China’s economic outlook and investment opportunities – beyond 2024
Ting Zhang, our founder and CEO, gave a talk to the business executives of the British Design Fund portfolio companies this week on how the UK’s SMEs grow their business in China:
Sable&Hawkes deliver animated ad campaign for Mills & Reeve
Cambridge-based Sable&Hawkes have worked with clients Mills & Reeve (M&R) to deliver a new ad (and static) ad campaign to mark the opening of their new offices in Birmingham.
The very latest business internet
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Continual Communication for Happy Clients and Colleagues
If you want to keep your clients, bosses, and colleagues happy, plenty of updates, can really help.
Celebrating 25 years of building on the web
Cambridge digital agency Studio 24 turns 25.
International award for ‘Connie the Puppet’ reveals an appetite for change in ethics and compliance
The award-winning project takes an innovative approach to ethics and compliance – making it tangible, accessible, engaging – and most importantly – actionable for all employees.
New partnership with Prepared With Love
It Takes a City (Cambridge) announces a new partnership with Cambridge Dining Co who provides delicious meals for rough sleepers at Crossways emergency night shelter.
The impact of AI on the event production industry: jobs created and lost
Every event we’ve worked on in the last 12 months has in some way mentioned AI (except Munich Beer Festival and Top Clown UK).
It Takes a City's latest newsletter - now available
Our latest newsletter has been published.
How continuous improvement strategies drive business growth
Our article on Continuous Improvement (CI) as a growth strategy highlights how businesses can adopt the ‘Kaizen’ philosophy to drive long-term success through incremental digital marketing improvements. CI revolves around iterative analysis and adjustments across SEO, PPC, content strategy, and user experience to ensure consistent performance gains. By fostering collaborative, data-driven…
The power of pauses in public speaking
When putting together a presentation, it pays to not just work on the words - but also, to think carefully about how you're going to use those words...
New charity shop opens in the city of Ely to support end of life care
New charity shop now open in Ely for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.
Crossways needs your support
It Takes a City writes... as we prepare to reopen Crossways help is needed from the community.
One of the biggest challenges for new brands is getting noticed in a crowded market
It’s not easy being new as they say, particularly in a crowded market. And over the last few years we have seen a large rise in the number of new gin brands across the UK.
Digital marketing for B2B in China: what you need to know and how to do it
China is rapidly evolving into the world’s most digitised economy, making digital marketing essential for any company aiming to succeed there.
New creative workshops open at Churchill College
Churchill College launches The Bill Brown Creative Workshops, a student-driven space for creativity and innovation.
Boring but sadly necessary blog
I know it’s annoying, but if you want to be a success, this tedious irritant is entirely, utterly, wholly and 100% indispensable...
Haven - making an impact
On World Homeless Day (10th October) we provide an update on The Haven, a safe overnight space for vulnerable women in the centre of the city.
Sable&Hawkes new concept visual identity for London restaurant
Sable&Hawkes have completed a concept identity for a contemporary English restaurant Smoke&Mirrors.
Guardtech Group gearing up for Nordics exhibition double at R3 and Tema Renrum
THE GUARDTECH GROUP are all set for an exciting double expo appearance in the Nordics this autumn at the R3 Nordic Annual Symposium & Exhibition in October and Tema Renrum a month later.
The Power of Storytelling
If you think stories are just for books, films, and box sets, think again. They can have a remarkably powerful impact in working life...
Cambridge 2030 school partnership wins award for collaboration
A long-term partnership between local secondary school, North Cambridge Academy (NCA), independent school group, Stephen Perse Cambridge, and major employer, Costello Medical, brokered by Cambridge 2030 CIC to help address some of the major challenges faced by the academy and its students, has wo
How a Cambridge bootcamp gave me hope for the future - October Newsletter 2024
What do Bellini cocktails, my hometown a Renaissance artist, and a Jean Paul Gaultier ad from the nineties all have in common? Find out in this month’s edition of my newsletter!
Ways to cut costs while enhancing your phone and internet
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