Cicada Shortlisted in the Ackrill Business Awards
The Cicada team is celebrating this week after being shortlisted for the Best Small Company award in the Ackrill Business Awards. Ourteam will be attending the awards ceremony which takes place at Harrogate International Centre on Thursday 15 March. Congratulationsalso to our clients SoVibrant who are shortlisted…
Sherlock! Crack Cicada’s 25 Quirky Facts!
This year Cicada celebrates its 25th anniversary and our youngest and newest recruit Annabel Hutchison turns 25 this year! A quarter of a century is something to celebrate. And throughout the year we’ll be delivering you 25 quirky facts about the members of our team. If you know…
Yorkshire is ‘Capital of the World'
As Wikipedia famously blacked out in protest against proposed new privacy laws, the Cicada team picked up a fortuitous tweet. RT @Welcome2Yorks In case you wanted to search Wikipedia today for ‘Capital of the World’, the answer is Yorkshire #factswithoutwikipedia Judging by…
Love Veg, Hate Waste?
Cicada Client launches free vegbox recipe app! Apps are an increasingly important tool in an organisation’s marketing and communications delivery, and Cicada’s client Riverford Organic has come up with a rather nifty one. Rather than having to plan in advance and write shopping lists or dig out…
Di Spy February 2012
I arrived back at my desk the first week of January much refreshed from a welcome Christmas break. Our team seemed invigorated too, ready to face the stream of new business enquiries that flooded in. Within two weeks it was down to the Big Smoke for the Maggie…
New Business Win
Following Cicada’s thriving end to 2011, we’ve had an equally successful start to 2012 with another new client. This month we begin working with Harrogate-basedexhibition and conference specialistJoe Manby. Cicada has been given the task of raising the profile of Joe Manby across the UK. All media…
Who’s Got a Bargepole?
One of Peter Kay’s classic lines is his incredulity at the saying, ‘you wouldn’t trust him with a bargepole’ … Who’s got a bargepole?? Well, if we did we’d be barging our way through modern life. The final week of January saw interesting survey results with the…
Green by nature
This year we’ve treated ourselves to a late Christmas present and Cicada is now the proud owner of a Honda Jazz hybrid. Using the latest technology the car uses both petrol and a battery to keep it running, meaning its better for the environment and fuel efficient. …
Happy New Year
You don’t have to believe in making New Year resolutions to use this time to reflect on who you are and where you are going in business. Life can often lead to compromise. In the day-in day-out routine, what if you have a Jerry Maguire moment?…
Di’s Predictions: Knowledge is Strength
It’s that time of year when the newspapers review what’s going on and predict what’s to come. Brace yourself. It’s hard not to put on some sort of psychological armour when you look at the headlines. ‘Repossession rates to rocket in 2012’ ‘Global economic outlook…
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