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New Bristol Living brand aims to make accommodation easier
Here at Bob the ink has just dried, metaphorically speaking, on a new brand identity…
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Bob launches website for University of Bath
We’re delighted to have been continuing our work with the University of Bath’s Centre for…
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Bob repositions the Digilog brand
The Bob team have been busy updating a new brand for our latest client –…
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A Mini Christmas
What with the nights drawing in and festivities fast approaching our minds have turned to…
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Our latest brand identity project for exquisite wool product
Our latest brand identity project has just been signed off and we thought you’d like…
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A brand identity to promote better post-hospital care
We’ve just put the finishes touches on a new brand identity for the Severn Major…
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New IPSO logo helps distinguish between real and fake news
The UK’s press watchdog The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has launched a new kitemark…
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8 Marketing mantras that could be killing your business
Marketing can be a tricky task to get your head around. But it’s a vital,…
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8 Critical features every good homepage needs
Creating a business website is vital in today’s business environment. But how can you ensure…
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Creative Marketing: What is it, and why does your business need it, now?
Maintaining an effective marketing strategy is a key factor in business to ensure that your…
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The importance of colour in branding
At first glance, colour in branding and marketing seems like a small and simple decision…
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Brand Identity: The devil is in the details
Brand Identity is a crucial factor in any companies marketing strategy. It creates your desired…
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Branding to attract Millenials
There has been much talk about millennials – but who exactly are they? And why…
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Can a rebrand increase sales?
Rebranding is about more than changing up your company logo. It’s about having a consistent…
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Brand strategies you need to stop using
An effective branding strategy is something that’s difficult to get right, and it requires a…
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How Social Media has changed the way we brand
Having come a long way since the days of MySpace, social media is no longer…
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Why website design matters
Most businesses have websites these days, but there are still many who haven’t quite achieved…
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Why branding is important to consumers
In today’s digital world, where the internet is inescapable, marketplaces are getting more and more…
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The importance of branding without boasting
Some would say that there is a very fine line between branding yourself and boasting…
Read MoreHow To Apply Your Brand Throughout Your Company Values
Living and trading in a global marketplace, where goods and services are bought and sold…
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Brand it like Beckham: The key to creating a brand that sticks
David Beckham may be well known for his skills on the football pitch, but he…
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3 Types Of Successful Brand Strategy
Building a positive brand is crucial to the long-term success of your business. Your brand…
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Why Is Branding Important To An Organisation?
If you’re wondering what exactly makes branding one of the most important aspects of marketing…
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Web Design Trends To Adopt In 2017
As the digital market continues to grow, many businesses find it more and more difficult…
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Should I Design My Own Website?
In the current digital age, it is essential for all businesses (and some individuals and…
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The Importance Of Branding In Marketing
The growth of digital marketing has allowed firms to reach out to new customers, offer…
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Why Branding Is Critical To Success
When starting a business, it is vital to think about your brand. Your brand is…
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Why Is Graphic Design Important For Business?
If you’re a small business and currently reviewing your marketing plan for the year ahead,…
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The Essentials For Your Brand Guidelines
Whether you call it your business brand bible, brand guidelines or branding book, every company…
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How A Graphic Designer Can Help You To Rebrand
If you’re considering a company rebrand, then it makes sense to use a professional graphic…
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Promoting Your Brand With Print
In the digital age printed materials are often dismissed in favour of real-time communication. Yet…
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Does Your Brand Meet 2017’s Social Media Challenges?
As we begin this new year, many companies will be considering the possibilities a re-brand…
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A Logo Represents A Thousand Words
Everybody has heard the famous saying that a picture is worth a thousand words right?…
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Festive Infographics
What with Christmas being just around the corner, we thought it would be good fun…
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If Your Business Was A Colour
Which one would it be? It’s fun to consider, but there’s also a serious side…
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Is Amazon’s The Grand Tour In Need Of A Better Brand?
The Grand Tour, the new Amazon car show hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and…
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10 Graphic Design Rules
Graphic design is the icing on your brand cake. The cake may be delicious, but…
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5 Top Logo Mistakes You Should Avoid
Logo design is far more complicated than an image and some text. A successful and…
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What Is Brand Development?
If you run your own company, you’ll want to stand out from the crowd –…
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Is Your Brand Becoming Old Fashioned?
A brand is a very powerful thing. It can make us feel special, motivate us…
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Ecommerce Trends For The Future…
Ecommerce represents 17% of all retail sales, a figure that has doubled since 2008. With…
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The Importance Of Professional Design In Advertising
You may be familiar with the phrase ‘print is dead’. This is far from true….
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Website Design Ideas: 5 Styles To Ignite Your Inspiration
There has never been a more exciting time in the field of website design! Thanks…
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Creating A Project Brief For Our Designers
To help ensure that you cover every detail of information that your designers need to…
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Mobile App Design Trends so far in 2016….
More and more businesses are starting to understand the importance of optimisation for smartphones, since…
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What Makes A Good Graphic Designer And How Does Powerful Design Get Results?
What do graphic designers do? Graphic designers work with printed materials as well as and…
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Simple Do’s And Don’ts For Starting Up Social Media Pages
Have you just launched a new business, but not yet set up those all-important social…
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The Importance Of Successful Printed Materials
Digital marketing is thriving month after month, year after year. However, it is paramount to…
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The Basics Of Developing A Distinctive Brand Identity
Does your business have a brand identity? Your branding is the most valuable asset of…
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One For The Typography Lovers…
We’ve just seen this interesting poster from Fontsmith illustrating a glossary of all the possible…
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Graphic Design Trends For 2016 So Far….
At bob we like to keep a keen interest on the visual world around us. This…
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How to use Instagram’s carousel feature for design & storytelling
The idea of storytelling in advertising is stronger than ever, and now there are more…
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The Essential Guide to Rebranding
With the recent outrage from worldwide consumers over the new Instagram logo, it demonstrates that…
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4 Examples Of Stand-out Summer Marketing Campaigns
The sun has finally graced the UK with its presence, so what better way to celebrate…
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A Quick and Easy Guide to Facebook Live
Are you looking to improve your social media engagement and connect further with your Facebook…
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Build a Memorable Brand Experience
Marketing is all about the type of experience you deliver to your consumers, through each…
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7 Ways to Boost your Brand with Hashtag Marketing
By using hashtags for your company over different social platforms, you can initiate conversation, build…
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The Importance of Celebrity Endorsements
Today, consumers are spoilt for choice and sometimes it can be hard to distinguish one…
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Celebrating 10 years of Bobbing about…..
2016 marks 10 years of creative antics for Bob, and 15 years of Wayne &…
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Should I Care About Typography?
It’s no use having an outstanding logo if your brand’s font and typography can’t match…
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3 Elements Of Branding & Design To Consider When Building Your Brand
Graphic design and branding is the first impression of your product or service and a…
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How To Pick A Colour For Your Brand
Colour Communications Inc conducted research concluding that it takes the average person roughly 90 seconds…
Read MoreWebsite Do’s and Dont’s
Everyone needs a website. Now it can be a bit of a minefield getting it…
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Jargon Buster
Branding and graphic design can be intimidating, especially if the terminology is alien to you!…
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How To Get The Most From Social Media
Social media can be as complicated or simple as you make it. There are numerous…
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The Basics of Effective Email Newsletter Design
Email newsletters are becoming increasingly important in creating a connection between a brand, the product…
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A Crash Course In Mobile Optimisation
People are increasingly using their mobile devices to search the internet and make purchases. In…
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7 Common Blog Writing Mistakes to Avoid
In today’s day and age, blog writing is an important marketing asset for brands and…
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Brands With Successful Instagram Campaigns
2016 is now well underway and set to be a big year for Instagram marketing…
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Spring Clean your Website – 5 Tips for a Healthier Website this Spring
With Spring edging a little closer, that ‘fresh start’ mindset is in the air –…
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Education, education, education
Bob has been keeping busy over the past few months working with The Education Fellowship….
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Top 5 Digital Marketing Trends for 2016
With the start of a new year comes the new trends and the world of…
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Why your business needs a great landing page
It’s surely one of the first things for your business to think about when putting…
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A beginners guide to blogging for business
We know how important it is to maintain a good blog on your site. It…
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What good graphic design communicates
Good graphic design and print marketing materials can significantly affect how a potential customer looks…
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What makes a good copywriter?
Copywriting is an underestimated and often under-appreciated skill – and many people even working as…
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Bob helps explain international trade services
As part of our long-standing partnership with Business West we have just completed work on…
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5 Things Brands Should be Aware of in 2016
The fast paced world of marketing in this digital age never really slows down –…
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New Year Design Resolutions
The start of a new year is a fantastic time to break out of old…
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Five tips for a successful viral campaign
Having a campaign, article of video go viral is the aim of every marketer in…
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Business Card Design Ideas to Help you Stand out
Despite the age of online connections and instant communication, face to face meetings and having…
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8 Tips for Creating a Powerful Brand Strategy
Developing a strong and consistent brand strategy for your company might not be easy, but…
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A Brief History of Web Copywriting
Advertising has come a long way since the Mad Men days. However, there are some…
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10 Productivity Secrets that will Transform Your Day
We all face challenges with productivity. After all, there are only so many hours in…
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Ideas to help manage your Social Media
1. Make your Social Media personal It’s all about customer service. Why not showcase how good…
Read MoreGet the most from your email marketing
Getting your email marketing campaigns right can be a daunting task. It can sometimes feel…
Read MoreLooking Ahead – web design in 2016
It’s that time of year again – that time of year when the internet starts…
Read More10 Beautifully Designed Mobile Apps
As of June 2015, over 1.4 million IOS apps were available for download from Apple….
Read MoreWhy Bristol is the Perfect Place to run a Business
Bristol has long been renowned for its creative flair – and from our home in…
Read More10 Typography Commandments To Always Obey
There are a few important typography commandments that every designer should know and follow. These…
Read More6 of the Most Inspiring Coffee Table Books for Designers
One of the best sources of inspiration for designers is not only the natural world…
Read MoreCreative solutions to modern marketing
Modern marketing can sometimes feel like everyone is doing the same thing. Content and social…
Read MoreHow to Instantly Appear More Confident
Even though you may not feel it, there are some little things you can do…
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Top apps for small businesses
As a small business owner, you’ll likely want to be checking in and keeping on…
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Why You Need to Build an Email List… Now
Email marketing is not dead. In fact, investing the time to build an email list…
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6 Morning Habits That Can Completely Change Your Day
If you want to begin your day feeling inspired and motivated, your morning routine shouldn’t…
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Bob designs new website for Scrase Employment Law
We’ve just completed work on a new website for local employment law firm Scrase Law…
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8 best print ads from the last 10 years
The world of advertising might have changed, but the impact that print advertising has on…
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Making a good first impression with your graphic design
It’s fairly common knowledge within the industry we work in that a lot of decisions…
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Why print marketing is just as important in the digital age
With expertise as print designers, here at Bob we understand and acknowledge the benefit of having…
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Latest Smartphone web trends
There’s no way around it – smartphones have revolutionised the way we do business, carry…
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Copywriting in 2015 – Trends you can’t afford to ignore
Adapting to marketing trends is all part of the business we’re in – making sure…
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Bob helps Ikon Construction raise its online profile with a new website
We’ve just completed work on a new website for local construction company Ikon, the company…
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What is the difference between a logo, identity and a brand?
It can be difficult to differentiate between a logo, an identity and a brand. They…
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What Makes a Good User Experience?
One of the fundamental aspects of modern web design and development is the issue of…
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Eight elements of graphic design your website should have
When designing and developing a website, there are certain elements that should just fit into…
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The Stages of Brand Development – How to Create a Brand
Developing a brand for your company, whether you’ve just started out or you’re well down…
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Content marketing mistakes to avoid
It’s spring, which means that cleaning up those strategies and streamlining your content marketing plan…
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Responsive Design: Making the most out of Mobile
Accessing the internet on mobile has become big business. The speed of the rise in…
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9 Things to consider when you write your next blog post
Understanding these 9 steps will assist your blog post writing and ultimately allow you to reach…
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Foundations of a good website
The whole world has gone digital, from your granny browsing Google to being able to…
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Marketing Strategies for Summer – Making the Most of Your Opportunities
Summer is a fantastic time to up your digital marketing game. With consumers in a…
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When is a Good Time to Refresh your Brand Identity?
As a brand you will, at some point, have to refresh your identity. In a…
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Seasonlise your marketing campaigns
Spring has just come a-knocking and Easter is just around the corner, which means your…
Read More5 Characteristics of an Effective Logo Design
A brand’s logo is not just an image, but also an important visual introduction to…
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Does Content Marketing need a different approach?
Everyone is talking about content marketing and its importance to your SEO rankings. Fresh and…
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Refreshingly Innocent
Innocent is a fantastic example of branding done well. They have a wonderful personality, which…
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Four marketing resolutions to consider for 2015
Bringing in a new year is the most natural time to take a step back…
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Your Life on Earth, a fascinating interactive infographic
The BBC have created a fascinating interactive infographic ‘Your Life on Earth’. All you need…
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Is Responsive Web Design as important as its made out to be?
Well, the short answer is yes. More and more people are browsing the internet and…
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Why Your Company Logo Is Important For Long Term Business
Creating a good, powerful logo is essential to building a lasting successful business. Your logo…
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Deck The Halls With Bows Of Marketing – Six Ways To Maximise Your Brand This Christmas
‘Tis the season of spending and making sure a proportion of customers are spending their…
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Looking for inspiration? Try These Creativity Tips:
Original and eye-catching ideas, campaigns and designs are an important part of any business, but…
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Why The John Lewis Christmas Adverts Are Such A Success
The John Lewis Christmas adverts have become something of a British institution. From its first…
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The colours in your logo says more than you think.
Colour has a powerful and important effect on logo design and branding. When looking at…
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What makes a good infographic?
The internet is riddled with infographics. Some of them are amazing, a lot of them…
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E-commerce: The statistics and habits behind the shopper’s clicks
We were sent this great infographic by the lovely people at Vouchercloud – very useful…
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The secrets of successful web marketing campaigns
Web marketing campaigns are a fast and cost-effective way to communicate key messages. If utilised…
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Existing customers are key to growth
When considering strategies for growth, many organisations focus on selling to new customers. It’s true…
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Setting the tone: How to write successful business copy
When it comes to copywriting, many organisations struggle to get the tone right. Copy for…
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Could your website do more for your business?
A website can be a powerful marketing tool, but it requires short and long-term investment…
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We’ve joined the Design Business Association (DBA)
We’re delighted to confirm bob design & marketing is now a member of the Design…
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How to evaluate creative work
The image your organisation projects through its website and marketing collateral plays a crucial role…
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Branding is more than a logo
Start-up business owners are often very focused on getting the right logo as a foundation…
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How to rebrand and not get burned
Interesting article in design week today about when rebranding goes wrong, which we thought we’d…
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Bob rebrands the Institute of Financial Planning
After winning a competitive pitch and then completing a consultation process with the board members…
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Most awarded print ad in history
JWT Shanghai’s Samsonite print campaign ‘Heaven and Hell’ is officially the world’s most awarded print…
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Bob redesigns Viewranger website to be ‘responsive’
We’re delighted to be launching the new improved website for Smartphone App ViewRanger, which we’ve…
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If Superheroes Were Sponsored By Brands …
Many of our favorite superheroes fight crime for the greater good—but what if they were…
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New Facebook Newsfeed to be rolled out
Facebook today announced a redesign of its News Feeds to “reduce clutter and focus more…
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Mozilla unveils new branding for NEW Firefox OS
Following the unveiling of its Firefox OS smartphones, Mozilla, in collaboration with branding agency Wolff…
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The World’s First Tasteable Print Ad
To get more people to try its new orange-flavored soft drink, Fanta has created the…
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Pixar artist redesigns the emoticon for Facebook
Oh dear! Facebook are aiming to roll out emoticons in their status updates. Cringe now!…
Read MoreWorking with the bob-bies
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that we have been included on the design roster for…
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The Clifton Therapy Room opens for business
We thought we’d give you a sneak peak of the branding we’ve just completed for…
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Responsive Websites – Making your website work across all platforms
Considering responsive website design in order to best cater for people viewing the new site…
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Bristol 2050 – A business vision for Bristol
As you may or may not know, at bob we have a longstanding working relationship…
Read MoreL’eau De Marie Spring Water
We were approached by an international team with an exciting new concept in locally sourced…
Read MoreNew Berkeley Fitness website
We’ve just launched a brand new site for Clifton based personal training gym Berkeley Fitness….
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GQ Employment Law
We’ve just completed new branding for up and coming city law firm GQ. The combination…
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Lyons Solicitors
Due to restructuring at the company which saw a name change from Lyons Rounsfell to…
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The Headboard Workshop
The headboard workshop is a new concept in online purchasing for quality headboards and other…
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Viewranger
We’ve just launched the new website for the fantastic smartphone app Viewranger. We’ve been working…
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Seven Skies website launch
Following on from the branding work we’ve done for Seven Skies we’re pleased to announce…
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Institute of Financial Planning (IFP)
We’ve just completed the design and printing of all the logo, brochure, menus, place cards…
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Seven Skies Luxury Self-Catering Properties
We have just completed the branding for Seven Skies, provider of luxury self catering properties…
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Atlantic Trampolines
Hot off the press are new promotional leaflets designed and produced for Atlantic Trampolines. The…
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Salisbury Cathedral School Magazine
Stuart is currently busying himself with the latest edition of the Salisbury Cathedral School magazine….
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John Lewis Headboard Brochure
We’re just about to start work on this year’s headboard brochure for John Lewis. This…
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