Looking good in the morning?

Looking good in the morning?

Mar 07

Very full group this week with absentees well covered with guest and visitors. Mike Nightingale starts with his usual introductions and explanation of the morning’s proceedings. Louise Hassett takes over Kirsty’s role whilst she’s away, telling us about the guests and subs, and apologises on behalf of those who cannot attend.

Caroline Hampstead kicks off the 1-minute round and she’s been busy doing all things copywriting including some wok for Nuffield Health. Caroline is looking for intro’s into design agencies and advertising agencies this week.

Fiona Gale from Only Connect Solutions is in the party mood and busy organising a a fund raising event for a charity, she’s putting on the works with A-list ‘slebs et all. Fiona’s is looking for introductions to charities.

Pardon what did you say? Ooops sorry George, as a coach you always need great listening skills.

Mav from Neath Films subs for Michael Sinclair from China One Call this week, Michael is looking for intro’s into Doctor and Dental practices. Mike Nightingale is up next and its that same old story where most of his time is taken up by peeps being under insured, under their existing policy. Mike is looking for referral to people who may fit this category and needs an insurance review.

Neera from Educo Gym is subbing for Kirsty Joly from Perfectly Tempered, who kindly reminds us she is having a lovely holiday.. and also that Mothers Day is around the corner, so get your choccy orders in now! Mab from Olive Communications is looking for people who are experiencing lies, deceit and shocking customer service. He’s looking for people who are getting this from their current provider and instead want the warm friendly service his company offers.

Resident ‘Expert Printer’ Richard Houldsworth from Splatt Print has been helping hotels reduce their printing costs this week, he is also looking for referrals with franchisees for his easy to use web2print solution.

Visitor Neil Roberts from Partners With You Ltd, has a team of actors who will work with you to appear confident when presenting. He did this recently by helping a team of architects prepare for a pitch (which they eventually won). For those of of you wondering, Neil is also an actor himself and had a recurring role in ‘Charmed’. Next up is another visitor, Antionette from The QI Investment . . . offering us a piece of paradise, she’s looking for investors.

Hiten Thaker from Revolution Creative is very busy at the moment working on schools project involving Microsoft, he is designing an interactive CD that explains the process. George Emsden from IN2 Consulting chooses a ‘red-top’ topical subject to kick-off his 1-minute, where we don’t all have the fortune of Jade Goody to help us when we are seriously ill, but having a Critical Illness insurance policy would help.

Alexis from the Happiness Centre reminds us that 30% of absenteeism in the workplace is due to back pain. The Happiness Centre offer solutions for getting you or your staff ‘s ‘back’ into work, with a smile on their face!

Back to fibs, lies and deceit, this time from Roy at RG Duncan Associates, sorry, no, scrap that.. its actually from some of the CV’s he’s getting. Roy is a qualified accountant himself so he can weed out the liers and offer his clients top quality candidates for accountancy positions. Maintaining a financial theme, Tarik from HSBC is looking for intro’s into the fortunate people with over £50K’s worth of liquid assets.

Liz Ash a ‘Person styling and shopping’ expert subs for Lewis Malka from Joseph Sterling ‘your friendly Hatton Garden Jeweller’ he’s looking to turn your gold into hard cash – right now. Louise Hassett from Delfont Mackintosh Theatres asks specifically for intros into people offering a unique theatre experience as rewards or incentives.

I won’t mention the ‘slot filling’, but Gavin MH from Destiny plc is up next. Who’d like to borrow £6k from him and get back £600K in 3-years time? His vibrating magic pen does just the trick – is that right Gavin? Zoe from Opus Telecom is looking for (business) movers and shakers, growers and shrinkers to deliver a cost effective Siemens system for them.

Justin Beavis from Justin Beavis Associates is looking for the meaning of life (in other areas), he’d like to meet people who live in Derby, Blackpool or Hertfordshire to understand what life is like where they live, this for some infrastructure projects he’s working on.

Karelia from Manse and Garret Property Search tells us that property is on the up in Hackney (0.1% apparently), and she’ looking for referrals from non-UK residents looking to invest in the UK – there are some great bargains out there!

Next up is me – Jamie from Sliced Bread Animation and I’m looking for intros into traditional design agencies who are moving further into the digital sector. We have over 10 years experience and a wealth of knowledge of online processes, that adds value to any project – our ideas never go stale!

Christian from Danesoft is on a mission to meet up with advertising agencies to explain his unique survey system. This unique solution is a one-off purchase and helps evaluate customer opinions and project successes.

Finally BRX founder Michael Stern tells us of BRX’s expansion into India with the Mumbai group kicking of its first meeting, with Nigeria soon to follow.

Finally I’ll end with today’s gallery picture by resident artist Gavin Morton-Holmes (from his 10-minute presentation), his unique approach to bird design is something to be admired. A true inspiration to us all . . . Actually he was demonstrating the unique aspect of his ‘magic pen’, and the significant ROI that can be made.

In his words:

I am not actually allowed to sell a dp&p solution unless I can prove a compelling ROI to the prospect client. Unless I can show someone considerable, tangible savings or increased revenue, I have to walk away. Which, if you think about it, means I never sell anything – unless it’s a no-brainer, we don’t do it.