Our brief was to design & build a new online news portal for the offline publication, FTSE Global Markets, with complete SEO best practice, site monetisation and user database leveraging preferences, interest areas and email alerts. Their target audience is Institutional Investors.

We had to ensure that approx 2,500 previously un-indexed articles were featured on the major search engines, and provide a monetisation platform for the future as well as a consolidated subscriber database.

We imported all existing content into our prefered Open Source platform, Joomla, and provided an elegant and intuitive User Experience (UX) via a bespoke template designed by us. We implemented an automatic and manual SEO best practice approach and bridged the Content Management System (CMS) with an Email delivery system (MailChimp) to collate as much subscriber information as possible, and allow for personalised communication.

We are also in the process of building a QR code generator in the CMS to link the offline editorials with the enhanced online content.

The site has just been live for a very short time, but we have achieved Google News inclusion in record time. We now have 39,000 pages indexed within Google, and are delivering contextual banner advertising throughout the website and email newsletters. The entire subscriber database is now clean, online, ABC verified and actively updated on a regular basis.

Visit the new FTSE Global Markets website
A full case study on the Joomla Community Magazine

Marshall Arts are the sort of client an agency would kill to have on its books; proactive, creative and trusting. As devoted fans of live music, we are delighted to have the opportunity to service the digital needs of one of the foremost concert promoters in the world; Marshall Arts books include Paul McCartney, Elton John, P!NK, George Michael, Peter Andre & Whitney Houston.

Visit the site at: www.marshall-arts.com

3B has been a part of the FESPA family for over 10 years; we’ve watched the FESPA team grow to become a truly Global Federation of some repute.

In that time we’ve had the oportunity to revisit their numerous and varied websites, both in terms of form and function. Their web presence now forms the backbone of a comprehensive and cohesive New Media strategy that includes (but is not limited to) all aspects of Social Media, news content, blogging and communities - all wrapped up within a striking and attractive main site portal site and its satellites.

Visit the site at: www.fespa.com

Leaderboard Golf are the proud owners of five golf centres and hotels, and 3B are building what is set to be the world’s leading golf authority website for them, to open a whole new set of revenue streams.

The site is contributed to by the Leaderboard staff, with extra copywriting and monetisation guidance being offered by 3B. The site is built in an organic and modular style which allows for unlimited expansion and adaptation as requirements change or new opportunities are found.

This has been a very exciting project for 3B, bringing together everything we have learnt online since we began developing world-class website strategies in 1998. It is the complete solution, bringing together design and branding, search and conversion optimisation, multiple monetisation approaches and content creation services.

Visit the site at: www.leaderboardgolf.co.uk

This is the website for the yearly art and antiques fair hosted in Chelsea by the British Antique Dealers Association.

We built them a site that features a customised directory of exhibitors, and 3B assist with registration and ticketing for the event. The press login is managed by BADA’s PR company and is completely automated. We also set up various Social Media assets, and trained and advised with regards actioning their Digital Marketing strategy.

Visit the site at: www.bada-antiques-fair.co.uk

In this Brave New World of instant messaging, what messages have greater impact than those that spotlight and showcase a beloved and successful brand offering or proposition?

We would suggest that as things stand barely any companies still need to be convinced of the power of a Digital Marketing Strategy, and its inherent and instant Return on Investment.

During our recent trip to The Netherlands for “J and Beyond”, Jack and Alex Bremer were collared by a few of the community media channels for comment and opinion. The video (below) that resulted from Kristoffer Sandven’s interview with Alex serves as a pretty comprehensive overview of our company, and our position within the Open Source community.