When I started in web development, everything was hard-coded—Content Management Systems (CMSs) didn’t exist. The ease of quick content updates that editors enjoy today was something we could only dream of back then. Ironically, this made things simpler. Then came the era of the CMS, which promised to make things easier but, in reality, offered some fairly horrendous options to work with.
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When approaching the design and build of websites and digital products within the corporate B2B world, investing in a solid UX strategy is often marginalised, viewed as a “nice-to-have” that time and budget may not allow. While UX should lead every project, deeper research and audits often get squeezed into early discovery phases – offering guidance but limited by tight timelines, budget constraints, and an underappreciation of UX benefits.
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Umbraco 8 will reach its end-of-life (EOL) on February 24, 2025, signalling the end of official updates and support for version 8. This should come as no surprise! As with any well-managed product and software EOL programme, the deadline has been public for some time – we all knew it was coming but now the clock is ticking and decisions need to be made.
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Discover the individuals behind SampsonMay and their experiences through our ‘Meet the Team’ series. Mathilde Evens is our Digital Designer who has been with us for a little over 7 months and has quickly integrated into the creative team. She is also a brilliant illustrator, a talent we look forward to sharing more of in the future.
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Discover the individuals behind SampsonMay and their experiences through our ‘Meet the Team’ series. Raymond Agbeyo is a Digital Project Manager who uses his chilled-out demeanour to keep everything in check on our various digital projects.
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Discover the individuals behind SampsonMay and their experiences through our ‘Meet the Team’ series. Katie Smith is our superstar Senior Account Director who manages key client relationships, develops new opportunities and continues to evolve our agency offer across brand and comms.
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A lot of people don’t realise that their websites leave a carbon footprint and can use significant amounts of fossil fuel-derived energy. Whilst digital communications are far from a ‘new’ concept, for many there has been an increasing shift from print to digital channels, in large part, to address finite resource depletion – less paper, fewer trees felled. But the result of that digital shift has, in some ways, simply kicked the can down the road.
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The value of making corporate purpose central to an organisation's outlook and performance has been highlighted by the Covid-19 crisis, it converges with long term shifts in investor reporting standards, employee expectations, ESG and societal expectations of brands, corporations and institutions.
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