Much appreciated!

Much appreciated!

Sometimes the simplest of gestures are the ones that mean the most. Like holding open a door open for someone, offering a seat on the train if a person are more worthy of it than you, and of course one of the easiest, yet so often forgotten… saying thank you. Our friends at Breast Cancer [...]

New kids on the block

New kids on the block

Introducing (drum roll please)… (oh, and this first bit is most affective using your best ‘ringleader’ voice-over)… the fantastical, talented, two newest members of The Escape team… Dan and Yasmin!!! After a couple of months settling into the swing of things, we thought it was about time we introduced our new Escapees to the world. [...]

New stuff: Zip priority bus promotion

New stuff: Zip priority bus promotion

Every month we have our little internal get together to discuss what we’re going to shout about in our newsletter. Sometimes there are projects, that for various reasons, have been worked on and are looking great, but we can’t quite shout about them when we might like to. That’s just the way it has to [...]

HCR. Proof that doing it right achieves the desired results.

HCR. Proof that doing it right achieves the desired results.

I’m a great believer in doing the best you can with what you’ve got at your disposal. When it comes to doing ‘what we do’ for our clients, we appreciate that not everyone is the same and different organisations have different resources. When it comes to branding it’s the same story. However,  there’s always that [...]

Postal VAT Changes for 2011

For those of you that use our fulfillment services, you might want to check out which services offered by Royal Mail will be subject to VAT as of 31 January 2011.  Whilst the majority of standard services will remain exempt there are some notable exceptions for the business user such as Special Delivery.

You get what you pay for

This is a statement I know too often to be true. You would think after a few bad experiences I might have learnt my lesson. However in times of financial strain we all tend to try and cut corners or perhaps the more appropriate phrase would be ‘take a risk’. A flyer came through my [...]

Coming to you in 3D

Coming to you in 3D

This weekend, I finally made the trip to the cinema to watch the much-hyped Avatar in 3D, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Having seen a couple of the latest generation 3D films as well as the classic ‘old style’ red & blue lens 3D in my childhood, it got me thinking about where 3D has come [...]

Michael Owen – the brand and the brochure

Michael Owen – the brand and the brochure

On Friday we saw Sir Alex Ferguson sign Michael Owen on a 3 year contract with a salary based on appearances and results on the pitch. In the media it’s dividing opinion considerably. It’s either a crazy step backward for Man Utd after selling Ronaldo for 80 million, or a stroke of genius that could [...]

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    After the success of a previous project, our client – a product and technology leader in the defense industry (naming no names, but I’m sure you can guess who!) were keen to work with us again on their exhibition stand and video/animation for DefExpo 2012 – The Land, Naval and Internal Security System Exhibition in [...]

    Date Posted: 03 May 2012 Read More

  • Corporate plan message + critical deadline = success for satisfied client!

    When Sentinel Housing Association wanted to get their corporate messages over to staff, they asked us to come up with an idea that would be more engaging than a simple booklet or poster. They wanted something that staff would keep nearby, and have easy access to. Their deadline was quite tight as they wanted to [...]

    Date Posted: 01 May 2012 Read More

  • Data Integration at Networkshop 40 – a modern retro presence

    Earlier this month, following on from their success at UCISA, Data Integration, an Xchanging company, exhibited at Networkshop 40 at the University of York. Networkshop is the ‘must attend technical conference of the year for staff in education and research’ and as one of the UK’s leading networking, security and communication technology providers, Data Integration [...]

    Date Posted: 01 May 2012 Read More

  • New regulations on web cookies - the deadline is nigh!

    On 26 May 2011, the amended Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations came into force, covering electronic marketing such as emails, faxes and text messages. They include some changes to the rules for “cookies” on websites, and introduce new powers which can result in monetary penalties if  the law may have been broken. Hold on, what’s [...]

    Date Posted: 15 Apr 2012 Read More

  • Data Integration lead the way at Celtic Manor (UCISA 2012)

    Last December, we were approached by Data Integration to help them bring their UCISA 2012 presence ‘to life’ with a 6×2 metre stand. Having been involved with the successful 2011 event, we were excited to get started. Data Integration, an Xchanging company, is one of the UK’s leading networking, security and communication technology providers. UCISA [...]

    Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 Read More