STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
The Mylar Mirror is the innovative new material that is creating new possibilities for the future of exhibition stands. With companies constantly looking to stand out from the crowd at trade show events, the quest for unique and attractive displays is the main creative challenge. Thanks to some exciting new CGI concept designs, the manufacturers of the new Mylar mirror, Glass Installations Ltd., are now on the lookout for innovative exhibition stand designers to put the ‘mirror stand’ concept into practice.
Mylar Mirrors, which are made of metallic backed polyester wrapped around an aluminium frame, have the advantage of being extremely lightweight, making them easy and quick to install. The mirrors can be constructed in sizes not possible with glass and the flatness of the foil makes for an almost perfect quality reflection.
Using a computer generated model, designers at the marketing agency Creativsauce Ltd have developed an exciting concept of how the state-of-the art mirror material can add a new dimension to exhibition stands. Glass installations approached the design team to take an existing computer generated image of an exhibition stand design, and with some computer trickery, show how the mirrors can add a new dimension to an otherwise plain stand.
The model shows how a car stand for an Austin Martin DB9 has been enhanced with two huge Mylar mirrors harnessed above the car, allowing observers to see the car from an exciting, new angle and give the stand a unique and contemporary look. With the lightness of the new mirror material, exciting new possibilities like this are now achievable.
Managing director of Glass Installations, Bob Quarmby, explained, “Our new mirror produces an incredibly sharp and clear reflection.”
“This CGI image demonstrates that as well as their functional use, mirrors give the effect of adding space and can open up a small display area.”
The company have previously manufactured and supplied huge Mylar mirrors to high end fashion retail store ‘Joseph’ in London with stunning results and are now looking at exciting new applications of the mirror, one of which being exhibition stands. Foil mirrors have previously been used in displays by Sony at the IFA electronics show in 2008 to create an amazing endless exhibition space.
Set up in 1996 by Bob Quarmby, Glass Installations Ltd. began specialising in high impact mirrors to be used in the Leisure industry. In 2007 the company relocated to a larger site in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire to begin production of a new Mylar Lightweight Mirror. This new product, made out of a state-of-the art glassless foil, has the advantage of being lightweight and has the capability to be produced in huge sizes.
Visit to Legoland a dream first assignment from Models Direct
Bristol, UK ( Prfire ) July 8, 2009 - A trip to Legoland is a big day out for kids of all ages. But for eight year old Sophia, a recent visit to Legoland was more than just a day of fun at one of the UK's most loved theme parks, it was the start of a career in modelling.
Sophia was appearing in a photo shoot for Kickers shoes, after her mum Melanie registered her to become a model with Models Direct, one of the largest modelling agencies in the UK.
For any eight year old working as a model for the first time, a photo shoot at Legoland is about as good as it gets. Proud mum Melanie reported that Sophia had an absolute ball on set. “She loved every minute of it,” said Melanie. “Models Direct are always helpful. Everyone is so nice and welcoming and made us feel at ease. We had a lovely experience.”
“Melanie had to model Kicker shoes and change into different outfits in all different areas of Legoland,” said Melanie. “Everyone was so nice and the shoes were great too. As this was Sophia's first assignment everyone was really kind. Information was clearly given and I was really impressed about the whole thing.”
Melanie and Sophia weren't the only ones who were very happy with the outcome of the day. The client, Kickers shoes, had trouble finding a model for the shoot that was the right age for their brief. It was only when they went to Models Direct, who specialise in representing models of every ages, gender, and ethnicity, that they found Sophia.
“Sophia was an excellent model,” said Kickers. “She performed without fuss and hopefully enjoyed the day. In the photographs she really does look amazing and was loved by photographer, stylist and clients.”
Located in Windsor near London, Legoland has over 50 interactive rides, live shows, workshops, and attractions for kids between the ages of 3 and 12.
Further links/information:
* To find out more about Models Direct: http://www.modelsdirect.com
* Find out about how you could become a model:
* To find a model for your business: http://www.modelsdirect.com/find_a_model/index.html
Contact details:
Dave Chandler
Campaign manager
t +44 (0) 870 041 0459
dave@hubbub-uk.com
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ResidentsHQ wins National eWell-Being Award for Building Community Networks
ResidentsHQ, the social networking service focussed on injecting life and community spirit into modern residential developments, today announced its win at last week’s National eWell-Being Awards. Through providing a secure and private service for each development, ResidentsHQ aims to make it easy for residents to interact with each other, assist managing agents as well as bodies such as residents’ associations connect to those living within their properties, and help developers add value to new developments.
Andrew Painter, managing director, ResidentsHQ said: “This award validates our belief that social networks like ours can really make a difference. Through the intelligent application of social networking technology, we help residents break the ice and connect with their neighbours, and empower managing agents to communicate with those living in their properties. Our work in developments such as the Royal Arsenal, Imperial Wharf and Chelsea Bridge Wharf - another major regeneration programme - is proof of this.”
For example, prior to the ResidentsHQ website being launched in the Royal Arsenal Development, many residents had lived there for several years with very little interaction taking place. Within weeks of launch this had radically changed. Over 100 residents joined in the opening week of the service and began initiating running clubs, mother/toddler groups and cocktail parties. After six months of service, ResidentsHQ had 600 residents signed-up at Royal Arsenal, with over 100 logging in each day – a number which is set to increase as the website is being extended to allow residents to communicate with the property’s managing agent. It must also be pointed out that this growth in numbers has been almost totally organic, with little requirement for central communications ‘pushing’ the service.
Andrew concludes: “As well as helping residents able to easily connect with each other, they can also discuss topics of mutual interest in a forum, exchange goods in a local market place and share views on local businesses. Furthermore, our service has facilitated the community in coming together to protect their interests, by for example, using the ResidentsHQ online surveys functionality to lobby against local planning applications and parking regulations.”
The National eWell-Being Awards aim to highlight those organisations that are at the forefront of innovation in ICT for environmental and social improvement. The awards, now in their seventh successive year, are organised by SustainIT, an initiative of the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development (UKCEED), and sponsored by BT and Unison amongst others.
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About ResidentsHQ
ResidentsHQ is a newly launched online secure and private social networking service exclusively for residential developments. Created in 2008, ResidentsHQ is a privately-held company, with headquarters in London.
For more information visit www.residentshq.com.
For further information, please contact ResidentsHQ Press Office:
Rebecca English, ResidentsHQ
Tel: +44 (0)7778 609675
E-mail: rebecca.english@residentshq.com
Gap closing between paid for and free analytics tools
The human touch is still the answer when it comes to understanding online behaviour and shaping digital strategy, a survey of 800 UK businesses has revealed.
Econsultancy in partnership with Lynchpin has published the results of their second annual survey of the UK analytics sector.
The survey shows that 12 months on, UK businesses are still not getting a good return from online analytics and that people, expertise and resource are the answer, not technology.
Companies are gradually shifting their spend from technology to internal staff and consultancy, but it's a very slow trend. The increase in client-side analysts has been minimal. Yet companies still claim to be trying to grow their investment in people.
Andrew Hood of Lynchpin comments: “While the technology gets more and more sophisticated (and arguably more accessible from a cost perspective), the challenges in interpreting and actioning the data only get bigger. Resource is still a massive issue, and while companies are looking to increase spend on people there looks to be an underlying skills shortage operating against this.”
Omniture's market share of paid tools has grown from 18% to 42% in the space of a year and WebTrends has dropped from 27% to 19%. 80% of companies are using Google Analytics compared to 66% last year.
This indicates the market is rapidly polarising into two camps, with free Google Analytics at one end and tools like Omniture at the other.
More importantly, there is very little difference in the value of free or paid for analytics with more than half of the companies surveyed reporting they are still failing to get any return on their investment in paid web analytics tools.
The barriers to getting return on investment remain lack of education, strategy and senior management buy-in.
There are still more than twice as many self-employed web analytics consultants than those working in web analytics consultancies, which suggests this end of the market is still highly fragmented.
Linus Gregoriadis, research director at Econsultancy, said: "Companies are focusing on analytics which help them improve both customer acquisition and customer retention. They are prioritising information requirements which relate directly to business efficiency."
He added: "There has been a shift from spending on technology to spending on internal staff but there are still too few companies with an internal strategy that ties data collection and analysis to business objectives."
A full copy of the report is available from http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-measurement-and-strategy-report
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Notes to the editor
Key findings:
§ Companies are focusing on analytics which help them improve their efficiency both in terms of customer acquisition and customer retention. The recession has helped to bring into sharper focus the importance of understanding return on investment and how individual elements of digital marketing impact the bigger picture.
§ There is a prioritisation of information requirements which relate directly to business efficiency. The biggest focus is information relating to the cost of acquiring a customer or lead which is regarded as a “high priority” by 59% of responding organisations.
§ There is an increased appetite for most kinds of data which helps to understand how online channels impact on each other (and with offline) or how customers are engaging with them at an individual level.
§ The most important requirement is for data which show the interaction between different online channels and this information is now analysed by 70% of organisations, a healthy 17% jump since 2008.
§ The proportion of companies looking at reputation monitoring or social media metrics has doubled from 21% to 40%, which highlights the exponential growth of both social media and the reputation monitoring technology industry.
§ Companies are more likely to be paying close attention to the lifetime value of customers. Some 43% of companies say this is a high priority.
§ There has been a marked shift from spending on technology to spending on internal staff, with companies now spending more on human resources than on software and licences. The proportion of spending on internal staff has increased from 36% to 42% of total web analytics spend while spending on technology has decreased from 45% to 38%.
§ The use of Google Analytics is very much on the increase. Just under a quarter of responding organisations (23%) now use Google Analytics exclusively compared to only 14% a year ago.
§ A further 57% of respondents are using Google Analytics in conjunction with another tool (up from 52% in 2008), which means that 80% of companies are now using Google for analytics compared to 66% last year.
§ Correspondingly, only one in five companies (20%) now say they don't use Google Analytics compared to a third (34%) last year.
§ Excluding Google Analytics, Omniture, with 42% market share, is the most commonly used web analytics package, followed by WebTrends.
§ There has been a slight improvement since last year but only one in five companies (22%) have an internal strategy that ties data collection and analysis to business objectives. More than half (60%) of responding organisations said they are “working on this”, while 18% say that they don't have such a strategy.
§ There are still only a quarter of company respondents (27%) who say that their web analytics “definitely” provide actionable insights, with a further 55% saying that this is only sometimes the case.
Other findings: Information requirements
§ Since 2008, there has been an increase in the extent to which most types of data are analysed, with the exception of competitor information (down 1%) and third party market research (down 7%).
§ Processes and metrics which relate directly to the bottom line, such as the true cost of acquiring a customer, are being prioritised and optimised in a way which wasn't happening as much when sales were growing exponentially in the pre-recession days.
§ Drop-off across key site processes is something which is also coming under close scrutiny, with 57% of businesses saying this is a high priority and a third (31%) saying it is a medium priority. Similarly, more companies are realising that content can have a huge effect on acquisition and conversion rates. Just under half of companies (48%) say that the impact of content on acquisition is a high priority.
§ Almost two thirds (63%) of respondents say that they experience conflicting information from different sources of online measurement data, and this figure increases to 70% of supply-side correspondents.
§ Respondents were asked to specify which types of data do not tally and it is clear that much of the conflict boils down to a lack of clarity and confusion around the definition of different types of metric.
Use of Google Analytics and other web analytics tools:
More than half (55%) of those organisations relying completely on Google Analytics said they have logged into their system within the last 24 hours and a further 30% had logged in within the last week, showing that Google is widely used by those companies who have configured it.
§ This pattern is similar for companies who use another web analytics tool and who don't use Google.
§ Those who use both Google Analytics and another paid-for tool are slightly more likely to use their paid-for tool more frequently. Half of these respondents (51%) say they use their paid-for tool more frequently compared to 33% who say they use Google Analytics more often. The remainder (17%) report the same level of usage.
§ Companies who don't use Google Analytics are more likely to report that they regularly change something as the result of an insight from their analytics tool. Just under half of those organisations (46%) who don't use Google Analytics change something .frequently. or “very frequently” because their analytics tool has told them something worthwhile, compared to a third for Google Analytics users.
§ The main reason for not using Google Analytics is because “it isn't sophisticated enough for their requirements”, cited as the issue for 31% of respondents who don't use this tool.
§ Less than half of responding organisations believe they are getting a return on investment (ROI) from their paid-for analytics tool.
Resourcing and budget:
§ Since 2008 there has been an increase from 8% to 15% of companies who have two dedicated web analysts and a decrease in the proportion of companies who have one analyst (from 32% to 26%). However, exactly the same proportion of companies (46%) report that they do not have any web analysts.
§ Senior management are most likely to be in charge of budget for online measurement, with a third of company respondents (32%) saying that budgetary responsibility resides here.
§ Despite the proportionate increase on web analytics spending on internal staff since 2008, companies are in fact (marginally) more likely over the next 12 months to increase their spending on technology than they are to invest more budget on human resources internally.
Models Direct: dressing up and eating ice-cream a dream job for anyone, especially kids!
Bristol, UK ( Prfire ) July 6, 2009 - When Kodou Akinkunle from West Sussex decided to register her four year old daughter Yassin to work as a model, little did she expect that just a week later Yassin would be on set wearing designer clothes, making new friends - and eating ice cream!
The photo shoot was for Vintage Kit, a children's clothing company that makes vintage-inspired clothes for parents who “want their children to still be children in our fast modern world.”
When the team at Vintage Kit wanted to find models to show off their new collection for their website and publicity material they went to Models Direct, one of the UK's largest modelling agencies. Kodou had signed Yassin up with Models Direct just a week before the shoot, which took place at the beach in Brighton.
According to proud mum Kodou, Yassin really enjoyed beginning her modelling career. “She was asked to play with fellow models, pose in the sea and also eat an ice cream whilst wearing one of the outfits,” she said. “The experience you get is unforgettable, it was amazing and she was comfortable in front of the camera.”
Managing Director of Models Direct Damian O'Connor was also very pleased with the shoot.
“We were very happy to help Vintage Kit to fill their brief, they are a fantastic client to work for,” said O'Connor. “I think their products are great, so when they came to us to find kids to appear in the shoot, we were very happy to find models that were perfect for the job. Initially Vintage Kit asked for two models, but in the end they needed six. Luckily, we have a very large number of models on our books so we were able to provide exactly what they needed.”
Vintage Kit specialises in hand drawn prints, handmade and luxury clothes, using as much as possible 100% cottons and eco-friendly fabrics from the United Kingdom. Their clothes are soft, cuddly and comfortable but also highly creative and individual.
Further links/information:
* To find out more about Models Direct: http://www.modelsdirect.com
* Find out about how you could become a model:
* To find a model for your business: http://www.modelsdirect.com/find_a_model/index.html
Contact details:
Dave Chandler
Campaign manager
t +44 (0) 870 041 0459
dave@hubbub-uk.com
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The Heatwave begins
This week forecasters predict that we could experience some of the hottest days of the summer so far and said there is a 60% chance of temperatures reaching 32C (89.6F). The Met Office has issued a "heat health" warning for this week.
The Department of Health have advised staying in the shade during the hottest parts of the day, avoiding strenuous activities and to stay hydrated by drinking plenty. Children and the elderly are most at risk. Air conditioning fans at home are a good way to keep cool and having ice lollipops in is another way to keep fluid levels up. As we are not use to such hot weather lasting for so long, it is important to follow the advice on offer. Too much sun can lead to health complaints, some short term such as dehydration and heat stroke. But these can easily be avoided by looking after yourself in the sun.
NetVoucherCodes provides a massive selection of retailers that can help you prepare yourself and your family for the hot weather. There are retailers covering sun cream, sun-hats, fans, aftersun, sunglasses, summer clothing and footwear. These products can be essential in ensuring you stay safe in the sun. You don't have to sepnd a fortune either, as many retailers on www.netvouchercodes.co.uk have offers, vouchers and Summer Sales currently on at present, some as much as 70% off!
Here is just a small selection of the retailers available on www.netvouchercodes.co.uk; Boots.com, Sunglasses UK, AirConDirect, Miss Selfridge, Simply Beach, New Look, Born2BeCool, Kids Shoe Factory, Debenhams, D&A Designer Sunglasses, Schuh and Superdrug.
So for all your summer sun needs, remember to visit NetVoucherCodes for special offers, deals and discount codes.
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Sizzle Media Take Manchester Web Design by Storm
With heritage and expertise that dates back to the mid-‘90s internet boom, Sizzle Media can quite rightly lay claim to being one of Manchester’s leading multi-service digital agencies.
The award-winning company’s roots are based in web design and that remains a key offering today with many customers utilising Sizzle’s superb skills in tandem with their price plan of an initial payment followed by the remainder spread across twelve months in easy low-cost instalments.
Every site created through this system comes with a year’s worth of premium quality, UK-based web hosting and a free domain name, ensuring that you can get your completed site up-and-running as soon as possible.
But Sizzle certainly aren’t a one-trick pony with a dedicated team for all your business needs, including graphic designers, copywriters, marketing experts and SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) specialists.
Over the last four years, Sizzle’s branding and marketing teams have helped one of their clients, Indian Ocean Restaurant, pick up no less than 15 industry awards, including the much-coveted ‘Best in the North’ at Be Inspired Business Awards 2008.
Get in touch with Sizzle Media, web design Manchester, to find out how they can help your business.
Will the New Aflite Affiliate Network Be Good for Affiliates As Well As Small Business?
Aflite is the new affiliate network built for new and small online businesses due for launch early July. The broader selection of new, unique and innovative merchants delivers attractive propositions for affiliates to market.
The Aflite.co.uk network has been designed for accessibility to small and new businesses to start affiliate marketing. But, does it make sense for affiliates to join?
Affiliates want the following from their network and its merchants:
- Assurance of payment
Aflite provide tools to ensure affiliates can analyse the quality of a merchant. The API (Application Programming Interface) gives affiliates the power to run live checks on merchants before displaying a merchant on their website.Calculations based on historic data produce a quality score of a merchant. This information is passed to the affiliate for their own assesment. - High commission rates
Due to Aflite’s billing model, 100% of commission is paid to affiliates. Aflite charge merchants on their credit top ups, freeing up commission for affiliates. - High conversions
Although conversions in some cases may be lower, smaller less well known businesses often pay more commission than the large brands. Combined with Aflite’s billing methods affiliates should see a good return from their chosen merchants. - A good proposition
It’s always good to offer something a bit different. New businesses are often innovative in their approach, providing new business models and services that aren’t typically found from the larger retailers.
Aflite has worked hard to address the issues that face affiliates, striving to be a network profitable for both small businesses and affiliates.
The new network is due for launch in the second week of July 2009, if you have any questions or suggestions for Aflite please checkout their holding page at http://aflite.co.uk for contact details. There are also some benefits in registering your interest early.
Sir Julian Priestley is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers in Eastern Europe
Sofia, Bulgaria – Sir Julian Priestley, Former Secretary General of the European Parliament is exclusively represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. Sir Julian Priestley’s career includes being Director for EU Budgetary Affairs and Internal Market legislation, 1986-1989, Secretary-General, Socialist Group of the European Parliament, 1989-1994. And CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria represents Sir Julian Priestley for her speaking engagements in Eastern Europe.
“Sir Julian Priestley draws on his considerable experience from his extensive political career and is now a highly respected voice on all issues concerning EU affairs.” – says Christina Vlahova, head of the CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria office – “And we are very happy to be able to offer our clients across Eastern Europe the possibility to invite Sir Julian Priestley to their conferences and events and to have the opportunity to learn directly from him. Sir Julian Priestley is an extremely articulate speaker, ideally placed to offer crucial advice on the European political climate”
Sir Julian Priestley’s career includes being Director for EU Budgetary Affairs and Internal Market legislation, 1986-1989, Secretary-General, Socialist Group of the European Parliament, 1989-1994. Between 1994-1997 he was the Head of Office of Dr Klaus Haensch, President of the European Parliament, and was the Secretary-General, the European Parliament, 1997- 2007. He also featured as the Former Parliamentary candidate for Labour in Plymouth in the 1974, 1979 and 1983 general elections.
Truly inspirational and widely admired for his proven political visionary, Sir Julian Priestley is an engaging, approachable and compelling speaker.
CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria is the leading speakers’ bureau in Eastern Europe and is part of the Celebrity Speakers Associates (CSA) global network of speaker bureaux, entrusted with the management of speakers’ services, who are among the world’s most outstanding personalities from the field of professional business, academia, politics, sport, entertainment and the arts. CSA Celebrity Speakers holds the exclusive rights to represent Sir Julian Priestley for all of her speaking engagements.
For additional information on the news that is the subject of this release, contact CSA Bulgaria or visit www.speakersbulgaria.com
To book Sir Julian Priestley to speak at your corporate event or workshop, fill in the form here: http://www.speakersbulgaria.com/speakers-enquiry-form/
About:
CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria was launched in November 2007. The operations of the company spread across the whole of Eastern Europe and it is part of the Celebrity Speakers Associates (CSA) global network of speaker bureaux. CSA Celebrity Speakers Bulgaria is entrusted with the management of speakers’ services, who are among the world’s most outstanding personalities from the field of professional business, academia, politics, sport, entertainment and the arts.
Sir Julian Priestley is currently writing, commenting and speaking on EU affairs, and the politics of the member states of the Union. His book, “Six Battles Which Shaped Europe’s Parliament” was published in spring 2008. He was Knighted in the Queen’s Birthday honours list, 2007. He has been officially involved with the European Parliament from 1973-2007.
Baan Yamu Residences – environmentally responsible luxury in tropical paradise
London, UK ( PRFire ) June 29, 2009 – International Luxury Real Estate (ilre.com) has added Baan Yamu in Phuket to its select list of luxury real estate for sale.
Baan Yamu luxury villas, penthouses and residences are located on the island of Phuket, one of Thailand’s largest islands, and located within twenty minutes of Phuket International airport. The philosophy behind Baan Yamu residences is simple – to offer maximum luxury with minimum environmental impact.
Internationally renowned architect
Internationally renowned architect, Martins Palleros of Tierra design, designed Baan Yamu , from the ground up with one intention – to offer the best of luxury living with a reasonable budget. With a mix of 2 and 3 bedroom condominiums, villas and penthouses, there is a choice of lifestyles - poolside villas with views of the Phang Nga Bay, or a secluded spot in the extensive tropical gardens. This development will appeal, not only to permanent residents, but also overseas investors looking to be part of an exclusive community, which also offers high-class property management skills.
The onsite facilities include a swimming pool, clubhouse and restaurant, 24-hour security, fitness centre and spa, plus a tennis court. Situated just 50 meters away from the beautiful blue sea, Baan Yamu offers spectacular views across to the other islands in the group. But Baan Yamu is not just about luxury and lazing by the pool. As a potential investment or retirement destination, Phuket offers considerably more.
Luxury villas, penthouses and condominiums
“Executive villas” are built to customers’ specific requirements, offering the best luxury homes for sale in Phuket at the most advantageous prices. Basic amenities include a 25-meter infinity pool; 4-meter high ceilings, extensive covered terraces with sea views and generous accommodation. Villa sizes range from between 450 -800 square meters internally, with between 800-1,600 meters of external living space.
All other residences offer similar high standards of accomodation, only on a smaller scale.
Optional rental pool
Twinpalms also offers an optional rental pool to maximize the investment potential. Complete customer service is included whereby the property is completely managed and marketed. The first phase of the development is already sold out, and the rental pool is due to launch Q4 2009.
World’s Top 5 retirement destination
Since 2005, when Phuket was voted one of the “World’s Top 5 retirement destinations,” by Fortune magazine, many western ex-pats have chosen to spend their retirement here. There are numerous reasons, but the colorful local culture, which stems from a mixture of native, Malayan and Chinese cultures and the world famous friendliness of the Thai people are strong ones. The sumptuous luxury and proximity to marinas; numerous world class golf courses; and international schools certainly makes Baan Yamu a desirable destination.
For more information about Baan Yamu, contact International Luxury Real Estate (www.ilre.com), tel: +44 20 7095 8701
About International Luxury Real Estate
International Luxury Real Estate , a leader in the sale of luxury real estate through its one-stop website www.ilre.com, enjoys a solid reputation around the world as a cutting-edge boutique real estate company. Part of W Real Estate Group , founded in London in 1999, International Luxury Real Estate is an owner-managed business that leverages decades of research and experience to find the world’s most attractive principal residences as well as investment, vacation-home and retirement buying opportunities around the world.
Contact
John Hagelin
T: +44 (0)20 7095 8701
E: www.ilre.com
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Angus Horticulture Becomes Scotland’s Leading Supplier Of Plant Nutrients
Forfar, Angus ( PRFire ) June 27, 2009 – “This age can be called something like a green revolution. With pollution and other adverse effects of deforestation prevailing around us, it is high time now to think about agriculture to make this planet become green again. Unlike the olden days when the soil used to fertile by nature, today, with lots of pollution, the soil has lost its fertility in many parts of the world. Though there are some places which have fertile soil even today, we cannot avoid greenery the other areas. This is where the plant nutrients come in handy. These plant nutrients have the capability to make any soil fertile so that you can cultivate anything anywhere in this planet. According to us, the planet nutrients are valuable tools to bring back the greenery in Earth by rejuvenating the soil and plants” says Mr. Benedict Yossarian of Angus-Horticulture .
Speaking about the plant nutrients in more details, Mr. Benedict Yossarian said, “All the plant nutrients available with us are tested for effectiveness in our lab before it is made available to the public market. We make sure that we deliver the product with atmost quality. We have been manufacturing fertilizers and plant nutrients since quite a long time and we understand the nature of different kinds of soils. It is a fact that not all kinds of plant nutrients will be good for all kinds of plants and soils. If our customers are not sure about choosing the right plant nutrients , we will readily help them. We don’t like to see anyone of them interested in agriculture get discouraged because of the infertility of soil or the slow growth of the plants.”
Speaking on the move, Mr. Benedict Yossarian said, “We are supplying many agricultural products such as the RockDust and other plant nutrients to the people all around the planet. One piece of advice here to the people is that we have to start agriculture in all parts of the world and make it green gain or else the existence of life on earth will be history.”
“We like to thank all our customers who made it possible for us become the Leading Supplier Of Plant Nutrients, considering our best service” concluded Mr. Benedict Yossarian.
About angus-horticulture.co.uk
Angus-horticulture.co.uk is Angus Horticulture's on-line shop where you will find our SEER Rockdust products and the Angus Garden Products range of fertilizers. They also have an increasing range of related home and garden products for you to purchase. For more information, visit www.angus-horticulture.co.uk .
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LexisClick Online Marketing services speaking the right language for Capital School of English
Capital School of English, who provide English courses in Bournemouth have just updated their website with LexisClick Online Marketing. Especially with the meteoric growth of YouTube and video in general, there was a very definite need to embrace a new initiative, therefore Capital approached a number of local Web companies to redevelop their site. After some analysis LexisClick Online Marketing based in Melbury House, Bournemouth were chosen to undertake the work.
“Working with Capital School on a project like this is very rewarding, as it is such a responsive industry dealing with many enquiries from different countries we had to ensure the site was easy to navigate” - commented Stephen Bavister, MD at LexisClick Online Marketing. “Additionally it was important for us to ensure that visitors would be keen to return to return to the site and refer it to others”.
What was also important from Capital’s point of view was that with the large numbers of students looking to improve English language skills overseas was that the overall experience would be a good one. Yet, with some having limited language understanding, the problem initially was how to convey that without having to translate the site into over 20 languages which was unfortunately outside the budget at this point.
Well the enhancement of the Gallery certainly played a major part, with students able to review numerous pictures from previous years which immediately gave them an impression of the enjoyment and variety of activities available to them at Capital School of English.
Spencer Fordham, MD of the School added - “Although not the largest English school in Bournemouth we do like to convey a family atmosphere which we believe is born out by the photos and videos that the students can view online”. He continued - “It was also important to maintain a fresh look as it is a competitive market especially in Bournemouth where there are over 40 language schools where students can come and learn English”.
Already the effects of the new site are being felt with an increase in enquiries and new visitors to the site have increased by over 50% year on year. Certainly Capital is making strong gains through the internet and is seen as the way forward to engage with overseas students. Although relatively young Capital School of English is keen to expand its offering and has for the second year increased its capacity at the Arts Institute where they operate Summer Courses for Juniors who want to learn English in Bournemouth.
All this is good news for employment in Bournemouth too as Capital’s workforce almost doubles from 12 members of staff to 22 during the busy summer period. Already though the school is looking ahead to the September term and building links with agents across the world to bring more students to Bournemouth to improve their English language skills.
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Phone: 01202 961336
Web: http://www.lexisclick.com/
Upper sales of plus size lingerie for UpperCup at LexisClick Online Marketing
For many women who might be classed as a ‘fuller figure’ the high street choice in plus size lingerie, swimwear and shapewear can be somewhat limited and this is certainly an area where the internet has been able to assist. One company that has embraced the web is UpperCup an online plus size lingerie supplier who have been in the business since 2003 supplying ‘larger cup’ sized customers with a range of bras and associated products.
Reaching such a diverse audience has, on the internet, needed the use of specialist online advertising especially Adwords or PPC (Pay Per Click) to capture the attention across a wide range of possible search areas where competition is serious. UpperCup approached LexisClick Online Marketing after their results from their current agency did not appear to be producing the returns that they should have been.
Stephen Bavister MD LexisClick explains “We (LexisClick), after some in depth analysis, where able to ‘significantly improve turnover’ resulting in a 20% increase in sales in two months whilst halving the costs in one month. We are now looking to improve upon this with additional SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) work on the site that will ensure that UpperCup are upper most in all women’s minds when it comes to searching for that exclusive larger cup size. He continued “Adwords can seem like a quick and easy option to get to the top of Google but it has to be watched constantly as costs can easily escalate and strip out any profit. We would always advocate a balanced approach to Adwords and where possible also consider the longer term steady growth that SEO brings”.
UpperCup are certainly now reaping the rewards of LexisClick’s Online Marketing endeavours and are looking forward to a growing demand for their range of plus size bras, lingerie and swimwear for the larger busted woman.
Author Bio:
LexisClick - a search engine optimisation company and online marketing company specialising in SEO, PPC campaign management, web design and email marketing for fast growing companies.
Lexisclick Online Marketing can help you turn your website numbers into useful information that will help you manage and improve your business. Visit http://www.lexisclick.com for more details.
Contact Details:
LexisClick Online Marketing
Melbury House
1-3 Oxford Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 8ES
Phone: 01202 961336
Web: http://www.lexisclick.com/
Energy Advice Line launches its Affiliate Programme
Helping businesses cut costs!
At a time when businesses in the UK face the very harsh reality of an economic recession, small and medium sized businesses are being advised to act now to address the increase of these essential overheads by comparing what they are currently paying with what is available from other providers in the market.
Now there’s an opportunity to not only help other businesses save money on their business energy bills but you can also earn money whilst doing it all by placing a banner or link on your own site. Then every time a client that you introduce successfully transfers to a new provider you will earn an introduction commission!
How? By becoming an Energy Advice Line affiliate you can help them make significant savings on their business electricity, business gas and telecoms bills
Anyone can become an Energy Advice Line affiliate. All you will need to do is refer business customers to the Energy Advice Line and we do the rest.
When the customer switches to a new provider you will receive an introduction commission payment - It's that simple!
The Energy Advice Line is a leading online business electricity, business gas and telecoms price comparison site and switching service dedicated exclusively to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.
The Energy Advice Line’s extensive supplier panel ensures that we are in a unique position of being able to offer a wide choice and extremely competitive prices. And being entirely independent of any particular energy supplier, the Energy Advice Line is uniquely placed to provide impartial advice. The process of assessment of need through to switching of supplier is seamless and, critically for your customer, the service is provided FREE OF CHARGE!
It's easy - on receipt of your client's details we will identify when their contract expires, provide a selection of prices from our supplier panel and facilitate the sign up.
You can easily track the status of all of your client's switches real time by logging into your own affiliate panel. Then as soon as the client goes live, the payment process is triggered and you get paid.
We've streamlined the entire process to ensure ease of use, while still maintaining extremely accurate tracking methods so we record every referral that you introduce.
Signing up and setting your account up could not be easier. You start referring business to Energy Advice Line in as little as five minutes.
To join the Energy Advice Line Affiliate Panel simply visit the site at http://www.energyadviceline.org.uk/affiliates.php and you could be earning commission within days of signing up.
Author Bio:
The Energy Advice Line is the only impartial online electricity and gas price comparison service run by business energy experts for business energy customers, dedicated exclusively to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. Realising that small and medium sized business electricity and gas consumers want product choice the EAL has developed the first online price comparison and switching service exclusively dedicated to their needs. Visit http://energyadviceline.org.uk for more details.
Contact Details:
Contact name:
Energy Advice Line Limited,
2 Post Office Buildings,
Cardigan Road,
Bournemouth,
BH9 1BJ
Phone: 0845 094 2516
Cut your business utility costs with the Energy Advice Line
There is a potential risk that a number of business sectors will start to feel the affect of a slow-down in customer spending on the high street. However, small and medium sized business owners are also being warned to monitor the price they pay for commodities such as business electricity and business gas. These essential business costs are going up at an exponential rate, which coupled with the downturn in customer spending is putting much greater strain on business profitability.
Small and medium sized businesses are being advised to act now to address the increase of these essential overheads by comparing what they are currently paying with what is available from other providers in the market.
Energy Advice Line was set up specifically to address the needs of business and obtain the best possible business electricity, business gas and now business telecom rates and deals. EAL, however, does maintain a transparent approach to its contracts and as such there are no fees involved from the client side as EAL receive an introduction from the new provider.
Business customers are sometimes not that aware of the potential savings that can be made by switching business energy suppliers, and the perceived amount of paperwork can appear daunting. However, Energy Advice Line do all the legwork for customers, providing an impartial online price comparison service in which the customer can view and evaluate the most competitive offers on the market within seconds. The process of switching is seamless and the savings can be up to 50%.
Energy Advice Line have tailored themselves as consumer champions of the business energy market, believing that everyone should be entitled to clear, trustworthy and impartial advice about their business energy bills.
Energy Advice Line are a totally independent business energy comparison company who will search the entire business energy market on a businesses behalf to establish which suppliers are prepared to offer the best prices.
Any supplier offering competitive business gas or business electricity rates will be included in their comprehensive panel of suppliers. Some of these rates may be the same as going direct but the cheapest prices will often be special rates that Energy Advice Line are able to negotiate through their size and industry contacts. Suppliers Energy Advice Line have terms with currently include: British Gas Business, Scottish and Southern Energy, Npower, Scottish Power, EDF Energy, Haven Power, and EON.
Energy Advice Line are committed to offering the lowest price for business gas and business electricity and will always present the best available deals, no matter what commission is being offered by suppliers. If, on the rare occasion, better prices are available by going direct to the supplier, they will be happy to explain the pros and cons of choosing that option.
This is a free service and Energy Advice Line only receive an introductory commission from suppliers once they have safely transferred as a customer. Price transparency is key to earning the trust of customers and, whilst unable to publish the commission rates here, Energy Advice Line is happy to advice on a case-by-case basis.
With an in-house team of specialists Energy Advice Line can assist customers with any information or queries they may have, in the first instance though it is worth visiting Energy Advice Line’s web site http://www.energyadviceline.org.uk/index.php or call 0800 915 1800
Author Bio:
The Energy Advice Line is the only impartial online electricity and gas price comparison service run by business energy experts for business energy customers, dedicated exclusively to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. Realising that small and medium sized business electricity and gas consumers want product choice the EAL has developed the first online price comparison and switching service exclusively dedicated to their needs. Visit http://energyadviceline.org.uk for more details.
Contact Details:
Contact name:
Energy Advice Line Limited,
2 Post Office Buildings,
Cardigan Road,
Bournemouth,
BH9 1BJ
http://energyadviceline.org.uk
Phone: 0845 094 2516
The True Facts About Fake Bake Revealed By Bodyshop4less
Liverpool, Merseyside ( ) June 26, 2009 – “We are really proud to know that we are becoming one of the trusted skincare product suppliers in this planet. First of all, let’s say you a real fact that we have been supplying the sunless tanning products to our clients from around the planet and we haven’t received any complaints or reported side effects about the product. According to our experience in the skincare field, the fake bake lotion is the best product ever manufactured for safe sunless tanning. Many people out there claim that the fake bake products have many side effects. Till date there has been no harms reported to be caused by using fake bake lotion. In fact, many skincare specialties around the world recommend the use of fake bake lotion for effective sunless tanning” says Mr. Benedict Yossarian of Bodyshop4less .
Speaking on more details about Fake bake tanning lotion, Mr. Benedict Yossarian said, “For the moment of truth, fake bake tanning lotion will be effective and safe only if you use it according to the directions of use. Many people just ignore the directions of use of the fake bake lotion and they just pass false words that the product was not at all effective in sunless tanning. It is true that using fake bake lotion ignoring the directions of use will cause many damages to skin, out of which most of them will be irreversible damages. That is the reason why we ask our clients to read the instructions of use of the fake bake lotion carefully before they continue using the product. Once done properly you will be able to see that the fake bake lotion is a miracle that makes you look younger than ever before.”
Speaking on the move, Mr. Benedict Yossarian said, “The fake bake tanning lotion is very easy to use. All you have to do is to follow a three step process that includes Exfoliating, tanning and moisturizing. Once all the three steps are completed as per the instructions of use, you will look younger and charmer. This is not just a hype, these words are based on our customer feedback. We will certainly say that fake bake tanning lotion is 100% safe to use.”
About Bodyshop4less
Bodyshop4less is an one stop shop for all your skincare needs. They are the trusted suppliers of fake bake lotion and have a wide base of satisfied customers all around the planet. For more information, have a look at their website at www.bodyshop4less.co.uk
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ISHOPSTYLE.CO.UK CHALLENGES RECESSION WITH DISCOUNT DESIGNER PRICES.
June 22, 2009, iShopStyle.co.uk has become an overnight internet phenomenon, rapidly growing from an unknown site, to make it in the nation’s top 50,000 most visited websites* in a matter of months. The site which was started by 18 year old sixth form student, Jamie Dickinson, is women’s first choice online store for cut price fashion clothes and accessories.
The site, which receives over 1,000 visitors a day sells tops, dresses, underwear and more. The site’s forte is its range of dresses, which it is able to trade for a mere £9.95 each, to a maximum of £18.95; the same dresses which were originally for sale at up to £90 in high street stores. Savings have increased as visits to the site have allowed for bigger bargaining power, and have allowed for the introduction of the iShopStyle.co.uk summer sale, with all prices being guaranteed to be up to 80% off the original retail price in the high street stores. The online shop now boasts of selling fashion products previously seen in stores from Topshop through to Ralph Lauren.
Jamie Dickinson started the online store after seeing the high price women were paying for style and fashion, and comparing them to the cost of producing such items, he said “I felt the high street stores were cheating consumers with extortionate prices, and had to find a way of helping people out, especially with the media being riffled with recession problems and job cuts”. Jamie invested in over 1,000 products, at massive reductions and passed these savings on to consumers.
Up until now, the British consumer has had no real way of combating the high prices high street clothes are sold at. The introduction of Primark stores helped to see low prices in basic wear, but brand name fashion has always been highly priced, especially in stores such as House of Fraser. Inspiration for the online store was reached after a visit to a nearby T K Maxx store outlined the emphasis for low priced designer goods, but their haphazard approach to store layout has disappointed many customers who have found that it takes extensive periods of time to search through the masses of clothes available; iShopStyle.co.uk has eliminated this problem by allowing all products to only be available through their easy to use online navigation system.
Once the customer has discovered their desired clothing, the online stock management control, allows them to see whether their selected clothes are in stock and displays a variety of high fashion alternatives also available.
Dickinson said, "The site has revolutionized the consumer’s ability to challenge the price of high end fashion, and has raised the bar in such an ever growing industry", which seems to be important as retailers fiercely compete with each other for valuable consumer pounds.
* Source: Alexa Web Rankings (alexa.com)
A new way to recruit with Net Natives. Will the way companies recruit ever be the same again?
The new economic reality for businesses, coupled with the growth of reach for online recruitment and social media will change the way we hire forever – and rightly so.
Steve Evans of online flat fee recruitment marketing consultancy, www.NetNatives.co.uk, says; “With the vast majority of the very best jobseekers turning to the internet as their primary source for searching for a job, employers are right to question what traditional recruitment companies do for them nowadays? Why are companies still paying high recruitment fees when the same quality of service can be delivered for so much cheaper?”
Recruitment companies have benefited greatly from the advances in online technology, dramatically changing the way they recruit, but have not passed on any of the online recruitment savings. Many smaller companies have also not been able to take advantage of e-recruitment resources due to the costs incurred when using more than the one job board and the time taken to sort through all of the responses.
www.NetNatives.co.uk believes that there is a 3rd way for low cost recruitment, one that offers full recruitment services, takes advantage of the developments in technology and dramatically reduces both the time and cost of hire. Steve adds, “We believe that companies shouldn’t have to pay high fees when the internet is providing the richest source of talent. For just £575 flat fee, www.NetNatives.co.uk will do all of the work that a traditional recruiter would do, using the most cutting edge tools and with a guarantee to find that right person. Why would anyone recruit in the same way again?”
But Steve also highlights the need for caution when adopting online recruitment tactics; “There is a real concern that using online recruitment tools anesthetises the process and hiring becomes a commodity. At www.NetNatives.co.uk we never forget that the right hiring decision changes peoples’ lives, so we make sure that there is always a human element to all parts of the process – just without the fee!”
To find out more and download a free guide to recruitment, visit http://www.netnatives.co.uk