Articles & Advice

It was a unique web-build project... Three websites were to be built, each to represent a different publication. But only one design was needed to house a range of content, advertisements and its publication’s theme. All for a client Bliss first pitched to 10 years ago.

The New Humanitarian needed to redesign and develop their website so they can aggressively grow their international readership of humanitarian news. Bliss provided a powerful, modern Drupal-based solution that has already seen unique visitors grow by 50% and visitor time on site increase by 25%.

The Power of Marketing podcast is back! This time, we're looking at how to get started with integrated marketing strategies and how to lay the foundations for future marketing success. Enjoy our podcast, transcript and a whole lot of resources below.

Great design and creativity go hand-in-hand, it’s always been that way. But with the ever-growing wealth of tools online to support designers, there is plenty to help kickstart the creative process and produce some innovative work.

This week, we’re delving into the world of Design, with the help of our Creative Director, Mark Hamilton. After two decades of working as a creative, Mark knows a thing or two about what makes websites look great, what trends are here to stay and where to get started for budding designers.

Businesses have taken an unprecedented hit in recent months, and though things are starting to return to normal, albeit slowly and in phases, it’s clear that the impact of the Covid-19 era will not repair overnight. Businesses will have to take more aggressive steps to market themselves.

Social media can be one of the most enjoyable forms of marketing - you can directly interact and connect with your customers (whilst mixing in a bit of your personality), provide instant customer service, and the results are easy to see and monitor. 

This week, we’ve been grilling the head of marketing at Bliss, John-Paul, Digital Marketing Manager, on how businesses can impress their customers during lockdown easing, as well as what Bliss is doing for its clients.

In the marketing world, emails are often relegated to being a quick means-to-an-end to message your network. But good email marketing can be hugely lucrative for your business, once you know what to focus on...

This article gives advice on the practical ways on how to show you are ready for business.

The UK is starting to emerge from lockdown, and at Bliss, we want to give you the tools for a triumphant return, stronger than you’ve ever been before!

What does an end to lockdown mean in terms of your marketing?

Have you ever felt like you put in loads of time and effort into your blog posts, but it doesn’t seem to be doing anything?

You are not alone!

The guide is perfect for business owners, small in-house marketing teams and anyone interested in improving their own website

Are you tired of Coronavirus occupying the headlines? Chances are your customers are too.

Communication with your customers has never been more important than right now.

The Choral Leadership Network was built and designed by Bliss to provide a hub for those interested in choral singing.

Watson Moore are a boutique recruitment agency that specialise in finance roles. They’ve grown rapidly in a short period of time by building strong relationships with some of the most successful businesses in the UK. They approached BLISS because they wanted a web presence that could grow with them.

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) provide protection and support for small businesses and startups. The not-for-profit organisation focus on enabling business growth by providing tailored legal cover and information of up to date regulations. FPB came to BLISS for a web redesign and an overhaul of their SEO.

RRG are one of the biggest and most successful dealer groups in the North, selling a wide range of new and used cars across the region, including, Toyota, Peugeot, Kia, Suzuki, Mazda and Lexus models. Committed to complete customer satisfaction, BLISS instantly identified with their desire to maintain solid relationships with customers, continuing long after the initial sale.

Schwarzkopf are one of the biggest cosmetic brands in the world, promoting individuality, attitude and ultimately, having great hair. Recently voted one of the ‘Most Trusted Brands’ in the world, they are passionate about producing top quality products at affordable prices.

BLISS were approached to build a custom webinar platform, capable of hosting a 24-hour global web conference for the NHS, working alongside our Leeds-based partner agency Manifest.

For several years we've worked with major fashion brand Boohoo.com to create a mobile layer for their hugely successful ecommerce website.

Umbro are one of the leading sportswear companies worldwide, with their products sold in over 90 countries. When they approached us to help develop a major global campaign we knew it was perfect for the team. We’re big into football at BLISS. So the opportunity to build a sports app with a local brand for the global stage was thrilling.

Country House Wedding Venues needed a new website to reflect their premium brand and show off the fantastic venues they offer.
BLISS delivered a responsive, beautiful and engaging site, which resulted in a 14% enquiry increase.

Last week, Laurie, Adam, Tom, and I attended The Next Web Conference 2016 in Amsterdam to find out what's new in the tech sector.

Here at BLISS we’ve been using Basecamp 3 for the past few months and we have to say we love it!

Last Monday we launched what is probably the most challenging web project we've ever worked on, for IRIN News, the world’s leading provider of humanitarian news and analysis. 

We’ve smashed through 2015, bloated ourselves up over the Christmas holidays, once again made the pledge never to drink that much again (till next December), and slowly but surely the back-to-work cogs are greasing into gear, ready to tackle the big, scary 12 months that loom ahead.