Hello to Craig Baldwin, a print and web designer adept in InDesign layout, exporting for print, web design, HTML and CSS web development, CMS management, mobile web development, video and animation.
Craig joins Dan and Pete in the studio, fresh from uni and armed with a mind boggling grasp of all things techie.
Outside of work Craig enjoys running, walking, geocaching and employs an enthusiasm for print by designing various zines, newspapers and magazines in his spare time. Dedication eh?
We really enjoyed the Institute of Business Ethics roundtable on engagement in difficult times.
Edwin Van Vlierberghe, the inspiring Plant Leader at Tower Automotive (a leading vehicle components supplier in Belgium) discussed the role of leadership, dialogue and creative approaches to restoring trust in a time of crisis and restructuring. Edwin instigated a change process based on high involvement, autonomous team working, recognising the diverse contributions of the 30 different nationalities who work within the organisation.
When Towers faced a period of crisis, the high trust culture enabled Edwin to work with union delegates to find ways of avoiding redundancy through the creation of new business activities. Workers at risk of redundancy were also provided with temporary placements in other companies while remaining as employees of Towers Automotive ‐ a strikingly proactive example of ethical employment practice.
All in all, very inspirational. All the theory, working well in practice.
As we’re developing our in-house photography section, we thought it might be nice to enter the Creative Review Annual Photography competition. We have some great concepts, and will be submitting our best to the Personal/Non-Published category.
The closing date is the 16th July. Fingers crossed!
a global sports brand as a new customer. We’d like to tell you more, but we’re working under a non-disclosure agreement. This is something we do for a number of clients to protect sensitive and or highly commercial information. We’ve loved every minute of working with a fab brand and a great team. Warning, this blog post will now self-destruct.
Today we’ve just completed a satisfying piece of recognition branding for a large UK retailer. For most of us, there’s little time to say ‘thanks’. We hope our work might allow people to show their gratitude for colleagues and spread a bit of happiness. Small and simple things often mean a lot.
We’re currently working on an exciting new conference format.
Last week we had a great day with a possible partner. Their technology and our ideas might well combine to create something that’s never been done before.
In addition to supporting events by providing facilitation and content, we’re looking at adding some new technology (we’re talking more than just tablets) and delivering the day via a whole new vehicle. Watch this space.
We’re proud to say our ISO 9001 registration has been renewed for another year.
It’s an accurate reflection of the way the entire Intermedia team go about their work and encompasses our design, manufacture and management of highly effective internal and external communication solutions for our clients.
If you’d like to see more of what we do, including photos of our rural Intermedia office, take a look at our Brand Essence © project. To learn how we could capture your own Brand Essence ©, just give us a call on 01794 368925. Contact Intermedia.
Our own Brand Essence project is developing nicely. Take a look at where we are currently – http://www.flickr.com/photos/intermediasolutions/sets/72157623663531363/.
If you’d like to learn more about Brand Essence, click here.
In February Intermedia was tasked with designing, copywriting and managing the print production on two exciting jobs for our clients B&Q and TradePoint. We turned both projects around in record time, and the clients were delighted. Below are some photographs of the finished items, hand modeled by our very own Lou.
Understanding your Profit and Loss account. A Simple Guide.
TradePoint Operational Basics.
Intermedia was pleased to be able to attend the Social Media World Forum at the Olympia Conference Centre in London held on the 15th and 16th of March.
Highlighted was the importance of developing a strategy, setting out goals, objectives, risks and benefits. Is the purpose to create awareness around your brand, draw attention to specific aspects of your business or drive action? Then comes the question of choosing the right social media platform – and it may not necessarily be a free one.
Social media is about gaining trust, making recommendations, and engaging with those who carry influence. It is not about traffic driving to your website. To make social media work successfully for your brand, you need to follow trends, find ways to tell more stories, tap into passions, and think episodic not blockbuster.
For example, Sony have just over 1,000 followers, which is relatively small for such a large brand. However Sony don’t use Twitter to gain popularity, they use it to tap into the influential tech crowd, who in-turn have large popularity amongst their followers.
There were many social media video agencies exhibiting their platforms at the World Forum. Interestingly, Most applications still focused on one genre – meetings, conferencing, tv, social media etc. Intermedia is currently developing a video social media platform (InTouch) which provides solutions for video conferencing and video messaging, combined with the ability to blog and save your videos to a user profile. Check back for regular updates on InTouch or drop us an email if you’d like to be involved in free trial to put it to the test.
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