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Camilo Pires

Today (July 1st) is the start of Disability Pride Month!

June 1st is the start of Disability Pride Month. Here at O’Brien Media, we think this is an extremely important event considering that we both have disabled employees and also support our great customers! This blog post will highlight the importance of the month and what you can do as a business to ensure you continue to support disabled people in the right way!

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Andy Smart

Weather warning of snow & ice affecting Swindon & the South West

An Atlantic frontal system looks likely to bring rain into parts of southwestern Britain on Wednesday according to The Met Office. As this moves further east into colder air there is a chance of this rain turning to snow.

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Andy Smart

Want more website exposure? Get set up with Google My Business

You’ll notice when you “Google” a shop or restaurant, you’re often presented with a map showing results in your local area. What you might not know, is that this is entirely free – and is a way of advertising your business quickly and easily to people searching. It’s not only for people with something physical to sell, either!

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Andy Smart

Let customers know your special hours for May on Google My Business

When your business has an irregular schedule, like holidays or special events, you can enter special hours in advance to let customers know when you’re open via the special opening hours option on Google My Business (and Google Maps).

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Chris Grant (he/him)

You should include this information in your emails to be GDPR compliant

Prompted by the GDPR and its headline-grabbing fines, businesses have worked hard to ensure that they have a proper legal basis for their email marketing. This usually means consent from users, although in some circumstances “legitimate interests” may also be an option. In addition to establishing a proper basis for marketing under the GDPR, businesses should include certain other information in their emails.