Gary Ennis

Award-winning NSDesign is celebrating 10 years in business with ambitious plans to see the company expand further over the next decade. Managing Director Gary Ennis believes that surviving the original dot.com bust has stood him in good stead for facing the challenges of the year ahead. Speaking at the company’s 10th birthday celebrations Gary paid tribute to the team at NSDesign and told why he believes the firm would continue with its success despite the current recession. He said: “For a small company like NSDesign, reaching a decade in business is a real milestone. I have no doubts whatsoever that our success is down to the dedication of the whole team involved in the business. “When we started up back in 1999 the dot.com bubble was bursting and many companies didn’t survive. I think the reason we did is down to the quality of the service we provide. I think that in t... (more)

New Pilot Strategy for Social Media at Glasgow Airport

GLASGOW’s airport has become the first in Scotland to launch its own Twitter account. The new initiative is aimed at connecting better with passengers and keeping them up to date with traveller information. Social Networking expert NSDesign has been tasked with helping to deliver the project. Glasgow Airport began ‘tweeting’ in December last year and already has almost 600 'followers'. Initially used as a way of issuing operational updates to passengers during the recent cold snap, the aim now is to broaden its use by increasing the level of interaction with followers and using the... (more)

NSDesign Creates Bespoke Social Networking Business Site

Social networking expert NSDesign has launched a bespoke business social networking platform for the International Business Technology and Innovation Exchange (IBTIX) - www.ibtix.com The £25,000 contract is one of the largest NSDesign has secured to date and is another significant addition to the company’s growing portfolio. The network will allow innovative businesses to showcase their products and services and connect with new customers using state of the art business social networking tools. Managing Director of NSDesign, Gary Ennis, said: “We are delighted to have been workin... (more)

Susan Boyle and Cybersquatting

Susan Boyle is currently enjoying unexpected Global success following her recent appearance on “Britains Got Talent”, with the subsequent media hype help making her into a household name, but NOT on the internet.  Why? – because all of the susanboyle internet domains names were snapped up by cybersquatters, the moment they realised the value in her name (with the exception of the .com – which was already owned by a artist in Texas – I wonder if her spam has increased?). Many of the sites which were registered in the days following her appearance on the show are branded “fan site... (more)

A Beginner’s Guide to Twitter for Business

We’ve been running some great Social Media Workshops lately, introducing the business benefits of the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube and Twitter.  Of them all, it’s Twitter that most companies want to discuss, with many businesses unaware of the true power of Twitter, thinking it’s just a hyped-up instant messenger type utility which generates a lot of “noise”. And to be honest – they’re right – Twitter is full of useless noise – much of it fun and amusing noise, but noise nonetheless, and certainly not the most obvious resource for “proper” business use.  But with a littl... (more)