FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Delight Cakes and Number 26 – a winning combination in Liphook!

Just back from a lovely birthday lunch and just had to wax lyrical about being made a fuss of at Number 26 cafe in Liphook – where I enjoyed a fantastic Moroccan vegetable stew with mint cous cous and flatbread, and an amazing cake make by Michelle Nobbs at Delight Cakes. See the picture attached of […]

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Calling All Artists & Photographers!

We are delighted to announce the launch of the National Open Art Competition website.  We have designed and built a fully content managed site, with backend database and exhibition management system, allowing the team to update the site themselves as well as managing the competition entries and submissions. Open to both amateurs and professionals the competition […]

JANUARY 29, 2010

MAD Pantomime – Mother Goose has arrived!

The MAD Company’s production of Mother Goose now has a fabulous banner to promote ticket sales. If you haven’t got other plans on 19th or 20th February and are in the Liphook area, why not bring the family along for this fun-filled annual Pantomime at Bohunt School on Longmoor Road. We’re busy working on the […]

JANUARY 25, 2010

The shoe is on the other foot – launching our new website!!

After a day of final tweaking, snagging and perfecting, our new website www.mzuridesign.co.uk finally went live this evening! Hurrah! A huge sigh of relief was expelled by the whole team who have endured several months of intense development of the site after about 2 years in the ‘planning stages’. Many an evening and weekend have been […]

JANUARY 25, 2010

Mzuri Design – the new website is here!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new website. We’ve been hard at work on the design and development of the new site for many months and its been in the planning stages for even longer! As well as a fresh new look, we’ve expanded our portfolio section and have added some new features, […]

JANUARY 21, 2010

Longer eyelashes anyone?!

I have to say I am very impressed with a new product called Blink + Go.  One of my networking ladies, Julie Hamblin decided to demonstrate her new product on me for our meeting in Guildford before Christmas and wow what a difference!  They are individual eyelash extensions applied in about half an hour by Julie, […]

JANUARY 15, 2010

Recession, Christmas, Snow…how to fight back with marketing!

There is no doubt that for many businesses the past 12 – 18 months have been seriously challenging. Economic uncertainty has dominated the headlines and the minds of business owners, marketing managers, sales teams and accounts departments.  Christmas, much as we love it, meant a long shut-down period this year due to the way the dates […]

JANUARY 15, 2010

Launch of new website for artist Nici Bungey

Nici Bungey creates unique designs using a wide range of materials and techniques, each piece is truly original and can be used as artwork for the wall or to decorate interiors and furniture – the possibilites are endless! She wanted a website to show her designs to their full potential.  We have developed a content managed […]

JANUARY 15, 2010

New website under development for South African holiday company Adventure Bookings

This month we started working with Adventure Bookings, based in South Africa, providing design and marketing consultancy for their holiday website. They provide tailor made holidays, from a relaxing safari and beach sun holiday, to thrill-seeking cage diving with sharks, as well as corporate hospitality and team building packages. What’s more, they provided bolt-on packages for […]

JANUARY 14, 2010

New look for Kenyan Charity Fund for Action Through Education

We recently finalised the new brand identity for Charity Fund for Action Through Education. The new look is is vibrant and colourful, with a clear nod to the educational benefits that the Charity are achieving, while maintaining a professional look and feel. A new leaflet, newsletter and website are all in the pipeline and will be going […]

JANUARY 13, 2010

Kudos Interiors – Email Marketing for the New Year

We are delighted to be working with Kudos Interiors on their email marketing plans for the new year.  Established since 1996, Kudos independently supplies an extensive range of furniture and interior services to various industries throughout the UK. We are developing an email plan for 2010 to keep their name in the minds of their potential and […]

JANUARY 11, 2010

Email marketing: the importance of keeping data up to date

Data that isn’t 100% up to date is not unusual – it’s often a combination of having too much else to do, not having a single named person responsible for the database, members of staff moving on, and not taking advantage of website contact forms and online profile management tools that enable the database to more or less keep itself updated without too much involvement from your administrative staff. So, by going through the preparations for as well as sending the campaign, our client has not only got key messages out to their customers, they have also been able to update their database…

JANUARY 10, 2010

Email Marketing for National Magazine Transport Times

We’re working with Transport Times Magazine, the UK’s leading magazine for the transport professional, to streamline and evolve their email marketing practices. Through use of sophisticated but user-friendly email marketing tools, we have been able to transform their communication with subcribers, sponsors, exhibitiors and those that attend their high profile events throughout the UK. What’s more, […]

JANUARY 7, 2010

Snow

As I gaze out the window of my home based makeshift Mzuri Design office I am confronted by a sight not often seen in leafy Surrey; an igloo! Some inventive children in the park near my house have created an eskimo dwelling in a park full of the most snow I have ever seen since I lived […]

JANUARY 6, 2010

Not Even 12 Inches of Snow Can Stop Us!

It was a similarly snowy picture across much of the country, and in Liphook we received about 12 inches of snow last night. But even snow doesn’t stop the deadlines, so a couple of us were able to make it in to the office briefly to make sure everyone was set up to work from home until […]

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Networking and Customer Care

One of my regular networking groups I attend is the Women’s Business Club in Guildford every month.  This month’s meeting was as lively as usual with discussions on everything from ‘blink and go’, a new eye lash extension treatment, to Linked In, the brilliant online networking site for professionals. (If you’re already on Linked In – connect to […]

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

2009 National Open Art Competition

On Friday I was lucky enough to be invited to the prizegiving for the National Open Art Competition 2009 in Chichester.  The judging panel for the competition this year included Gavin Turk and Catherine Lampert and they really have chosen an amazing array of finalists. Having seen many contemporary art auction views at Sotheby’s in […]

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Don’t forget the envelope! Top tips for direct mail campaigns

Sending direct mail to potential customers or existing clients can be a powerful marketing tool for your business, but remember 70% of mail is opened over a bin! Here are some Mzuri top tips for making your direct mail campaign stand out: