Adventure Time
As it’s Animation Day, I wanted to write a short blog about one of my favourite cartoons on TV. Admittedly I should grow up but this particular cartoon is so odd, quirky but hellishly funny and deserves a mention.
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Animation Day!
Today is Animation Day! A subject that is close to my heart and also one I achieved a BA(Hons) in at university many moons ago. I'll talk in detail in this blog post about how it's used in the media. It's a long one, so thanks in advance for reading it!
Our Top Ten Scary Movies!
We’ve put together a list of our top 10 scary movies for Halloween. Yes some classics may have been missed out but we could only put 10 in but we could have easily compiled a top 100! The Exorcist Halloween Alien Deadbirds The Hills Have Eyes (2006) Dawn Of The Dead (2004) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 / 2003) Insidious Nightmare On Elm Street Friday The 13th We are huge fans of those dodgy, straight-to-DVD ‘horror’ releases too.
What Your Website Says About You
If you have a website, then you are either advertising yourself or selling a product. If your website is poorly designed or visually unappealing then it is a misrepresentation of yourself and could be costing you money.
Punk For A Day Day!
Well, I don’t consider myself a punk, but the scene is cool. I am however a huge fan of punk music! Big fan of ‘pop punk’ growing up (New Found Glory, NOFX and Blink-182 to name a few) but there was a proper punk band that I have been a massive fan of since forever.
Music!
Here at the Lab, we are very diverse team, no one person is the same as the other. Music for example, if we have the radio on, something will come that one of us can’t stand, but the other likes, and vice versa.
Why We Love Digital Marketing (And You Should, Too!)
Digital marketing is such an exciting industry to work in. All the time methods are evolving, Google keeps us on our toes with algorithm changes, so you can never stay comfortable for long. It's impossible to know everything all of the time, it's all about learning, understanding and adapting techniques.
CAPS LOCK DAY!
AS I GET OLDER, MY HANDWRITING HAS DETERIORATED SO BAD THAT IT JUST LOOKS LIKE SQUIGGLES. I USE A COMPUTER FAR MORE THAN I WRITE SO JUST OUT OF PRACTISE I SUPPOSE. HOWEVER I DO FIND THAT WHEN I DO WRITE THINGS DOWN, IT DOES TEND TO BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS
Apple Day
Here’s an interesting fact if you didn’t already know it - apple seeds contain cyanide, a powerful poison. Eating too many apple seeds can potentially be fatal but the dose of toxins in an apple is small enough that your body can easily detoxify it.
Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day
I, for one, am terrible at downloading and saving files straight to the desktop. They are easy to access instead of, you know, My Computer > Local Disk > work directory, work file. I’m so unintentionally lazy, but then come the end of the day or week if I’m being super lazy, I’ve got a full desktop with things saved on there I can’t even remember what they were for!
Got That Friday Feeling?
Happy Friday everyone, hope you have a great weekend too from us here at The DM Lab
Yes, We’re Using The ‘C’ Word Christmas Already
We know, we know, it’s only October - are you mad?! Well No. Did you know Christmas is only 10 weeks away, 2015 11 weeks away? Scary thought! Start preparing for the Christmas and New Year slump by contacting us today to see how we can help you hit the ground running in 2015.
Why Mason Is A Key Member Of Our Team
Hopefully you’ve come across Mason at some point when you see anything to do with us. He’s cool, he’s cute and most importantly, he’s at the front of social media and email campaigns. What’s the reason behind this?
What Will design Be Like in 100 Years?
It's an interesting question! 100 years ago design was very crude. No disrespect is meant or intended, but it wasn't up to much. It was what is was. If you saw a design from 1914, you'd instantly realise it was from the early 1900s.
Zombies!
So, The Walking Dead is back tonight! We are massive fans here at the Lab and we were thinking - what if there was a zombie outbreak here in the UK? What would happen? How long would YOU last? Here’s our guess at how things would go down should that happen.
Do You Practise What You Preach?
As a digital marketing agency our clients pay us to develop their online presence and keep them active and engaging on social media to name a few. We love doing this. We would OVE to do this for ourselves - but our dedicated team are so engrossed in the day to day duties of marketing others we often find we have no time for ourselves.
Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work Day
Mason's brought his - have you brought your teddy to work too?
Appearances Can Be Deceptive
Society expects business people and sales people alike. True though isn’t it?! Suited, booted, clean shaven and tidy hair. Quite often this masks your real identity and your real personality. Pretending to be someone you are not in order to sell a product or service.
Taco Day!
Never need an excuse to eat Mexican food - but since today is Taco Day we're having pulled pork tacos, burritos and nachos!
As it's National Poetry Day
Got a website that isn’t doing much? Then you need to get in touch! We have the tools and we know the chemistry, To enhance your online visibility. Here at the Lab we have everything you need, To increase your sales and increase your leads!
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
We've gone pink to show our support for breast cancer awareness!
Pros & Cons of ‘Speculative’ Work
In a bid to secure some potentially huge work, we opted to develop a project without agreeing a cost or contract or indeed clients’ approval to go ahead with any work whatsoever. Instead we worked on the basis that the end product was something a potential client needed and therefore being able to generate a sale there and then.
Design VS Content - Content VS Design
Content is King! We’ve all seen and done it - produced a design content mock up for a client. Populated it with dummy text and images. Client loves it, sends over their pictures and content. Sadly that’s often where things go wrong.
Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Ahoy lubbers! Avast! Well blow me down, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day AND it's Friday! Enjoy your weekend and enjoy your grog! C'mon, lad, shiver me timbers!