Alex Bremer, Creative Director
Alex came specifically to Digital Marketing in early 1998 at a time when the only "web design" companies were to be found within established Advertising Agencies; web design as such was still a barely understood concept - especially on a corporate level.
What seemed like a good wheeze (and a convenient and quick way to propagate pictures taken on his spangley new digital camera amongst his Internationally-dispersed family) quickly developed into a viable business proposition; "If these website thingies are so useful surely companies will want one of their own..?" From this innocent proposition has grown a web and print graphic design consultancy of global repute - a business of which he is justly proud.
Alex’s experience prior to 1998 is as rich and varied as any young man could wish for. Leaving Brighton College in 1983 he went straight into the Advertising Industry (working as a photographer's assistant for the high profile still-life and fashion photographers working out of the famous Chalk Farm Studios) as well as undertaking numerous graphic design contracts. The early 80's offered an extraordinary wealth of work and experience to any energetic "multi-tasker", and Alex enjoyed contracts in television, theatre and film in London and then Hollywood before returning to London in 1997 to work in Soho's promo industry.
Alex's most passionate interests include Motor Racing (Alex raced for a short time in 1986 and 1987), Boxing (which he is delighted never to have participated in), Music (Alex is hysterically tone-deaf - but loves attending live gigs), Movies, Manchester United (and no, he's not from Manchester), Skiing (he is acutely embarrassed that his dear brother Jack is so obsessed with the wretched nonsense that is Snowboarding), his cats, two beautiful sons & wife, Miriam.
Find Alex on twitter - @alexbremer
... at home - www.alexbremer.com
... and on LinkedIn - uk.linkedin.com/in/alexbremer/
Alex's musings:
Time marches on… and memories of the Covid 19 lockdowns - and the extraordinary impact they had on our personal and professional lives - seem somehow to fade and dim, as though the experience so many of us share is simply too traumatic to accommodate.
One significant development in this brave new cyber-secure world is the level of governance and compliance that those of us who handle client data must adhere to.
We have nothing against WordPress as a means of building and managing web content; it’s a perfectly wonderful blogging tool and we understand why so many web admins like it. The problem is mainly its community support - or lack of it - and the fact that as a platform it’s become a victim of its own success.
In today's digital landscape, where inbox overload is the norm and consumers demand personalisation, segmenting your email newsletter has emerged as a strategic imperative for businesses of all sizes. By dividing your subscriber base into distinct segments based on demographics, behaviour, preferences, and more, you unlock a treasure trove of opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of your email marketing efforts.
As you may already know, Drupal 7 will be deemed “end of life” on 28 November 2022. But what does this actually mean? For those of you who are wondering, it simply means that the Drupal team will no longer release any security updates for core and contributed modules.
ICO has been sending out letters with the concerning headline “Unpaid data protection fee. Due by 17 December”. It is not uncommon for people to discard letters like that thinking they are spam. If you didn’t ignore the letter, feel free to ignore this email, otherwise we recommend to keep reading.
It’s 6 months now since we were all told to stay home, wash our hands and don’t look strangers in the eye! 6 months of working from home - battling invasions by 4 year olds during video conference calls with patient & understanding staff & clients, cats walking across the keyboard and having to listen to the family enjoy the wonderful weather while I plug away in my study. But most of all 6 months since I saw our staff… & I miss them!
A momentous moment this week as we finally retired a brilliantly clever but creaking Reverse Proxy that has outlived both its life expectancy and original brief…
Tonight (29th April 2020) is a really terrific opportunity to take part in a Pub Quiz with a difference; comedian Alan Carr - patron of the Neuroblastoma UK charity we support here at 3B - is hosting quizmaster for the “Big Pub Quiz” at 8pm.
“Working from home” is suddenly a buzzword - mainly of course because of concerns over Coronavirus COVID-19 and the means by which we might all best limit the speed of transmission.