(t)Witter: Meet the Team - Part Two

Administrator — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:56:01 +0100

Want to meet the rest of the team? You're in luck! It's time for the second round of our Twitter-style interviews. Remember, all answers must be 140 characters or less.

James (Director)
Mac or PC, and why?
My heart says Mac, my head says PC. Macs are an e...

The Organic Development Philosophy - Part One: Systems

Administrator — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:22:29 +0100

Organic Development has grown rapidly over the past few years. We’ve hired new people, gained new clients and moved to new offices. That’s a lot of changes in a relatively short amount of time. One of the things that has contributed to this continuing success is our philosophy. And that hasn’t changed a bit. We want to explain in more detail to give you a better idea of how Organic Development works. So, are you ready to get philosophical?
We believe in 2 simple, powerful ideas...

(t)Witter: Meet the Team - Part One

Administrator — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:20:29 +0100

We thought it’s about time that we introduced ourselves, so (borrowing an interview format invented by The Sunday Times) allow us to present the first 5 of our Witter interviews. The rules are simple: all answers must be 140 characters or less.

Oli (Development Director)
Mac ...

Newfangled Google: Domain Focused Search Results and Picking on the Little Guy

Administrator — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:39:17 +0100

What’s the point of search engines? Are they useful tools for accessing relevant and unbiased information on the web, or are they becoming platforms for maintaining the dominance of big-name brands? Google’s alterations to the way search results are displayed on their site have raised m...

Social Media in the Charitable Sector

Administrator — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:07:54 +0100

The advent of Social Media as a form of communication provides an unprecedented range of opportunities for Charities. Never before have charitable organisations had such unfettered and free access to mass communication tools. Indeed, the biggest challenge facing most charitable organisations is where to start. This article provides you with so...

An Internship at Organic Development

Administrator — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:28:50 +0100

“What are you looking to get out of this placement?”

I leaned back in the chair in James’ office and considered his question. It was a sunny August morning and the first day of my 2 month internship at Organic Development.

“I suppose I want to get an insight into what you do, and help on the creative side of things when I can.”

Why you need Social Media at your event

Administrator — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:47:35 +0100

A great discussion covering all the main points, featuring @growwithorganic, @lesanto and more.

Organic Development at #OrangeLive10

Administrator — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:23:34 +0100

Organic Development delivering social media as part of the Blooger Team at Orange Business Live: Delivering a Mashup, blogging platform and live real time Social Media activity: Resutls and In depth article to follow.

Personal brand, Audience & the value of Social Media Content.

Administrator — Sun, 09 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100

What did you have for Breakfast this morning and who REALLY cares?

I regularly hear people say that you shouldn't post mundane things on Twitter because nobody is going to be interested. In fact I say this to my clients all the time - because it is good advice.

However, recent events have given me cause to apply exceptions to this hard and fast rule.

#F1 On Twitter: Breakfast and Brand

The o...

The 2010 Election & Information Consumption: How Clegg got Cameroned & why it will all ...

Administrator — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:00:00 +0100

With one day to go until we go to the polls, the most exciting and interesting development of the 2010 UK Election has been the resurgence of the Liberal party as a potential party of government.

This says something about the state of politics in the UK, the state of the country and how people feel about the political establishment - but I'm not here to comment on the state of the country. More importantly for me, it also says something very interesting about media and how we ...

Ladies underwear, social media & viral marketing: 3 situations where less is better than more

Administrator — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Before you read on - just so you aren't too disappointed - I think I should warn you that this is actually a post about viral marketing and not about ladies underwear.

Sorry.

I was sat at home on Thursday evening checking out Facebook status updates as I do most evenings of the week, when I noticed that there were a lot of people posting colours and nearly all of them were girls:

‘Red'
‘White'
‘Green'
&...

Merry Christmas from the team at Organic Development

Administrator — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:02:30 +0100

Digital Marketing Seminar 2009

Administrator — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:39:21 +0100

Organic Development and Bishop Fleming are running a joint Digital Marketing Seminar on Tuesday 24th November 2009 from 9am until midday. The Seminar will include advice and ideas on how to plan and manage your internet marketing strategy, how to measure the performance of your strategy and how this fits into your wider business plan.

The seminar will take place at the Jurys in, Western Way, Exeter: Suite 2, Jurys Inn, Western Way, Exeter,EX1 2DB

To reserve your fre...

Now is the time to review your Website and Internet Marketing

Administrator — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:25:25 +0100

Are you confident with your organisations web strategy?

Do you have all the knowledge you need to manage your search, social networking and website strategy?

The web is a fast moving media. It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million listeners. Terrestrial TV took 13 years to reach 50 million users. The internet took four years to reach 50 million people and Facebook added 100 million users in less than nine months!

This means that what is righ...

Mobile web browsing on the rise: Is your organisation mobile ready?

Administrator — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:37:09 +0100

Recent statistics show that more and more people are surfing the web using their mobile device, and the majority of companies and organisaitons are not prepared for this.

Product Shipping forecasts for 2009 show that for the first time ever, more Smartphones are going to be shipped in 2009 than PCs. Gartner estimate 257 million PCs will be shipped, significantly down on the year before, but helped up to some extent by notebook sales. Meanwhile IDC state that 269...

Launch of Our Local Expert delight client and website visitors in equal measure

Administrator — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:00:53 +0100

Organic Development are proud to have been chosen to develop OurLocalExpert.co.uk – the new directory for Exeter and East Devon based entirely on consumer feedback from the local community.

Nick Hall, who publishes OurLocalExpert.co.uk, explained that: “Organic Development were chosen to design the website because of their experience in adapting free-source software, in th...

Building your own online Community

Administrator — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:22:04 +0100

Social Media: What is it and why is it important to you?

How To "Micro Blog" Quicker, faster and more efficiently

Administrator — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Micro blogging is the process of posting a small message, up to about 140 characters, and submitting it to a site for other people to read.

Your existing audience is likely to consist of visitors from search engines, which rely on having good rankings! Or, worse, your readers ...

Imitation is the highest form of flattery!

Administrator — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:13:57 +0100

As many of you know, our client site
www.bluechipvacations.com, won a South West Tourism award last year. It is a
big and complex site, which we are constantly working to improve in
conjunction with the client. In fact we are currently in the process of
completing a total overhaul.

It seems we won many plaudits for the site – not least the
team at Carbis Bay Holidays and their web developers! A recent look at their
newly designe...

Microsoft plans quick fix for IE

Administrator — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:15:30 +0100

Internet Explorer is used by vast majority of world's computer users

Microsoft is due to issue a patch to fix a security flaw believed to have affected as many as 10,000 websites.

The emerge...

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