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The company Christmas party went out with a bang as always! Look at all that sparkle ✨

The term green washing has been used a lot in light of fast fashion brands announcing new sustainable products and services.

But what does green washing even mean? and how can you spot it?

Are you an SEO novice? Don't worry! We've listed 3 SEO terms that you really need to know about and that can get you kick started with some SEO knowledge.

Wanna know more? Get in touch.

You've probably heard the term 'quiet quitting' come up recently.

But despite its name, it's not actually about quitting your job.

In fact, given the current state of the UK with the rising cost of living people are avoiding leaving their jobs. But this doesn't mean they're happy.

Employees have taken the latest viral trend very seriously, and are now 'quiet quitting', also known as 'acting your wage'. Essentially this means employees are no longer going above and beyond for their employers and instead are working no more than their 9-5 and refuse to take on extra responsibility.

However, there has been some backlash with employers saying you don't deserve a pay rise for doing the bare minimum.

What are your thoughts on quiet quitting?

When it comes to benchmarks, you need to think bigger than just what other blog websites are telling you to aim for. Learn the benefits of creating benchmarks with our latest blog.

Read here: https://bit.ly/3exfHP8

Although the Volley Willoughby’s and Netflex’s weren’t the overall winners, we had a fantastic day playing volleyball for 🏐

We payed a visit to at Buckingham Palace for a tour around their State Rooms and we couldn’t resist snapping a pick in front of this 👑

Some more AMAZING work from our Trading team 💫

Tube and prints ads for some of our amazing clients!

If you’re looking to up your physical media presence, then get in touch: [email protected]

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Happy Birthday Your Majesty! 👑

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It’s and we’ve been working with our clients to raise awareness on how we can do our bit to recycle. Below are a few top tips.

Check before you recycle 👀

Did you rejected recycle waste is up 84% in the past 10 years? Before chucking into the recycling, check what can actually be recycled.

Clean items such as foil to avoid the bin 🗑

There’s so much more you can recycle if it’s cleaned of food waste first. Check your local council website for tips on what can actually be recycled.

Reuse items where possible ♻️

Reusing items such as water bottles can help significantly reduce waste and pollution, reducing the need for raw materials.

We’re back!

Audio listening is up year on year. With new platforms emerging, we've gone from the battle of the social platforms to the battle of the audio platforms. We chat all things audio, from how to make your own podcast to the steady decline of Clubhouse. 

Link in our bio to listen now! 🎧

Check out our 3 top tips on making your copywriting unforgettable!

It’s Social Media update time! 📢

📊Instagram Adds New Engagement Insights for Reels and Instagram Live Broadcasts.

💼 LinkedIn enables businesses with new ads and event tools.

🛒 Instagram Introduces ‘Drops’ Product To Help Boost eCommerce.

🤔Pinterest shows new ways to match people’s interests with brands’ offerings.

🛍 Live shopping is the next eCommerce surprise from Facebook.

Source: Falcon.io

If you need help with your social media strategy, get in contact: [email protected] 📧

Happy Monday! What Monday mood are you today? 😏🤨😁

Introducing one of office creatives and Hullensian, Meg!

Name: Megan O’Brien

Position at Altair: Senior Social & Creative Executive

Fav Drink: Pornstar Martini

Guilty Pleasure: Eating a 20 box of chicken nuggets to myself

Inspired By: My mum, one of the hardest working women I’ve ever met

Greatest work achievement: Altair allowed me to present in front of 50 clients, which is the first time I’ve ever had an opportunity like that. This really built up my confidence and allowed me to develop my skills
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We sent some of our social team to attend Brand Camp and they’ve shared a few of their takeaways from the day 👇

🧠 Did you know it takes 0.5 seconds for the brain to engage with mobile ads and then trigger a reaction?

🤝 81% of consumers in a 2019 study revealed brand trust is a deal breaker when they consider a purchase

💡Establishing your identity through branding is key! You should focus on these four main pillars in order to create a strong and meaningful brand identity:

🤷‍♀️ EXISTENCE

Who are you and why should people care?

📣PURPOSE

What does your brand do and why?

🪞IDENTITY

What is the look and feel of your brand?

❤️ CONNECTION

You need to develop relationships with your customers in order to gain their trust

For further info on how we can help you develop your brand identity, get in touch: [email protected]

We're getting the band back together! 🤩

Great to see our team members reunited again, now restrcitions are easing! Take a look at our AMAZING social team out for dinner and drinks in the sunshine 🎉

Out of home advertising spend is forecasted to be the second fastest growing medium in 2021, as reported by the Drum 💥

As lockdown eases, there has been a 20.2% rise is ad spend in the OOH space!

Want to know how we can help with your OOH campaign? Get in touch: [email protected]

Ever wondered how Google Maps can help grow your business? 🗺

Social Media Today shares stats highlighting the importance of Google Maps Marketing

📱The app has 5 billion downloads!

👦🏼 Has 1 billion monthly users

🏆 The number one navigation app on all platforms

📊 82% of smartphone users use local search engines

👩🏽‍💻46% of all Google searches are linked to something local

📍Search for ‘Available near me’ grew globally by more than 100% from 2019 - 2020

🏢 50% of people who search Google maps visit a physical store within a day

💼 92% of search select businesses on first page of local search results

In summary, your local business is a 👻 without Google maps!

Is online the new way forward for arts and culture?

Our Paid Social Director, Dan Simms discusses how brands have moved their product online and the effect this has had on the industry.

Check out the article below 💫

https://www.altair-media.com/soapbox/

We’ve seen a huge affect on the B2B market this past year with almost a quarter of all businesses having to close or pause like trading due to the onset of coronavirus.

With this, we’ve seen huge shifts and adaptations. We’ve come up with the ultimate guide of recommendations for how your brand can dominate the B2B market

Check out our blog link in our bio 🔎
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Welcoming the newbie the only way we know how 🥂
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A Saturday pick me up, curtesy of the Altair group chat 🐶

You’re welcome 🤩
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In light of the announcement of our new TV offering across the agency as we welcome Phil Bowman to Altair 🤩 we wanted to share the top AV news you should know about!

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Super excited to officially launch our new TV offering across the agency as we welcome Phil Bowman to Altair 👏

An exciting development for the agency and we can’t wait to continue to make amazing campaigns with our clients 📺

Watch this space 👀

Check out the article below by Mediashotz ... discussing the launch 🎉

https://mediashotz.co.uk/altair-media-nabs-ex-publicis-tv-specialist-to-launch-new-tv-offer/

Altair Media nabs ex Publicis TV specialist to launch new TV offer | Award winning Independent digitally-led media agency, Altair has appointed Phil Bowman as AV Director to head up its new TV department. Bowman comes to

We think Mondays might be our lucky day 🎉

Altair has been named as one of the top 50 client rated digital agencies in the UK in The Drum's Digital Agency Census 2021🏆

Great work from all the team as we keep on making AMAZING 💫