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7 Insightful Talks from Create Leicester

We round up our key takeaways from an impressive line up of speakers at the first one day event by Create Leicester.

Insights from Leicester Digital Live 2019

Neil and Ellis review Leicester Digital Live 2019 and pick out their key insights of the day from SEMrush, Microsoft, Sky AdSmart and HubSpot.

Team RKH go on a Wildgoose Chase for CRASH

Last week we sent Ian, Katie, Annabelle, Will and Ali down to London to represent team RKH for the CRASH Wildgoose Chase. CRASH is the construction industry’s charity, and it provides practical support to help homelessness and hospice charities with construction related projects.

5 Steps to (Re-)Define Your Social Media Metrics

We’ve all had that conversation. The one about the value of social media. On quantifying success. Defining metrics and measuring ROI. It’s one that’s played out time and time again, in companies both big and small, client-side and within agencies.

Team RKH reach Paris and raise £1,056 for LOROS

We made it to Paris, and then carried on for another 79.5 miles! In total we ran and cycled 409.51 miles, and raised £1,056.00 for LOROS.

RKH Leicester to Paris Static Duathlon in aid of LOROS

As part of our fundraising efforts for our Charity of The Year, LOROS, we’ve challenged the whole office to help us run and cycle our way to Paris.

Annabelle gets promoted to PR Account Director

We’re pleased to bring you the exciting news that Annabelle has been promoted to PR Account Director.

RKH Deliver Easter Eggs To All At LOROS

With Easter bank holiday weekend on the horizon we wanted to do something a little special for LOROS, our charity of the year. So the whole RKH team set out to clear the chocolate egg aisles of local supermarkets and help patients and nurses get into the Easter spirit.

We’re excited to announce LOROS as our charity of the year

This year, the team will be coming together to support our local hospice, LOROS. The charity operates across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and every year provides much needed and important care for over 2,500 terminally ill people, along with their family and carers.

The benefits of SEO and why you still need to be investing in it

WHAT IS SEO?

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a complex process that encapsulates an ever expanding range of skills and techniques. Increasingly, it also has deeper crossovers into web development, content marketing, user experience and other marketing channels.

Can Twitter really save your life?

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. Can a social media platform where people blurt out their random thoughts in a limited amount of characters really be a tool for saving people’s lives?

RKH provides shelter for 50 homeless people this Christmas

Christmas is a time to spend with family, friends and loved ones but unfortunately not everyone gets the opportunity to.

RKH produce BID Leicester’s ‘Christmas in Leicester’ TV advert

We recently were sent a brief by BID Leicester to create a TV commercial to help raise the profile of the city during the festive season. With a very tight schedule, we immediately conjured up some big ideas and got cracking!

Toy camera photography with the La Sardina

One of the wonderful things about film is that it is incredibly unpredictable. It won’t always turn out the way you expected it to.

During my years studying photography, I discovered the wonders of developing film and how different household products could affect the film and create different patterns and colours. However, now I work in User Research, it has been years since I last touched a camera. I wanted to go back and rediscover what I loved about film photography, and a recent weekend in Budapest seemed like the perfect excuse.

The demanding pigeon, writer's block and useless websites

As soon as the blog pigeon alighted on my desk it quickly became clear that I was in trouble. The feathered visitation heralded the beginning of my RKH blog entry. My mind was blank and I had no idea what to write about. The pigeon demands blog post satisfaction and I am bereft of any such material.