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		<title>Ruaha Carnivore Project website goes live</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2012/01/20/ruaha-carnivore-project-website-goes-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruaha Carnivore Project website goes live: Ruahacarnivoreproject.com. Take a look at our latest project for the Wildcru at Oxford University.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ruaha Carnivore Project website goes live: <a title="Ruahacarnivoreproject.com" href="http://www.ruahacarnivoreproject.com" target="_blank">Ruahacarnivoreproject.com</a>. Take a look at our latest project for the Wildcru at Oxford University.</p>
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		<title>Oxskate website goes live</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exciting sport of Skater Hockey is the theme of the new Oxford Blues Skater Hockey Club&#8217;s new website, designed by The Big Picture. www.oxskate.com]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The exciting sport of Skater Hockey is the theme of the new Oxford Blues Skater Hockey Club&#8217;s new website, designed by The Big Picture.</p>
<p><a title="www.oxskate.com" href="http://www.oxskate.com" target="_blank">www.oxskate.com</a></p>
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		<title>The Big Picture video</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/11/04/the-big-picture-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at our latest video release..]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Take a look at our latest video release..</p>
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		<title>WordPress website design</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/10/31/wordpress-web-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BPAdmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why we use WordPress Excellent content management  system Add Images, Documents (PDF, Word Excel etc) and Videos with ease Easy to create image galleries Create and edit contact forms Fully manageable menus Blog and latest news features with RSS feeds Automatic pagination and archiving for latest news by category, date and author Great SEO capabilities [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Why we use WordPress</h1>
<ul>
<li> Excellent content management  system</li>
<li> Add Images, Documents (PDF, Word Excel etc) and Videos with ease</li>
<li> Easy to create image galleries</li>
<li> Create and edit contact forms</li>
<li> Fully manageable menus</li>
<li> Blog and latest news features with RSS feeds</li>
<li> Automatic pagination and archiving for latest news by category, date and author</li>
<li> Great SEO capabilities</li>
<li> Automatically created XML sitemaps</li>
<li> Easy to create password protected pages and posts</li>
<li> Pings Google, Bing etc every time you update or add content</li>
</ul>
<p>Have a look at some of our recent projects&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sophiainvestments.com" target="_blank"><img title="SI 2" src="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/SI-2-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ppa-architecture.co.uk/"><img class="size-full wp-image-1076 alignleft" title="PPA150" src="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/PPA150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="116" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://oxcat.clearandcreative.info/" target="_blank"><img title="OSCAT" src="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/OSCAT-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h5>Social Media and WordPress</h5>
<p>WordPress can automatically pull and/or publish content from most   social media sites and applications, including Twitter, Facebook,   YouTube, Google and LinkedIn.</p>
<p><a title="Contact" href="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/contact/">Contact us </a>if you want to find out more&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Oxford Website Design</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/10/26/oxford-web-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Big Picture is having great success with some new sites. OXCAT and Constructions Sales Centre have both been receiving lots of web traffic due to the SEO work we have done after building these sites, with new sites coming online soon. Phil Kinnie of CSC said he is &#8216;Over the moon&#8217; with the results. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Big Picture is having great success with some new sites. <a title="OXCAT website" href="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/portfolio/item/oxcat-website/">OXCAT</a> and <a title="Construction Sales Website" href="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/portfolio/item/construction-sales-website/">Constructions Sales Centre</a> have both been receiving lots of web traffic due to the SEO work we have done after building these sites, with new sites coming online soon.</p>
<p>Phil Kinnie of CSC said he is &#8216;Over the moon&#8217; with the results. Phil said:</p>
<p><abbr title="business"><strong>&#8220;The Big Picture  Excels</strong> </abbr></p>
<blockquote><p>The Big Picture redesigned our website  (www.constructionsales.co.uk) and in a very rapid time frame, not only  improved the graphics, layout and look immeasurably, but achieved  astonishing results in moving us dramatically up the Search Engines.  Peter Jones at The Big Picture is by far the best value for money, not  only in Oxford but all of the UK.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><a title="OXCAT website" href="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/portfolio/item/oxcat-website/">OXCAT</a>, a brand new site, has already had 1200 hits in a few weeks, over 300 in one day.</p>
<p>We have been working with our clients to help them use their blogs to maximum effect, and this is driving valuable traffic to their sites.</p>
<p><a title="Contact" href="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/contact/">Contact us</a> to find out how we can help you with SEO.</p>
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		<title>OXCAT goes live</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/09/22/oxcat-goes-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OXCAT (Oxford Community Against Trafficking) website has just gone live. The Big Picture sponsored and developed this site to raise awareness of Human Trafficking in our area, following the jailing of sex traffickers in Oxford in August 2011. It includes radio interviews and videos about the subject. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The OXCAT (Oxford Community Against Trafficking) website has just gone live. The Big Picture sponsored and developed this site to raise awareness of Human Trafficking in our area, following the jailing of sex traffickers in Oxford in August 2011. It includes radio interviews and videos about the subject.</p>
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		<title>Construction Sales website goes live</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/09/22/construction-sales-website-goes-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are very happy to announce our latest web project going live. Construction Sales Centre asked us to redevelop their site specialising in generating sales leads for the construction industry.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">We are very happy to announce our latest web project going live. Construction Sales Centre asked us to redevelop their site specialising in generating sales leads for the construction industry.<br />
<a href="http://www.constructionsales.co.uk/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1008" title="Construction sales Centre" src="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/CSC-screen.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="213" /></a></p>
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		<title>How to write a design brief</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/08/26/how-to-write-a-design-brief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BPAdmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firstly, why write a design brief at all: a) It helps you clarify on your objectives. For example do you just want to improve a tired corporate identity, generate sales, encourage enquiries, break into new market areas, launch a new product, or obtain information from your audience? b) It helps the designer to stay focused [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Firstly, why write a design brief at all:</h4>
<p>a) It helps you clarify on your objectives. For example do you just want to improve a tired corporate identity, generate sales, encourage enquiries, break into new market areas, launch a new product, or obtain information from your audience?</p>
<p>b) It helps the designer to stay focused on the end result and acts as a point of reference during the design process.</p>
<p><strong>Corporate Profile</strong><br />
Define your corporate profile. Say what you do.</p>
<p><strong>Current situation</strong><br />
Where are you now with regards to sales and marketing. Where do you want to be. A realistic overview of where you are compared to competitors is very useful.</p>
<p><strong>Your target audience</strong><br />
Detail your primary, secondary and tertiary audiences. Explain if you are trying to consolidate these market areas or break into new ones.</p>
<p><strong>Demographics</strong><br />
Detail any demographic information you have about your audience(s) such as:<br />
Age<br />
Sex<br />
Income<br />
Occupation<br />
Location</p>
<p><strong>Communication task</strong><br />
What is the message. If possible show elements to be included in the designed items (logos, taglines, imagery, headlines and text.)</p>
<p><strong>Corporate identity</strong><br />
If you have an established corporate identity, show this to the designer.</p>
<p><strong>Design examples</strong><br />
Providing examples of what you like (and don’t like) can be very helpful for internal discussions and in explaining the direction you want the design to go.<br />
These could include colour, imagery, typography and the look and feel of items you like.</p>
<p><strong>Budget and Time Scale</strong><br />
Even a ball park figure will give the designer an idea of the scope of the project and your expectations. This will facilitate more accurate suggestions about design and production ideas.<br />
Hope this helps</p>
<address> Peter Jones<br />
Managing Director<br />
The Big Picture</address>
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		<title>PPA Architecture website goes live</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/07/05/ppa-architecture-website-goes-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BPAdmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are really happy to announce that our latest project has gone live. The PPA Architecture website. Take a look at www.ppa-architecture.co.uk/ &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are really happy to announce that our latest project has gone live. The PPA Architecture website. Take a look at <a title="PPA Architecture" href="http://www.ppa-architecture.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.ppa-architecture.co.uk/</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ppa-architecture.co.uk/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-983" title="PPA 2" src="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PPA-2.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="215" /></a></p>
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		<title>Great web banners</title>
		<link>http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/2011/06/06/web-banners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web banners are a great way to advertise. We can design these for you to send simple, clear messages to prospective clients which link directly to your website. Contact us to find out more.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Web banners are a great way to advertise. We can design these for you to send simple, clear messages to prospective clients which link directly to your website.</p>
<p><a title="Contact" href="http://www.thebigpicture.uk.net/contact/">Contact us </a>to find out more.</p>
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