We are delighted to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 design agencies by The Drum Magazine. The Design Top 100 was published on 30 March and features an overview of the industry, as well as individual profiles of the agencies. Visit The Drum website to take a look.

Are you on trend with infographics? As well as being a great way to communicate complex information they make really sticky web content, attract Google searches and encourage the sharing of factoids through social media.

Here’s a section of one we produced for RAC’s award winning 2011 Report on Motoring. It compares the views of younger and older drivers on a range of motoring issues.
Take a look at our blog posts for more information about infographics. Our more recent post on the subject features an early example from Florence Nightingale.

Communicating complex professional products and services is always a challenge. FilmLight asked us to create an animated sequence to show how their digital cinema technology works throughout the production and post-production process. To simplify the story we created an icon illustration style using After Effects to smoothly integrate the imagery, text and sound. This kind of animated presentation is the way forward for creating engaging online presentations explaining complex products and services.

Take a look…

Argon are global leaders in simulation software/hardware for emergency situations – allowing police, military and nuclear industries to train in realistic conditions. We’ve updated their identity and created a new website and literature for global markets. For their exhibition system, instead of going down the traditional ‘pop-up’ route, we’ve produced a freestanding lightbox display. This new system can give your brand real impact at trade shows, conferences and events.

Contact us to find out more about lightbox displays.

With an innovative new product range in development, Foster Refrigerator felt it was time to refresh their branding and marketing communications. Before any design took place, we ran a Brandstorm session to help define the brand and create new propositions for customers.

For more details take a look at our Foster Refrigerator case study.

Earlier this year we created a Facebook site for NAS timed to coincide with The National Apprenticeship Week. It’s designed to be a hub for potential apprentices and employers where they can share information and spread the word.

Are you making the most of social media opportunities? Why not download our white paper – 7 Goals of Social Media.

Last year we designed and built several very effective websites that take full advantage of the new digital marketing opportunities. We call them ‘hub websites’ because they are the central hub in a customer, prospect and employee community. When delighted clients tell us their new site has almost paid for itself within weeks of going live we couldn’t be more pleased.

Find out how hub websites work or view our Rouse Partners case study.

Milestone and RAC are celebrating winning Best Corporate Publication in the UK’s leading awards recognising excellence in corporate communications. Our winning entry was for The RAC Report on Motoring 2011. Milestone’s Peter Wilkinson and Paul Napleton from RAC accepted the award from comedian host Alun Cochrane.

“It was a full team effort from RAC and all the parties involved. Everyone put in an award winning effort to every aspect of this year’s Report.”
Ian Sutton, Milestone Director.

We recently took part in the International Business Development Group’s Strategy Insights meeting. Developing effective social media strategies was high on the agenda for most of the organisations taking part.

If you’re new to social media marketing we’ve written a short paper outlining the seven strategic goals from a marketer’s point of view. From building customer loyalty to exploring new business models it’s a quick introduction to this rapidly growing arena.

Download the white paper.