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Mobile Commerce in 2012

Jerry Holliday — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:28:59 +0000

2012 looks to be another year of technical advance with mobile devices becoming a major part of our everyday lives. According to the Office for National Statistics, around 45% of UK internet users are going online via mobile data connections and this will only increase as more people get smartphones and mobile tablets.

The Heineken Social Christmas Tree

Adam — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:55:21 +0000

Is your Christmas tree social? We don't mean the family getting together to decorate the tree with ball balls, we're talking about the worlds most social tree ever created: The Heineken Social Christmas Tree. Singapore's Clarke Quay will be the venue for the 11 meter tall digital art installation incorporating 48 LCD TV screens all connected to Facebook designed by Iris Worldwide. Consumers can add their own photos, friends, custom messages, animation and music via the Facebook App. The tree along with it's social digital content will all be displayed 17th-26th of December.

Heineken is no stranger to social media, they have a long line of successful campaigns including the beer keg campaign. This is a company that knows how to connect digital, social media and real world art installations to promote their brand and to create enjoyable and memorable experiences.

5 Website Redesign Essentials

Jerry Holliday — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:08:24 +0000

Thinking of giving your website a revamp? Great stuff! It's probably the best thing you can do in terms of your online presence. After all, almost everyone will look up your website when considering your services.

A fresh well thought out website can provide a much better experience for your users and there are several important factors to remember when doing a website re-design.

Building your Email Marketing Funnel

Jerry Holliday — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:20:51 +0000

Capturing email names and addresses of prospects who visit your website or blog should be high on your online marketing agenda. For most, this is the entry point to your marketing and sales funnel.

People don’t easily give up their …

10 Useful Smart Apps for your Busy Business

Jerry Holliday — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:39:24 +0000

Smart phone apps for devices like the iPhone, Android and Blackberry have rapidly changed the way we can manage our businesses while out of the office. If you don't already have a smart phone it is well worth considering to keep up to date with meetings on your calendar, taking notes and scans, social networking and much more besides. Here are just a few of our favourite apps for your smart devices to run your business and stay productive whilst on the move.

Godfrey Wilson Website Revamp

Jerry Holliday — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:58:05 +0000

Code 9 recently revamped the website for the Bristol based Accountancy company Godfrey and Wilson. They wanted to highlight their creative clients as well as their work with charities.

Will Google+ Project Challenge Facebook?

Jerry Holliday — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:42:07 +0000

Google’s latest attempt to challenge Facebook’s continuing dominance of the social web is coming in the form of the Google+ project featuring a series of functions that allow users to share updates, photos and other information and media, not too…

12 of the Year’s Best Ideas in Interface Design

Adam — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:35:10 +0000

If you're into interface design (like us), here are 12 of the year's best ideas in interface design brought to you by fastcodesign.com If there's something that you think they missed, do let us know in the comments. See the Slideshow

Code 9 launch Code 9 Marketing

Jerry Holliday — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:09:47 +0000

We've recently launched a sister website to Code 9 Design to highlight and promote our online marketing services such as SEO, PPC, Social Media and Email Marketing. Code 9 Marketing Director Jerry Holliday, who has over 8 years experience in Internet Marketing explains, "We felt that our online marketing services needed some room to breath away from our main web design and branding services website."

Website Launched for St Swithins Church

Jerry Holliday — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:42:58 +0000

Code 9 are delighted to have recently launched another bespoke website for one of our clients, St Swithins church in Bath. St Swithins wanted a fresh new website that reflected the community spirit of the church, one that told the story of its' members, its' heritage with Bath as well as its' openness to new members and visitors.