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Creative business meet-up: The Paintworks

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As a creative agency ourselves, we are thrilled to be amongst so many likeminded individuals and businesses thanks to our residence at Paintworks, Bristol’s creative quarter. That’s why we decided, together with our friends and fellow Paintworks-dwellers Sundog, to set up a regular, informal series of meet-ups to allow for the sharing of ideas and experiences ...

Instagram – Paving your way through a visual storm

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Hours are spent on Instagram weekly, with 63% of users using the app every day and it’s not set to decrease anytime soon, with businesses from every industry and individuals from every corner of the world logging on. Instagram is the door into people’s lives and a business’s day-to-day. This in principle is ...

How can businesses engage with audiences through new social media platforms?

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Social media continues to change as new emerging platforms draw in mass audiences through the features they offer. TikTok is an app that allows users to create and distribute video content. The video-sharing platform is described as a “destination for short-form mobile videos. Whose mission is to capture and present the world’s creativity, knowledge, and ...

How to network in business

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I recently attended a training conference at Zone Bristol as part of The Preddy Programme 2019, all about how to network in business, both online and face to face. We went through the all the various online mediums that can be used for networking as well as what to expect when ...

Two months, five things, one agency

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My two months working as an intern at Purplefish have been amazing and I can positively say that I have looked forward to heading into the office every single day. Yes, some things were difficult and I got things wrong on many occasions, but I was also met with patience ...

The future of technology in communications

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“Youth is wasted on the young,” George Bernard Shaw famously declared. That may be so, but it is certainly not wasted on us here at Purplefish. PR and marketing professionals can learn valuable lessons from future generations, particularly those entering the work market in the next few years - children of the ...

Purplefish MD talks social media on ITV

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Purplefish MD, Joanna Randall was interviewed recently on ITV discussing the power of social media to help people in need. Ben Carter's #cupforben social media appeal helped find him his favourite drinking cup and prompted the company that had stopped producing it to launch a limited edition run. Jo's interview includes the following observations: ...

Boom! Four strategies for creative businesses

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Four business strategies creative business owners need to put in place now.. We’re in the middle of a super charged period of growth in the UK creative industries. From tech and gaming to design and the arts - never has the UK seen such a surge in its creative output. Jobs have ...

Top five tips for getting your brand to stand out online

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Whether your audience is other businesses or consumers, being found online (easily) is vital for so many reasons. To stand out and get ahead of your competition; to be found in the top three Google organic search results; to increase engagement on social media channels are the top three typical reasons ...