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We share the latest news, industry insights and more from the team as well as news and views on all things ecommerce & digital marketing.

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November 15, 2016

10 Free Online Tools & Apps For Designers

Website Design & Development

I love finding a great tool or gadget to make my life a little easier, so I’ve put a collection of my 10 favourite websites, apps and general tools to share with you that will (hopefully) make your day-to-day design life just that bit sweeter. Use one I haven’t mentioned? Why not share it below! […]

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November 10, 2016

Realising Opportunities Partner with Venture Stream

About Us

As a company that welcomes members of staff from all different backgrounds and walks-of-life, it is with great pleasure we can say we’ve partnered with Realising Opportunities to help improve the usability of their website and increase the number of applicants onto this great initiative. Realising Opportunities is a unique programme that works in conjunction […]

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November 8, 2016

Venture Stream Launches New Website

About Us

As website development and digital marketing experts, we want to practice what we preach when it comes to our own website and online marketing.

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October 18, 2016

How to Make Your LinkedIn Account Work for You: Part 1

Marketing

LinkedIn is responsible for more than 80% of a business’ social media leads. We run through quick-wins that will make your LinkedIn work harder for you.

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October 10, 2016

Why You Should Hire an External Agency

Strategy & Consultancy

A good agency will not just do the minimum of what they’ve been employed to do, but will take your business and make it their own.

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October 6, 2016

Guide to Gmail Sponsored Promotions

Marketing

You may have tested the water with Gmail sponsored promotions. However, if not, this post should give you all you need to know and help you get started.

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September 15, 2016

10 Features of SEO-Friendly WordPress Themes

Website Design & Development

We’ve put together a list of things to watch out for when shopping for your next WordPress theme to create the most search engine-friendly website.

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September 7, 2016

The Benefits Of Google My Business For Local Businesses

Marketing

We live in an age now where information is not only easily accessible but expected. Whether you’re looking for the closing time of your nearest supermarket, the price list for a hair salon or the phone number of a local restaurant to make a reservation, this information can usually be found within a matter of […]

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August 31, 2016

A Definitive List of Affinity Categories & In-Market Segments

Marketing

Google’s Affinity Categories and In-Market Segments have been with us a relatively short amount of time, and their potential still seems untapped, with many online retailers and lead generation companies somewhat unaware that such valuable targeting and pre-targeting data is at their fingertips. When combining insights gleaned in Analytics with Display Network and TrueView video campaigns in […]

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August 11, 2016

Top 5 CRO Tools For Shoestring Budgets

Marketing

Conversion Rate Optimisation is still playing catch up to the rather more ubiquitous digital marketing acronyms such as SEO and PPC, and with less than 5% of marketing budgets being spent on conversion optimisation, it’s easy to understand why. Not surprisingly, CRO is all about optimising your conversion rate, but it’s about so much more than looking […]

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August 9, 2016

Find Your Brand’s Tone Of Voice For Social

Marketing

Since the dawn of Don Drapers and Peggy Olsons we’ve all been fascinated to find a “brand’s tone of voice”. What does a brand look like? Sound like? Smell like? It’s the invisible qualities of a brand that often draws it to us in the first place, whether it is any good or not is […]

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August 3, 2016

First Year at a Digital Marketing Agency

About Us

Approaching my one year anniversary at Digital Marketing Agency Venture Stream, my thoughts have turned somewhat reflective as I ponder my time here and think about what I have learned along the way. My role as a Digital Marketing Consultant has morphed into handling social media accounts and creating content marketing pieces for a varied […]

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