It started out as a pipe dream… a not-for-profit Magento conference that appealed to Magento developers, and not just the sales and marketing people. An opportunity to connect, contribute, and collaborate with our community. A chance for Magento agencies to […]
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Referral marketing: 7 tactics for success
Referral marketing is an incredibly effective form of marketing for increasing sales and conversions. Referral marketing is about purchasing products based on someone else’s opinion or influence. It’s a powerful marketing channel because people trust the opinions of other people […]
7 tips to grow your email list organically
Are you looking for some quick-win tactics for building your email database and acquiring subscribers, to send regular marketing content, news and product offers to? We’ve outlined 7 great tips to grow your email list organically, including examples from top […]
Space 48 announced as event partners of eCommerce Show North
#eCSN17 eCommerce Show North is the biggest ever gathering of ecommerce companies, vendors and suppliers outside of London, and it’s happening in Manchester 11th-12th October! Spanning over 2 days, the event offers retailers a chance to explore the services and […]
Key highlights from eCommerce Live UK 2017
#eCommerceLiveUK eCommerce Live UK offers a day of talks and panel discussion sessions exploring the secrets to ecommerce success. Organised by cloud hosting provider UKFast, the event brought together a host of industry leading experts last week in Manchester and […]
Key takeaways from our personalisation webinar with Nosto
As an ecommerce consultancy, at Space 48, we’re always looking to improve our customers’ ecommerce offering and performance. Part of this is helping them to deliver successful personalised experiences. From offering guidance around personalisation and working with one of our […]
5 key takeaways from UKFast’s webinar on Black Friday trends
November 24th might sound a long way off, but ecommerce businesses will already be working on their Black Friday strategies. The Black Friday weekend is a snowballing seasonal engagement opportunity for retailers.
Don’t miss the #EcommerceClinic on personalisation with special guest, Nosto!
Just two weeks left to go until our free 30-minute webinar and live Q&A on ‘Nurturing Customers with Personalisation’ – 12pm BST, Thursday 31st August. The webinar will offer advice on how to effectively execute your personalisation strategy for ecommerce […]
Join our #EcommerceClinic webinar on personalisation – 12pm BST, 31st August
Nurturing customers with personalisation – live Q&A with Nosto Want to increase conversions and customer retention? Don’t miss the chance to join us on Thursday 31st August for our free 30-minute webinar and live Q&A on personalisation, relevancy and recommendations. […]
Key highlights from MagentoLive UK 2017
#MLUK17 In the midst of Mage Titans Italy and Mage Titans Spain, a number of the team attended MagentoLive UK in London, 27-28th June. With over 900 attendees this was Magento’s biggest MagentoLive event to date and provided the perfect […]
Space 48 head office is moving to Manchester
You may have already heard the exciting news, but just in case you haven’t… Space 48’s head office is moving to Manchester city centre – a buzzing hive of digital in the North!
Digital Underground Guide to MagentoLive UK 2017
MagentoLive UK is the largest Magento event in Europe, happening in London later this month (27th-28th June 2017). The event offers an exciting opportunity for retailers to connect with ecommerce experts, including merchants, system integrators, technology partners and specialist development […]
Tony Brown announced to speak at MagentoLive UK
MagentoLive UK is the largest Magento event in Europe, happening in London on the 27th-28th June 2017. The event offers an exciting opportunity to connect with ecommerce experts, including merchants, development agencies, system integrators and technology partners.
Join us for #TalkMagento webinar – 12pm BST, 25th May
Free webinar for retailers considering replatforming to Magento 2
Discussing the Fundamentals of Effective UX Design
As Space 48 Creative Director, Anna Green is responsible for the design and UX (user experience) of our award-winning ecommerce websites. She communicates with customers, project managers and developers to deliver website designs with the user’s best interest at their […]
Key insights from Magento Imagine 2017
In an industry as fast-paced as ours, ecommerce platforms and technologies are ever-evolving to improve functionality and user experience. At Space 48 we value training and events to ensure our people are at the cutting edge of these changes, such […]
Jon Woodall announced to speak at Meet Magento NL
Meet Magento is an organization which supports Magento users worldwide. Meet Magento events are open to all companies using Magento commerce or considering using the platform. They offer retailers the perfect opportunity to connect with Magento merchants, developers and agencies, […]
May #TalkMagento webinar – what to consider when replatforming to Magento 2
12pm BST, Thursday 25th May We recently asked our readers what Magento 2 topic they would be interested in discussing during our #TalkMagento webinar. Based on our poll, the overall consensus for May’s webinar topic was ‘What to consider when […]
Magento 2 performance training with Vinai Kopp
At Space 48, we believe in continuous improvement every day. Although contentment is a nice state to be in, you can’t afford to stand still in ecommerce. We think it’s important to stay above the curve and be the first […]
Meet our website development leads
When planning large-scale projects for your ecommerce business, such as replatforming or migrating your ecommerce website and selecting a suitable platform, choosing the right developers to work with is crucial. Here we give you an exclusive chance to hear from […]
Magento Imagine 2017 preview: mini guide to Magento’s key ecommerce event
The big event is fast approaching! It’s less than 2 weeks until Magento Imagine – even less time if you’re attending MageHackathon or #PreImagine – and we hope you’re as excited about it as we are! We’ve put together this […]
Tony Brown appointed as a Magento Master
With such a strong and assiduous community like no other, Magento certainly has a lot to thank its community members for. There really is a true sense of unification, members actively engage with others to share ideas, insights and feedback, […]
Find your ecommerce hero
If you’re in and around the Magento space, you may be familiar with Kalen Jordan and Eric Hileman. Kalen is the co-host of Magento podcast, MageTalk and Eric is the co-founder of Magento hosting provider, MageMojo. The perfect duo to […]
2016 DEA winner
Last week we were honoured to attend the Digital Entrepreneur Awards at the Principal Hotel, Manchester. The DEA’s are the longest-standing national tech awards in the UK, showcasing the very best of online entrepreneurialism. Over the years, we have won […]
Mage Titans 2016 – a retrospective
Space 48 founder and Managing Director, Jon Woodall has always been interested in collaborative learning amongst the Magento community. After attending and sending the team to several conferences across the UK, he identified an opportunity to fill a void he […]
The Space48ers invade #MageTitansMCR
If you’re a Magento developer, there is no better place to learn than Mage Titans; a conference designed and curated by Magento developers for Magento developers. We first created this conference to fill what we felt was a void in […]
eCommerce Awards 2016 winner
September was certainly a bumper month for Space 48 in terms of awards. We were extremely proud to win ‘E-Commerce Agency of the Year – Large’ at the Northern E-Commerce Awards, and to also be shortlisted in the ‘Beauty, Health […]
Northern E-Commerce 2016 award winners
‘E-Commerce Agency of the Year – Large’ – winner! WOW, what an achievement, we’re still getting used to it ourselves. Last Wednesday night, we scooped ‘E-Commerce Agency of the Year – Large’ at the Northern E-Commerce Awards!
Mage Titans USA 2016
Our involvement Mage Titans launched in Manchester in 2014, since then our community conference has continued to develop and grow in reputation and attendance.
Tough Mudder 2016
As a team, we’ve taken part in Tough Mudder since 2013 and each year we’ve somehow managed to convince and gain new recruits. This year was no exception.
PLATFORM ExO
Thriving in uncertainty PLATFORM ExO is coming to Manchester on the 19th September, and is the first event of its kind. The event is the brainchild of our MD, Jon Woodall and leadership and performance coach, Martin Murphy.
New to AdWords: expanded text ads
Google is evolving text ads for mobile-first consumers.
Space Camp 48
Last Saturday we spent the weekend in North Wales for our charity family festival, Space Camp 48. You would think that a web development company organising a festival was just a pipe dream, but Jon and the team were determined […]
Google search on mobile – what’s new?
Every year there are trillions of searches happening on Google.com and over half of those searches happen on mobile.
Big Chip 2016 award winners!
Last night was an amazing night at the Big Chip awards, celebrating digital excellence in the North. A great night that was made even better by the fact we were able to bring two awards into the office this morning!
Big Chip awards 2016
We’ve been shortlisted!
Google Merchant Center requirements
New GTIN requirements Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) are unique product identifiers that define the product you are selling in the global marketplace. In 2015, Google required GTINs for products from a list of 50 brands. Moving forward, the requirements […]
Charlotte Tilbury are shortlisted for Magento’s Imagine Excellence award 2016!
Celebrating commerce innovation Magento’s 2016 Imagine Excellence Award finalists have just been announced! The awards recognise exceptional creativity, innovation and success that merchants across the global Magento community are driving across channels.
A community project with Homestart
Space 48 lend a helping hand A charity not only close in location but also close to our hearts; we wanted to help support Homestart Warrington and the great work that they do within our community. Homestart offers friendship and […]
Apprentice open day at UKFast
Joining forces in a bid to help Yesterday, we had the pleasure of attending #ApprenticeOpenDay in the wake of the current ‘Bright Futures’ situation. Just last week, Media City based company Bright Futures went into liquidation, leaving a large number […]