Building a brand for conservation: Bear Wood
At Hive we recently embarked on a project for local client Bristol Zoological Society. Bear Wood is an exciting new development due to open in the summer of 2019...
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New global website for cheeky vegan brand inecto
inecto is a feel good British hair and skincare brand of natural products with a fun, cheeky personality.
Responsive website for financial services
Fiveways are a successful financial services company based in Weston-super-Mare with an ever-expanding portfolio of private clients. Recently, Hive were tasked in giving the Fiveways website a total brand refresh and new lease of life.
RIP NME: As NME finally shelves its printed magazine, we say goodbye to some iconic rock covers.
It's a sad day for the British music industry, as NME annouces the send-off of its weeky magazine. The final issue hits the shelves on Friday 9th March, after 66 years as one of the UK's most iconic music publications.
The controversy continues...what do you think of Snapchat’s new design?
As you might have already heard, Snapchat has recently made an update to the design of its app, sparking a controversial reaction from its users whereby 1.2 million signed a petition against it!
Say hello to our newest recruit!
We are very excited to announce the newest member of the Hive team - our Account Manager, Jess,
Christmas Shopping Trends for 2017: how to better target your customer
With Christmas now only 6 weeks away, shopping is very much on the mind of the consumer. Whether online, in-store or a combination of both, understanding your customers real shopping behavior is the route to Christmas retailing success.
10 SEO tips for small businesses
SEO stands for “search engine optimization.” It is the marketing process focused on getting traffic from the “free,” “organic,” “editorial” or “natural” search engine results.
Hello to our new starter!
We are excited to announce the newest member of the Hive team – Bella
Hello to our new starter!
At Hive we are pleased to announce the newest addition to our team – Debbie
Why you should invest in video marketing
The rise of video marketing and why you should invest in it
We're hiring!
Take Five with Hive: Breaking down gender stereotypes
In this Take 5 with Hive we are looking at gender stereotypes within children's advertising.
Vinyl Revival: The Big Cover Up
A pick of the coolest album covers by our creative director.
Interview with a vampire...Ooops I mean designer
With Halloween on Monday we thought it was a good excuse to interview our senior designer Sam and find out his top five horror movie posters!
Take 5 with Hive – 5 Successful Food Re-brands
That's a wrap!
It's Friday in the office and that means it's time for our weekly take Five with Hive! This week we are taking a look back at some of our favourite vehicle designs.
Express yourself (some more!)
Twitter announces plan to remove the character count for media attachments in the upcoming weeks. But what does this mean for creative content within our tweets?!
Social starters
Planning to venture out into the world of social media this year? How are you going to cut through all that natter and clutter? Here’s what we think...
Do I need Brand Guidelines?
Find out the benefits of creating guidelines for your brand.
Compers and social media: the pros and cons
Competitions on social media are a great way to reward loyal fans and get audiences engaging and interacting with your brand online. However, the huge surge in serial ‘Compers’ has left those trying to provide authentic content on social media a little frustrated.
5 ways Compers and Social Media Managers work in harmony
This weeks Take 5ive with Hive ways builds on our previous blog "Compers: Pros and Cons on social media." and explores 5 ways that compers and social media managers can work in harmony.
Has TalkTalk got the X-Factor?
TalkTalk is the headline sponsor of the X-factor for the 10th Year running, and as the audience drops to 6.3 million (the lowest in 10 years) what have they got up their sleeve to capture this dwindling but still impressive audience.
5 Social Media Faux "Paws"
It’s Friday in the Hive office and time for our Take 5ive weekly blog. This week we are using the universal language of cute animal GIFs to reflect on 5 common faux “paws”.
5 Ways to Speed Up Your Website
At Hive we understand that a website is only as good as its loading time. According to a recent survey users now expect a load time of 2 - 3 seconds or less! So for this Friday’s Take 5ive we have gone a bit techy (which rhymes with Treky… and has ended up being the blog theme, why not it’s Friday eh?!)
Getting to grips with Brand Positioning
Set yourself apart with the No.1 positioning principle.
Take 5 with Hive: 5 reasons why we love GIFs on Social Media
In this Friday's Take 5ive with Hive we have gone GIF mad as we delve into Social Media's latest way of communicating...
Snapchat re-brands to Snap
Snapchat, one of the world’s largest image sharing mobile apps has recently undergone a subtle transformation, in this weeks Take 5 with Hive we will be looking into why this change is exciting the industry.