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I’ve been looking forward to talking about this project and now that the new website has gone live, I can spill the beans. We’ve been working with Formaplex, a leading specialist engineering company, to completely renew their corporate presence.

The design and build of a new website has been the focal point of the project and a highlight for me of this part of our work is the 3D wire-frame graphics we’ve used to demonstrate the company’s work with Formula 1 companies and elite automotive manufacturers.

The work that Formaplex carries out is very technical and one of the …

I read an interesting article in the Guardian the other day that made me think I should get back to basics on the Chichester Design blog – what makes a good business website. I think every business is aware that it must have an online presence in today’s market, but we’ve come to a point where a static website just doesn’t cut the mustard.

One of the tips for creating a successful website mentioned in the article is to regularly update your website content and it’s one I think is worth flagging up. Adding fresh content will keep visitors coming …

Because Chichester Design’s tips on SEO gained from TFM&A 2010 went down so well we’ve got some more for you about how to achieve a great marketing mix…

Digital marketing can be defined as any number of mediums such as social media, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimisation, articles, blogs and forums.

Utilising digital marketing is clearly becoming more popular when we consider that there has been a 70% increase in budget spends for 2010 on off-site social media investment and a 64% increase in on-site social media investment as well as a 64% increase in budget allocation to Search …

So many people come to Chichester Design wanting us to get their websites on the first page of Google…

In some cases this is possible and will just take a bit of careful bit of attention from our Search Engine Optimisation expert, in other cases this process will be a longer process and may involve a complete overhaul of the website content.

There are also some who are just unwilling to take our advice as gospel when we talk about the benefits of Search Engine Optimisation. You are very wise because we are not omnipotent (if not fairly close to …

When it comes to the crunch it doesn’t matter whether the product being sold is wine and beer or a fab new way of natural navigation using the sun, moon and stars, social media most definitely has its uses for the customer as well as the retailer.

During a time of such financial uncertainty, it is important for businesses to engage with their customers and get a real insight into their thoughts and feelings. There were 581 million of you making the most of social media outlets at the end of last year, and this figure is rising each day …