Coast to Coaster

Terrible headline, great product...laser cut pigment coloured rubber - no more needs to be said.

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Save the Tiger

As an avid golf fan I was saddened by the demise of one of the games true greats, a child phenomenon and genius. A winner of 14 majors, and 73 PGA wins. A player who won 25% of the events he entered. Nobody else in the modern era has even come close.

Tiger Woods may be the greatest golfer of all time, if stats alone were to weigh. However he has (only!) won 14 majors against Jack's 18. So the history books will only ever have him in second place in this respect.

From a glittering start to his professional career "Hello World" to his loss of form and breakdown of marriage and health, Woods has always been in the news. Be that good or bad, his presence on a golf course or at an event creates a buzz.

I have seen him play the Open several times (at the Belfry Ryder Cup, St Andrew's when he won, at Open, Lytham when he lost to David Duval and at the Open Hoylake when he won a few months after his father's death. He stood tall and confident, almost ethereal. At the pinnacle of his game.

Yesterday the news of his arrest for DUI and subsequent press photos is just so sad. It almost underlines his current life status. Jack Nicklaus made the comment that "we need to help Tiger" and I completely agree.

Tiger brought so much to the game - distance, power, accuracy, charisma, deft touch, not to mention some of the greatest shots we will ever see. Those of us who saw him in his prime will never forget the sound of his ball striking, nor the elegance and poise. How should the game repay him?

I think that 'someone' should take control of the situation - I have no idea how this could happen or who could do this. But clearly he needs support.

The golfing community needs to do this.

Save the Tiger

Treetops Golf Day

Paul Ross from Mercia Printers extended an invitation to Jonny to play golf in May at the annual Treetops fundraising event at Erewash Golf Club.

What a great day - if only the scoring could have matched the fun we all had!

After the golf we sat down to a delicious dinner - which we had to queue up for (just like school!) it was quirky but very tasty and good fun.

Top pic show's the 'Dream Team' - Mark, Paul (our host), Jonny and Jane (our hostess)  plus below shows the queue for dinner!!!

If you have a golf day or event that you' like Jonny to attend, just give us a call on 01332 291141 and he will be happy to consider it!

How do you get people to stop at your exhibition stand...?

Show them the money...!

There are some questions that are perpetually asked of designers and marketing professionals:

"please tell me who has looked at my website"
"why do I need to spend so much money on design"
"how do I generate more sales"
"how do I get people to look at my product"

The list goes on...

Eckoh came up with a quirky way to get people to stop on their stand - MONEY!

"Excuse me, have you dropped some money?"

Its a great opening line and one that invariably gets a conversation going...we produced some mock dollar bills and stirling notes to help create this opportunity. Simple graphics combined with some pure messaging allows the Eckoh event team to open dialogue.

Not only that but the concept was tweeted by industry press - almost to the viral stage...which can't be bad!

A proven way to get to people - give them cold hard cash!

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Big Book, Little Book

The last edition of RSM's big blue book was so successful that they decided to compliment it with a new more compact edition... the little blue book...

This simple notepad has everything any note taking Mainframer would need. A diary, a to do list, a calendar, and lots of ruled pages with space for drawings and notes.

Simply luvverly!

If you want to enhance your brand with a useful device like this then give us a call on 01332 291141 and we can help.

The Jump - Live!

What a fun night, to be invited to watch Channel 4's "The Jump" and to see the final live!

Described as the most dangerous show on TV, the Jump is filmed (mostly) live in Kuhtai deep in the Austrian Tyrol. Many participants have become injured attempting to overcome various ski related disciplines.

On the night, the crowd's favorite Lewis Smith only managed second place - but he had been the he bookies choice. He was beaten marginally by Spencer Matthews (apparently a 'socialite')?

Davina McCall did a good job reading the auto cue - she is a true pro...

Anyway, the pictures shows Jonny and genuine achiever Olympian Louis Smith sharing a moment in the snow.

If you want to know more about the Jump click here

The Butcher's Arms - a subtle new look

One of our absolute favorite clients is the Butcher's Arms restaurant in Priors Hardwick. This high end establishment has been serving great food since the early 70s and we have been helping them since 2008.

Recently the restaurant was acquired by Nuno Correia and his wife Allison. Nuno is well known to past guests as a member of the Butchers Arms team and we are proud to be helping him to refresh the brand. Eight years ago we helped previous owner Peter Pires to successfully update the brand.  With Nuno and Allison's help we have just refreshed the look and feel, ensuring that the Butcher's stay at the forefront in terms of creativity, look and feel.

The new collateral comprises a set of brand new menu styles (illustrated) a new website (to be launched in early 2017) and a subtly updated logo.

Sometimes all you need is an evolution to your brand. We believe that redesign for design's sake is not always a viable investment.  We'd rather help you to benefit from tangible revenue. This is our usual approach and we often challenge clients who simply want a new logo. It could be said that we are "not just about pretty pictures" but rather about building a business relationship that creates income and genuine ROI.

If your company is in need of a rebrand then give us a call  - we may advise against it! However if we think it will benefit your business then we will be delighted to help you.

Call us now on 01332 291141