Insurance Company Boosts Online Enquiries

Baslow Insurance is one of the UK's most established providers of public and business insurance products.

Based in Bakewell, North Derbyshire, the company decided in 2012 to revamp its online presence and invest in an SEO campaign to drive online enquiries.

It wanted a new website design and web development partner to build a new website that would attract new customers, engage visitors, rank well on search engines and showcase its entire range of products. Its old site, which hadn’t been updated for five years, simply wasn’t up to the job.

Following an exhaustive selection process involving over 10 different web designers and web developers, the company choose Perceptant101 (http://www.perceptant101.com) to design and develop its new website and SEO campaign.

Starting with a blank sheet of paper, Perceptant101 crafted a unique one-off design that was instantly approved by Baslow Insurance. It then constructed the site using HTML5 to offer simple but effective navigation and instant access to the company’s products and services. Perceptant101 applied its expertise in search engine optimisation (SEO) to make sure the site would feature prominently in web search results.

Both Baslow Insurance and its customers are delighted with the new website, which has received numerous commendations from users. The site ranks well on Google and is attracting an increased volume of visitors – in fact, it generates over 200% more new enquiries than the company’s previous website did.

Links:
Baslow Insurance: http://www.baslowinsurance.com
Perceptant 101: http://www.perceptant101.com

Facebook Developers Partner with Major Drinks Label

Innovative drinks developer Global Brands wanted to promote the ‘Marvel: Avengers Alliance’ game competition it’s running on cans of its Kick Energy drink.

It asked Perceptant 101 to develop super-powered web content that would promote the campaign and engage fans.

Perceptant 101 sprang into action to develop a website and interactive Facebook application that would drive new ‘likes’ and engagement on the Kick Energy Facebook page.

Fans who ‘like’ the page can get involved in the Avengers Alliance Facebook game and enter the competition, with one lucky winner receiving an Ultimate Superhero Experience weekend worth £1,000.

There are 20 Marvel Gaming Packs to be won, each including 5 Marvel console games, 5 Marvel Superhero comics and 3 Marvel DVDs. And to make the experience engaging for all, everyone who enters the competition receives an exclusive kick-start power-up code for the Facebook Avengers Alliance game.

Thousands of fans have engaged with the page – and with the competition still running, many more are certain to join in.




Links
Kick Energy web page: http://kickenergy.co.uk/theavengers/
Kick Energy Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KickEnergy/app_199580076812465
Perceptant 101: http://www.perceptant101.com

Drupal Website Boosts UK Software Company

Identity Management & Cyber Security software specialist Intercede Plc needed a new corporate website to promote its solutions and services across North America, the UK, Europe and Asia. Following a length selection process, Intercede put the project in the expert hands of Perceptant 101, an award winning website design and web development business based between Sheffield and Chesterfield in the UK.

After gathering business requirements from key directors and experts across the business, Perceptant 101 wireframed the site and provided three different mock-ups for approval. The selected design was then refined and presented to the Intercede board.

Perceptant 101 developed the new site in the Drupal content management system and hosted it on a dedicated server in the US.

Intercede’s new 120-page website is a hit with Intercede and its customers, who have praised its wealth of easy-to-access content including case studies, press releases and brochures.

The site positions Intercede as the world’s number one provider of identity management systems, promoting its key areas of operation across North America, the UK, Europe and Asia. And in its first two months of operation, it has generated over 300% more visits than its predecessor.

Links:
Intercede: http://www.intercede.com

Perceptant 101: http://www.perceptant101.com

About Perceptant101
From humble beginnings in London, Perceptant 101 is now one of the UK’s fastest growing providers of Website Design, Web Development and SEO services.

Headquartered in between Sheffield and Chesterfield, close to the Peak District, the company houses many of the UK’s leading Website Designers and Web Developers. Over the last 12 months alone, the company has won numerous awards for its work with Drupal, PHP, WordPress, Joomla, Magento and more.

To contact Perceptant101, please call +44 (0)1246 267990 or visit their website http://www.perceptant101.com

Game, set and match for PHPFox powered social network

Max Hastings, Head of Junior Tennis at the world famous Queens Club in London, wanted to provide the tennis community with their own social networking platform – one that would include all the functionality of Facebook to connect players and fans.

Max had tried numerous companies which promised to deliver the site, but each of these had ground to a halt and failed to complete the project. He asked Perceptant 101, the award winning website designers and web developers, based in Sheffield, to build a site that would include everything for an interactive tennis community, from breaking news, player Twitter feeds and video to tournament updates, live scores and training tips.

Perceptant 101 used the PHPFox social network platform to develop the Social Tennis Networking site, creating a unique theme for the community that fitted well with the client’s branding. It integrated news feeds from the ATP World Tour news site, as well as live scores for all the ATP World Tour tournaments and Twitter updates from players. Google Maps API was also integrated into the site, so members can search a world map to find other tennis fans and players, and arrange to meet up and play a match.

Perceptant 101 delivered the live site within three weeks of being contacted by Max, and it’s now working on more enhancements and marketing for the site.

Social Tennis Networking has already attracted a community of members from across the world, as well as drawing interest from retailers wanting to advertise on the network.

Links:

Social Tennis Networking: http://www.socialtennisnetworking.com/
Perceptant 101: http://www.perceptant101.com

About Perceptant101


From humble beginnings in London, Perceptant 101 is now one of the UK’s fastest growing providers of Website Design, Web Development and SEO services.
Headquartered in between Sheffield and Chesterfield, close to the Peak District, the company houses many of the UK’s leading Website Designers and Web Developers. Over the last 12 months alone, the company has won numerous awards for its work with Drupal, PHP, WordPress, Joomla, Magento and more.


To contact Perceptant101, please call +44 (0)1246 267990 or visit their website http://www.perceptant101.com

Model behaviour from rebuilt WordPress website

Model Ruth Crilly’s well-known website A Model Recommends is a popular place for fashion and beauty tips. But when the WordPress site was hacked it displayed far from model behaviour and started redirecting people to virus-ridden websites. Ruth called in Perceptant 101 to rebuild it.

A thorough investigation of the site determined how much damage the hacker had done and what content could be saved. Perceptant 101 then moved the hosting of the site to its own dedicated servers and hardened the server configuration so it would be more resilient to hacking attempts. A robust backup system was also established, to make sure content couldn’t be lost in the future.

Perceptant 101 then reinstalled the WordPress content management system and upgraded it to the latest version. A thorough cleansing removed all malicious code from the content files before the freshly scrubbed WordPress theme was reinstalled and all the archive content imported.

Restored to its former beauty, the rebuilt website is now functioning with a grace worthy of the catwalk. And beneath its stylish exterior it’s also a model of resilience against future attacks.

Links:

A Model Recommends: http://www.amodelrecommends.com

Perceptant101: http://www.perceptant101.com

Rotherham Musical Theatre Unveils New Website

Wickersley Musical Theatre Company (WMTC), a premiere theatre and production company based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire has just taken delivery of a new website.

Designed and developed by Perceptant101, the site took 2 months from concept to delivery.

One of the things WMTC stipulated was that the finished site must allow them to update the content and images, without having to rely on the original developers.

Therefore, the site was designed and developed around WordPress, a leading content management system and WMTC now have the ability to add & remove pages, images, and content themselves.

The site went live during October 2011 and already showcases their upcoming production of Annie Get Your Gun, which runs from 28/2/12 to 3/3/2012 at The Civic Theatre Rotherham.

Sheffield Landscaper Goes Green

Aspire Landscaping, a Sheffield based domestic and commercial landscaping company, recently commissioned Perceptant101 to design and develop a new website for them.

Built from scratch, without templates, the site took six weeks to graphically design, develop using javascript + html, + css + php and optimise for the web & Google rankings.

Aspire Landscaping’s new site can be found here: http://www.aspirelandscaping.co.uk/