Remedy went a wasailling in old London town last Friday for our annual Christmas bash.
We kicked off with an amphibious duck trip on the Thames then went on a tour of the capital’s finest hostelries. After several sherries, we finished the day off with a slap-up Christmas supper at the very bohemian ‘Sarastro’ restaurant in Drury Lane where we swapped pressies and had a rather jolly time.
Wishing all of our clients, suppliers, friends and associates a wonderful Christmas.
“Yeehaa, I’m gonna git me a blog post!”
Hold on there one cotton-pickin’ minute, did we just see some tumble weed drifting through Remedy Blog Central? I know, I know. If you’re going to have a blog, you need to keep it up to date. But we’ve got an excuse. And it’s not because the dog ate our homework, we’ve been a bit silly-busy. Three or four weeks ago, we won two lovely new clients in a blink of an eye, so we’ve been flat-out getting briefs authorised and our heads around lots of new stuff.
We’ve just run a full brand workshop with one client, which meant tons of research and preparation, and we’re already putting three print projects to bed for the other. So it’s not because we’re lazy bloggers, we’ve just been a bit distracted (in a nice way).
We promise to fill you in on all of this and some other juicy morsels from the weird and wonderful world of design and advertising very soon.
Must go, there’s a brief on the other line!
A couple of months ago our MD, Lisa, got involved with a networking event with a twist. Teams of local business men and women from professional services firms were challenged to pitch ideas to package and market a single egg. Lisa was on the apprentice-style panel of judges and not only were there some innovative ideas, but everyone had a lot of fun. The teams had to create the packaging and prove its practicality by dropping it (with an egg inside) from 6 feet.
This was just the first of a planned series of networking challenge evenings organised by accountants, Horwath Clark Whitehill and recruitment company, Page Personnel
The next installment is on 16th July and I’m on the panel this time. I’ve been told to keep the challenge under wraps, but it sounds like it’s going to stretch the teams just as much. And if it’s as good as I think it’ll be, I’ll keep you posted.
If this sounds like your kind of thing, get in touch with Sarah Cundle via email: Sarah.Cundle@horwath.co.uk or call her on 01892 700200.
See what the local press had to say about the event.
We’ve been working with web 2.0 technologies for some time, investigating and extolling the virtues of social networking and aggregated, user-generated content. LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter… the list goes on, and it’s growing fast.
We practice what we preach: you’re already reading our blog, and if you look to the right, you’ll see our twitter feed - why not follow us
And now to support our friends at I CAN, we have officially adopted the millionth word to be added to the English language: web 2.0. Why not adopt your own favourite word at adoptaword.com. All proceeds go towards I CAN’s work with children who struggle to communicate.
If you’d like to read more about the millionth word ‘competition’ and see just how fast the English language is evolving visit The Global Language Monitor, you can watch the BBC coverage of the millionth word race, and if you’d like to find out a little more about web 2.0 and what it means to your online presence, please get in touch: jason@remedycreative.com
A Kent marketing communications agency has been chosen to produce a new online history timeline for East Sussex County Council.
Remedy Creative, based in Tunbridge Wells, will design and develop the interactive Time Tunnel project, which will explore the rich history of the region and key events from the Neolithic period to the present day.
East Sussex County Council commissioned the online project following a highly successful exhibition at the 2008 South of England Show, which illustrated key points in the region’s history.
It is hoped the comprehensive online resource will help local residents and school children easily access a wealth of historical data, archive material and images.
Featuring a navigable timeline that will allow users to quickly browse historical facts and information for each century or time period, the Time Tunnel will also include a fascinating selection of local images and photographs.
East Sussex County Council’s web services manager Rachel Smith said: “The original Time Tunnel display proved so successful with visitors that we were inspired to develop the idea for our website.
“We wanted to bring a wealth of historical research and archive information held in the county to a wider audience, so the idea of an online incarnation was born.
“The interactive timeline will be a simple, easy-to-use tool that will enable residents to learn all about the county’s history and discover how the past has shaped the area we live in today.”
Jason Hunt, senior designer at Remedy Creative said: “We are delighted to have been asked to develop this project.
“The timeline is a complex project both in terms of design and technical detail, with a lot of data to manage and turn into a simple, user-friendly resource that can be accessed by everyone.
“The end result will be a fantastic point-of-reference, where users can quickly discover important facts and information on the county’s abundant history.”
Remedy Creative has previously worked with East Sussex County Council to re-brand and re-design their intranet portal, and help develop the design of their website – www.eastsussex.gov.uk
For further information on Remedy Creative, contact Lisa Casson on 0845 108 1251 or visit www.remedycreative.com
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Notes to editor:
Images and interviews are available on request.
For press enquiries, contact: Hannah Alland
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