As a design agency, we manage social media accounts and put together social media campaigns for small and large businesses. However, we often find companies can be guilty of focussing too much on gaining new business and typically neglect their existing customer base. Did you know...
Graphic design and web design have changed considerably over the last five years and indeed continues to do so with a pace. As graphic designers we too have had to change the way we communicate our ideas across all platforms and mediums in order to...
So what is the answer? Yes, definitely blog! When The Maltings Studios builds a website we always recommend to our clients that they blog regularly and if they cannot do it themselves then out source it to us! But why should you maintain a blog on...
If you think your small business can ignore social media, you should think again. It is estimated that 90% of young adults (18-29) are actively using a social networking site and this figure is only going up. So, does your small business dabble in social...
If not why not? As web designers we've had lots of experience with businesses that have websites but don't do anything with them. They go to the trouble of paying for a website to be built simply for the sake of it. Ok, it may...
Here at The Maltings Studios our web designers spend a lot of time ensuring the websites we design, build and host are safe from hackers. It is an ongoing and continual part of being web designers. So how can you keep your WordPress website or...
You don't have to be an expert in web development, coding or SEO to make major improvements to your website. By following a few simple points you can help to improve your website ranking and improve sales as more people find you. Having great content on...
We have just finished working on a range of designs for The Fine Confectionery Company, as part of a marketing campaign to showcase the potential of their chocolate products to companies. The Fine Confectionery Company asked us to design and produce: • An A5 promotional brochure • Design...
A client asked us to design a logo for his new company based on its initials. We were all a little bemused by the brief but when we actually sat down and thought about it we realised it was meaningless. He had a vision in his...
Website tips You have a great website but now it is time to improve it by following these easy tips. But, firstly, let us just remind you that your website should be continually developing and changing. Not only in it's content but in its SEO as...
Thoughts from web and graphic designers on the gems clients come up with. The old adage of when the client tells you to jump, you ask 'how high?’ is not always correct. It is our job as web designers, SEO professionals and graphic designers to give...
Tah Dah! The Maltings Studios’ new website is now up and running! Over the past few weeks we have been working hard to clear the decks and apply all our creative energy into getting our own website finished. We are happy to say that it is...
For a while now we have been banging on to our clients about the importance of social media in their marketing strategies. For some they have fully embraced it and are actively, blogging tweeting, pinning, linking and posting. However, for a few we might as...
I think it would be fair to say, that in the 27 years that The Maltings Studios has been designing, we’ve seen and heard every cliché and had every old chestnut thrown at us! One of my personal favourite’s is ‘can you just do a...