PHP Laravel is a popular web development framework that allows developers to build web applications quickly and efficiently. In this article, we’ll introduce you to PHP Laravel, discuss the types of web projects it is used for, explain why it is great for single page web applications, and highlight the advantages it offers. Introduction to […]
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Web design trends 2023: trends are constantly evolving in the web design world, and it is essential to stay up-to-date with the latest trends to stay ahead of the competition. In this article, we will explore the top web design trends that are predicted to be popular in 2023. Neumorphism One of the most significant […]
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AI marketing has revolutionized the way businesses sell their products and services online. AI-powered tools can help marketers automate tasks, analyze data, and make data-driven decisions. Here are some of the best ways to use AI in marketing to generate more business online: 1. Personalization Personalization is one of the most effective ways to engage […]
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Increasing Website Conversion Rates: An ecommerce website is an online platform where businesses sell their products or services. The primary goal of an ecommerce website is to attract visitors and convert them into paying customers. Conversion rate is the percentage of visitors who complete a desired action on your website, such as making a purchase […]
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Great web design is essential to the success of any website. A well-designed website not only looks great but also provides a great user experience. In this article, we will explore 15 key principles that can help you create a website that looks great, is user-friendly, and meets your business objectives. 1. User-Centered Web Design […]
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If you’re looking to build a web application, Laravel is a popular PHP framework to consider. Laravel has gained a lot of popularity in the web development community due to its simplicity, ease of use, and wide range of features. Laravel Developers are in high demand and for good reason. In this article, we will […]
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With the Corona Virus scare currently amongst us, it’s spread has forced a lot of people out of work. For many of us, working from home is a modern luxury. Not everyone can physically do it but for those that can, it’s now suddenly a must that we work from home to help prevent the […]
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If you want to make a great first impression on potential customers, your company’s website should be both user-friendly and beautifully designed. Employing the latest web design trends will help you to attract more visitors to your site and encourage them to explore it further. This could potentially result in additional leads and sales. Most […]
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It’s crazy to think the first quarter of 2019 is nearly at an end. January is over, February felt like it lasted about a week and we are already chipping into March. I’m sure if you are a business with the correct mindset; ending 2018 you set yourself and your business goals and targets to […]
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By now every business should understand the importance of advertising on Facebook. We spend a lot of time at unit36 developing content strategies for clients and running full Facebook funnel campaigns. In April this year Facebook are set to change things up a little with their metrics, their aim is to end relevance scores in […]
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Unfortunately, a small part of email marketing is about trial and error, not all email marketing strategies that work well for other companies will necessarily work for yours. You should be analysing what worked well in last years campaigns (if possible). It’s usually a great idea to start looking at successful email marketing campaigns if […]
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Sure it may seem a while away but Christmas is starting soon in terms of design and prep for most companies. Preparing your website for the Christmas season should be of top priority, you want your website ready as soon as possible so you can start promoting Christmas goodies and offers and to gain more […]
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Your productivity and efficiency probably declines as your long day goes on you become more stressed, more tired and you try to work harder but the more you do, the more you struggle to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard). There are reasons for why this happens and you’ll be amazed of the […]
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So you’ve done all this work to drive traffic to your website why would you want to give people a reason to leave your website straight away? This is what you’re doing if you take no care in where you place your social media icons or care about what you put on social media. Where […]
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The big trend at the moment is using polygonal shapes and geometric layers in the design of websites. It’s taken over as its own style almost replicating the art movement of cubism. This distinct design focuses on shapes and geometry top create patterns, grids, and planes across a website. Using geometric layers A geometric shape […]
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The dream for most businesses is to earn a passive income, aka make money whilst you sleep. For most people, this is first done through affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is where someone’s product or service is promoted by another business or company (usually on a website) to receive a commission. A popular way of affiliate marketing […]
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The World Cup is an international event that happens once every 4 years, where different countries from around the world organize their best football teams to battle for pride and The World Cup trophy. For a normal person this is an opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy it with family and friends as you […]
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You can think of a website like an item of clothing or a pair of shoes, much like a fashion trend; website design goes in and out of style too. Giving your website a redesign allows you to not only revamp your website but allows you to evaluate and incorporate any current design trends; making […]
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E-commerce has completely changed the way we shop. That’s the long and short of it, straight off the first page. There is only one crown in the fairy tale world of commerce and it is the one who converts the most attention that gets to wear it. So what does this mean for online shopping […]
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We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of our brand-new website here at Unit36! We’ve introduced a fresh image and a whole new layout for existing and potential customers to browse through. A lot of late nights, sweat and tears have gone into the new design over the last couple of months. So we […]
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We’re not sure if you were aware (you really should have been) that Thursday the 9th of February was National Pizza Day. Yeah, no kidding! There is a day dedicated to pizza! We ate some pizza that day, then had the left overs on Friday. Saturday came and we thought, why not make it a […]
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As 2017 starts we look back and reflect on what has been an interesting year in terms of web design and web development. 2016 witnessed the growing popularity of parallax scrolling, HD visuals and the use of hero banner video content. Google’s much deliberated Material Design gained some prominence this year too, often used as a […]
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It’s here! Unit36’s eCommerce Christmas Album 2016! Listen to our top-ten Christmas smash hits of all time – the soundtrack to your Christmas web design and holiday preparations. All the biggest stars, all the biggest hits, right here in one place! Listen to your favourite songs and favourite artists all Christmas long! Also includes a […]
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Google’s RankBrain has almost everyone in the digital world confused, curious and craving more knowledge. As with every other time that Google releases an algorithm update, the SEO industry momentarily loses the plot whilst they try to regain Google’s narrative. We all run around with furrowed eyebrows trying to figure out what is going on […]
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Snapchat, the trendy photo and video messaging app, launched back in 2011 and has been growing rapidly in popularity ever since. The main USP and differential feature when it comes to Snapchat is that all photos and videos are constrained by time. This means that content is only available for a short amount of time […]
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The last 12 months has been a bumpy and thrilling ride for us here in the office, as we are sure it has been for many of you too. As we conclude our marketing plans for 2016, it’s time to look forward to another exciting year ahead. With that in mind, we wanted to give […]
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In the world of digital marketing and ecommerce, Christmas equals social media and email marketing. If you are not focussing a large part of your attention and marketing efforts into social media then we believe you may be wasting your time and efforts elsewhere. People go social-crazy over Christmas and there is as much activity […]
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The Christmas period is a hugely busy time for many businesses, especially those involved in the retail industry. Therefore, a Christmas campaign is perhaps one of the most essential elements of your annual ecommerce strategy. It is believed that consumers spend at least 25% more time online throughout the festive months than the rest of […]
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Forget UFC! Check Out DFC: Mobile Site vs. Responsive Design Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Digital Fighting Championship Tonight’s main event we have two courageous fighters. Both a mobile site and responsive web design will optimize your site to be more appropriate for smaller screens; both will offer simpler navigation and faster load times. In […]
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Chris Froome becomes the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice How to win the Tour de France and the similarities between digital marketing strategies Race classifications vs digital marketing techniques and strategies Create your own winning strategy with Unit36 On Sunday the 26th of July 2015, Chris Froome became the first British […]
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Why are we reading the same old shiny, yet valueless content over and over again? (We know what you were thinking!) Now the title of this blog isn’t exactly the best title ever penned, nor is it the most creative; but it did get your attention. Fundamentally, this is what creating effective and engaging content […]
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Every now and then in a company’s lifetime, a shake-up is required to freshen things up a bit and to keep momentum rolling forward. Perhaps the company name doesn’t fit anymore or the size of the business has outgrown its original status. Whatever the reason, a rebranding exercise should be positive, proactive and fit for […]
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2015 is already shaping up to be another pivotal year for web design, with many distinct changes and innovations now coming into play. The next 6 months will throw up many more new trends and design techniques for us all to learn and follow; several of which will rest under the category of logo design. […]
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The digital marketing office is a strange and wonderful working environment, unlike any other in the world. With so many contrasting dynamics and personalities colliding at any one time, a digital agency is never short of some form of drama or exciting occurrence. Despite being different in their own individual rights, the general make up […]
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The phrase content is king has been thrown about quite a bit in the digital marketing world over the last few years. It’s an adage that has caused many debates on its validity. Having quality content on your site is a must, that much is a given. It also helps to have the same standard […]
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Apple Inc. versus Ronseal. That’s quite an odd contest we hear you say. Yes, it seems strange for us to be comparing two completely different brands at total opposite ends of the retail world. One is a global superpower and manufacturer of sleek, modern and expensive electrical devices; the other a provider of wood care […]
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It’s the third week in January; the festivities are well and truly over, the holiday blues are fading and we can take a sober moment to reflect on the 12 months we have just left behind. What a year it’s been; from Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp to Kim Kardashian breaking the internet – we’ve had […]
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Since the dawn of the Internet, search engines have been the only way to efficiently search for the information you require. Almost no users remember the URL of all but their favourite websites, and most will remember key search terms (which are much more intuitive to discover and remember), and attempt to use these through […]
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There is a constant struggle in marketing between trying to create the best possible product for your consumers, and using the appropriate marketing techniques to reach your customers with news of this product. No matter how good your product may be, if consumers aren’t aware of it, they won’t buy it. The field of web […]
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Isn’t the Tour de France great! Everyone has well and truly caught the cycling bug! One person who has really caught this bug is our Head of Creative, James. Last month he took part in his second charity cycle challenge, which was called Veloflo (Velo-London-Florence). Upping his previous mileage, this cycle was a grueling 1,100 […]
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In 2014 we’ve already seen some shifts and trends with social media marketing, looking into the future we created an infographic on what we think is next to come in social during 2014.
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We have new business cards here at Unit36 and we are proud of them. So proud that we wanted to share them with the world on Twitter and Facebook – as you may have seen. We are not just proud of them because of their design or unique size but because of the nice happy […]
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Just over six months ago we were absolutely chuffed to find out we had won the contract to design and develop the new website for the new Manchester Central Library Development Trust. Last night he had the great honour of being invited to Central Library Reborn event, being one of a select few to see […]
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You may have seen that we have just launched the new website for Ancoats Coffee Co. a unique coffee roasters based in Ancoats, Manchester. Having worked closely with the creator Jamie right from the beginning developing everything from his brand to his responsive e-commerce website, we sat down to go over ideas for his packaging. What […]
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Whether we like it or not social media is playing an ever-increasing role in our personal and business lives. Things are constantly changing and new words seem to be appearing every day. Is your social media experience drowning in this digital jargon and strange acronyms? We feel that it is important to know the basics […]
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Late last year we worked with Illuminati Bar, a new cocktail bar that was launching in Burnley targeting students and young professionals wanting to let their hair down. The bar owner wanted the help of a creative agency in developing their idea of a unique symbolic brand and identity which would flow throughout their online […]
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Following on from our last article ‘What makes a good web design agency‘. We’ve put together a lovely Infographic that highlights the major steps in creating a successful website. Although there is no way to absolutely guarantee success online these 10 steps should get you off to a good start.
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We are often approached by clients who have had a miserable past experience of working with web design agencies. This may be because they have either been stung by huge unexpected costs, have been sold a template website when they had paid for a bespoke website, or have paid a lot of money for a […]
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So we’re here to go over a few things in regards to Social Media Marketing, mainly the argument of ‘Quality over Quantity’ and how to achieve this. If you’re new to social media marketing and you’ve finally decided to take the leap into social media marketing for your business, we’ll start with the basics. First […]
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As a branding agency in Manchester we are constantly surrounded and exposed to the world’s leading brands. It is hard to exist in today’s society without a company trying to strike an emotional thought provoking connection through their iconic branding. But are you relating to the design of the brand or what that brand represents? […]
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