Author Archives: Liam Dempsey

Lauren Pittenger speaking at WordCamp Philly 2015

WordCamp Philly 2015: Giving Back to the Community

17 Jun 2015 by Liam Dempsey

We are delighted to report that, by all accounts, WordCamp Philly 2015 was a resounding success. The attendees, speakers, volunteers and sponsors all shared wonderful feedback about the quality, professionalism and friendly atmosphere of Philadelphia’s leading yearly WordPress conference. Continue reading »

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Our newsletter open rates topped 51%!

Celebrating One Year of Our Digital Newsletter

3 Feb 2015 by Liam Dempsey

When we first set out to create and publish a newsletter for LBDesign, we knew it would be a challenge. The stories of failed small business newsletters are aplenty. Yet, we also appreciate that a great number of businesses use newsletters as part of their marketing plan. We tasked ourselves with creating a newsletter service that would be easy for us to manage, fun to produce and that delivered significant returns on investment. As we celebrate the one year anniversary of our newsletter, we are delighted to report that we succeeded on every account. Continue reading »

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Liam Dempsey at the Philly burbs WordPress Meetup

Contributing to the WordPress Community

23 Jan 2015 by Liam Dempsey

As a communications design consultancy, we are big fans of WordPress. We use it every day, making new websites for our clients and maintaining client sites that we’ve built and even some that we have not. While we appreciate the quality of WordPress as a content management system, it is the community around the software that most endears us to WordPress. Continue reading »

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Mailchimp

Our Email Marketing Case Study

6 Nov 2014 by Liam Dempsey

In October 2014, Liam Dempsey was invited to join one of the hosts of the Chester County Marketing Group in an episode of their weekly OnAir shows. Carla Wilson and Jeff Tincher were interested in learning how LBDesign was able to generate open rates as high as 50% with our monthly newsletter. Continue reading »

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Lauren Pittenger

Hello, Hello; Goodbye, Good Luck!

15 Oct 2014 by Liam Dempsey

If life is a train journey, then this month at LBDesign feels like an “All change!” moment. We are delighted to welcome Lauren Pittenger to our little team. At the same time we’re sad to see our long time friend and colleague, Ngaire Ackerley, head off around the world. Continue reading »

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Hosting the Dradcast

2 Oct 2014 by Liam Dempsey

In case you missed it, we thought we’d let people know that Liam Dempsey recently hosted the Dradcast. The Dradcast is a WordPress-focused video podcast run by Brad Williams and Dre Armeda, leaders in the WordPress community. WordPress currently powers about 20% of the internet. Continue reading »

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WordCamp Philly 2014

Speaking at WordCamp Philly and WordCamp Bournemouth

29 May 2014 by Liam Dempsey

As many of our friends and clients know, we’re big fans of WordPress. We play an active role in the WordPress community. We co-organize both the Philly ‘burbs WordPress Meetup and the London WordPress Meetup. We’re now excited to announce that we’ll be speaking at both WordCamp Philly 2014 and at WordCamp Bournemouth UK 2014. Continue reading »

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photography published by ngaire ackerley

Shooting Here, Shooting There

13 May 2014 by Liam Dempsey

At LBDesign, we pride ourselves on our creativity and that we can bring that creativity to all sorts of projects. Whether we’re designing websites, creating new company logos, crafting annual reports or shoots videos, we bring a creative flare to our work. So you can imagine how excited we were that the photography of our own Ngaire Ackerley has been featured in a number of well known websites and magazines. Continue reading »

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Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity

LBDesign Sponsors PHD Spring Gala

11 Apr 2014 by Liam Dempsey

We’re pleased to announce that we’re sponsoring the Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity’s Spring Gala. We’re the Technology Sponsors for this important organization’s biggest annual fundraiser. Continue reading »

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Skulls of victims of the Rwandan genocide

Remembering Rwanda: 20 Years On

7 Apr 2014 by Liam Dempsey

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. On 07 April 1994, a vicious hunt and kill programme to destroy the Tutsi people of Rwanda begun. Continue reading »

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