Something Beckons

15/05/2015

We're more active on other social media channels like Twitter. Follow us https://twitter.com/somethinbeckons

21/05/2014

Social media takes commitment! 6 tips on how to stay committed to the course.

If you've decided that content creation and social media is an important aspect of your marketing then you will quickly realise how much of a commitment it is. This is probably the most common problem that SMEs have. The vision may be there, but the ability to make it happen within the limited resou…

23/12/2013

Happy holidays, Merry Christmas and inspiration for 2014! View our e-card on:
http://somethingbeckons.co.uk/blog/hhappy-holidays-merry-christmas-and-inspiration-for-2014

07/10/2013

The power of writing less. Via http://getnashty.com/write-less

30/09/2013

A website we designed for local commercial photographers. The brief? Show credibility and quality of service... Do you think we achieved that?

Business Photography & Videography are high end commercial photographers and videographers who work in Cambridgeshire, surrounding counties, and on location where the brief demands

24/09/2013

A video about us, with thanks to http://business-photography.biz/ who were awesome to work with. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaRVmVxtx1A

A short video about Something Beckons, featuring two recent clients. It sheds some light on how we work and what makes us different.

22/03/2013

Waiting to hear the announcement about the new Pope - 2005 Vs 2013. And then news spread like wild fire... These great images by Luca Bruno and Michael Sohn illustrate how things have changed drastically in just eight years.

A wonderful world of communication empowering technology, or are we never fully present to appreciate the big moments in our lives?

18/03/2013

You may fancy our 'World of blogging' Pinterest board. It's packed full of geeky blog related infographics. Enjoy.

http://pinterest.com/somethinbeckons/world-of-blogging/

01/03/2013

http://iconstimes.com/ is super cool and funny. A simpler, more visual way to take the news.

14/02/2013

Found a pretty awesome card but thought it could use a small touch up. It was talking about typography after all. We hope your roses are red and violets; blue. Happy Valentines day from SB.

You can find the original here: http://pinterest.com/pin/83668505549306707/

04/02/2013

Dogs, fonts, flowers and change

29/01/2013

http://tweetping.net/ visualises Twitter activity, in real time and on a global scale. Isn't communication beautiful?

28/01/2013

Alicia Keys shows us a thing or two about a really cool, visual and creative way of using Pinterest - she's created boards for her individual songs. Pictured is her board for 'Brand new me' and you can view her other boards here:

http://ow.ly/hbyI7

22/01/2013

Time - the big challenge for social media attribution - a great article by https://twitter.com/badgergravling. Here's a snippet: "So that film, Fröken Sverige, took 9 years to arrive in my house, 3+ years after a personal recommendation from a website, and probably 4+ years after I happened to start following on Twitter. There’s no cookie or tracking software which can account for that. And yet, that purchase would not have happened if I hadn’t signed up to Twitter and spent time actively using it."

Read more: http://t.co/nGN8YmL3

21/01/2013

We love Seth Godin. Here is what ‘America’s greatest marketer’ Seth Godin, had to say about the reasons brands should take more risks and why consumer trust, not advertising, is the goal of the smart marketer.

http://ow.ly/gZ6iP

18/01/2013

A great example of how websites can be different, inspiring, playful...

https://expatexplorer.hsbc.com/hintsandtips/tips

16/01/2013

We're always harping about how important design and content is. Well this awesome illustration and article discusses two of our favourite topics!

How good content design turns visitors into fans http://ow.ly/gQXor

15/01/2013

Would you use live chat while you shop online? Or would it take away from that shopping in peace experience? We think it could actually be very useful at times.

Here is how Schuh, ASOS and others are using live chat with their online shopping service http://ow.ly/gOWad (Article by Econsultancy)