Michael Associates Blog

Hi everyone, you may have thought “where are they”.

Don’t worry we are still here.

We have been busy working behind the scenes on improving services, support and improving our shared web hosting servers for you in preventing hackers getting in to your website.
We have also been busy in updating our now, large portfiolio of work, on our Facebook Business Page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leicester-United-Kingdom/Michael-Associates/24316882614

We have been busy the past few months working on:

• an interactive virtual 360 degree tours of our business premises;
• e-newsletter campaigns for clients;
• winter promotion of our digital publication service;
• bespoke database driven website for the public sector;
• enhanced SSL certificate work on our servers for extended trusted online secure transaction;
• and working with our local picture framer to provide CD and DVD presentation plaques for awards or as a present.

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One of the East Midland’s leading new technology businesses is capitalising on a world’s first by enabling companies, organisations and individuals to protect their digital content beyond the basic username and password protection.

With more people wanting to maintain artistic and company integrity, Leicester based DVD Blu-ray Duplication has extended its product range in a move to safeguard loss of data, reduce copywriting, theft and piracy.

“The growing interest in digital media and conversion technologies has certainly increased the concerns of copyright dependent individuals and organisations,” explained Michael Cheung, Managing Director of DVD Blu-ray Duplication.

“We have found that particularly those working in the music industries, which are dependent on the revenue generated from their work, have expressed an interest in our product range in addition to the videographic and public sector bodies where information can be confidential.”

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As Leicesters’ award winning integrated digital communications agency, we are pleased to be a “Recommended Supplier” on ‘Recommended Agency Register’ (RAR), the UKs only client audited, design agency directory.

The Recommended status is given in secret by clients, scoring us from a set of questions and from commented feedback. This is then checked and validated by the RAR team who then make the decision to issue the recommended status.

We would like to thank all the clients who have submitted their personal private feedback in helping us to achieve this coveted UK wide status. We value your comments no matter how big or small, as this helps us improve our continued quality service and support in your projects.
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28/10/2009 Leicestershire: ‘DVD Blu-ray Duplication’ is a local Leicester company, with a focus on international standards, has just become the only East Midlands member of The International Disc Duplicating Association (IDDA). Members throughout the world adhere to a strict customer charter which covers professional standards in the areas of customer advice and service, confidentiality, copyright and ethics.

Managing Director, Michael Cheung is keen to emphasise their commitment to upholding these standards.

“We at DVD Blu-ray Duplication are excited to have become affiliated with the IDDA. We share their ethos of excellent customer service and best practice, our customers can be assured that they will receive a great service from us.”. Read the rest of this entry »

26/10/2009 Leicestershire: Michael Cheung is an example of success that shines out in contrast to the current economic pessimism.  Born and raised in Nottingham it could be said that business is in his blood.  On arrival from Hong Kong in the early seventies his parents set up their own successful business.  Says Michael, “My early years were spent in a community where owning and running your own business was the norm.  It certainly made me think about what I might want to do in the future.”

Michael’s interest in IT started whilst at school and despite his self confessed aversion to anything ‘too academic’ his educational record is most impressive. Progressing through BTEC Computing (with distinction), an HND (first) and emerging with an upper 2:2 degree it is obvious that he has talent.  But if talent was the only requisite, then his story would not be so interesting!

“When I first left Uni I started working for Findel Education.  I progressed quickly and started overseeing the design, development and building of websites for over 15 international brands,” says Michael.  Read the rest of this entry »

This week saw the Big Switch Off campaign hit Leicestershire and Rutland.  The energy efficiency campaign encourages both businesses and non-businesses to switch off unnecessary electrical equipment and lighting to save energy and cut CO2 emissions.

“Everyone has a part to play in the Big Switch Off,” says local serial entrepreneur Michael Cheung of DVD Blu-ray Duplication.  “The Energy Saving Trust suggests that over £1 billion worth of energy is wasted by leaving appliances on standby and the Carbon Trust estimates that around 60% of energy, amounting to a staggering £180 million, is wasted by office equipment left on standby.  The Big Switch Off aims to address this issue and encourage local organisations and households to reduce their energy use and ultimately their costs.”

Read the full article Big Switch Off article here.

30/09/2009 Leicestershire: Michael Cheung is a well known entrepreneurial Leicestershire businessman who has run, for several years, an award winning and innovative integrated marketing, design and communications agency.  But as Michael says, “why have one business, when you can have another?”

“Working in and with the media has made me very aware of the opportunities surrounding new technologies including Blu-ray and LightScribe.  That’s why I’ve decided to start a brand new business called ‘DVD Blu-ray Duplication’ which concentrates on high speed, security safe duplication of DVDs, Blu-ray, LightScribe and USB Pens.  Some might say that to set up a business in a recession is a risky strategy, but when I looked at the potential market I could see that the opportunities are incredible.
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