tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9178025200928492622012-02-06T03:17:45.260-08:00Graphic design, photography and moreScott Jaggernoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917802520092849262.post-1744516709138616412012-01-25T06:24:00.000-08:002012-02-06T03:01:31.901-08:00

Twitter best-practice tips on using the site for business.

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Few could doubt that when used well, Twitter can raise a business' profile and help it to attract, sell to and retain customers. But when used badly, you can pay a very high price. So what key Twitter etiquette rules should you be aware of?1 Create a good profile page. As well as letting 'tweeps' (ie Twitter users) quickly know what you do, it helps them to find you. Go for a simple but

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I gave a talk on marketing in a recession at Employment Relations Solicitors Business Breakfast Forum on Friday 20th January. I based it on the cost effective options available to add to other marketing activity. There are many things that can be done so easily and economically that it makes no business sense to ignore them. Even if you're sceptical about the usefulness of social media (Facebook,

Scott Jaggernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917802520092849262.post-21264996642351546442011-10-10T07:33:00.000-07:002011-10-10T07:37:08.741-07:00

This hugely inspiring speech was given by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005, to Stanford University graduates.Full transcript here

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The Elham Environment Group presentation on renewable energy on Friday, 7 October 2011 went well. A good turn out and a heated debate.I gave the presentation on Solar PV which you can read below:

Scott Jaggernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917802520092849262.post-70672082836219894962011-09-16T02:01:00.000-07:002012-01-18T09:51:53.685-08:00

We've just finished a project with Elham CofE Primary School to slow drivers down around the school.The school children were tasked to draw a sign and the best one was selected to form the basis of the sign. It was a great project and, not surprisingly, the standard of creativity was really high. Such fun working with the complete freedom of thought that children have.The idea was to connect the

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We recently did the publicity for a public meeting with our MP, Damian Collins. The meeting was a review of his first year in the House. An interesting first year as he sits on the House of Commons Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport. First FIFA and now the Murdochs. Exciting times in Culture, Media and Sport.

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Just found an app for my iPhone which increases its useability loads. FileApp is free and plugs two holes that I found really annoying about the iPhone:1. It allows you to transfer files from Mac to iPhone over usb through iTunes2. It allows you to send email attachments from your iPhoneTravelling with iPhone and Mac laptop recently I found that in several places there was ample phone signal to

Scott Jaggernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917802520092849262.post-44660678751727320952010-12-02T04:42:00.000-08:002010-12-02T04:59:04.380-08:00

The snow just keeps on falling here in the winter resort of Elham, Kent. The village shop has sold out of bread and sledges.

Scott Jaggernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917802520092849262.post-30706265635550043372010-08-18T06:50:00.001-07:002010-08-18T07:09:04.200-07:00

Just finished updating our online art gallery, www.jaggeronline.net, including Janette Jagger's paintings available online with paypal – a quick and simple way to add e-commerce functionality to a website and accept all major credit cards.

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As part of the Elham Environment Group, we've designed this diagram to show the activities the Group is taking and how we're working with other community groups to achieve change.It's really important with community action to illustrate clearly and visually our objectives and achievements as it's easy, with a less formal structure, to lose sight of progress.It's also fundamental for local

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It's only January but already 2010 is looking like a vintage year for mad, bad American political attack ads.Unlike Britain, pretty much anything goes in US political advertising, a tradition that has produced some great ads but mainly produces nasty, cheap negative attacks along the lines of: "Senator Blah voted to increases taxes on food. America's children eat food. Senator Blah hates

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The 61st snow festival in Sapporo features open-air sculptures on a variety of themes from Mickey Mouse to elaborately carved buildingshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/feb/05/japan

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This is pretty good. It's meant for journalists but applies well to the rest of us too. It's about maximising our impact with the tools currently available. Good advise to clients too.http://econsultancy.com/blog/4507-25-things-journalists-can-do-to-future-proof-their-careers

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Wolff Olins's top man says that 'tasteful' is bland - and that the 2012 Olympics logo will workInteresting, but is this just a design smoke screen? Arguing that negative reaction to a design isn't to be valued because the audience is too restricted by conventional 'taste' seems wrong. This may be true but does it show understanding of the audience and so the brief?For something to be

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The financial crisis and high oil prices caused the growth of greenhouse gas emissions to drop by half in 2008 - New ScientistWe can reduce our environmental impact further by contributing a little time and skill. These cotton shopping bags I designed for our local environment action group are going down well and reducing the use of plastic bags in the Elham Valley, Kent.

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As clients become more keenly focused on value, designers are being forced to prioritise this as well.The increased need to justify costs is forcing us to sharpen our vision of how we can really make a difference to clients' businesses.Bad for creativity? Maybe, maybe not. Less indulgence but some of the best work seems to come from the most challenging briefs. A change in mindset is refreshing.

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"Don't stop advertising. All too often, executives see cutting the advertising budget as the easy option because it can be enacted overnight. But this is the time to capture the hearts and minds of consumers. Robust businesses increase advertising in a recession." Well, we would say that. But we didn't. easyGroup head Stelios Haji-Loannou did.Stelios Haji-Loannou's top ten tips for surviving a

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