Article by Enda Carey is Head of Games & Digital Content at Northwest Vision and Media. Liverpool has a long history of video game development and for a long time has produced some of the leading games in the industry. From its bedroom developer days through to the multi million pound budgets of today the industry and Liverpool’s role within it has come a long way.Everyone knows the exciting cutting edge work that Sony and Bizarre Creations have been …

CL5 Search Engine Marketing has recently completed a six month organic promotion contract with Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa. CL5 claims to have dominated local search results across highly competitive leisure sector keywords through a combination of online marketing techniques. The results include No. 1 positions for spa golf, formby spa, formby hall golf club southport, Top 5 pga golf academy, corporate golf north west, golf liverpool, luxury spa liverpool, health spa southport. Top 10 golf resort, luxury spa …

The private sector has had a wake up call on their marketing spend at the same time the national news has been flooding the country with the power, profitability and absolute need of the web for business. This type of great industry promotion also creates insecurity for those businesses that haven’t quite got a proper online strategy. Or simply more businesses are accepting in 5 years their business will be very internet dependant and it works better and cheaper than …

I have been to the site several times as a potential relocation for our business, but until 2007, I was more likely to hit tumbleweed than a potential client. It was always well kitted out but a soulless and sterile atmosphere, not a creative hub of energy and excitement. We moved to Castle Street.

On the 8th December 2003, The Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) unveiled the branding for Liverpool Digital, at the Edge Lane site. The Vision in 2003. Liverpool …

Get In The Game is a project initiated by Northwest Vision and Media. The launch event will be at FACT, on Tuesday the 1st of September.Now in it’s second year, Get In The Game is designed to encourage companies from the digital content and games sectors to collaborate and improve their pitching talents. Beginning with a pitch to the Get In The Game producers (Sony X-Dev Studio Europe, Northwest Vision & Media, and Pixel-Lab), five companies are chosen to receive …

Liverpool, UK: an intensive 5-day course in HDV digital cameras, technology and controls from The Film Workshops led by David Berez and Bill Megalos.

TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Details follow of the first TEDxLiverpool which will take place at ICDC on Friday 7th August 2009.

Like many things in life, digital and social media should come with an etiquette manual. Like first dates, job interviews, PR, and funerals there are some simple rules that, if we all observed, would make the whole business run smoother and more enjoyable for everyone.

What business club websites are the best to profile on? Who gets the most visitors, which is the best site, Google ranking and so on. Purely based on design then Downtown Liverpool in Business for me is the best. Second place, Liverpool Chambers of Commerce and a long way back is Professional Liverpool; the name becomes an oxymoron when you land on the website.

Liverpool’s business clubs play an important role in helping to promote our businesses. They act as a …

How can the digital community maximise in Liverpool’s investment at Shanghai World Expo 2010?

There appears to be confusion in the digital and creative sector about how we (collectively) can get involved in Shanghai 2010. I am keen to support public sector events that help the companies in the city, but I do feel more effort needs to be made in putting on better events. Specifically in emerging markets, and the digital sector is one of those. Helping companies grow is …