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5 Important Reasons to Clean Your Customer Data

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by Adam Maidment
14th March 2023
3 minute read

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5 Important Reasons to Clean Your Customer Data

Poor quality data can lead to inaccurate decision-making, increased costs, and lost revenue. In this article, we will explore five important reasons why it is essential to clean your customer data.

Power of Colour in Brand

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by Adam Maidment
16th February 2023
4 minute read

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The Power of Colour in Branding

In this post, we will explore the power of colour in branding and provide tips for choosing the right colour palette for your business.

Blanding Logo

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by Peter Burch
7th December 2022
10 minute read

Evolve + Inspire

Blanding: be bold or be forgotten – the dangers of bland branding

More and more brands are trending towards a certain look, feel, and attitude – a blandness that makes all logos look the same. This is counterintuitive when it comes to making an impact and leaving a lasting impression on potential customers.

Advice to my younger self running a design agency

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by Peter Burch
1st December 2022
12 minute read

Lead + Evolve + Inspire

9 Tips I’d give my younger self about running a design agency

Being a good designer doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be good at running a design agency. Here I look at how designers – myself included – can be better at business.

Wordpress Elementor Agency

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by Peter Burch
29th November 2022
7 minute read

Evolve + Lead

Building great websites is Elementor-y

We’re an Elementor agency, which means we can deliver better websites for our customers, faster and more affordably than ever before.

Best Interior Designer Websites

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by Peter Burch
14th October 2022
6 minute read

Inspire + Evolve

10 Best Interior Designers Websites For Inspiration 2022

If you’re an interior design business, how your website looks and feels is paramount. We review ten of the best interior design websites around – how they look and why they work.

Brand Archetypes Wheel Logos

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by Adam Maidment
23rd August 2021
10 minute read

Lead + Evolve

Brand Archetypes

Brands need to connect with their audience in a deep and meaningful way in order to build authenticity, loyalty and trust. Brand archetypes provide a framework based on human psychology to help your company build a worthwhile and valuable relationship.

Custom Font Scan

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by Peter Burch
3rd May 2021
3 minute read

Inspire + Evolve

Pictures of you: a custom font by my son, for everyone

Converting my son's doodles into a working font for everyone to use.

Iterative Design

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by Adam Maidment
26th February 2020
8 minute read

Evolve

Iterative Design Explained

Iterative design can save you money and help you create better products and services. I take a look at how and why you should adopt an iterative design process.

UX Design Personas

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by Adam Maidment
27th January 2020
11 minute read

Evolve

User Personas: Uses and benefits

Creating personas is a great way to rapidly identify user needs. We explore how this drives the design of successful products and services.

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by Peter Burch
8th October 2019
2 minute read

Lead

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness 2019

We are thrilled to be supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with our friends at EasyDo Products.

Agency Partnerships

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by Adam Maidment
22nd August 2019
5 minute read

Lead

The Root of Successful Agency Partnerships

We collaborate closely with our clients to gain a better understanding of their business and provide better solutions.

Website Design Benefits

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by Adam Maidment
10th January 2019
5 minute read

Evolve

Website Redesign Benefits

Is your website looking a bit old-fashioned? Has it become a bit slow and cumbersome of late? Do you yearn to integrate that new shopping cart functionality that will boost sales?

Slab vs Script Fonts

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by Peter Burch
26th March 2018
4 minute read

Evolve

Slab vs Script: Know your Font types PT2

We look at the characteristics and differences between slab vs script fonts, plus how you can implement them in your work.

Serif Fonts

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by Peter Burch
16th March 2018
5 minute read

Evolve

Serif vs Sans: Know your Font types

Understanding typography and font types is an important skill for any designer. We look at two of the most prominent font types and how you can adapt them to your next project.

March Business Cards - Pantone vs CMYK

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by Peter Burch
2nd February 2018
5 minute read

Evolve

CMYK vs Pantone

We review these popular print processes and the pros and cons of CMYK vs Pantone.

Christmas

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by Adam Maidment
21st December 2017
3 minute read

Lead

The Year of a London Agency in 2017

As 2017 closes and March nears its 3rd birthday, we look back on the year and summarise the key points for our London agency.

March Supporting Mental Health

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by Adam Maidment
19th December 2017
2 minute read

Lead

Charity Support: Mental Health at Christmas

At March we work with a few charitable organisations and feel the work we do is important in helping these charities achieve their goals to help young people live better lives.

Bespoke Website Design

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by Adam Maidment
23rd November 2017
6 minute read

Evolve

Websites: Bespoke vs Off-the-shelf

There are pros and cons for both an off-the-shelf website and a bespoke website. Here we lay down our opinions on both to help you decide.

HTTPS and SSL Explained

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by Adam Maidment
15th November 2017
4 minute read

Evolve

HTTPS and SSL Explained

With Google Chrome now showing warning messages in the browser on insecure sites, we thought it was time to quickly explain what HTTPS is and why it's important.

Email Stats

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by Peter Burch
6th September 2017
4 minute read

Inspire

10 Email Marketing Tips to improve your Campaigns

Email marketing isn’t showing any signs of going away. For large and small businesses alike it remains one of the most valuable tools at a marketer’s disposal.

Inspiring Podcasts

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by Peter Burch
25th August 2017
3 minute read

Inspire

5 Creative Podcasts and Vlogs to ignite your imagination

Steer clear of the creative cul-de-sac with these great podcasts and vLogs.

Free Stock Video

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by Adam Maidment
4th August 2017
4 minute read

Inspire

Our best picks for great free stock video

Video is an excellent medium for delivering a message succinctly and creatively. It is far more engaging than text and imagery. Here's a list of great free stock video sites.

Global Tiger Day 2017

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by Peter Burch
1st August 2017
3 minute read

Inspire

Creative Resistance: Global Tiger Day 2017

We were invited by illustrator Stephen Lau to celebrate #GlobalTigerDay 2017.

CSS Awards

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by Peter Burch
20th July 2017
3 minute read

Lead

Design Awards for our new Website

We're delighted to announce we've recently picked up several accolades for the redesign of our website.

4 Free Websites for Quality Stock Images

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by Peter Burch
29th May 2017
3 minute read

Inspire

5 Free Websites for Quality Stock Images

We're here to get you through stock image purgatory.

Product Photography

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by Adam Maidment
28th April 2017
9 minute read

Evolve

How important is product photography?

Product photography is important. Getting it right can improve your sales and brand perception in more ways than you may realise.

Von Herkomer

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by Peter Burch
20th April 2017
3 minute read

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Charity Event Invite Designs for the Sir Hubert von Herkomer Arts Foundation

March are proud supporters of The Sir Hubert von Herkomer Arts Foundation, a registered charity inspiring a generation of young people by offering them a gateway to the arts.

Who are the murderers?

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by Peter Burch
13th March 2017
3 minute read

Lead

Film Poster Artwork for The Murderers

We were invited by Black Barn Productions to Curzon Soho for the premiere of their new film, The Murderers.

MFX Hardcover

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by Peter Burch
8th March 2017
2 minute read

Lead

New Hardcover Book Design for MFX

Our hardcover books for MFX Fitness are fresh off the press!

Remote Working

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by Peter Burch
6th March 2017
5 minute read

Evolve

How to Win at Remote Working

Remote working has come on in leaps and bounds over the last 15 years - here are some things you can do to maximise your success.

Shopify e-commerce

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by Adam Maidment
26th January 2017
6 minute read

Inspire

E-commerce Shopify Review

If you’re looking for a reliable, scalable, secure and easy to manage e-commerce platform, then take a look at Shopify. Here’s why it’s our #1 choice.

Adobe XD

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by Peter Burch
20th January 2017
3 minute read

Inspire

Adobe XD Review

Evaluating Adobe's latest foray into the rapidly expanding world of UX prototyping.

Designer Maker User at The Design Museum

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by Adam Maidment
8th December 2016
8 minute read

Inspire

Designer Maker User at The Design Museum

Co-Founders Adam Maidment and Peter Burch take in the new Design Museum in West London.

Time Management

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by Adam Maidment
25th November 2016
4 minute read

Lead

November’s Launch Quartet

November was an buzzing time at March HQ as we published no less than four client websites within the same week.

Heatmapping Tools

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by Adam Maidment
28th October 2016
8 minute read

Inspire

Seven Website Heat Mapping and Recording Tools You Should Definitely Try

So you've got your chosen analytics tracking set up and it’s recording stats-a-plenty, but how do you see how users actually interact with your site?

Analytics Alternatives

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by Adam Maidment
15th September 2016
minute read

Inspire

10 Popular Alternatives to Google Analytics

Google Analytics is probably the most popular website tracking tool on the planet. But what if you are looking for an alternative to Analytics for your website tracking needs?

Improving Your Data

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by Adam Maidment
23rd June 2016
minute read

Evolve

Improve Customer Data

If you're looking to improve the integrity and quality of your customer data, here are some basic tips to get you underway.

London Eye

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by Adam Maidment
18th September 2015
4 minute read

Inspire

What went down at the Designer’s Fiesta 6?

The low-down on this year's Designer's Fiesta through the eyes of our Technical Director and Co-founder Adam Maidment.

Apple Watch: Implications for Email Marketing

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by Adam Maidment
1st July 2015
3 minute read

Evolve

Apple Watch: Implications for Email Marketing

Adam asks, what is in store for email marketers, designers and coders with the introduction of wearable devices?

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