A guest blog by Helen Bryce, senior staffing manager at Sense Staff. It was a typical grey, dreary January day, the kind that induces SAD as soon as you wake up. I fell off my packed tube, jostled my way to the escalator, and emerged onto the station concourse. The Silent Crew were there, waiting. […]
Not traditionally viewed as a typical career choice, promotional staffing is varied, exciting, fun and rewarding. Dominique Packham, staffing director at brand experience agency Sense, looks at how attitudes to the work are changing, it’s rise in importance to brands and the many benefits it brings. In today’s highly competitive consumer environment, with many brands […]
Callum Stanley and Adam Wakeford, Gottabe! discuss how definitions can effect the workplace All over the world, marketing brands are naming their promotional staff differently. Agencies are using ‘Brand Ambassador’, ‘Reps’ and ‘Brand Advocate’, to name just a few, as an alternative to the more generic ‘Promo Staff’. Why is this? What benefits does this […]
A guest blog from Leah Bradbury, head of recruitment, Kru Live It has been a busy year of recruitment in 2012 due to the demand from the Games and following this there has been a large, natural ‘drop-off’ since from personnel leaving the field of temporary work as well as a new influx from a […]
y Helen Hanson, managing director, Hel’s Angels Do you remember the last time someone gave you a free sample? Maybe. Do you remember the last time someone dressed as say, a witch or a cowboy gave you a free sample? Possibly. Do you remember the last time someone dressed as say, a witch or a […]
Purity’s talent manager, Emma Burden reveals her preferred route to successful brand ambassador performance 1. Be crystal clear – Have a vision for how you would like your campaign to look, sound & feel. Incorporate your brand values; Brand Ambassadors are a key source of brand communication & engagement so it’s extremely important that your […]
1. CPM, GSK (2008, Client/Agency Relationship Award) ‘Relationship’ was a special award in many ways. It was a one off award that meant that some mega-teams could show off the whole of their history rather than just that of the proceeding year. It was an eye opening long and arduous session for the judges, with […]
3. Out of the Blue, The Helen Bamber Foundation (2008, Innovative Campaign) Did you hear the one about shipping containers and the event that travelled from city to city? No, not the 2010-11 Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange, but instead a 2007 terrible tale of sweat, sickness and sex. In 2007 connected shipping containers appeared in Trafalgar […]
55 Headcount, Loyalty Management UK (2006, Retail Training) LMUK, operators of the Nectar programme approached Headcount to deliver 3 waves of marketing activity in 400 Sainsbury’s stores. This was a clear lesson in how training staff makes a difference to consumer behaviour leading to a 16 per cent increase in swipes. Control stores, where staff […]