Sookio

13/08/2024

Our Bootcampers have been deep in thought throughout Wordy Tuesday!

First up, the art of brilliant email marketing from a man who knows - Jamie Woodbridge from

Then Sue's session on writing for marketing.

And all wrapped with a tasty challenge to raid the fridge and tuck into branding, fonts and taglines. Yum. And tomorrow we're coming back for more...

02/07/2024

Hello! As we transform from being a digital marketing agency to a communications consultancy, we're streamlining and simplifying everything across the organisation.

As such, we won't be updating Facebook anymore.
But please do stay in touch!

Connect on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sookio/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suekeogh/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sookio/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/sookio

Sign up for the monthly Letter from the Editor for industry insights and learning opportunities: https://www.sookio.com/mailing-list

See our consultancy and training services: https://www.sookio.com/

Try one of our Skillshare courses (one month free): https://www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/sookioschool

And listen to the Communications Untangled podcast: https://www.sookio.com/podcast

Strategic communications consultant in Cambridge providing digital marketing strategy, marketing audits and training in digital marketing

27/06/2024

Bootcamp is calling! Apply now for our remote work experience programme taking place this August.

💻 This opportunity is perfect if you love:
- Marketing
- Social media
- Creativity

👁‍🗨 ...and if you seek:
- Industry insights
- Peer networking
- Creative challenges
- Career Q&As

✉ Submit your application now: https://loom.ly/i4NpFZs

26/06/2024

It's time to upgrade your LinkedIn 💻🚀

- Identify your key objectives
- Refine your page to perfection
- Engage your existing audience
- Accelerate your sales

Want to learn how? Discover winning LinkedIn practices with Sue Keogh on Skillshare:
https://loom.ly/8jU6BSw

21/06/2024

Ever wondered what it's like to be a marketing specialist?

If you're a social media self-starter, a career switcher or a graduate passionate about the creative industries, this call is for you 📞

Apply for Sookio Bootcamp - a week of remote work experience with industry professionals to kickstart your new career: https://loom.ly/i4NpFZs

📚 In the meantime, learn more about marketing from Sookio's free workshops and webinars: https://loom.ly/oSptBWI

20/06/2024

What insights can we borrow from Edwardian architects when designing a website? 🤔

Some stations built in the early 19th century are famous for their versatile tiling, all designed for a practical purpose - accessibility. Using different colours and patterns for different stations helped illiterate people understand where to go.

Put yourself in the shoes of your target audience. Listen to Untangling Signs: https://loom.ly/03vKJI0

19/06/2024

Top industry speakers, networking opportunities and a day packed with digital marketing chatter...sound good?!

Get ready for the CIM East of England Digital Marketing Conference, taking place on 9 July in Cambridge.

Sue Keogh will be speaking about sustainability in digital marketing and explaining how a business can reduce its carbon footprint.

🎟 Book your tickets for a day of industry insights: https://loom.ly/W_Miwrc

CIM - The Chartered Institute of Marketing

18/06/2024

When visiting your website, how do users know where to go? 🤔🗺

In Untangling Signs, we talk motorways, airports and hospitals...and websites too.

Without clear signposting, people won't know how to get in touch - or buy your products!

🎧 Take a listen for four essential tips on making signs work: https://loom.ly/03vKJI0

17/06/2024

Happy birthday to Sookio 🎉

A big thank you to everyone who's been part of the company over the years and helped make it such a success.

Sweet 16! 🥳

And a week on from announcing the news of our big transformation from agency to consultancy, we've been blown away by all the messages of support and encouragement.

Anyone for cake? 🎂

14/06/2024

Who is Margaret Calvert, and why is she a genius? 🧠

A British typographer and graphic designer, Margaret created many of the road signs we see in the UK today. Her pictograms revolutionised the British road sign system.

🐄 Listen to Mark Ovenden in Communication Untangled to learn about signs and the influence of a cow called Patience: https://loom.ly/03vKJI0

12/06/2024

📢🎧 The final episode of Sookio's Communication Untangled podcast is out!

Join Sue Keogh and Mark Ovenden to untangle signs and discover:

▶ Legends of road sign design Margaret Calvert and Jock Kinneir
▶ The history of signs from Gatwick to Tokyo
▶ Accessibility secrets of Edwardian tiles on the London Underground
🐘 Woolly mammoths and cows that help our navigation
▶ Which city leads the way in wayfinding for blind people

Tune in now: https://loom.ly/03vKJI0

11/06/2024

Join us tomorrow for episode 6 of the Communication Untangled podcast, as Sue Keogh meets Mark Ovenden, a transport expert and mastermind of maps.

In Untangling Signs, Mark highlights that signs are at the centre of every critical moment of our lives, from the tube and hospitals to airports.

Along the way, we uncover what a woolly mammoth is doing in the underground, and which city is the most accessible for blind or visually impaired people...

🎧 Catch up with our latest podcast episodes here: https://loom.ly/03vKJI0