to celebrate a local hero here in Halifax, The Halifax Holy Fox....
Posted: 2021-11-14
Some leading brands are trialling on pack eco-labelling. Co-op, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Costa are just a few names that have put themselves forward to work with the Foundation Earth progra...
Posted: 2021-07-07
Call us now to check your website meets the new Google algorithms 2021 call: 01422 340220...
Posted: 2021-06-29
Drive sales to your online shop through social media...
Posted: 2021-06-05
Closed Source and Open Source - what you need to know....
Posted: 2021-01-05
The new norm - even though we hate the phrase!...
Posted: 2020-09-30
Your logo represents your business. It must be professional and communicate your company/products values and benefits. Having a professionally designed logo will help your audience identify you so ...
Posted: 2020-04-01
With so many websites out there, search engines use algorithms to ensure the most accurate, relevant and useful information gets presented to end-users. Several things play a part in your website's...
Posted: 2020-01-03
As many of our clients know Sue, our Creative Director is super keen on all things to do with animal welfare and Born Free is a charity close to her heart. Although this is not one of our show-reel...
Posted: 2019-10-16
How important are job titles? This question is raised more and more by our clients. Some opt not to put their titles on business cards and email footers as it is perceived as hierarchical or narcis...
Posted: 2019-10-01
In this digital era, we know that brands are able to target consumers with call to actions that are specifically aimed at certain groups. This method of targeting is often not translated through to...
Posted: 2019-05-22
As an agency, Prime Creative has always been proud not to compete with the ‘big boys'. We are happy for them to get on with what they do, the way they do it, and let us do things our way. ...
Posted: 2018-12-12
It’s obvious how important the digital age is to business. But the focus is so strongly on digital that it can be easy to forget how vital print still is. If you don’t agree, just think about t...
Posted: 2018-08-23
Google wants to give people the best search engine experience possible, so they use algorithms, which are sets of rules to analyse, match and rank...
Posted: 2018-07-12
It’s the year of the dog, and we’re ready to get to work! 2017 is now a distrant memory, but 2018 is already looking great! We’ve got lots of exciting projects already underway, and we...
Posted: 2018-01-09
It’s that time of year again! No, it’s not the time of year when all of us at Prime Creative sit around our tree, pull some crackers and have a feast (that’s next month!), it is in fact the t...
Posted: 2017-11-16
Christmas is quickly approaching, and consumer spending is on the rise. The holiday season is a great time for marketing, and whether you take advantage of the holidays with HTML emails embedded wi...
Posted: 2017-11-08
Chances are you’ve heard the term ‘CMS’ thrown around, and you may even have a pretty good idea of what one is, but just to clear up any confusion that may still be out there, let’s break i...
Posted: 2017-07-16
Colours can be very powerful tools when it comes to making an impact with potential customers. Over the course of history, the human brain evolved to have hard-wired emotional and psychologi...
Posted: 2017-05-10
To honour the launch of the OK Computer remastered album, some 20 years after the original OK Computer was released, Radiohead have restored www.radiohead.co.u...
Posted: 2017-05-04
If you use LinkedIn, you have probably noticed something has changed recently. LinkedIn, a Microsoft-owned company, has just embarked upon what the company is calling the biggest redesign si...
Posted: 2017-04-01
If you want to maximise the effectiveness of your company website, having a news section can go a long way to helping you achieve your goals. As Google continues to update its search engine ...
Posted: 2017-04-15
As the world of e-commerce websites has grown at a seemingly exponential rate, it has also become more and more difficult for businesses to determine the right kind of e-commerce site to suit their...
Posted: 2017-03-15
There’s no denying that Google Analytics is an incredibly powerful tool when it comes to marketing, but there’s also no denying that when it comes to decrypting and presenting the data to clien...
Posted: 2017-03-02
The digital revolution appears to have made the need for print all but obsolete, and we certainly seem to see a lot more digital marketing than print these days. But is print on the way out, or is ...
Posted: 2017-02-05
Search engine optimisation, or SEO, is one of the most important things when it comes to your web site. It is essentially the process of making your web pages show up organically (unpaid) in the re...
Posted: 2017-02-02
I happened to see the Charlatons last month at the Leeds Academy. The Leeds Academy itself is quite a nice venue. Although never having visited it’s former known est...
Posted: 2008-11-06
This year’s digital hotlists all look fairly similar in who is at the top of their game. Over the years it has become more and more apparent that the standard webpag...
Posted: 2008-11-10
a Lebanese restaurant outside of London?...
Posted: 2008-11-13
Has anyone got the new Dido album? Got bored of her when she was about last time but her new album has had great reviews. Some feedback would be great....
Posted: 2008-11-17
Delicious bread fantastic served for breakfast with fresh mango and kiwi fruit Serve thickly sliced. Ingredients Feed...
Posted: 2008-11-20
BLACKBURIED A point in a person’s digital life where their inbox becomes so blogjammed with spam, newsletters and other kinds of e-ffluence th...
Posted: 2008-11-24
A Christmas Story for people having a bad day: When four of Santa’s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular one...
Posted: 2008-11-27
Hey there William I’ve seen you in your new winter RED coat and wondered if you could tell me where I could get one similar, as you look so SMART.
Posted: 2008-11-30
According to Yahoo, statistically, most people like to hear Christmas carols from November… and funnily, most people who enjoy Christmas carols like to listen to the...
Posted: 2008-12-03
I spent this weekend down in London, which, coupled with the influx Christmas decorations and carols in the studio this morning has nearly got me in the mood for Chris...
Posted: 2008-12-08
Read this in the Sunday Times this week – it is running until Christmas Charity appeal: one pound for Kingsville In partnership with the charity Save th...
Posted: 2008-12-12
The Prime team has launched some innovative training courses in design skills to help marketeers understand good design. We know that many marketing departments have t...
Posted: 2008-12-12
Sainsburys are at this moment going through a detailed selection process for its design roster. The opportunity was given to 22 agencies of which 11 ha...
Posted: 2008-12-15
I have just returned from an amazing week in Northumberland – yes you heard me right! The last time I visited Northumberland was when I was about 10. The opportunit...
Posted: 2008-12-19
Whilst in Tenerife… I was having a stroll around in Costa Adeje to see the sights and take in the atmosphere when I couldn’t help but notice this s...
Posted: 2008-12-22
Okay, so this is how we imagined the conversation went… ASDA Employee: ‘Hello ‘This is ASDA’ Customer: ‘Yes, I would like to order a c...
Posted: 2008-12-26
Thursday morning… ..after everyone scrambles through the snow to get to Prime Creative we were faced with an unexpected team buildi...
Posted: 2008-12-31
Over the past seventeen years Prime has survived many different economic scenarios. Although determined not to become despondent by the current economic downturn we kn...
Posted: 2009-01-04
With hundreds of design companies to choose from… Selecting the right one will mean your company will work together with an exciting and inspiring cr...
Posted: 2009-01-10
The Prime team has launched some innovative training courses in design skills to help marketeers understand good design. We...
Posted: 2009-01-11
Fixx Limited is a national company that arranges business-to-business support for architectural and marine organisations by supplying product systems, labour and manag...
Posted: 2009-01-17
For many years Prime Creative has been using HTML mailing as an integral tool to many marketing campaigns. During the past 6 months Prime Creative has seen an increase...
Posted: 2009-01-17
For years the electronics industry have been trying to make a “Smart Fridge”. In the early days these sort of just looked like a normal fridge with...
Posted: 2009-01-18
With all the talk of recession it is natural for businesses (especially small ones) to look to reduce their overheads. Often one of the first things to go i...
Posted: 2009-01-24
Well this subject is indeed controversial in the design world. For those who think free pitches are essential to choosing a design and marketing compan...
Posted: 2009-01-25
Whilst swanning around the 16th district of Paris I came across, unexpectedly, a fantastic contemporary art museum in the eponymous building situated right next door t...
Posted: 2009-01-31
After Britain’s first significant snow fall in 18 years, kids are out on sledges, traffic is running slow, and the snow removal industry is making more money than they’ve ...
Posted: 2009-02-03
Overgate Hospice would like to tell you about 2 fantastic supporters who are cycling through Africa at the moment to raise money for the hospice. Peter ...
Posted: 2009-02-18
Designers Republic was when I was a student an agency that defied all corporate constrains and produced work that was different and talked about. Possibly it was loved...
Posted: 2009-02-27
Ever feel like you are having one of them days and want to be someone else for a change! Try this cool website and you can be just that!
Posted: 2009-03-03
Not typically a shrinking violet when it comes to visual art, Brian Eno the electronic musician has created the complex Luminous installation, a connection of sound an...
Posted: 2009-03-24
Propped behind reinforced glass in a darkened room in the White Cube gallery in East London, the Damien Hirst skull is covered with 8,601 flawless diamonds – three times the number on the crown t...
Posted: 2009-05-13
The news that Swedish design giant Ikea has decided to ditch the classic typeface Futura from its corporate branding has caused outrage among typophiles worldwide. Ikea...
Posted: 2009-11-03
Hebden Bridge is the town that beat 30 others to be chosen as the main location for the Sainsbury’s Christmas advert. Check it out by clicking on the link..look carefully and you might spot it.
Posted: 2009-11-10
After starting this project and then been stacked out with client work the Prime Creative site will be soon live. After years of flash, sites, video and loads more, w...
Posted: 2010-06-02
Give your dog the recognition it deserves. Visit https://www.pedlars.co.uk/dogoftheweek.html and add your dog to the Pedlar...
Posted: 2010-06-15
Prime Creative has produced lots of lovely marketing work for Rococo, a luxurious boutique day spa and beauty salon based in Menston near Leeds, West Yorkshire In addit...
Posted: 2010-06-30
Stainless Band are one year old. Congratulations from all the Prime Creative team and keep up the good work.
Posted: 2010-08-03
Last night Newsnight had the much needed discussion about graphic design doing what it was created to do – convey information and image. The program discussed how politics might adopt bett...
Posted: 2010-08-10
Really tasty and great when friends are popping around for a drink. 6 or 7 ripe plum tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp extra virgin ...
Posted: 2010-08-17
Due to a bumper crop, I needed to be imaginative and create something delicious with my excess of courgettes. This recipe (source: www....
Posted: 2010-08-27
2 items I will definitely be taking to the Leeds festival this weekend. https://www.leedsfestival.com/home/...
Posted: 2010-08-31
Now then, if you have an iphone, blackberry or (certain Nokia devices) and you know others with the same then you can message each other as much as you want for FREE (even pic...
Posted: 2010-09-15
Gap have scrapped their revamped logo due to public outcry. Joe Public are not happy with the company ditching their iconic 20 year old logo. It’s either a publicity ...
Posted: 2010-10-05
Back to earth with a bump on Monday morning defrosting my car after a trip to a warm and sunny Palma for a few days. This was the vista we had quite a few times and yes...
Posted: 2010-10-19
The good news is that TT are touring again next year, after seeing The Circus at MCCC last year, with 50,000 screaming women, I can confidently say that they are a fantastic and engaging live act.
Posted: 2010-10-29
(he is the one on the left if not) If you were growing up in the 80s, you might remember the Dick Bruna ‘Miffy’ books like I do. Fast forward (a fair) few ye...
Posted: 2010-11-02
Johnny Selman is a San Francisco-based graphic designer who is using the BBC news website to design a poster every day “to promote the awareness of global current events wit...
Posted: 2010-11-16
Absolute Radio has redesigned the logos for all its stations in a bid to create a stronger visual identity on social media and mobile channels.
Posted: 2010-11-30
Visit https://bit.ly/7FqzF to view some fantastic discussions on business, marketing and how to deliver success. The ...
Posted: 2010-12-01
Prime are pleased to launch a new customer interface for HTML emails. This software allows customers to control and access their HTML campaign information by simply logging in...
Posted: 2010-12-15
The sending of greeting cards at Christmas began in the Victorian era. The first commercial Christmas card is believed to have been designed and printed in London, England in ...
Posted: 2010-12-25
Here’s wishing Sue many happy returns on her special day! The cake couldn’t quite hold the right number of candles so she’s just turned 6 (again!). ...
Posted: 2011-01-26
Instead of another article on new briefs we thought it would be great to re-visit a client that we have worked with for years. The reason why we have focused on this client is...
Posted: 2011-02-07
A selection of advertisements were created for this particular client to promote a range of laminates that is tough and available on the roll a huge advantage when it comes to...
Posted: 2011-02-14
Well it’s taken a long time for it to happen but Craig our senior designer is finally going to become an honest man! August is the month, the venue is top secret – although we will keep ...
Posted: 2011-02-21
In my opinion one of the most amazing artists of all time has a good approach to stop us over thinking art. lend your ears to music, open your...
Posted: 2011-02-28
As we are an office of various smart phones, we find the recent statistics on smart phone usage incredible! The use of Smart phones is set to take over the desktop PC by the end of next year...
Posted: 2011-04-06
Simple design is timeless, creating a consensus of appreciation and admiration, allowing the masses to climb hurriedly on the bandwagon and applaud magnificent artistry. I wish I had inv...
Posted: 2011-04-27
The International Paris Air show is the largest worldwide event dedicated to aviation and the space industry. Prime creative are proud to work with RLC, world-class suppliers to the aerospace indus...
Posted: 2017-01-01
It’s finally Jersey Royals season – match that with soaring temperatures and it makes for some great spring barbecues! This simple side dish comes from my Ma, a kitchen savvy, forty some...
Posted: 2017-01-07
Alan Fletcher, designer of the iconic V&A logo for The Victoria and Albert Museum, lived and breathed design. He met his wife whilst heatedly discussing whether Orange and Pink was a good co...
Posted: 2017-01-08
These handsome looking cookies take less than an hour to make and taste delicious. I like to fit them into that hour between teatime and bath-time! 250g butter – softened
Posted: 2016-01-14
As the most recognisible brand in the world, Coca-Cola, celebrates its 125th birthday, we invite you to try an All American favourite…..Cherry Coke Ham! Take one whole ham, scored, then ad...
Posted: 2015-01-15
Ellis Furniture, established in 1891, is a privately owned family business, now in its fourth generation. Prime Creative has produced an stylish new web site and a selection of brochures to ...
Posted: 2011-05-21
We have listened to our clients needs with regard to HTML emailing and now have the facility to allow clients access to their own mailing areas. They can view statistics and reports 24/7 – althou...
Posted: 2011-05-22
The freak April weather has caused a surge in deliciously sweet strawberries. Not only does that mean we can enjoy the plump fruit a little earlier this year but it means we don't have to import th...
Posted: 2011-05-28
Courier Logistics est. 1994 provide a very personal service to make sure the same pair of hands that collect their customers parcel are the ones that deliver it – with a smile. Prime Creat...
Posted: 2011-05-31
Prime Creative has been working with Milnerbuild for over 6 years. In that time tender documents, templates, folders & inserts, banner & exhibition stands and advertisements have all been designed,...
Posted: 2011-06-15
RLC Engineering Group, world-class suppliers to the aviation industry, attended the Paris Air Show last week along with the Prime Creative team. The exhibition was a huge success with a constant fl...
Posted: 2011-07-01
Stick a QR Code on your business card – people are curious and want to know where it goes!...
Posted: 2011-07-03
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service...
Posted: 2011-07-10
For over 10 years Prime Creative have been taking students from local schools as part of the “work experience” scheme the career department run. Although tempted to make them our tea person we ...
Posted: 2011-07-17
Its basic yet amazing how many people do not use keywords correctly. Below is a guide to how to select the right keywords for your business. Remember that you are a customer, think about how...
Posted: 2011-07-24
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” – Oscar Wilde As a full service design and marketing agency we concentrate on ...
Posted: 2011-07-31
Why are newsletters back on trend? A few years ago (pre-economic depression) suggesting a company newsletter in a client meeting prompted a huge sigh of boredom. So, why is it that su...
Posted: 2011-08-02
Prime Creative worked on the non-digital marketing for this established health club and fitness centre. Work included P.O.S, building signage, computer generated illustrations to enable the club to...
Posted: 2011-08-10
Imagine if your photographs were gone in a second, important work contacts lost, memories deleted. It’s hard to think of this happening, but sadly it does and more often than you would like ...
Posted: 2011-08-21
After newly appointed Chief Executive, Marc Bolland, arrived at M&S he ordered research to be carried out by McKinsey, top consultancy providers, into buying patterns within UK stores. Resul...
Posted: 2011-09-21
It is fair to say that we would all try before we buy, but that is just not the way the world works. The next best thing is reading about what our fellow consumers have to say about purchase...
Posted: 2011-09-30
Business experts have recently announced that small is cool with customers. Small businesses, they say, have a personality, flavour and a sensibility that big businesses can’t match. When it come...
Posted: 2011-10-03
Our new software makes sending and organising your email campaigns even easier. Our Drag & Drop editor helps you easily create a newsletter and copy and paste text and images directly from M...
Posted: 2011-10-10
Choose HTML Christmas Cards this year and save yourself time and money! Not only will you cut printing costs but its an environmentally friendly option too. Go one step further and donate yo...
Posted: 2011-11-05
In the difficult times that businesses are facing this year it is easy to let budgets drop and standards slip. We must remember however that new business is the way up, the way forward, the way out...
Posted: 2012-02-01
Working on a design project for worldwide audiences can be fraught with difficulties – while one colour may signify luck to one nationality; it may mean something quite different to another. Simi...
Posted: 2012-03-11
A tag cloud is a stylized way of visually representing occurrences of words used to described tags. The most popular topics are normally highlighted in a larger, bolder font. Visitors to...
Posted: 2012-03-21
Wagon Wheels are an old time favourite yet the new packaging seems a little bit safe. Along with the statement “nowadays kids don’t get as excited about cowboys and Indians” have the cre...
Posted: 2012-03-31
A little while ago we posted about a radical change to M&S stores, this change risked the end of impulse buying and subsequently a drop in sales. This week M&S have reported a 2.8% drop in f...
Posted: 2012-04-04
As a design company clients are always amazed at the priority we place on new product names and how in some cases the names takes longer to create than the marketing tools....
Posted: 2012-06-10
Inexperienced companies regard marketing as medicine to be taken when something is wrong. (“Not enough customers? Take some marketing and call me in the morning.â€) This is comple...
Posted: 2012-07-10
Yes we are back to this familiar topic of why design companies are asked to do free work. Recently a study demonstrated that 60% of all pitches never happen – with anyone – the job ...
Posted: 2012-09-10
A Meta Robot is a specific type of meta tag used to tell web spiders whether they should index a page or not. The following value apply: indexAllows search engines robots to ind...
Posted: 2012-09-20
A title tag appears at the top of the browser window when looking at a page and is also the clickable link on a search engine results page. It is the first thing that a spider sees. The title...
Posted: 2012-09-26
Sitemaps are one of the quickest ways for search engines to find all of the pages within your website. Use a plain HTML sitemap, an XLM sitemap....
Posted: 2012-09-30
Sometimes a person browsing the web wants a little more information that what the title provides. The meta description appear under your url in search engines and allows for 150 characters of uniqu...
Posted: 2012-10-02
The legendary rocker revealed his account earlier today (September 25), and explained that he would be doing a Q&A session on the site ahead of the release of his new album, ‘Psychedelic Pill’....
Posted: 2012-10-20
Having an app for your business in the world of today seems to be the logical thing to do moving forward, but is there really a need? Or are we all just feeling the pressure of following trend that...
Posted: 2013-08-09
Sitting at our computers or tapping on our phones and tablets, we are all at it, granted we use the technology for many other things, but if we are really honest with ourselves… it’s social net...
Posted: 2013-08-29
Straplines have been around for so long that sometimes it is easy to forget the importance of a great one. Even flicking through a magazine we can come across hundreds and not even realise we are r...
Posted: 2013-09-13
YouTube and Yahoo are the latest big names to inform us that they are rebranding themselves, but with such huge names already known do well worldwide. is this a "necessary step to take?"
Posted: 2013-10-16
Esseco UK have been manufacturing and supplying Safegrip® de/anti-icers to major international, regional and local airports and other corrosion critical infrastructure for almost a quarter...
Posted: 2014-04-15
A HTML email campaign to promote attendance at an exhibition, giving opportunity to customers to arrange a meeting. Mayr power transmission is:The No. 1 worldwide for torque limiters w...
Posted: 2014-05-14
A Christmas Story for people having a bad day:...
Posted: 2017-01-18
As technology has advanced, so has POS technology. A modern POS can be seamlessly integrated between your till, ecommerce site, stock rooms and finances, which can dramatically reduce the amount of...
Posted: 2017-01-19
To many people, blogs and forums are completely foreign concepts, but that doesn’t mean they should be written-off as idle chatter. In fact, when used correctly, blogs and forums can be very powe...
Posted: 2016-09-14
Google Ad Words allows companies to advertise on Google when certain pre-set key words are entered by the user. This is usually charged on a pay-per-click basis, where you only pay if a user clicks...
Posted: 2016-12-08
If your company has ever held or been involved in an event, then you know it’s no simple task. Aside from being a nightmare task of organisation and coordination, a company event must also...
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The importance of copywriting when it comes to marketing your company cannot be overstated. Examples of copywriting can be found absolutely everywhere in today’s world, and that makes it e...
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Public Relations is about creating and maintaining the image that your company projects. Really, PR can be summed up into one word – reputation. It is about what you say – both...
Posted: 2017-01-19
Advertising does not just sell but informs and prompts customers to the choice and a variety available. Advertising is not appropriate for everyone but if after a discussion, we agree it is a suita...
Posted: 2017-01-11
Whether it’s liking a page, writing a post or tweet, re-tweeting the latest industry news or taking an instagram of your latest product to pin it - it’s where the magic happens. Creating a netw...
Posted: 2017-01-18
Whether it’s liking a page, re-tweeting the latest industry news or taking an instagram of your latest product to pin it - it’s where the magic happens. Creating a network of friends, fo...
Posted: 2017-01-11
Our in house photography team has a wealth of experience with all aspects of photography. Whether we are needed to photograph you and your team, your products or your premises we offer a modern and...
Posted: 2018-01-11
Corporate branding goes beyond your logo and company colours, it’s about how you are seen, received and perceived. When we create brand guidelines we cover every aspect of your brand, and package...
Posted: 2017-01-18
Our expertise in exhibitions is immense, from a small but effective banner for the corner of a conference hall to a full space only design and build exhibition project; we apply ourselves to each p...
Posted: 2017-01-18
Company literature is often perceived to add real credibility to a company. The weight, design and feel of company literature suggests to a potential customer how successful your company is.
Posted: 2019-01-17
Digital Marketing is an invaluable tool. Many clients like digital marketing as it is a fast way to reach many people and more importantly gauge effectiveness. Prime Creative work with clien...
Posted: 2020-01-18
Jamie Oliver has burned more money than he’s earned on his YouTube venture – FoodTube and DrinksTube – revealing that up to £1m has been spent “every three or four months” as he experime...
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The origins of the Decorative Panels Group date back to 1907 when the family owned business were local cabinetmakers. Today, Decorative Panels is now Europe’s leader in the supply of decorative f...
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ROHO are one of the few British dive suit manufacturers who can make diving gear made to measure. We produce many ads that are published in SCUBA, dive magazine and many more. Here is just one of t...
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Rainbow Trout Films of Ripponden has become the first UK firm to win a prestigious German Agency Award for their work on a local business website. Director James Mellor was contracted to cre...
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Nathan Furniture is a sister company of Sutcliffe Furniture we are proud to supply Nathan and Sutcliffe with all their marketing material from literature, POS, signage, digital tools and much more....
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Google's R&D team has looked into making internet-connected toys that control smart home appliances.
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As a business, spending time developing a social media profile might sound paradoxical. The truth is that our economy is social now, so whether your business is B2B or B2C, a social media ...
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Starting a Tweet with a username (this one starts with @primecreative_2) means that only the sender of the tweet and the person mentioned and anyone who follows them both will see it. Fine if you i...
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Because your business' website is going to play such a huge role in creating customers or clients, it is imperative that you pick the right web design company. Here are five tips to help you choose...
Posted: 2017-01-16
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