It’s been another busy week. The entire team have been run off their feet and travelled from Manchester to Leeds to Manchester to London.
We also have a cold spreading around the company with Media having started it and spread it to Technical and Ops. So far in Sales & Marketing we are immune... So far.
As if that isn’t enough we have had to quarantine one member of staff who has developed Chicken Pox aged 35!
We aren’t all disease ridden though. Some of us are as fit as a fiddle ... Cough.
Monday 28 September 2009
Friday 18 September 2009
What a week?!
We had more than our 15 minutes of fame on Tuesday 15th September.
If you were watching BBC news that evening you would have spotted us in reports from this year’s TUC conference as well as at GG2 Leadership & Diversity awards.
Gordon Brown addressed the TUC delegation in Liverpool’s BT Convention Centre about the state of the economy.
At the same time, we were also in London at the GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards at which Tony Blair spoke.
The crew are all exhausted and ready for the weekend now.
Unfortunately we lose a few members of the team today – Kay is leaving to have baby number 2 and Nick and Laura are returning to university after their placement year with us.
We wish all three the best of luck and of course we will miss them!!!
Becs
If you were watching BBC news that evening you would have spotted us in reports from this year’s TUC conference as well as at GG2 Leadership & Diversity awards.
Gordon Brown addressed the TUC delegation in Liverpool’s BT Convention Centre about the state of the economy.
At the same time, we were also in London at the GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards at which Tony Blair spoke.
The crew are all exhausted and ready for the weekend now.
Unfortunately we lose a few members of the team today – Kay is leaving to have baby number 2 and Nick and Laura are returning to university after their placement year with us.
We wish all three the best of luck and of course we will miss them!!!
Becs
Tuesday 15 September 2009
SEE US LIVE ON TV NOW!
Half of the staff are away on two very important jobs this week.
For the first we are working with Tony Blair and for the second, we are featuring heavily on BBC Parliament with this years TUC (Trades Union Congress).
Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_parliament/ to see the TUC set!
Comtec
Friday 11 September 2009
The evolution of language...
Bonjoúr.
In the Sales & Marketing department it has become VERY popular to speak a mix of English and French or, Frenglish as I am dubbing it.
Sales & Marketing Director George Thompson was the trend setter as he bizarrely started dropping words and phrases such as ‘oui’ and ‘tres bien’ into conversation in a terrible French accent. This was quickly built upon by Amanda, Rachel, Trish & myself with questions such as ‘Où est la toner nouveau for the printer?’
As you can tell, our French skills are a little lacking however in my defence I have never had a French lesson in my life! Infact, I have even begun adding the odd bit of Spanglish including ‘no me gusta la smell in la toilette’. That was a bad example but it perfectly illustrated our grasp of the foreign tongue.
Amanda has the highest level of French fluency (we once heard her on the phone to people at Disneyland Paris and were amazed to say the least) but seems to be contributing the least to the conversations. This is probably a wise move on her behalf.
Until next time, ‘Hasta la vista, mon ami’.
Becs
In the Sales & Marketing department it has become VERY popular to speak a mix of English and French or, Frenglish as I am dubbing it.
Sales & Marketing Director George Thompson was the trend setter as he bizarrely started dropping words and phrases such as ‘oui’ and ‘tres bien’ into conversation in a terrible French accent. This was quickly built upon by Amanda, Rachel, Trish & myself with questions such as ‘Où est la toner nouveau for the printer?’
As you can tell, our French skills are a little lacking however in my defence I have never had a French lesson in my life! Infact, I have even begun adding the odd bit of Spanglish including ‘no me gusta la smell in la toilette’. That was a bad example but it perfectly illustrated our grasp of the foreign tongue.
Amanda has the highest level of French fluency (we once heard her on the phone to people at Disneyland Paris and were amazed to say the least) but seems to be contributing the least to the conversations. This is probably a wise move on her behalf.
Until next time, ‘Hasta la vista, mon ami’.
Becs
Thursday 10 September 2009
Danni's Week
Since starting with Comtec I have had many random tasks thrown at me with last week being no exception to this. I’ve been getting quotes for a variety of wacky/wonderful things…porter cabins, mask artwork, trophies. I’ve also had my Bob the Builder hat on, recently discovering what a grommet and a back plug is. By now I believe I have more than earned ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ status.
In other news…I would like to make a lot of people very jealous - for the first time pretty much EVER, me and my partner Anthony have actually won something!! Well, it was more Anthony than me. And no, it’s not a free bag of crisps or £1 on the lottery!! We’ve managed to bag 2 tickets to a world cup game including flights and 3 nights in a 4* hotel!! South Africa, here we come!! I’m not really a football fan but I think I can manage pretending to be considering the circumstances!!
WOOHOO!!
Danni
In other news…I would like to make a lot of people very jealous - for the first time pretty much EVER, me and my partner Anthony have actually won something!! Well, it was more Anthony than me. And no, it’s not a free bag of crisps or £1 on the lottery!! We’ve managed to bag 2 tickets to a world cup game including flights and 3 nights in a 4* hotel!! South Africa, here we come!! I’m not really a football fan but I think I can manage pretending to be considering the circumstances!!
WOOHOO!!
Danni
Friday 4 September 2009
'Jiggy… but a bit too rhymey'
So, Robbie Williams has brought a new song out. And this is apparently big news! Apart from being all over local and national radio, it has made national newspapers and is even featured on the BBC News website homepage – must be a slow day today?!
The single, which has been much awaited by, oooh about 5 people, starts off very well. It has a very funky beat courtesy of the seminal producer Trevor Horn. Soon it becomes very “Robbie” which is no bad thing – but in my opinion, the two don’t really mix.
The rest of the office have provided very mixed reviews – Project Management said “yeah… it’s alright” and “it’s quite jiggy but a bit too rhymey”, George said “I’m really liking it” and me, well, it could be a grower. Amanda though, our Account Director was vehement about the song. She has promised to make us all listen to it until we love it as much as she does. She’s already planning on buying tickets for any forthcoming Robbie tour and has considered emailing the man himself to suggest that he doesn’t rejoin Take That until he’s re-established himself as a solo artist.
I will be very intrigued to see what comes out next. I can’t see any of his material being as big a hit as some of Take That’s more recent records but then Robbie has surprised before. Remember when he left Take That and everyone thought he’d fail? Then came Angels! Maybe he could pull off a similar triumph with this album? Only time will tell… I’ll keep you posted!
Rach
The single, which has been much awaited by, oooh about 5 people, starts off very well. It has a very funky beat courtesy of the seminal producer Trevor Horn. Soon it becomes very “Robbie” which is no bad thing – but in my opinion, the two don’t really mix.
The rest of the office have provided very mixed reviews – Project Management said “yeah… it’s alright” and “it’s quite jiggy but a bit too rhymey”, George said “I’m really liking it” and me, well, it could be a grower. Amanda though, our Account Director was vehement about the song. She has promised to make us all listen to it until we love it as much as she does. She’s already planning on buying tickets for any forthcoming Robbie tour and has considered emailing the man himself to suggest that he doesn’t rejoin Take That until he’s re-established himself as a solo artist.
I will be very intrigued to see what comes out next. I can’t see any of his material being as big a hit as some of Take That’s more recent records but then Robbie has surprised before. Remember when he left Take That and everyone thought he’d fail? Then came Angels! Maybe he could pull off a similar triumph with this album? Only time will tell… I’ll keep you posted!
Rach
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Never mind the b....
If you are anything like me you have come back from your Bank Holiday to an inbox full of unsolicited sales emails containing cringe worthy(!) clichés.
Rather than beating them, I decided to join them and have come up with my own for Comtec.
It took me 5 minutes to throw this together, which just goes to show that your average marketer really doesn’t spend much time developing their campaigns.
Enjoy the campaign and remember, if you want to contact us just give us a call on 0161 370 7772!
Becs
We want to get on your radar...
Here at Comtec we pride ourselves on being an excellent value proposition. Our main priorities are looking after our clients and maintain our position as a best in class Event Production Company that can make a valuable contribution to your organisation.
We are a reactive, proactive organisation that really know how to think outside of the box to make your event a success.
Having worked with a whole host of clients we know that it’s important that we work in alignment with your marketing communications strategy and ensure that everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet.
The bottom line is that we are the complete solution to all your event needs.
Rather than beating them, I decided to join them and have come up with my own for Comtec.
It took me 5 minutes to throw this together, which just goes to show that your average marketer really doesn’t spend much time developing their campaigns.
Enjoy the campaign and remember, if you want to contact us just give us a call on 0161 370 7772!
Becs
We want to get on your radar...
Here at Comtec we pride ourselves on being an excellent value proposition. Our main priorities are looking after our clients and maintain our position as a best in class Event Production Company that can make a valuable contribution to your organisation.
We are a reactive, proactive organisation that really know how to think outside of the box to make your event a success.
Having worked with a whole host of clients we know that it’s important that we work in alignment with your marketing communications strategy and ensure that everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet.
The bottom line is that we are the complete solution to all your event needs.
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