That takes the biscuit
Some of the really clever stuff we do here is quite difficult to explain, and technologically, even more difficult. We are _not_ web designers. Sometimes whilst down the pub, I get asked what I do. Depending who I’m talking to and in what context, it’s sometimes easier – and a bit of fun – to [...]
First impressions on the iPad
For the most part, Connected are an Apple loving company so there was a lot of excitement among us yesterday as we awaited the arrival of Apple’s latest piece of kit. Despite my initial scepticism when it was announced, my opinion quickly changed and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I had [...]
Talk to the Bear
Recently we introduced hot desking in our office, I traded my desk, my phone, my calculator and my coaster for an entire office worth of hot desking – I’m sat in an armchair as I write this. One of the benefits this brings is the ability to share problems and ideas with those you wouldn’t [...]
My week with the Ipad
Over the last month we have been set challenge in the Connected office involving the new Apple Ipad. Basically the challenge is to swap our laptops with the Ipad for a week and see if we can still do the majority of our job on the Ipad and maybe bring extra value by using one. [...]
Using social media to promote events
For the last 8 or 9 years I have been holding DJ events in and around the Halifax area mainly due to a lack of good quality house music available locally. When my friends and I first started holding events, at least a month before we would start with the promotion to spread the word. [...]
38% improvement in conversion rate
We’ve recently completed a project in the Healthcare sector yielding a 38% improvement in on-site conversion rate whilst battling a 15% drop in overall traffic. Like many marketing departments, they had a view of what would and what wouldn’t work and for some time now had been following a very traditional but blinkered approach to [...]
My first year @ Connected
Smart people, thinking-caps on, and the best tools. But, as they say, “Don’t watch the tool, watch the hand that wields it.”
From The Smoke to The Snow and back again
Sitting here with my coffee, sandwich, unfinished crossword and contemplating another of my now regular monthly trips from London to Halifax, I think it’s been a particularly productive few days. Aaron’s presentation revealed impressive progress on the new release of Vites; not least because of a 400% speed increase, an automated transition to the use [...]
New hire : welcome Sean
Sean joins the Connected Technical Customer Services team on Monday 1st February to help Tim, Doug and Andy with their expanding workload. Sean is the latest addition through our University Intern Programme and will spend 3 months intensively learning our systems, clients, applications and standards. Leeds-based Sean has just completed a BSc (Hons) in Business [...]
Saturday Celebration
Saturday January 30th… …is DOUGS BIRTHDAY! I think many beers are in order, for the 24th anniversary of Dougs birth should be an important day in everyone’s calendar. The more the merrier!
