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Marketing Services Activity in June
Don’t you hate it when you write a load of stuff down and then technology decides not to save it?
I just wrote out a really great blog for you guys to read, and pressed ‘save’ and for some reason it didn’t update to the blog!
It was an update of what the Win team has been up to this week.
In summary:
Ann (AKA A-dot)
Busy with lots of meetings and sales calls, writing presentations and proposals. Off to have lunch today with Loughborough MP Nicky Morgan and our client, Tony Marmont from Air Fuel Synthesis. Professor Tony Marmont has spent the last 30 years dedicating his life to finding technologies which can provide us with alternatives to burning oil and coal, visit his pages on the Air Fuel Synthesis website here: about Tony Marmont
Ann, the driving force behind Win, will be having a weekend of relaxing after the last hectic work filled weekend, and we do not blame her!
Jo (AKA Jaydot)
I have had a really interesting week, been on a few meetings and sales calls with Ann, and have been supporting her on that.
What I really want to mention is that I completed a 3 week course about online marketing and improving your website on Wednesday. This was a Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce course, held at De Montford University, run by Jonny Green, check out the courses page on his website here Jonny Green
I learned a lot on this course, both to put into practice from a strategic point or view, and small tactical ‘quick wins’ both for Win and for our clients. Can’t wait to get started!
Nad (AKA Snakbar)
Busy working away on several websites this week, including Sharpaclean, a cleaning company based in Leicester – all very black and pink and smart looking, Med – Innova, who deal with medical equipment for various medical sectors, Nad has been working on fancy animations for images for this site, which we are hoping to get live in the next couple of weeks. A new site we have picked up this week is Restoration UK who sell products online for restoring and protecting buildings. Our development guru (or ‘geek’ as we call him in the office) will be working on getting these sites live next week for these clients before starting on our next web project.
George (AKA G-Dog)
What hasn’t G-Dog been up to this week? e-shots, business cards, video editing, web design, George has been a man of many talents this week and has created some fab designs for clients, and for Win as well. Our resident graphics design extraordinaire and Nad have both received shiny new monitors this week, and they have been loving it all week!
Jen (no nickname as yet… we will get there soon though, only a matter of time…)
So Jen has joined the team as a temporary pillar of support with our PR and online media. She has been working closely with Jo on various projects, including pulling together information and contacts in various industries, including environmental, transport, travel and tourism and health and safety. Jen has also been doing some blogs and press releases for clients this week, as well as looking at website content for some clients too.
So, with that I will get on with social media for a few clients and preparing for a filming day for NEBOSH at Warwick Universityon Monday. Should be fun!
We will be uploading Ann’s Russia trip part 2 soon, and might even have a slide show of images for you, just for something a little different…
Have a great weekend all, we will all be here next week!
Jo and the team out!
Marketing Services Activity in June weekly update
It has been a brilliantly busy and productive week for the Win Marketing team, Ann returned from Russia in the early hours of Wednesday morning, within hours of getting back she was in the office, her and Jo were working on a massive tender for UK Trade and Investment this week, they were burning the midnight oil in the office on Wednesday!
Ann is in Peterborough today doing some employee interviews for a law firm for which we are doing a marketing audit and plan for.
Jo went on an internet marketing improvement course yesterday where she picked up some great tips to use to help clients with our and their digital marketing and social media.
Nadeem has been working on the development of a cleaning company’s new website this week, looking very sleek so far (the website, not Nad!)
George has been a master of many projects this week, ranging from designing small e-shots, to website designs and video editing as well!
So all in all a varied and full week, lefts hope for more of the same next week (although maybe less midnight oil for some!)
Have a great weekend everyone; keep checking out Facebook and Twitter!
Dean Richards speaks at Doha Rugby Club
Win Marketing were pleased to co-ordinate the appearance of Ex-British Lions and England Rugby legend, Dean Richards at the annual dinner of the Doha Ladies Rugby Club.
Dean has just returned after an entertaining evening with the ladies. If anyone is interested in booking Dean or any rugby player for either after dinner or motivational speaking, please contact Win Marketing on +44(0)1509 265890.
Ann and Jo at the Leicester Tigers Sponsors Awards Dinner 2011
Ann and Jo at the Leicester Tigers Sponsors Awards Dinner 2011
Rob joined the Tigers in the summer of 2010 to play as hooker for the team, and are set for a successful career in the no 2 shirt with the Leicester side.
The sponsors’ awards dinner is a chance for the Tigers players to spend time with their sponsors and possibly win an award or two.
This year, the two awards were:
Leicester Tigers Young Player of the Year
This was won by Manu Tuilagi – the fifth of the Tuilagi brothers to play for Tigers, and a deserving winner for young player of the year.
Leicester Tigers Players’ Player of the Year
This was won by Anthony Allen, who has enjoyed 2 successful seasons with Tigers, and has now become a regular on the team sheet at centre. Anthony obviously is popular with the team, but also with the loyal Tigers fans too.
Ann and Jo spent time chatting with several of the players and a number of the sponsors as well. A good night was had, and the fans, sponsors and players are now looking ahead to the Leicester Tigers vs. Newcastle Falcons match this weekend.
Win wishes the team the best of luck for the game, and will look forward to watching Tigers playing back at Welford road the week after for the London Irish game.
We have put a couple of photos from the night below for you to browse, and don’t forget to leave us a comment or just say hi 🙂
The danger of assuming when communicating
This week we have facilitated a communications workshop for a professional membership organisation. It reminded us of how easy it is to use our own terms of reference and assume knowledge when communicating with others, especially amongst our team members.
The famous saying of be aware of assuming – ASSUME – it can make an ASS out of U (you) and ME is as true today as it was years ago. The danger today is that with communication having to break through more noise than ever before, we often “assume” things which can result in a whole raft of problems.
Assumptions are a key barrier to effective communication we can assume our partners are listening when we asked them to pick up the children; or that staff know what they need to in order to complete a task efficiently and effectively.
It is easy to make various assumptions that can have a detrimental affect on our ability to communicate. Here are some common assumptions:
• I know your views on the situation
• The other person is to blame for the problem
• We need to solve the others person’s problem
• We are right and they are wrong
• You know how to do something
• You know what I am talking about
What are the assumptions you make in the workplace or at home on a daily basis? How efficient and more effective could you be if you just stopped and checked your assumptions? Feedback is a vital element of the communications process. If we gathered feedback more often and clarified understanding of our communications, we might be more effective more of the time.
We welcome comments as to what assumptions you have made and where it has caused you or your organisation problems in the past.
