Capturing the Royal Parks.

Deckchairs, Deer and Digital SLRs.

We're very proud to announce we've won the bid to provide photographic services to the Royal Parks, as part of their new marketing services framework agreement.

We were selected from hundreds of applicants, and beat some very strong competition to be a part of the final chosen line-up of just 32 companies. The decision was taken by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and made official on the 24 August 2009.

As part of the bid process, we created a unique one-off portfolio document showcasing our photography work. To demonstrate that we've got what it takes to be part of the Royal Parks marketing team, we designed the portfolio to fit within Royal Parks design guidelines - creating huge impact and showing commitment to the bid. Bespoke copywriting introduced each section, explaining the relevance of the work to the Royal Parks and communicating how we work with our clients. We had the portfolio digitally printed and finished to a presentation standard.

We won it and, needless to say, we're seriously chuffed. The Royal Parks is an incredibly exciting and inspiring organisation to be involved in, and we can't wait to start capturing those magic shots that will help promote these amazing, beautiful public spaces.

The online shopping revolution.

Bucking the trend in the global downturn.

The majority of retailers have seen growth online. M&S reports a 29% increase in its third quarter, Play.com are beating the credit crunch with a 24% increase in sales during the Christmas period and Sainsbury's have an increase of 27% in online sales.

Take that, doom and gloom! Even better, selling online creates the opportunity for SMEs to compete successfully with the big boys. Internet shopping cuts all the related logistic, distribution and service overheads. Consumers are searching online before they buy and small businesses can now win new customers outside their traditional markets.

Marketplace can design and implement the right ecommerce solution for your business to ensure that you get the opportunity to reap some of that growth. And if you are a smaller business and feel that eBay is your only option because of cost – think again.

We can work wonders for your business! You can see what we did for one of our clients, Sunita Hern. We designed and built a highly effective, simple to maintain, affordable ecommerce website. Neat, huh?

How to win a million pound bid.

When is a tender not just a tender?

When it's a sales and marketing opportunity. We know the score. Acres of word documents and spreadsheets. Ring-binders. Copies in triplicate. And no chance to make an impression or stand out from your competitors. Until now, that is. It's all in the presentation.

If any of your business is won through high value tenders and pitches, we have a proven successful solution. Our creative approach will help you truly sell your business in. We can create the opportunity to demonstrate the added value you can bring – even within the restrictive guidelines set by procurement. Our solutions bring sales and marketing together beautifully, and will win you work. Now that's return on investment.