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Pine and Oak Furniture launch new ecommerce website with the Generate Shopping Cart

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Dale Lewis in Business Development, Customers, Ecommerce, Web Design, Web News | 2 Comments

Pine and Oak Furniture is a Berkshire based furniture specialist with over 17 years experience in wood manufacturing, sales and finishing. The company trades from their four extensive showrooms offering customers excellent quality furniture, at a fair price, coupled with great service. Pine and Oak recently decided to grow their business further by harnessing the power of the internet and launching a new ecommerce website. As a company, the operational structure was already in place to support an ecommerce site … →

Online shopping continues to outperform the high street

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Dale Lewis in Business Development, Ecommerce, Web News | Leave a comment

As a typical male, I have never really seen the appeal of fighting with the rest of the world to get to the shops on a Saturday morning. The parking is always a nightmare, the shopping centres are crowded and by the time I actually find the men’s section, the last thing I want to do is rummage through rails and rails of clothing… This is the point at which I usually decide to hit the closest ‘watering hole’, feeling … →

Donnington Grove Country Club: Using Generate UK’s Content Management System to increase website traffic by 130%

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Dale Lewis in Business Development, Content Management Systems, Customers, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Web Design, Web News | 1 Comment

Donnington Grove Country Club is one of Newbury’s ‘best kept secrets’; as well as offering a first-class golf course the venue also offers fantastic conference facilities, an intimate wedding venue, a beautiful hotel and a newly opened restaurant. The existing website did not do justice to the growing Donnington Grove business and therefore, Generate UK were tasked with delivering a fresh yet functional new site. It was important to Donnington Grove to have the flexibility to make regular changes to … →

The Red House Pub and Restaurant: Managing their online reputation with Generate UK

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dale Lewis in Customers, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation | Leave a comment

The Red House, an independent pub and restaurant in Whitchurch, has recently been opened after an extensive refurbishment. The Red House has been a part of the Whitchurch community for over 50 years and has now been sympathetically modernised, retaining much of its traditional charm. The original open fires are now complimented by a warm and friendly atmosphere, great service, an excellent menu and some very ‘fishy’ wallpaper!  The Red House quickly realised that managing their online reputation was paramount … →

Can your business afford not to have a web site?

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Dale Lewis in Business Development, Content Management Systems, Internet Marketing | Leave a comment

I’ve often wondered how any consumer-orientated business, large or small, can run a successful business without a web site. In this highly competitive, internet-based world, running a business without a web site is surely comparable to running a business without a telephone.  And yet, as we conduct our daily lives we find business after business with no real internet presence. In fact, 44% of small businesses still do not have a web site. This is a staggering percentage given the … →