Hey you! Yeah you! I’m talking to you!

Subtle eh? Yep it’s that time again. We’re looking to hire someone new. It’s kind of like a weird version of christmas (the same anticipation of what you’ll get under the tree, with the added bonus of having to pay for it yourself) if Christmas came with an inflated tax bill and a need for [...]

I haven’t really been away for long….

Hello, hello, hello… Every time I log into my LinkedIn account it sits there. A stark reminder that I haven’t written in this blog for ages. I have to admit, it’s getting on my nerves. It really hasn’t been that long. It just feels that way. December was a write off – lots of running [...]

We’ve shined our shoes, cleaned our suits…all we’re missing is a punch bowl…

It’s a pretty exciting time here at Designate. It’s not every day you get to see three years of hard work come together. But it has come together, and I get to walk around the office with my chest puffed out (for a while, until the ladies manage to deflate my head). I’m very pleased [...]

We’re Hiring, and yes, I’m looking at you.

Things are getting a re-shuffle here at Designate, and I am looking for a new person to come in a join us in, what is turning out to be, an exciting year of change and growth. We have ambitious plans for 2011, and I’d like our new hire to be another step forward to that [...]

Five Years Still Standing

So today’s the day. It’s December 8th 2010. It’s crept up on me in many ways, but somehow it was five years ago today that I officially registered Design-Ate (UK) Ltd at Companies House and started out on the single bumpiest ride I have ever been on. In a lot of ways, these last couple [...]

10:10 campaign – effective or not? Discuss…

Finally saw the videos this morning (hey, I’m busy). Wow. For those who haven’t: Initial thoughts: not effective way to change minds and convince people. Also not hugely impressed by their rationale. On the other hands – props for starting with the kids! – Jordan

Stand by for countdown…and it may hurt a bit.

Over the past two months, I’ve been looking at blogs a lot. Some are good, some are bad. Some are massively in-between. Blogs are the new thing aren’t they? Everyone (make that EVERYONE!) has to have one. We all have to have a voice. We all have to put ourselves as experts in our field. [...]

Experts Experts Experts

Following up on my post about experts…it’s time to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak. I’ve been putting together a panel of people I have worked with in the past (mostly people we bring in for our clients) who are experts in their fields. They’ve agreed to contribute to this blog [...]

Ahhh…the simple life

Well, I guess this is pretty obvious. Over time, I’ll keep this blog up-to-date with thoughts, hints, tricks, cool ideas and links to interesting sites. It will evolve over time….so feel free to keep dropping by…. -j