There’s always been a clear line between B2B and B2C, but this distinction doesn’t really reflect the world we live in now. Business still needs to convey its expertise and gravitas to build trust, but it also needs to recognise that being creative doesn’t diminish credibility.…

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This year's Umbraco Business Partner Summit in Manchester was comprised of an exciting mix of announcements, presentations and Q&As from the Umbraco team.…

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Is one of my favourite client quotes. This is the story about how we proved the client wrong by building their e-commerce platforms and supporting the growth of online sales from zero to over £100M annually - more than 70% of their turnover. …

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“Working with BD2 on the design and development of our new website has been an outstanding experience from start to finish."…

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The best creatives and effective client collaborators understand nuance. They know how to spot a detail that really matters and when to let go. Attention to detail builds better results. Control freak tendencies can ruin them. …

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In 1925 the 'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes' in Paris saw the birth of the Art Deco movement which continues to influence designers 100 years later.…

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We’ve been creating staff profiles for clients across a range of industries, from leasing and finance to building professional services and software. What started as a way to simply "show who's who" has become something much more powerful, a way to tell real stories about the people behind the business adding real value.…

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Elon Musk is synonymous with the Tesla brand, but the destructive crashing of his own reputation has dragged it, and its sales and share price, down with him.…

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Over the years we’ve been delighted to support several charities and good causes by providing our work on a pro bono basis. Our longest involvement has been to support 'The Bread and Butter Thing', a charity which is making a real difference to people’s lives. …

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It's a fairly thankless task trying to predict what's coming in the world of technology, as it changes so quickly, but when Manchester Digital asked us for an opinion piece we couldn't really say no. So here's our thoughts on what might be big in 2025...…

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After more than quarter of a century in business, we decided the time was right for a brand refresh because sometimes you need the fresh impetus of a brand new look, or a new brand look.…

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If the old maxim that ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’ is true, then Jaguar have cracked it with their rebrand.…

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When we started bd2 back in 1998, content management systems didn't exist, so why did we choose Umbraco and why do we think it's the right choice for our clients?…

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Your website might not be top of the list when it comes calculating your carbon footprint or thinking about energy efficiency, but clean code can reduce processing power and CO2 emissions by up to 75%.…

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There’s nothing better than getting all the relevant stakeholders round the table to thrash things out - remembering of course that there’s a difference between healthy debate and heated debate - Workshops are a tried and tested forum to do just that.…

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I headed back to Odense, which is about an hour and a half’s train ride from Copenhagen, for this year’s Umbraco Business Partner Summit to find out all about what’s new and what's 'coming soon' in the wonderful world of Umbraco..,…

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Tegos UK commissioned bd2 to create '4IR' - a Customer Event with a focus on emerging technologies and how Tegos are harnessing this to enhance their solution for the benefit of its customers in the recycling and waste management sector.…

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Bringing together all the content needed for a new website can seem like a daunting task, following the '7 pillars of content organisation' brings structure to the process.…

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Just like Oppenheimer at the recent Oscars, Umbraco has 'swept the boards' at the CMS Critic Awards winning in 5 main categories: Best Enterprise CMS. Best DXP. Best Headless CMS. Best AI Solution in a CMS or DXP. Best Composable Solution.…

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To give away or lock away, that is the question - it’s always a dilemma because you want to provide users with all the information they need but by giving open access to all your digital assets it's very handy for your competitors to download them too.…

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