MakoMedia’s very own News Blog. Here you will find frequent and informal updates on MakoMedia’s day to day business happenings, as and when they happen.

Coffee 500 App Launch

Coffee 500 App Launch

We've just finished developing an awesome Brand New App for Coffee 500, our most favourite coffee shop in Widnes. The App comes with some fantastic features like Loyalty Card, Exclusive Offers, Promotions, New Menu Items and Coffee 500's Blog. Coffee 500 are situated...

Ant Join’s The MakoMedia Team

Ant Join’s The MakoMedia Team

  MakoMedia are happy to announce Ant as the newest member of the team, Ant joins the Mako Family as our new Digital Media Developer. Let's hear what Ant has to say: "Hey everyone my names Ant and I’m the newest addition to the Mako team. I hope this post will...

When should I post to my facebook business page?

When should I post to my facebook business page?

We often get asked when is the best time to post to a facebook business page? The truth is that it all depends on the business sector and their followers. The infographic below shows the markets for different industries and the best times to catch and interact with...

Fusion (Halton Youth Service) Logo Design

Fusion (Halton Youth Service) Logo Design

Halton Youth Service decided to rebrand to make their brand more "youth friendly". Halton Youth Services is an umbrella service for all of the youth services in Halton. They came to MakoMedia to help create their new brand, name and logo. It was important to have the...

Halton’s Olympic Torch Celebration DVD

Halton’s Olympic Torch Celebration DVD

Halton welcomed the arrival of the Olympic torch on it's trip around the UK by putting on a performance at the Brindley arts centre in Runcorn. Students from local schools got the chance to showcase their dancing, singing and acting talents in front of a sellout...

Lights, Camera, Slow Mo Action!

Lights, Camera, Slow Mo Action!

Advancements in cameras (or more specifically frame rates) has lead to some really cool applications, like all those super slow motion replays we now see during the major sporting events on TV These super slow motion clips are captured at a whopping 1000 fps (frames...

What’s all this Twitter-Chatter?

What’s all this Twitter-Chatter?

If you find Twitter baffling and are put off using it because you never know what to actually Tweet, don’t worry. Twitter can still be an invaluable marketing tool for all businesses, even when you have nothing to say. Signing up for a Twitter account is the easy bit,...

Mako Polo

Mako Polo

Don't worry we have not decided to abandon media and become fashion gurus... We have however got ourselves some lovely new Mako branded polo shirts. These stylish little numbers are to help Mako be more practical while we are out and about working on our various media...

Happy 1st Birthday Mako

Happy 1st Birthday Mako

  We've been so busy we almost forgot to tell everyone! Mako turned 1 Year old on 1st April 2012. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! It's been one hell of a year for Mako and we are very happy to say that we are still here and continuing to grow from strength to strength....

Multi. Cam. ACTION!

Multi. Cam. ACTION!

The latest addition to MakoMedia's arsnal of camera equipment arrived late last week. Say hello to Mako Cam #2: So what does this mean for Mako and it's customers? In short - MORE! MORE angles, MORE possibilities, MORE HD! It certainly makes live...

Funshops

Funshops

Officially they are called 'workshops' but at MakoEducation we prefer to call them 'funshops'. Our sister company has gotten off to a flying start with it involvement in Halton's 'Summer Blitz' program, based at Widnes' CRMZ and Runcorn's Hub, working with...