<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388</id><updated>2011-07-28T21:54:33.059-07:00</updated><category term='financial services marketing'/><category term='The Mix'/><category term='power transformers'/><category term='Winder Electrical'/><category term='Jim Lawless'/><category term='night time photography'/><category term='shopfitting'/><category term='Taming Tigers'/><category term='marketing'/><category term='sandoms'/><category term='Agresso'/><category term='distribution transformers'/><category term='healthcare marketing'/><category term='CODA'/><category term='website design'/><category term='branding'/><title type='text'>The Mix Marketing Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>The Mix is a full service marketing agency based in West Yorkshire and providing no nonsense marketing support for clients.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-185617748409197739</id><published>2009-06-22T09:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-23T02:50:20.654-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='financial services marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jim Lawless'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Taming Tigers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CODA'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='night time photography'/><title type='text'>Taming Tigers in London</title><summary type='text'>I have just got back from London where I was photographing this year's CODA conference, as well as taking notes in the seminars to allow me to write up CODA's post conference newsletter which goes out to over 3,000 customers.The opening speaker this time was a very interesting speaker called Jim Lawless who was talking about taming tigers, or in other words facing your fears and making things </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/185617748409197739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=185617748409197739' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/185617748409197739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/185617748409197739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2009/06/taming-tigers-in-london.html' title='Taming Tigers in London'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/Sj-3PU6SSRI/AAAAAAAAACM/9U2ZJ5def5Y/s72-c/DSC_0039a.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-5017115102735721780</id><published>2009-05-28T08:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T09:09:46.025-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='branding'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shopfitting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='website design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sandoms'/><title type='text'>Rebrand for Sandoms</title><summary type='text'>The Mix is really pleased to be helping Batley based company Sandoms with their rebrand following their recent Management Buy Out.Sandoms specialises in interior fit-outs, bespoke joinery, shopfitting and project management for a whole host of high street names including Specsavers, Thorntons, Barbour, and Bentley to name just a few, as well as providing high quality joinery work for some leading</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/5017115102735721780/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=5017115102735721780' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/5017115102735721780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/5017115102735721780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2009/05/rebrand-for-sandoms.html' title='Rebrand for Sandoms'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/Sh62q18zSFI/AAAAAAAAACE/P8FI51U1x_Q/s72-c/specsavers.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-7834818933239486822</id><published>2009-05-27T02:09:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T02:20:09.752-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='financial services marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mix'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Agresso'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CODA'/><title type='text'>CODA &amp; Agresso Conference Pop-ups &amp; Pull-ups</title><summary type='text'>It's Annual Conference time again for our clients CODA and Agresso, who provide financial software and operational solutions to customers across the UK and Europe.Once again The Mix has been tasked with providing marketing support for their two conferences - the Northern session is on June 4 at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, and the Southern session is on June 18 at the Hotel Russell, London.The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/7834818933239486822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=7834818933239486822' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/7834818933239486822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/7834818933239486822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2009/05/coda-agresso-conference-pop-ups-pull.html' title='CODA &amp; Agresso Conference Pop-ups &amp; Pull-ups'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/Sh0FkdasayI/AAAAAAAAAB8/pU0i_Ee0DA4/s72-c/DSC_00240001.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-7651160947112807811</id><published>2009-05-20T00:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T01:03:26.720-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='power transformers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='distribution transformers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Winder Electrical'/><title type='text'>Mix Powers Winder Transformers Website</title><summary type='text'>The Mix is working hard with our clients Winder Electrical, who manufacture power transformers and distribution transformers, to complete Winder Electrical's brand new website.  Both ourselves and Winder Electrical general manager Paul Matthews have put a lot of time into sourcing and where necessary photographing images of all of Winder's services, with the aim of making the best looking and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/7651160947112807811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=7651160947112807811' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/7651160947112807811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/7651160947112807811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2009/05/mix-powers-winder-transformers-website.html' title='Mix Powers Winder Transformers Website'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/ShO5OI-9zSI/AAAAAAAAABs/9_4oqMYrhF0/s72-c/winder_website_home.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-6064021019700843059</id><published>2009-05-15T12:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-15T03:59:47.723-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='healthcare marketing'/><title type='text'>New Sidhil Innov 8 brochure</title><summary type='text'>We have been working very closely with our clients Sidhil for nearly a year now, and having launched the all new 2009 product catalogue, 120 pages packed with all of Sidhil's great beds, mattresses and products for the healthcare market, we are now approaching the launch of the new Innov8 hospital bed marketing literature.The Mix art directed the photoshoot at nearby Photography Works, as well as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/6064021019700843059/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=6064021019700843059' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/6064021019700843059'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/6064021019700843059'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2009/05/new-sidhil-innov-8-brochure.html' title='New Sidhil Innov 8 brochure'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/Sg1JmYHVqwI/AAAAAAAAABk/2mK0BKhI6SM/s72-c/SIDHIL_COVER.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-4308879316434900874</id><published>2008-08-06T00:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T02:11:02.357-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Your Database – A Powerful Marketing Tool</title><summary type='text'>So, how valuable is your customer database?  Figures will vary from industry to industry, but it is a fact that it costs a lot more money to attract a new customer than it does to retain an existing one.  And think about the head start you have with your existing customers.  For starters, they not only know your business and what you do, they actually like you enough to do business with you.  But</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/4308879316434900874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=4308879316434900874' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/4308879316434900874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/4308879316434900874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2008/08/your-database-powerful-marketing-tool.html' title='Your Database – A Powerful Marketing Tool'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-1400457992828860076</id><published>2008-08-04T03:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T02:04:32.628-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Power of Good PR</title><summary type='text'>We all know the typical representations of the PR industry, whether it’s Patsy and Edina heading off on their latest champagne-fuelled freebie press launch, or ‘PR to the Celebrities’ Max Clifford organising another kiss-and-tell leak in order to boost his clients’ publicity and sell a few more red top papers.     The reality though, is very different – especially in the much less frothy arena of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/1400457992828860076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=1400457992828860076' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/1400457992828860076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/1400457992828860076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2008/08/power-of-good-pr.html' title='The Power of Good PR'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbW8rwhzxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/VhSgrAUfFMM/s72-c/maxclifford.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126830798405549388.post-240304795757477960</id><published>2008-07-09T01:11:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T02:02:23.602-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Marketing in a difficult climate</title><summary type='text'>It’s hard to push your business forward when you don’t know what may be round the corner, and with the instability in the economy led by the banking sector and housing market, the knock-on effect to your business changes the way you think about marketing.Some companies and small businesses see marketing as a luxury, not a necessity, and who can blame them?  When money becomes tight the new </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/feeds/240304795757477960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1126830798405549388&amp;postID=240304795757477960' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/240304795757477960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1126830798405549388/posts/default/240304795757477960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.blog.them1x.com/2008/07/marketing-in-difficult-climate.html' title='Marketing in a difficult climate'/><author><name>The Mix Marketing Limited</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02164677639876175334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SJbYCYnyNpI/AAAAAAAAAAw/o24a1BNGx-E/S220/mirfield_printing_store_.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aXT2g1YYVIc/SHRz5Mwqt7I/AAAAAAAAAAM/59P7TgAkvZ4/s72-c/Unknown.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
