RobBell

Summary Segmentation is a marketing method that leads to better understanding of groups of customers and their motivations by separating them into meaningful groups. What Is Segmentation? Segmentation is a marketing process that divides customers and prospects into groups based on factors such as age, location, interests, social grouping, and wealth. Why do we need Segmentation? Once upon a time, marketing was much simpler – a one size fits all approach to promotion could be... Read Full Story

I got my first actual PC in 1992 during my studies at Bradford University – as I recall, I spent my entire student loan on it. After using green screen VT100 terminals during my first year there, and part way through my second, upgrading to a colour Windows PC was a real step up in my technological abilities – although I didn’t have Internet, just Bulletin Boards and a 2600 baud modem that t took all day to download just a few hundred kilobytes over my dial-up, pay-per-minute phone-line... Read Full Story

What is Cloud Computing? The Growth of Cloud Computing What is Cloud Computing ? It is a revolution that will change your business for the better, letting you work faster, cheaper and better…. and from anywhere, just about. Cloud Computing is one term for Internet-based software and hardware platforms – basically, instead of installing programs on your own computer, you access them over the Internet – Gmail is cloud computing, in fact most of what Google offers is cloud computing – you... Read Full Story

Conservatives Take Control - But on a Lib Dem Leash David Cameron Becomes New Resident at 10 Downing Street So, it’s official – today, Gordon Brown stepped down as Prime Minister, and resigned as leader of the Labour Party and as one of the few remnants of New Labour. David Cameron is the new British Prime Minister . The Tory party is forming the next Government of the United Kingdom – I feared this happening. Thatcher closed all the pits around the mining area I’ve lived in since my... Read Full Story

If you’re a regular visitor to the blog, you’ll notice occasional changes – some more obvious than others. Today, the changes are very obvious! I’ve given the site a major overhaul. Britain’s trying to sort out its’ next government – in the strangest election result that’s every happened in my lifetime – and I’ve been up following the news through the night the past few nights. So while I’ve been up, I’ve updated the site theme – to a more modern, almost minimalist theme that’s inspired by... Read Full Story

Like most of you, no doubt, I used to take little or no real interest in Politics – even though, everyday, politicians make decisions that affect my life, that of my family and friends – and that of everyone else in our country. As I got into my 30s and experienced much greater adversity than at any point previously, I started to take an interest. Historically, I had one major political event that’s stuck in my memory from childhood. My Dad was a coalman – he had the biggest round in... Read Full Story

Hi everyone, and apologies once more for the lack of attention and love I’ve given the blog… My web design business in Wakefield , UK – has been so busy, I’ve been unable to keep everything updated -whether my blog, articles, Facebook, Twitter or other social sites – it’s been tough to manage everything, but I’ll get better at it everyday I’m most frequently on Twitter, then Facebook – I check each every day. So if you need to get in touch hit me up at http://www.twitter.com/robbell or... Read Full Story

Hi everyone, and apologies once more for the lack of attention and love I’ve given the blog… My web design business in Wakefield , UK – has been so busy, I’ve been unable to keep everything updated -whether my blog, articles, Facebook, Twitter or other social sites – it’s been tough to manage everything, but I’ll get better at it everyday I’m most frequently on Twitter, then Facebook – I check each every day. So if you need to get in touch hit me up at http://www.twitter.com/robbell or... Read Full Story

Pic courtesy of NASA Here I sit, while outside snow is covering the UK, rendering most of the country useless – schools are closed, people can’t get into work, and we’ve run out of rocksalt because the largest mine in the UK can only produce in a week what is being used every day, as local councils try to keep the roads clear. It’s the ‘worst’ winter in 30 years according to the press, although I beg to differ – it’s the BEST winter in 30 years! Snow may be disruptive, but it’s so very... Read Full Story

Pic courtesy of NASA Here I sit, while outside snow is covering the UK, rendering most of the country useless – schools are closed, people can’t get into work, and we’ve run out of rocksalt because the largest mine in the UK can only produce in a week what is being used every day, as local councils try to keep the roads clear. It’s the ‘worst’ winter in 30 years according to the press, although I beg to differ – it’s the BEST winter in 30 years! Snow may be disruptive, but it’s so very... Read Full Story