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Congratulations to Oxfordshire's Bradley Smith who, last Sunday, raced to 2nd at the British MOTO2 Grand Prix at Silverstone for his home fans. read more

I’m always fascinated by designers responses to world events. Here’s a link to some great visual responses from the design community, well worth a look. A personal favourite is the piece by Ars Thanea, showing the fragility of the situation, but unity of the world required to help rebuild the effected areas. read more

February has been an exciting month so far for Orme Creative. We've started implementing a new, compact and fully integrated web package - In simple terms it means we can now offer websites with complete CMS, stats package, blogs and forums, even e-commerce. We've already rolled out a couple of sites with this system - why not take a look at davincihcm.co.uk, even our new site. read more

I don’t quite know whats come over me, but I have been persuaded to abseil down the womens centre at the John Radcliffe hospital for charity. read more

Building a website can be a daunting task. Even if you’re after something simple, there is a lot to think about and many decisions that need to be made. Who is the website aimed at? What information will they want to know? What is the best way to categorise your products and services? What are the key messages you want to get across? How do you want visitors to your website to contact you? read more

Communicating effectively with your clients is vital, from the moment you begin to do business together. It’s well known that it takes much more time, effort and money to win new business than to develop your existing accounts, so keeping in close contact with your customers can help you save money as well as grow your business!  read more

Direct mail, which is essentially promotional material such as letters, postcards or flyers sent through the post, can be an effective way to promote your business if done properly.  read more

When times get tough and money gets tight, it can be tempting to cut back on marketing. It’s one aspect of business that’s difficult to quantify in terms of what you get for your money, which is why it’s often first to get the chop. read more

When it comes to building a strong brand for your business, getting your logo right is essential. A good logo should be both instantly recognisable and evoke the right associations and feelings in your stakeholders. Ideally, anyone looking at your logo for the first time should have a fair idea of what you do and what you stand for. It really is that integral to your brand. read more

A mere whiff of the word branding is enough to drive fear into the hearts of many business people. News stories come to mind of global corporations blowing the GDP of a third world country on redesigning their logo only to have it look just like the old one, or to change the colour of their store fronts because, “green is so ‘90s”. However, branding’s bad press is largely undeserved. In fact, it’s a vital element of any business.  read more