Author: Jo Hailey
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Happy Birthday Westminster Abbey
Her Majesty the Queen Happy birthday Westminster Abbey! As you may have seen recently, Her Majesty the Queen attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey celebrating the 750th anniversary of its rebuilding by Henry III in 1245. The building was first formed by Benedictine monks in 960. Royal Peculiar Westminster is not your usual church but…
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A great offer from G Suite exclusively for Striking Places customers and contacts!
We are pleased to announce that as a Google Trusted Partner, we’re able to offer our contacts and clients a fantastic deal on G Suite, which is Google’s email, cloud storage and hosting platform for businesses. If you like Gmail for your personal accounts, or you’re looking for a seamless online business solution, then this…
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Striking Places sponsors Borrow My Garden
Successful female entrepreneurs set up new business Highly successful female entrepreneur, Claire Lee, the founder of Venue Queen and Jo Hailey of Striking Places team up to provide a listing service for people wanting to enjoy festival style and outdoor events. BORROW MY GARDEN is an idea sparked by a collaborative project where Claire and…
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Augmented reality and why your business needs to be prepared for it…
Buzz words are a wonderful thing, aren’t they? Some become commonplace phrases and sometimes we don’t really know what is actually meant by them – augmented reality, for instance. On the face of it, augmented just means making something ‘in greater size of value’ so you could be forgiven for thinking we’re talking about a…
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Product Listings, Followers and more! New updates to Google
It’s been a very exciting week for us Google Tour providers! Google has made some very awesome updates to Google My Business and associated services – and you really need to know about them! Announcement number one: Product posts now available on Google My Business This first one is a big boost for anyone looking…
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Top 5 places to explore with Google Street View Inside
The first Google Street View Inside features in 2007 were exclusively of sites in the USA. Places like the White House were showcased so that the world could get a glimpse of what it was like to see some of the most iconic places in real life. When it rolled out internationally in 2008, the…
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Christmas Professional Profile Pic Headshot!
From only £48.56 Book your place at eventbrite.co.uk Having a Christmas themed profile pic on your social media profiles (Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter & Instagram) is a great way to start conversations and increase your business reach whilst spreading a little joy during the season of goodwill. It’s especially useful for local businesses who gain customers…
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How to embed your new 360 tour into WordPress
[thirdblock][halfblock] This tutorial takes you through a few easy steps to add your new 360 tour iframe into your WordPress website. So you’ve just received the link to your lovely new tour from Striking Places. You’re now ready to put it into your website so your customers and potential customers can take a virtual wander…
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Matterport at Windy Nook Cottage
The Journey So Far All the way back in 2012, Jo ‘Smiley’ Hailey took a step into the latest technology world of Google Street View Inside. Her first ever 360 Tour was of the Rose & Crown in St Albans. She then qualified and became a certified a Google Trusted photographer, meaning she had access…
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KickOff@3 Walthamstow 2018
What is KickOff@3? ALREADY KNOW WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT? CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE PHOTOS KickOff@3 is a social and charitable initiative that began in 2017. KickOff@3 brings together diverse communities and spreads multiple charity awareness to young people while having fun. The 2017 events were so well received and organised that interest…