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The UK subscription box market is set to be worth £1.8 billion by 2025

Chris Grant (he/him) October 21, 2021 0 Comments
The UK Subscription Box Market report from Royal Mail is now out and reveals that consumers in London, West Midlands and Northern Ireland are most likely to be signed up to subscription services. You can download the full UK Subscription Box Market report from the Royal Mail website, but more importantly don’t forget that many marketplaces (including Amazon, Notonthehightstreet, Yumbles etc)...
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NHS Test and Trace in the workplace: for employees

Camilo Pires April 13, 2021 0 Comments
Yesterday, we published a blog post on how NHS Test and Trace affects employers. This blog post will talk about NHS Track and Trace from the point of employees and what they should do if they test positive, as well as the support that is available. What should you do? To limit household mixing, you should continue to work from home if you can. If it is not possible, then you are able to travel...
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NHS Test and Trace in the workplace: for employers

Camilo Pires April 12, 2021 0 Comments
After a rough year of lockdowns, restrictions are finally starting to be lifted. This means that more people will be making the return to work. To ensure that we all remain safe, NHS Test and Trace (which we are probably used to by now!) will remain in use, even in the workplace. This blog post will talk you through how this will affect employers specifically. Precautions that can be taken before...
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‘Recovery Loan Scheme’ launches today!

Camilo Pires April 06, 2021 0 Comments
The government’s new ‘Recovery Loan Scheme’ to support businesses launches today (6th April). This is a new scheme that ensures that businesses can continue to access any loans and types of finance after existing COVID-19 loan schemes close. Businesses of any size can use the scheme. Finance of up to £10 million per business Can be used for any legitimate business purpose, including growth...
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[Position Filled] We’re recruiting for a part-time New Business Specialist (working from home in the Swindon area)

Chris Grant (he/him) March 07, 2021 0 Comments
Are you a sales whizz? Worked in customer service, retail, or hospitality and have a good grasp of web technologies? We're recruiting for a part-time New Business Specialist to help introduce more businesses to O'Brien Media! The New Business Specialist will focus on outbound sales and relationship building with new cold and warm prospects that have shown some interest in our service offering....
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Which shops can open in lockdown and what are the rules?

Chris Grant (he/him) January 14, 2021 0 Comments
Non-essential shops are currently closed as part of a national lockdown to combat coronavirus although they are currently allowed to open for click and collect, although from Saturday, Scotland will follow Northern Ireland in restricting this service to essential retailers. Which retailers are allowed to open? Any retailer selling "essential" goods and services may stay open to the public as...
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We take our security responsibilities to you and your business seriously

Chris Grant (he/him) January 08, 2021 0 Comments
Our professional web design team not only has over 15 years of experience developing websites and digital marketing solutions for small businesses and multi-nationals we're also registered with various professional bodies and follow best practices when it comes to data security and safety. We don't just enter the safety of the data we hold about you, but also the data you hold about your...
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A quick refresher about O’Brien Media

Chris Grant (he/him) July 04, 2020 0 Comments
We’re an award-winning website design company with offices in Swindon, Wiltshire, and Shoreditch, London. We provide a range of website and web application design and development solutions to businesses and organisations across the UK. Our professional web design team has over 15 years of experience developing websites and digital marketing solutions for small businesses and...
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Why you need a separate business account as a sole trader or startup

Kerstin Reichert May 06, 2020 0 Comments
For many new entrepreneurs, keeping things as simple as possible in the early days is key. Which is why using the same bank account for personal and business purposes is so common. While this reduces some friction in the early days, the time will come where you’ll need to separate them - especially as you acquire your first customers. In this article, we’ll explore why having a separate...
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What Instagram’s new desktop DMs means for businesses

Andy Smart April 13, 2020 0 Comments
Receiving a healthy influx of direct messages on Instagram is a great indication that your audience is engaged with your brand and the content that you’re posting. But it can also be pretty stressful — especially if you’re managing everything from the Instagram mobile app (it’s just a little limiting to do everything from the app!). As such, the new feature should be *very* useful for...
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