October 2012
Over the last few years Urban River have worked with Kids 1st, who were named as the highest quality childcare provider in the UK by Nursery World in 2011, as well as a large number of youth and education...
September 2012
Beware of bespoke content management systems, a can of worms If adopting a bespoke CMS works for you and your business, that’s all well and good but we have heard time and again the horror stories of bad CMS...
September 2012
QR codes, especially in the UK, have got a lot of stick over the last few years but this is mostly due to marketers not putting them in the right places, not targeting the right audience and not leading...
July 2012
When was the last time you actually looked twice at a business card? Can’t remember or are you looking to be inspired? Check out our top 25 cool business cards. Metal, mini, useful and weirdly-shaped – you’ll find a...
July 2012
This summer a variety of companies featured the Olympic branding on both product packaging and on the products themselves. We take a look at our favourite selection of Olympic-themed design for everything from sweets to stamps! 1. Haribo New...
July 2012
The arrival of the London Olympics 2012 has caused a snowball of sports-themed TV advertisements popping up on our screens and capitalising from the events media coverage. To celebrate the countdown to Olympics we have selected our favourite Olympic...
July 2012
Newcastle based design agency Urban River looks at the most important 6 ways to generate new customers on a budget! 1. Use your old ones. If your firm maintains its current income levels through Word of Mouth and referrals, make sure you...
June 2012
A bad brand is what marketers and designers would say is one of the most vital pitfalls to avoid! Most people acknowledge that making a good first impression is vital. For most companies that first impression is made by...
June 2012
Having a Facebook page for your business is a great way to extend your online presence from your website! We’ve chosen our 15 favourite Facebook for businesses examples so you can see how the big brands are adopting social...