Last week it seemed that Blogger was down so I got to skip a week which was great as things were flat out and it was hard to pin my team down for some time to discuss their working week. The studio got a boost this week with the start of our new intern Elle, coming to us from Norwich University where she is doing a degree in Graphic communication. We have lots of projects for her to work on and we can already see she’ll fit right in. I am thinking of asking El to write her own blog about her time here.....I will let you all know where to look.
After the joke of a working month that was April we were looking forward to getting back to normal, while we only really had two and a half working weeks we still managed to be 15% over our sales target, we are pleased but it does make you wonder what we could have done with a full month. The big wins are from both new business generated by traditional sales and account management and from web and social media – we are seeing a very good steady growth in our “Social” network and it’s pleasing to see that this also includes some of our existing clients. We are on target for sales in May and I hope we can really step it up for the rest of the year.
When we talk about our sales success I can help but feel it’s massively helped by our design talent, Rebecca, Michelle and Louise now also being helped by El. We are winning projects we could not have hoped to a few years ago, across many industry sectors and both large and small clients. The design team are also thrilled to be working with the prestigious Corn Exchange over the coming month to design and develop their 150th Anniversary campaign. The initial ideas will be presented next week to General Manager Joanne Windsor and Marketing Manager Ian Wilmot with the intention that the design will be used on various mediums. Rebecca added, 'The Corn Exchange have some exciting ideas to celebrate this distinguished anniversary - so keep your eyes peeled for more details this summer!!' this, our work with the Watermill, Newbury Spring Festival and many others really help us get our name and credentials out there.
Our 5 colour has continued to run at hi-speed this week, as some of you may be aware this machine can run at speeds up to 16000 sheets per hour, printing at 2400dpi – it’s a constant battle to keep it filled but it’s one we have been winning so far this year, with its automated make ready features and our direct to plate system our prices on high volume printing have come down massively and our capacity grown to match – give us a shout if you would like me to have a look at any printing projects for both shout digital printing or the longer run projects.
This week at Apple it’s Mark’s Birthday and we have rewarded him by having loads of web / POD projects on the go, both Mark and Matt have been very busy and the fruits of their labours will come clear in the next few weeks. All that remains to say is the London to Brighton Bike ride is rushing up on us....I think I am ready and may even take the stabilisers off my bike this week.....if anyone fancies picking me up in Brighton and running me back to Newbury then just drop me a line.
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