CronxTech roundup: new faces, new releases and new normal
A roundup of what Croydon's tech community has been blogging about in the past few weeks.
Welcome to another of our round-ups of the top blogging and news from Croydon’s tech sector, connecting our community and giving others an insight into the innovations and thinking coming out of the Silicon Flyover.
CronxTech movers and shakers
Scaramanga agency has moved into town, setting up a new HQ office in Sussex Innovation Centre last week. Welcome to the CronxTech family!
Bare have proudly supported the launch of a new brand offering business support to UK SMEs.
Uniqodo have won a Performance Marketing Award for their work with Travelodge, and forged a partnership with Voice Vouchers to bring voucher codes to Alexa, Google Home and other voice assistants.
PCSG turned 20, got a shout out on the Institution of Civil Engineers blog, and introduced new team members Lam Tran and Arun Das.
Working from home and the new normal
Natterbox explains how to stay connected while you are working remotely, and how businesses can succeed from staff working at home.
PCSG wrote a great piece on what good leadership looks like now we all live at work.
Read up on 11 Ways To Keep Safe whilst working from home by Ingenious.
Here’s how to have a balanced work and life in the “new normal” according to Ocushield.
Select is providing insights into the job market for both job seekers and employers.
Amit Patel of Experience Haus lists the 7 benefits of investing in continuous learning for yourself.
Digital media, marketing, events and PR
SME Needs shows you how to grab the attention of your target audience and also explains 4 simple tips to build your brand awareness.
Dotdigital covers the 13 ways you can audit your email marketing.
Bare PR goes in depth into why public relations is important and how it can help with your business.
Telsamedia shows how TikTok advertising can boost your Sales in 2020.
ASP has launched Content Health Check, making sure that websites are perfectly placed to offer a great platform for their exhibitors, sponsors and visitors.
Cadava demonstrates how you can use Photoshop to make cool catchy animated gifs to promote your business.
Web development and SEO
Web designers Design Brothers tell the 4 things to look for when hiring SEO Company for your business.
Smart Cow explains how you can use SEO to increase your online presence.
Digital Virtue provides advice on how to measure and improve your website performance.
E- Commerce
White Orca shows how you can automate your financial tasks on Amazon Marketplace.
Video games
Testronic, who have a video game testing studio in Croydon, grows games QA capacity with their acquisition of Whyttes.
PropTech
Proptech pros Focal Agent used data analysis to show that terraced houses are the most popular property type.
Estate Apps outlines when estate agents should be asking for a review in a customer’s journey.
Data science
Giroux lists 5 ways you could add value to your business through data analytics.
Giroux also show how you can use big data to prevent cyber fraud.
Adlibsoftware write why it’s important to clean up your unstructured data before moving to the cloud.
Smart transport
Croydon BID share that Transport for London have launched a new app to help people move around London.
Hozah talking about the significance of touch-free during Covid-19 and how decisions made in parking impact the local economy.
Other stuff!
Lvl-up discusses why a multidisciplinary approach is essential in team success.
Rotaready introduces new functionality to their award-winning staff rota software.
Chilliapple talks about how you can future-proof your business through digital transformation.
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