Due to Environment Agency public advice and Met Office warnings being in effect for parts of the UK over the next 24 to 48 hours we have activated our Customer Business Continuity Support (CBCS) plan to provide assistance to customers affected by adverse weather conditions over the next few days. For those not aware of this plan, this means that if you are an O'Brien Media customer for website...
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We live in a world of content, masses, and masses of content. Every day, people are writing blog posts, creating and posting infographics, sharing case studies and customer testimonials, and launching businesses. Wordpress website development is at an all-time high. One of the most popular ways to get your content (whatever it may be) in front of an audience is to create a website. It can serve...
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Having designed the previous brochure-style website for Fixed Locally owner Steve the continued growth of the business meant that the site outgrew its humble beginnings. The new website featured a design refresh plus the addition of new features and some content changes to give the site an SEO boost. Find out more in the Fixed Locally case study. Visit Fixed Locally
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The growing threat of cyber-related crime is quickly becoming a major concern for most organisations and business leaders. With regular reports of high-profile businesses falling victim to cybercrime across the globe, it’s the responsibility of every organisations to ensure they adequately protect themselves and their customers. What is Cyber Essentials? Cyber Essentials is a cybersecurity...
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When is there ever a day that isn't perfect to quote Mean Girls, but October 3rd is a particularly noteworthy date for the 2004 hit movie and its band of dedicated fans (myself included!). For those who don't know, October 3rd was the day when things started to heat up between Aaron Samuels and Cady. He asked her what day it was, and she replied, “It’s October 3rd.” Most fans celebrate...
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Web identifiers (like cookies) require active user consent. Pre-ticked consent boxes are invalid. #GDPR #ePrivacy pic.twitter.com/Zyjicbn70f— Lukasz Olejnik (@lukOlejnik) October 1, 2019
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As part of a case between consumer groups in Germany and the website Planet49, Europe’s top court has ruled that pre-checked consent boxes, or assumed consent, for analytics and tracking cookies are not legally valid - in any circumstances and violate the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive. Consent for tracking and analytics cookies must be obtained prior to storing or accessing these non-essential...
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If you operate a business and you don’t have a website yet, you should really consider getting one. Why should you have a business website? The truth of the matter is that you can’t afford not to have one. Your business website can help you generate more clients throughout all aspects of the customer acquisition cycle, such as when a prospective client: Performs a broad internet search for...
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As you are no doubt aware, the UK is set to leave the European Union on 31st October 2019. The way in which the UK will leave the EU remains unclear and as a result, O'Brien Media has, for some time, been preparing plans to ensure that we are able to support our customers through this period no matter what the outcome might be. Below is our Brexit strategy document which explains our preparations...
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