Tag: Insights
Proudly sponsoring the DjangoCon Conference and joining the global technology revolution.
How we use Django. Django is an open-source web framework that was invented to meet fast-moving newsroom deadlines while satisfying the tough requirements of experienced web developers. Ridiculously fast, reassuringly secure and incredibly versatile, at hedgehog lab we’ve used Django to help us deliver global tech products that range from a fitness app with over…
Celebrating 16 years and a new website unveiling at our annual summer party.
The hedgehog lab summer party. With a global team scattered from Boston to Bulgaria, the annual hedgehog lab summer party is an opportunity for all of us to congregate in Newcastle upon Tyne, the home of our headquarters, to share updates, celebrate our recent achievements and bond over a beer (or two). The day saw…
Axe-con 2023 and Accessibility Beyond Compliance
What is axe-con? On the 15th and 16th of March‚ Deque Systems hosted the world’s largest digital accessibility conference for the third year running. It’s a free conference that practises what they preach. You feel fully immersed in an accessible and inclusive space that allows you to maximise your learning experience. There are mostly 4…
How mobile apps can increase customer engagement in B2C markets
Customer engagement has grown in recent years to become a serious discipline in the B2C marketplace. Marketing budgets have increased to support engagement tools and activities that build brand loyalty while technical teams have focused on delivering a seamless user experience (UX). The aim is to make customers happy and keep them coming back for…
Insights from hedgehog lab’s Chief Operating Officer‚ Yousaf Khalid
The latest instalment of our Ask Me Anything (AMA) series features our Chief Operating Officer (COO)‚ Yousaf Khalid. The team really enjoyed this one and found out how he had scaled the career ladder to manage a high growth technology team and what advice Yousaf would give to others aspiring to get a role in…
Insights from hedgehog lab’s Head of Design‚ Ray Clarke
This month’s Ask Me Anything features our Head of Design‚ Ray Clarke. Following a heavy edit here are some insights from him about his pathway into a career in design‚ a stand out piece of work he has been involved with at hedgehog lab‚ the evolution of product design and what the optimum Tesco meal…
Insights from our Head of Product Delivery‚ Jennifer Ioannidou
This month we are sharing some professional and personal insights from our Head of Product Delivery‚ Jennifer Ioannidou. You can find out about Jennifer’s career path and her shift from project management‚ what she is currently studying her PhD in and the most challenging parts of being Head of Product Delivery at a #1 global…
Insights from our Head of Technology‚ Russell Collingham
Here are some insights we are sharing from our Head of Technology‚ Russell Collingham. One of our new People and Culture initiatives for 2021 is our ‘ask me anything’ segment. Each month the hedgehog lab team are invited to submit questions for one of our senior leadership team to answer live during the last team…
Want To Unlock Growth? Build The Mobile App Your Customers Need
We understand that‚ for many organisations‚ rapidly ramping up your mobile strategy is a matter of urgency in the current climate. Having designed‚ built and launched mobile applications for over a decade – and for some of the world’s biggest organisations and most disruptive upstarts – we want to share our expertise. First‚ let’s address…
Read these 5 books if you want to understand the business of apps
You’ve got a killer app idea but none of the business acumen. How do you go about turning your fanciful app ideas into a reality? Simple. You hoover up everyone else’s knowledge on the business of app development and put it into action. And despite the wealth of information and advice out there on the…
