Board Member Lichfield and Tamworth Chamber of Commerce
James Blackman set up Cocoonfxmedia Ltd back in June 2010, as a friendly and dynamic web design and development / SEO company located in Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK. I have good and varied business...
View ArticleAppointment Glen Tapper – Director
Cocoonfxmedia Limited are please to annouce the new growth strategy for the company. As you all know as of the 1st of April 2014 we decided to discontinue our web hosting service. This was the first...
View ArticleMarketing – a definition
Marketing as a discipline has constantly evolved over time along side business, it is a function that has essentially been born out of competitive need. Up to the 1930’s businesses were production...
View ArticleCox Report – Design strategy and innovation
The report was commissioned at the time of the 2005 Budget Statement by Sir George Cox. It addresses a question that is vital to the UK’s long-term economic success – namely, how to exploit the...
View ArticlePaying Off Monthly Dues When You Don’t Have Profits Yet
Running any sort of business is a matter of balancing your cash flow, ensuring that your expenses are less than your income. For those starting up, this balance can be even more precarious with equal...
View ArticleNot the typical SEO Blog
So this little piece I am hoping is going to spark some sort of debate on this subject matter. We are heavily involved in SEO and over the years the whole industry has been riddled with spammers and...
View ArticleThe Importance of Brand Consistency
Whenever I hear the word ‘branding’ the first thing I think of is that scene in Jackass 2 where Bam Marghera gets branded with a branding iron. I’m not entirely sure why this immediately pops into my...
View ArticleWebmail – Email Filters to help prevent Spam
We’ve created a tutorial on how to setup Email filters to help prevent spam coming through to your mailboxes. Its not bullet proof but it will certainly help to stop unwanted emails. The post Webmail...
View ArticleFour Lessons from the World’s Tech Leaders
Whether you’re looking towards operating your own technology company, or indeed you’ve been doing so for several years, one of the greatest ways to get inspiration with regards to how you’re going to...
View ArticleFour Things Every Growing Company Needs to Think Of
So your start-up business is expanding quite nicely; sales are coming in and your clients are happy. The next step will be to utilise this momentum to push your company towards even further success....
View Article5 Step Plan for an Eco-friendly Office Design
With global warming topping many people’s lists of major concerns nowadays, commercial organisations have a duty to do whatever they can to reduce their carbon footprint. Not only will such a reduction...
View ArticleSetting Your Business Up Online
I am James Blackman a business owner based in Tamworth .An expert in online marketing and web development with over 16 years experience. I have had a varied career spanning many different areas, from...
View ArticleDon’t be held to ransom by social media
Case Study – Social Media Consultancy Running any business is an all-consuming experience where having time to do everything you need to do is a luxury you’re rarely afforded. The different aspects of...
View ArticleHow to ensure your ‘PIGEONS’ don’t come home to roost
A recent article on The Guardian posed the question “is the internet ‘full’ and going to shut down?” Irrespective of the answer (don’t worry – it’s not), the very fact that it was asked gives an...
View ArticleAdvantages of using a local Web Designer
Websites are the first place prospective customers go to research a business. This means your site should stand out from the competition and appeal to the right target audience. These are things that a...
View ArticleSEO Thin Content
Marketing your business has never been more important. Competition is tough and the slow economic recovery makes it critical for any business, whatever their size, to market themselves properly. A...
View ArticleMyths surrounding website design
The common myths surrounding website design briefs It might seem obvious what you need to include in your website design brief. There needs to be an introduction giving background information about...
View ArticleBrand definition – our take on it anyway!
Definitions for brand vary greatly, a brand might refer to the organisation such as ‘Nestle’ or ‘Virgin’, while at the same time it can refer to the individual products and services. In the mentioned...
View ArticleDesign Management IS important.
Design is more than just a tool, it is also a strategy and in this regard it needs to be managed. This way design becomes powerful. There are many definitions of design management, most likely due to...
View ArticlePower of Social Media
I think we all can agree that Social Media is very useful for real time information. We know that Seal Team 6 was tweeted about as they were going to take out Bin Laden. We also know that mainstream...
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