David Bellamy talks about the Earth Atlas on the BBC
December 3rd, 2008
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D4M at a Milton Keynes networking event
December 2nd, 2008
At a networking event in Milton Keynes this morning, the guest speaker was the managing director of D4M Ltd. Earlier this year Julia Charles appeared on Dragon’s Den to secure an investment for her company. Several months later they have the backing of James Caan and business is going well. D4M specialises in event management, with an emphasis on hiring out the tree people we remember from the Dragon’s Den…apparently trees that can jump out and grab you are very popular in the events industry!
As a fellow entrepreneur, our managing director found Julia’s talk uplifting and inspiring. Milton Keynes is known for being a centre for big headquarters, but it is reassuring for younger businesses such as Ikroh to see that there are other vibrant, flourishing new businesses around us. In particular, her observations about the importance of the work-life balance struck a chord with him. Daniel agrees with her that having young children provides both motivation to run your own business and one of the rewards for doing so.
David Bellamy and the Earth Atlas
November 27th, 2008
As Ikroh have been working on Search Engine Optimisation for Global Mapping’s sales portal http://www.mapstop.co.uk , Global Mapping invited our Managing Director and his family to the UK launch of the new Earth Atlas in Brackley yesterday. This luxurious atlas is hand bound in leather, with silver-plated corners and gilded edges, and contains 154 maps and 800 photographs with information about the Earth’s current political, social and environmental landscapes. The photographs are beautiful, depicting everything from the Manhattan skyline seen from the top of the Empire State Building, to adorned tribesmen in Papua New Guinea. It’s the sort of book that makes you long for a huge library to put it in…and start reaching for your passport and travelling to all the beautiful and unusual places shown.
David Bellamy OBE wrote the foreword for the atlas & was at the launch to mingle with the guests and have some press photos taken. Much to the surprise of our MD & his wife, David Bellamy asked to borrow their son for a couple of photos! The 6 month old seemed quite interested in the atlas, grabbing at it, but luckily not trying to eat it as he tends to with everything…with a £2000 price tag that would have been a very expensive teething toy! He was also fascinated by David Bellamy’s beard, and as a seventy-five year old with nine grandchildren of his own, David looked to be very comfortable with a baby in his arms.
As Daniel and his wife left David Bellamy echoed the words in his foreword, telling them to take care of each other. In the foreword to the atlas, he wrote: “Read it with care and then, in the knowledge that Earth is the only home our children and grandchildren are going to inherit, I beg you to treat it with the care it deserves.” The world now has a book encapsulating the earth as it is now. What will it look like when our Managing Director’s little boy is grown up? We can only imagine.
No time for SEO?
November 1st, 2008
It could be that you need to call in a Search Engine Consultant.
No matter how enthusiastic you are about Search Engine Marketing and how much team buy-in to improving you online presence, at some point you may find yourself short on time as there are only so many hours in the day. If you’re a small business on a budget, time is one of your most precious resources. Even medium sized companies will find themselves short on time as expansion demands and business concerns claim a sizable chunk of the day. See how Ikroh can save you time on SEO.
Google Chrome
September 19th, 2008
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It’s out as a BETA for Windows, “Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier”. It’s an open-source web browser so we are looking forawrd to deleoping a few apps shortly. The Ikroh team are very much looking forward to release of the Mac BETA. We will keep you posted..