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Welcome to Martin Sylvester! News

Welcome to Martin Sylvester!

By Mat O'Connor < 1 Min Read

Actuate Digital have appointed Martin Sylvester who has previously worked with Reckless and Sutton Silver as their new commercial director. Martin has been working in the North West digital sector for over a decade helping website owners grow their online…

Can Page Load Speed Help Your eCommerce Website? Insights

Can Page Load Speed Help Your eCommerce Website?

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

If the question is “can page load speed help your eCommerce website?” then the answer is “yes, absolutely.” Consider this – if you are looking to buy a product would you want to wait around on a website that is…

Using Pokemon Go in a Local Marketing Campaign Insights

Using Pokemon Go in a Local Marketing Campaign

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

How to Make the Most of the Hottest Craze in Gaming Pokemon Go is the biggest gaming craze of the year. This augmented reality game is played on a smartphone and involves walking around your environment to capture Pokemon, which are…

5 Tips for Selling Crafts Online Insights

5 Tips for Selling Crafts Online

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

How to get more selling your crafts online Good news for creative artists and crafters out there – the internet makes it easier than ever to sell your products. Whether you are passionate about beading, felting, making jewellery, knitting, woodwork…

Congratulations Mat! News

Congratulations Mat!

By Steven Campbell < 1 Min Read

Following the success of Actuate Digital over the past 12 months our founder and director Mat O’Connor decided he wanted to give something back to the community and set himself a challenge at the same time. So he decided he…

Smart Tips for Successful Ecommerce Ecommerce

Smart Tips for Successful Ecommerce

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

Get more from your online store Ecommerce changes quickly and it’s important to stay up to date so that you can be aware of the trends that will have an effect on sales. Here are some smart tips that will help…

Major Myths About Magento - eCommerce insights from Actuate Digital Insights

Major Myths About Magento

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

Magento is one of the most popular eCommerce software applications, thanks to its wide range of excellent features. However, there is a lot of false information out there about Magento and how it works. There are quite a few myths that have…

Five Reasons Why Magento 2 is Better Than Magento - eCommerce insights from Actuate Digital Insights

Five Reasons Why Magento 2 is Better Than Magento

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

5 Reasons Why Magento 2 is Better Than Magento After the official release of Magento 2, you might be wondering if this software is significantly better than Magento and if it is worth the upgrade. The truth is that Magento…

Magento 2 is here! - eCommerce insights from Actuate Digital Insights

Magento 2 is here!

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

If you are looking to upgrade or use our service for Magento 2 support please click here. The Magento community has been awaiting the arrival of Magento 2 for the past 5 years. During this time lots of different platforms…

How to get your website visitors to convert – the basics - eCommerce insights from Actuate Digital Insights

How to get your website visitors to convert – the basics

By Mat O'Connor 2 Min Read

It’s the age-old question isn’t it? “How do I get people to my site and how do I get them to buy?” Well, it’s no good just having online special offers anymore, retailers must transcend into the mind of a…