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Blog10 Mar 2019

Herefordshire Business Awards 2019 - Judge & Sponsor

Herefordshire Business Awards 2019 - Exciting Announcement! Ever since the first Herefordshire Business Awards back in 2017, The DM Lab had a very active interest and involvement in the event. Initially entering (in 2017 we won ‘ Growing Business of the Year ’), sponsoring ‘ Small to Medium Business of the Year ’ last year as well as being nominated and entering ‘ Creative Business of the Year ’ (which we were one of three finalists), this year our involvement grows further.

Blog21 Feb 2019

Herefordshire Means Business Expo 2019 - Speaker

Herefordshire Means Business Expo We’ve got some very cool things coming up soon - we’ll tell you a little about them! This is 1 of 2, 2 to follow soon! This one is about an incredible opportunity for us at this years' Herefordshire Means Business Expo.

Blog16 Feb 2019

Saturday 16th February - Hereford RFC v Longton RFC

Extending our reach in supporting more local teams - Hereford RFC! This weekend, we had the opportunity to get involved with another local club we are yet to be involved with. Thanks to Jo at Hereford RFC, we sponsored the Man of the Match and the Match Ball.

Blog14 Feb 2019

We Showed Digital Some Love This Valentine’s Day!

Love Digital Event at the Three Counties Hotel Today is Thursday, 14 th February. Valentine’s Day. A regular day but because of clever marketing and social media hype (and pressure) it’s apparently the only day you can legitimately show your affection to others.

Blog12 Feb 2019

Facebook & Twitter Image Size Basics

This may seem obvious, but all too often we see posts being published and it makes us cringe. No, we’re not perfect, if we’re out and about we’ll upload a photo direct to social media from our mobile device that doesn’t always fit perfectly.

Blog11 Feb 2019

Client Success Story

Client Success Story On 13 th November last year, Dan from Wills and Legal Services got in touch with us about working together. This was a day before our Small Biz 100 event. We were playing host to celebrate our selection as one of Small Business Saturday’s top 100 small businesses 2018.

Blog7 Feb 2019

Love Digital Event - February 14th

Love Digital On February 14th, Valentine's Day, we'll be exhibiting at the Love Digital event. We'll be there offering advice on how digital marketing can benefit your business. We'll also have free copies of our 'SEO For Beginners' booklet so you can give your digital marketing efforts a quick 'health check'.

Blog25 Jan 2019

The DM Lab - Community Endeavours

It's not what we do to be successful, it what we do with our successes The DM Lab’s primary goal is to help other businesses succeed and grow. This is achieved by improving their online presence, leads and sales through digital marketing.

Blog21 Jan 2019

New Year, New You Same Us!

A Brief Introduction The DM Lab is a design and digital marketing agency. Covering all aspects of both online and offline marketing. Ranging from PPC and Google Ads campaigns which we are recognised as Google Partners, to inbound and email marketing.

Blog18 Jan 2019

Our On-Going Support For Luctonians Continues

How much do you know about Mortimer Park, home of Luctonians? This time we've helped with a slightly different angle. We’re helping the team to advertise the fantastic venue they have. The Clubhouse is such a versatile venue.

Blog15 Jan 2019

Website for the National Autistic Society (Herefordshire Branch)

We're supporting the National Autistic Society Herefordshire branch! Last year, we were lucky to have been presented with an opportunity to help Comfort U Bags. A brilliant initiative helping young children and teenagers going into care for the first time.

Blog11 Jan 2019

Micro Biz Matters Day (#MicroBizMattersDay) 2019

Micro Biz Matters Day (#MicroBizMattersDay) 2019 We can’t be in Hull today to celebrate with the gang on #MicroBizMattersDay 2019, but we do have a decent offering nonetheless! As you probably know by now, we were one of Small Business Saturday’s #SmallBiz100 2018.

Blog8 Jan 2019

Welcome to 2019!

It’s our second day back in 2019. Christmas and New Year came and went in a flash. Now, we’re back to it. Having spent yesterday digesting what has been done and what needs to be done meant we didn’t have a second to spare.

Blog1 Jan 2019

SEO Basics For Beginners

SEO Basics First of all, don’t make the mistake of indexing your website too soon. Get everything in place before launch. Following our Small Biz 100 day talk, we’ve put together this little guide. It outlines everything you should do to your website before launching.

Blog26 Dec 2018

Our Year in Review 2018

https://youtu.be/nLoT4eugRIs January Unfortunately, most of January was spent harping on about our awesome 2017. Unfortunately we spent the next half of the year doing the same. It was a great year. This years’ objective - make 2018 even bigger and even better.

Blog16 Dec 2018

An Awesome End to the Year Thanks to Together

We've had some top days out at Sale Sharks thanks to UKFast and most recently Together We are, as a business, really fortunate to be surrounded by awesome people and awesome businesses. This year we’ve been lucky enough to have enjoyed excellent matchday hospitality at the local clubs we are associated with.

Blog4 Dec 2018

Small Business Saturday's Small Biz 100 Class of 2018

Small Business Saturday's Small Biz 100 Class of 2018 Small Business Saturday 2018 on the 1 st December was pretty special for us. Why? It’s the first Small Business Saturday we’ve taken part in as an official Small Biz 100 business!

Blog1 Dec 2018

Today is Small Business Saturday 2018!

Today is Small Business Saturday 2018! Today, Saturday 1 st December, is no ordinary Saturday. No. Today is Small Business Saturday! Here is how to get involved: Small Businesses We want all kinds of small businesses to get involved, so know that whether you are a family business, local shop, online business, wholesaler, business service or small manufacturer, Small Business Saturday is supporting you!

Blog28 Nov 2018

Afternoon Tea With Lord Young of Graffham at the House of Lords

On Monday 26 th November, Marketing Director Chris was invited for afternoon tea with The Lord Young of Graffham at the House of Lords. The prestigious and exclusive event was organised by Michelle Ovens of Small Business Saturday.

Blog27 Nov 2018

The DM Lab Celebrated at House of Lords by Small Business Saturday

Hereford Business Celebrated At House Of Lords By Small Business Saturday LONDON, 26 NOVEMBER 2018: The UK’s top small businesses, including multi-award winning design and digital marketing agency The DM Lab from Hereford, received special recognition today at an exclusive House of Lords reception.

Blog16 Nov 2018

England v All Blacks - November 10th

England v All Blacks On Saturday the 10 th of November we took our third trip to Twickenham this year! There was no chance we were going to miss out on an opportunity to see England v the All Blacks! Having never seen the AB’s ‘live’, ‘in person’ before it was something we were looking forward to.

Blog14 Nov 2018

Our Small Biz 100 Day - 14th November 2018

Our Small Business Saturday Small Biz 100 Day - Wednesday 14th November Aaaaaand breathe! Phew! What a day! Today was our Small Biz 100 day at the Hereford Business Solutions Centre, and nothing could have prepared us for how exhausting the day has been!

Blog13 Nov 2018

World Kindness Day - Comfort U Bags

World Kindness Day Thanks to a chance proposition by our good friend Dave of Ledbury RFC, we were made aware of the great work Comfort U Bags do. Comfort U Bags (CUBs for short) is an initiative set up back in July 2017.

Blog9 Nov 2018

More Details on our #SmallBiz100 Day

Our event is almost 50% full, thank you! Want to learn some SEO for beginners? Curious about how Google and digital marketing fit into the world of modern business? Read on! Here’s a few more details about our event on this coming Wednesday (14 th November).