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The Role of Packaging and Display in the Luxury Watch Experience

Luxury watches are admired for their precision, craftsmanship, and heritage, but the experience of owning one begins long before it is worn on the wrist. From the first glance in a boutique window to the moment the presentation box is opened, every detail shapes how customers perceive the product and the brand behind it.

In today's competitive luxury market, presentation has become an essential part of the customer journey. Carefully designed packaging and luxury watch display cases do far more than protect valuable timepieces. They help communicate exclusivity, reinforce brand...

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Growth On The Horizon For Exeter SEO Firm

Exeter based SEO firm Skyline Marketing has opened a new office to facilitate the business’s growth plans in the South West relocating to newly converted offices in Dunchideock on the outskirts of Exeter where they join a number of other creative agencies reaping the benefits of the location.

Despite the downturn, the firm established 18 months ago by co-founders Rob Lindsey and Adam Levine, has continued to grow rapidly during the recession as clients look to develop online marketing campaigns and enhance their presence on the World Wide Web. Since its start up, Skyline has won a...

Business leaders hail £8.5m technology centre

Business leaders have hailed the new £8.5 million Exeter College Technology Centre as yet another example of how the city is moving forwards.

Derek Phillips, vice-chairman of the Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said: “This college facility is a great asset for the city and should make science and engineering more popular with students, which is great. It’s what we need for the future and it’s a very good development.

“The striking design will appeal to many new students and it’s great news for Exeter.”

He was speaking as more than 100 members of the Chamber...

3 ways to use LinkedIn

For those of you that don’t already know, LinkedIn is a powerful networking site that can be used to create business opportunities, ask questions, and build credibility. In particular, it can be a brilliant tool to generate leads from high-end decision makers, especially since 39% of members are at management level or above.

As a user, you should be pro-actively using the site to ensure you are exploiting its full potential. With this in mind, we have put together 3 ways in which you can use LinkedIn to do just that.

1. Create your own group

Setting up your own...

Rights for older workers make staying on easier

Employers are no longer able to force older workers to retire once they reach 65 years of age following a gradual phasing out of the Default Retirement Age (DRA).

Older workers will now have more choice about when to stop working, with October 5 marking the latest possible date in which workers aged 65 can be forced to retire.

Before April 2012 employers were entitled to give between six and 12 months' notice if forcing retirement, with a possible six months extension in some cases.

The removal of the DRA comes in response to an ageing nation and the financial...

Exeter firm Plantabox shortlisted for Smarta Award

The Smarta 100 – a shortlist of the UK's brightest, savviest small businesses – have just been revealed, and included is a fantastic small business from Exeter: Plantabox http://www.plantabox.co.uk / .

Plantabox sells wooden handmade crates based on the original apple crate design for storage, toy boxes, storage crates, retail display, wine boxes, herb gardens and planters. Owned by two people from different generations, Martin and Dave believe that fast, smart and focussed decisions are the key to the success of Plantabox as a brand.

“We bought Plantabox two and a half years...

Big Wave Media recognised by Recommended Agency Register

An Exeter-based marketing agency has achieved Recommended Agency status with national body the Recommended Agency Register (RAR) .

The clients of Big Wave Media have rated the agency so highly that it now appears on the online Register; which collates client recommended marketing agencies from across the UK.

General Manager of Big Wave Media , Tom Gozna, said: “We’re really pleased to be included in the register. Our business would be nothing without our clients so it means a huge amount to be so highly rated by them.”

Each agency on the register has received at...

Stagecoach makes shortlist in top industry awards

Stagecoach South West has been shortlisted for two top honours at the 2012 UK Bus Awards, as well as being in the running to be named Britain’s best bus operator at the London awards ceremony to be held in November.

Stagecoach South West is shortlisted for the Top Shire Operator Award - the award for operators in the shire areas of the UK, covering all areas outside the major cities - the winner of which will go head to head against the winners of the Top City and Top Independent categories for the prestigious UK Bus Operator of the Year Award, which will be announced at the...

Passage House Hotel brings home bronze award

The Olympics might be over, but one local hotel is celebrating receiving a bronze award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme.

The Best Western Passage House Hotel, in Kingsteignton, received the award after putting in place a package of measures to achieve the rating from the scheme, which has been running since 1997 and is the largest and most established scheme of its type in the world.

“It was a lot of hard work, but we are really proud of it. We are very aware of our responsibilities to this beautiful area and so becoming more environmentally friendly is part of our...

SW businesses urged not to ignore pensions deadline

As large businesses start to implement their auto-enrolment pensions from 1 October, NFU Mutual, a provider of pensions and investments, is urging smaller business owners in the South West to start making plans for their own workplace pension schemes.

Steve Meredith, pensions spokesperson for leading rural insurer NFU Mutual, said: “A lot of people running small and medium businesses might think they don’t need to be concerned about auto enrolment and workplace pensions. But they only have to have one eligible employee to be affected.

“The good news is...

Exeter accountants Haines Watts get into the spirit of art

A new cocktail was created on behalf of Chartered Accountants, Haines Watts at an exclusive awards ceremony and exhibition opening at Exeter Phoenix.

Sponsors of the main £1000 award for the National Open Contemporary Art Award at Exeter Phoenix for the 7th consecutive year, the innovative accountants wanted to put a new twist on this year’s pre-view event by running a competition to name the new cocktail inspired by the artwork on display.

Over 200 artists and local business leaders attended the launch party and awards announcement of the Exeter...

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The Role of Packaging and Display in the Luxury Watch Experience

Growth On The Horizon For Exeter SEO Firm

Business leaders hail £8.5m technology centre

3 ways to use LinkedIn

Rights for older workers make staying on easier

Exeter firm Plantabox shortlisted for Smarta Award

Big Wave Media recognised by Recommended Agency Register

Stagecoach makes shortlist in top industry awards

Passage House Hotel brings home bronze award

SW businesses urged not to ignore pensions deadline

Exeter accountants Haines Watts get into the spirit of art

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