Tag / communications
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Talking Bout My Generation
One of my favourite television moments comes from The Simpsons. There is an episode where Bart and Lisa explain to Homer that they are MTV generation X and feel neither highs nor…
10th February 2019 -
Too good to be forgotten
At the end of last year there was just one point separating us from taking number one slot in the local pub’s music quiz. But we lost it because we didn’t remember…
8th January 2018 -
What’s the Price of Loyalty?
I got my car insurance renewal last month and it was higher than the previous year. So, I did what we’re all actively encouraged to do; I used comparison sites to ‘go…
21st September 2017 -
A Good Direct Mail Harvest
Seeding thoughts for a good DM harvest Cometh the Spring, cometh a fresh crop of plant catalogues through your letterbox. And, in truth, I fall for it every year, bewitched by the…
19th April 2017 -
Just Being Sociable
What would us Brits talk about if we didn’t have our rubbish weather? Forgiving the pun but it’s a real ice-breaker if you’re stood next to a complete stranger and want to…
21st February 2017 -
Personalisation is for life, not just for Christmas!
I remember reading a Post Office survey about Christmas that claimed two thirds of us receive presents we don’t like but are too polite to ask for them to be exchanged for…
8th December 2016 -
The Gentle Touch
We are, as you may have noticed, very big on personalisation here at Nutshell Creative. This is because it works. If you take a quick look through our portfolio you will see…
27th September 2016 -
Walking in different shoes
I want to start this article with a question – How many genuinely unique products or services do you, as a customer actually buy? I am not talking about small, individual, USP…
10th August 2016 -
Getting on our bikes – A local business marketing case study (pt 2)
In any marketing campaign, there is a tipping point. It’s a sort of bridge between the concepts, themes and ideas, and the practical application of the design in the real world. I…
18th January 2016 -
Getting on our bikes – A local business marketing case study (pt 1)
We ran an article recently about how we had decided we could bring big business marketing approaches to small business environments – and of course budgets. Just quickly for context, here at…
14th January 2016 -
Fluffy vs Misfortune
So Thursday was the day we’d decided to get the Christmas decorations out the office loft. Unbeknownst to me, as I’m 6ft 3, I’d automatically been selected to have the honor of…
16th December 2015 -
Cooking up a Storm – The Committee
Last weekend I decided to pay a long awaited visit to my parents. Having not been there in nearly a month (which I knew I was going to get it in the…
19th November 2015 -
The Retail Rapids – How effective data utilisation can help retail through turbulent waters
Anyone who works in retail will tell that that the industry has undergone a huge change in a relatively short space of time. As a result, the once seemingly unassailable dominance of…
27th July 2015 -
Are You Ready for ‘Mobilegeddon’?
From 21st April 2015 Google started to change the way it indexes websites by boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly pages on mobile search results. According to Google’s own research, Internet use on…
24th April 2015 -
Frustrating Communications
With more focus on content marketing and cross-media; companies have been going crazy and all of us at Nutshell have been receiving many different types of communications; some brilliant, some not! Here’s…
2nd May 2014