We have merged MMS with our sister company dijitul media as a lot of our clients were not from the Alloy Wheels/Motorcycle Helmets/Motorsport world, and it was getting confusing when we answered the phone!

So Maxxd marketing is now a “Project” from dijitul media, and the sites we have created under the Maxxd umbrella are a base for advertising and article publishing for anyone within the automotive world.

To follow dijitul media on twitter please follow @dijitul – or to read about us in more detail then head on over to dijiblog.co.uk where we will be continuing the blogging (with hopefully more updates!)

The Maxxd.com Modified Car Club is still going strong: Maxxd.com | Forums | Gallery

The MaxxDirectory is also still going from strength to strength!: MaxxDirectory.co.uk

After a good year promoting the product and the sales slowly increasing we are now offering a range of Spotlight accessories to make the little gadget even more useful.

Firstly we have the Spotlight Key Chain so that people can keep their torch around their neck and secondly the Fender Friend which allows you to use the Spotlight as a desk lamp or can be used under a car bonnet as it has a magnetic base.

There are more accessories to be released later his year so keep your eyes peeled, and most importantly, GET LIT !!

For more informati please visit http://www.spotlightcartorch.co.uk

Dave and I have been doing just that – plodding along, and things are going great.. But.. They will only ever remain great and never become amazing, unless we start looking at taking staff on and expanding what we do.

We’ve been doing search engine optimisation now for over a year, and its really turned the business around. We have been very successful in getting certain companies to the top of google for certain terms, and the success has attracted a few peoples attention, who are now sending us work left right and centre!

Its quite mad really, as the world is in recession, yet our business has never been as busy and profitable! I guess the fact the things we do help other companies do better, means its pretty obvious that this global time of depression, would end up being one of our highest points so far!

Anyway, if there is anyone reading this who is a graphic designer, a web design company, a web master, an SEO in training, or simply just enjoys working with the internet – then get in touch with us as we may have some work for you!

Hi5!

We have been looking all over the place for some new office furniture, something a bit different with a bit more style. So far we have found a few bits from Ikea but am not convinced about the quality.

There seems to be alot of online shops and office furniture stores but all of them seem to sell similar looking items, there is nothing out there that’s unique.

The hunt continues……………………

We arrived to a buzzing room full of colourful designs on huge sheets of paper, laptops being used to design adverts and powerpoint presentations and lots of school kids, teachers and assistants buzzing around all working on their little projects.

We were given areas to work with, and each area had 3 schools, with 2 teams each – totalling 6 teams. We had to walk around and make notes so their ideas were not alien to us when the ideas were being pitched.

I love anything involving psychology, and i love people watching and i love trying to work people out before ive had chance to get to know anything about them. It was quite evident when we were walking around that certain districts had poorer (not in wealth, in standards etc) schools – and within the groups, there was usually one or two people who stood out as the most confident and as the leader.

The event went really well, the group that i picked as my favourite from the start ended up winning, and they got £250 to take their idea to the next level. Some of the dragons also gave in some money to the winning teams, and one of the non winning idea was actually picked up by some of the staff there and they are going to be helping them get it off the ground.

Dave has agreed to help one of the projects that was pitched to him, its about supporting children forced or being forced into child prostitution – and getting them re-homed and looked after -  so look out in your facebook inboxes for something about that!

We have offered to help out in the future with any similar projects in school as we both agreed it was really beneficial for the kids, and for us too. it gave us an day out talking to some of the most interesting people on the planet – todays youth.

The things we do as a business are things that are going to appeal to a lot of youngsters nowadays, more so than many of the other career paths they lay before you during your education. So hopefully by working with schools we can find people who would be perfect employees, and snap them up before anyone else does.

Were always up for helping develop young peoples skills and promote business within schools and colleges as we beliove that more people should do what we do, as we love it

Over the past three months we have been working hard on developing new areas of the business and have now secured some good contracts and are continuing to expand the little empire we have. We have a number of online marketing campaigns underway, all of which are doing well.

The industry has been under quite a lot of pressure lately, we have seen some alloy wheels distributors and manufacturers go bust, a performance exhausts manufacturer has also been forced into administration and many others are struggling. Luckily for us, things have not been quiet, infact we’ve had too much work on so certain sites have had to be put on the back burner as work for customers has been taking up most of our time.

The modified car scene has definately changed over the past few years with the price of petrol going up and the police cracking down on the illegal cruise scene. Not that they are the only factors but they have played a big role.

When we first got into the modified car scene we were amazed by the amount of different products available, things such as body kits where once a big thing and custom body styling. Nowadays alot more people are getting into the Motorsport side and spending more money on engine tuning and performance car parts.

I am also one of those people and am entering into the Toyota Sprint Series next year as I think it will be a good thing for the company as well as get me started with Motorsport. Hopefully in a couple of years we can expand on this, have more cars, more drivers, maybe even a team one day, Time Attack is the ultimate goal but with how much money you need we have a way to go yet.

In other news the Spotlight Torch has been selling well, not as well as we first thought but to say we have only had the product a few months its not done too bad at all. We still have alot of editorial to go out into the press in the likes of Max Power, FastCar and other magazines.

We launched our SmartWax website a few weeks ago too and have started advertising on a few sites and have also setup an SEO campaign for it. Our aim is to become the biggest online retailer for the Smart range. Not an overnight job but we are confident that we can achieve it.

I think for now, thats about all we have to blog about, no need to go into every nook and cranny of the business. We do have other projects on the go, new websites being worked on as we speak so watch this space.

We recently bought even more domain names which should be put to good use very soon.

Oh yes, last but not least, we gave the office a lick of paint and a bit of a shuffle around. After two long years our office actually looks and feels like an office and not a typical lads bedroom (or thats what people used to call it)

Many companies are feeling the pinch and have seen a dramatic decline in sales over the past few months but from what I am seeing, no one seems to be doing anything about it other than panicking.

One thing that you must NOT do at times like this is to stop advertising, without that surely things are going to drop off a bit ?

Surely at a time like this though its worth taking the time to assess your advertising.

Is your advertising actually working?

Are you monitoring where your business comes from or are you advertised in that many places you dont know?

If you trade online are you tracking where your hits come from?

Recent studies show that there are too many companies out there spending money on certain advertising channels that are not actually working for them. Certain companies are advertising in big magazines as they feel they have to or they will not get any business. That is not the case, a few years ago maybe so, but alot has changed since then.

We have a very strong understanding and knowledge of the internet and most importantly we know how people use the internet. A small factor that companies often forget. You may have a nice looking website and you may have a few adverts out there BUT, can people USE your website with ease?

Are you getting hits but no sales? Some of you will answer YES to that, and there IS a reason but you just haven’t figured it out yet.

The point I am trying to make is that the internet is overlooked by way too many companies, some do not know enough about it and have a slight fear of it when really its THE BEST THING for their business.

OUR AIM AS A COMPANY is to attract more automotive related companies onto the internet and to start using it to help expand their business.

We have been in business for just under two years now and have a successful advertising site for finding car performance parts and products such as alloy wheels and body styling.

This site actually WORKS for both the user and advertiser. Its STILL the ONLY directory for car enthusiasts and is STILL GROWING.

Combined with our search engine marketing services this makes us THE company to use for all your internet needs.

This simple bullet camera & digital recording system has just landed in the UK, designed for motorcycle riders and adapted for use on cars with the aid of a suction mount.

Available to buy from MotorCam.co.uk

We have tested it on various cars and have some fantastic footage thanks to one of our Drifters (Jody)

Santa Pod already have a unit and are using it to capture footage from their passenger ride Drag car. We are currently testing the MotoComm to see just how good it is for use as a motorsport camera, so far so good!

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Here a couple of videos:

Perfect for anyone who does Drifting, Drag Racing, Track Racing & Go Karting plus much more if you put your minds to it

For more information on the MotoComm system please visit the Motorsport Camera website.

We have noticed recently that the amount searches for this term has actually gone down and that there are more people in New Zealand, Australia & America searching and not as many in the UK.

The same goes for car performance parts – as the below chart shows…

There seems to be quite a bit of competition going on for these terms, there are about six companies all battling for that top position. This also applys to modified car parts. We have been at number one a few times over the past couple of weeks but cannot stay there at the moment. It just shows how hard everyone else must be working.

We expect to see some changes over the next few weeks as a few more things kick in which should hopefully push us further toward the top.

The Spotlight is a new product that has been promoted hevaily in the States and is doing really well.

It measures under 2 inches and plugs into the cigarette lighter port in your car.

The compact spotlight is a convenient solution for when you need some extra light.

Whether it’s changing a tyre or searching for lost items, the spotlight will always be at it’s peak power.

High output .5 wall LED
6061 aircraft aluminium body
Fits most 12 volt automotive style power outlets
Under 2″ (50mm) and 1.8oz (45 grams)

For more information or to BUY one then please take a look at the Spotlight Car Torch website.

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