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Loosing the ability to improve employees wellbeing doesn’t sit comfortably for many organisations. Care packs, wine boxes, survival kits and mental health therapy are some of the concepts adopted by organisations to support employees in return for them turning their homes into offices, call centres and even warehouses. With a sudden increase in homeworking organisations […]
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The past weeks have been a testing time for individuals, families and businesses. The period of lockdown was to flatten the curve to help our amazing NHS and to save as many lives as possible but with the possibility of an easing of lockdown, now is the time to put measures into place for your […]
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This is the third in our series of short posts to meet the challenges of working from home and maintaining effectiveness, productivity and engagement throughout your business during this. Whilst employees are working from home and representing your business offsite there are some very simple ways you can help ensure employees maintain a reasonable level […]
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This is the second in a series of short posts to meet the challenges of working from home and maintaining effectiveness, productivity and engagement within your business. Whilst employees are working from home and representing your business offsite there are some smart and very simple ways you can ensure employees still feel part of your […]
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Whilst business is quiet and staff skeletal now is MOST DEFINITELY the time to ensure marketing activity is maintained. Companies that panic by slashing their marketing will inevitably fall by the wayside of competition, cease to be front-of-mind and the long-term health of a company will be negatively affected. Momentum in marketing is of paramount importance. […]
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This is the first in a series of short blogs in association with Magnificent Stuff to meet the challenges of working from home and maintaining productivity within your business. We will be covering visibility, culture and productivity, but start the series with Brand. Brand Whilst employees are working from home and representing your business offsite […]
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The latest in our Q&A series is with our Creative Artworker Stuart Jefferson. What is your nickname?Stu What would you most like to produce?Full marketing campaign for a big film What is your favourite film?Hard to choose just one but the one that stands out for me is Interstellar What is your favourite holiday destination?Ibiza! What is […]
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The latest in our Q&A series is with our Account Manager Matthew McCann. What is your nickname?Macas What would you most like to produce?Anything that comes up monthly What is your favourite film?Midnight Run What is your favourite holiday destination?Cyprus with my family What is your favourite TV programme?Bosch What is your favourite saying?Not a problem What […]
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With the launch of the new Lexus UX Hybrid on the horizon, we were approached by the Lexus Woodford dealership to create an impactful, engaging and compelling promotional video that could be used across their social media channels.
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With 700 exhibitors and 20,000 expected attendees, this year’s B2B Marketing Expo is shaping up to be a must-attend event for any business looking to broaden their marketing horizons. Located at ExCeL London on March 27th-28th, there is bound to be something to interest even the most experienced business owners.
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At Datum, we believe that one of our most important differentiators is our constant focus on innovation. It’s through innovation that we have been able to grow Datum to a point where we now offer an unrivalled breadth and depth of marketing services and solutions.
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At Datum, we are dedicated to helping our clients to do more, do it quicker, do it better and always at a great price. That’s why we are delighted to announce the arrival of CreateOnce, a powerful yet intuitive software service that will give you the edge over your competition.
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Here at Datum we are always on the lookout for opportunities to expand our products and services. Now, for the first time, we’ve decided to expand geographically.
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Every client relationship starts somewhere. It could be a request for a quote for a small print run. It could be an enquiry about a design and install project for an exhibition.
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1988 was notable for many reasons. The Iron Curtain began to fall and took with it the Soviet Union. In sport, Ayrton Senna won his first Formula 1 title.
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With the festive season rapidly approaching, why not give it that extra special touch with a custom created card. Whether personal or business, we can design, artwork and print your festive greetings card, so you can tick another thing off that ever expanding Christmas list! We can design and print your envelopes to include your logo […]
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At Datum we now have the ability using the latest Matterport® camera and 3D modelling technology to create a complete model of your space, this can be created in just 24-48 hours.
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Here at Datum, we are used to working on a wide variety of projects. However, even we were a little taken aback when we were approached to work on the ongoing repair and restoration project at Canterbury Cathedral.
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When you are looking to implement your company’s marketing plans, then there is no better place to start then with Datum.
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Here at Datum we are proud of our track record of working across a multitude of industry sectors. From luxury consumer brands to healthcare organisations and all stops in-between.
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Here at Datum we pride ourselves on keeping up to speed with all the latest industry news and advances. With so much focus and attention placed on it, you could be forgiven for thinking that everything these days is about online and digital.
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With consumers and businesses bombarded with marketing messages like never before, it’s more crucial than ever to underpin your marketing campaigns with exemplary artwork and design.
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Locally-created marketing. Three words that can strike terror into the soul of brand managers and guardians around the world. You’ve invested heavily, both in terms of budget and resource, to come up with a great range of customer-facing collateral.
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Anyone whose role requires a healthy dose of creativity, be it agency or client-side, will recognise the feeling of frustration at just being stumped for ideas. It happens to us all – whether we can’t see the wood for the designer trees or we’re just tangled up in the creative weeds
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Hello and welcome to the final Carbon Capture newsletter of 2016. 2016 – A good year for trees The temperature has really started to drop now, so keep your fingers crossed for some snow and make sure you take advantage of some of the local woodland walks at one of the most beautiful times of […]
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Infographics have been around for longer than many people think. In 1626, Christoph Scheiner published the “Rosa Ursina sive Sol”, a summary of his findings of the rotation of the Sun.
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The festive season is nearly upon us, what better time to thank your clients for their custom, and remind them that you’re still available in the year to come. We can design, print or publish a festive card to compliment your business, we can include your logo, personalise each card and even print your envelopes […]
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It’s fair to say that, of all the alcoholic beverages available, Port has had a reputation for being traditional rather than trendy.
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Hello and welcome to the October issue of our Carbon Capture newsletter.
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In recent years Events & Exhibitions have been securing a greater amount of corporate budgets because “face-to-face” has become more important to marketing departments’ delivery strategies.
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We’ve been producing digital print for over 15 years and our newest press is the latest, most up to date in digital print technology.
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Hello and welcome to the September issue of our Carbon Capture newsletter.
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Here at Datum, we feel there is no better way of displaying to clients our multi-channel skill set of print and digital marketing, than with our own ongoing marketing campaign.
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Hello and welcome to the August issue of our Carbon Capture newsletter.
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We’re excited about two new new products that we have introduced here at Datum Those that know Datum will already be aware that we are continually seeking feedback from our clients and researching the market for new technologies and ways of working that can improve quality and efficiency.
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Welcome back to Datum Signposts. This is the latest entry in an ongoing series of categorised links to carefully selected third party apps and online resources. We have taken time to go through the resources available, pick out those we believe are the best, and compile them by category.
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Hello and welcome to the July issue of our Carbon Capture newsletter.
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Here at Datum everything we do is for our clients success. We want our clients to think of us as a pair of helping hands, working to ensure they get everything and more than they expect and need from a cross-media production partner.
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Datum have decided to support a fundraising campaign for local Cheshunt, Herts firefighter Darren who has recently been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. We will be donating all print and digital marketing services for their campaign and supporting them where we can with their fundraising efforts.
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Hello and welcome to our June blog showing the latest news from the Carbon Capture programme we are so proud to be part of.
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Exhibitions & Events can be stressful & time consuming so why not let Datum take care of it for you.
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How we combine multiple services to deliver a project on time.
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Datum will be exhibiting at a series of Expos over the Summer, the first three confirmed venues are Mums Enterprise (Broxbourne & Rickmansworth) and Herts Business Expo (St Albans).
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Most of you will be familiar with the Drupa show. By far the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, it has been hosted roughly every four years in Dusseldorf, Germany, since its inception in 1951. Its name reflects its German origins, being made up of the local words for print (druck) and paper (papier).
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Here at Datum we have been using Apple News to keep our clients up to speed with what is going on with us. Never ones to rest on our laurels, we have re-designed and re-launched our Apple News feed and we think you’ll like it.
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Here at Datum, we put a lot of focus into ensuring we share examples of best industry practices with both our clients and the wider cross-media production community. We are proud of our achievements and decided to share our approach by entering The Print, Design and Marketing Awards 2016.
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In a relatively short period of time social media, in its many guises, has revolutionised the world we live in. It has forever changed how we keep in touch with friends, how we look for new employment opportunities and how we consume and share news and opinions.
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The latest in our Q&A series is with our Sales Director Patrick Heyfron.
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Hello and welcome to our May blog showing the latest news from the Carbon Capture programme we are so proud to be part of.
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The latest in our Q&A series is with our Finishing Manager Damon Alford.
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The Euro Championships are fast approaching and people are hugely excited for the biggest football event this summer.
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The latest in our Q&A series is with our Creative Director Marcus Wilson.
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As a nation of entrepreneurs it is no surprise that small businesses are absolutely vital to the health of the UK economy. But owning and operating a small business is hard work and often an extreme challenge.
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Hello and welcome to our April blog showing the latest news from the Carbon Capture programme we are so proud to be part of.
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The 3rd edition of ‘The Handy Guide to Cross-Media Production’ is now available for download.
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At Datum we can now personalise your envelopes making them stand out more than ever before!
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We are delighted to confirm that Datum will be attending the Drupa trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany later this year. The show is held every three years (previously every four) and is the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world.
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At Datum, we are proud of our ongoing commitment to respecting the environment and conducting our business in a way that is at once ethical, sustainable and responsible.
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The latest in our Q&A series is with our Production Manager Rob Douglas
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It goes without saying that Global Market Place is firmly established and growing each and every year. Through a multitude of enablers, including improved technology, enhanced communications and trade agreements, more and more businesses are looking beyond their domestic markets and competing in international markets around the world. Not just neighbouring countries, but markets that […]
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We are pleased to announce that our agency Gilmar Wendt & Co were shortlisted for ‘Best Visual Identity’ at last night’s Transform Awards Europe in London last night for their re-positioning and re-branding work at Datum!
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Our Q&A series continues and next on the hit list is our Managing Partner Scott Pearce.
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We were delighted to be recently featured in Print Week for our recent rebrand and positioning work with agency GW+Co. Below we’ve republished the article by Hannah Jordan at Print Week.
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The latest in our recent Q&A series is with our Account Manager Nicky Cerrato
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The increasing importance of Mobile as a channel for reaching consumers has long been heralded.
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The latest in our recent Q&A series is with our Studio Manager Mark Nash.
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We’ve created a new Datum mobile app which is ideal for graphic designers and marketeers alike, putting the breadth of our cross-media experience at their fingertips.
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We continue our recent Q&A series with our Prepress Account Manager Joe McEvoy.
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Why use video as a medium? Video on websites in-particular, exhibitions and integration into print media are growing in importance.
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Our client Godshaw Jewellers are an independent, family run Jewellers based locally in Hertfordshire. Established in 1947 by Freddy Godshaw, and now in the hands of his son Steve Godshaw.
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We continue our recent Q&A series with our Digital Services Director Damian Way.
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There was good news and bad news in the recent IPA Bellwether Marketing budgets report. The good news was that marketing budgets were increasing for the 10th consecutive quarter.
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How, combining many of our services into one project, can create something spectacular in the shortest of deadlines…
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Following on from our popular blog post in October ’15 ‘The Handy Guide to Cross-Media Production’, we asked clients what helpful information we can include to the next edition.
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There has been extensive coverage in the press about how the paper production and printing industries have worked tirelessly to ensure that they minimise or, better still, neutralise their environmental impacts.
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Over the coming months, Datum would like to take you on a journey with each member of staff on what makes them tick and some of their thoughts on the industry. We start our Q&A series with our Managing Partner Mark Gamble.
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When it comes to branding, it’s safe to say that Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar pretty much got it spot on. They could have used their initials but would have ended up sounding like a Trade Union.
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The concept of “brand” dates back for millennia. It was often not much more than a maker’s mark that was burnt onto livestock or produce.
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Now is the time of year to order your personalised or company branded Christmas cards… or to prepare that e-card! Below is a list of our 2015 prices. If there is a quantity you need and it’s not shown just lets us know, we’re always at hand! Printed Christmas cards Christmas Cards (A5) supplied […]
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There can be no mistaking the huge impact that the advent of the Digital age has had on brands, advertisers, marketers and the customers they wish to communicate with.
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Champagne Bollinger has featured in almost every James Bond movie since Live and Let Die back in 1973. We were proud to be asked again by Bollinger to produce the print marketing for the latest 007 film Spectre.
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Our goal at Datum has always been simple, to deliver complete client satisfaction on every project. Over the years, the variety and scope of these projects has expanded from print into digital and beyond into full-blown campaigns.
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How our flexible, innovative approach delivered great results at a fraction of the expected cost
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Here at Datum, we understand how print works. We really should do, it is one our core specialisms and we have been at the forefront of innovation in the field for over three decades.
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For many businesses, trade shows and exhibitions form a critical aspect of their Marketing plans.
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Google analytics is one of the best and most useful tools released by the search engine specialist.It is is a comprehensive tool for tracking users on both websites and mobile applications. Set up correctly and it can form the foundation for tracking the performance of all your digital marketing campaigns…
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All business owners should understand how important online advertising can be. Today, an effective Google Adwords campaign can be one of the most cost efficient ways to advertise online. Ads can be displayed either on their search results pages or via their Ad display network which consists of over a million websites. Most importantly it […]
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All business owners should understand how important online advertising can be. Today, Google Adwords is one of the most cost effective ways to advertise online.
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