WE’VE GONE AND GOT SHORTLISTED AGAIN…!

It was only at the end of last year that we announced our success at the Home Counties South CIPR PRide awards for our dedication to public relations.  Last month, Wildwood shot to success again, after being short listed as finalists for two awards at the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards.

This Award scheme – run by CADIA – celebrates and recognise local businesses who consistently contribute to improving the Gatwick Diamond area. With many entries and a lengthy and strategic judging process, only three make it through to become a finalist.  Tanya Houston, our MD and founder, was declared a finalist in the Business Person of the Year Category – an absolutely marvellous and well deserved achievement.

The second category where we made the final three was the ‘Award for Developing People for Business Success’.  We were up against the mighty Virgin Holidays and Reeves & Co LLP; proving that even though we are a small business, through hard work and determination, we can compete with larger organisations and contribute to the local economy.

At Wildwood PR, entering awards is not an unfamiliar task. As a PR agency with a host of clients, it is often our responsibility to place those clients into relevant industry awards and getting them the recognition they deserve. As finalists ourselves this year – it is a fantastic achievement to recognise our own hard work. 

Dear Santa…

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So we were having a chat in the office this afternoon about fantasy letters to Santa.  We thought we’d share them with you for amusement (many of these gifts are not available in the shops – whatever the state of the British high street!).  Hope you enjoy our musings…now, back to that press release…

Dear Santa (and these are in no particular order…),

Wildwood would like for Christmas…..

For Christmas this year, Jeff would like an automatic inbox reviewer to sift through all the emails that land in his inbox when he’s out at a meeting – dealing with them before he returns to the office. And if such a gift could be bundled with a rich tea biscuit dispenser that automatically delivers three biscuits to his desk each afternoon with a cup of tea – that would be heaven!

Leah would like a Lie Detector, so that she can get lots of juicy gossip from journalists and competitors. This would help her to make our clients the best- not that they aren’t already…!

Lauren wouldn’t mind a Cloning Machine for Christmas this year – so that her clone could do her training and run the Lifestyle Renault Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon in February. Her clone could also fill in for her if she needs a lie-in to recover from the Christmas celebrations.

This year, Ally would love a boiling tap installed at her desk, so that she can have an endless supply of peppermint tea. With a hot cuppa on tap she can deal with as many features, press releases and case studies that you can throw at her! What a fantastic way to remain calm and refreshed throughout 2012.

Tanya wouldn’t mind travelling in style, and would really like a Jaunting Belt from The Tomorrow People (remember that TV show?). No more of that time-consuming driving nonsense…. she’ll be able to snap her fingers and will be at her destination instantly.  Bet she still leaves the office later than planned though…!

For Christmas, Becky would like a Soda Stream so that she can have plenty of caffeine filled goodness without having to leave the comfort of the office. Not only will it keep her awake longer, but she’ll work like the clappers! Failing that, Bernard’s watch wouldn’t go a miss….

This year for Christmas, Ruth would love a set of wings. Then she could fly around organising all her case studies and get to lots of photo shoots, even in the most remote areas of the world. At least then she wouldn’t get stuck in traffic jams!

This year, Shereen would like to find a Wildwood Chef under the Christmas tree. That way bacon butties would be on hand as soon as she steps into the office each morning.

On the top of John’s Christmas list this year is a top of the range espresso maker.  A connoisseur of coffee, the strength of the brew matters to John.  The stronger, the better and he’s happy – and of course, his writing and afternoon meetings will whizz along …

Ash would like to wake up on Christmas morning with Audrey Tautou, have Pierre Koffman cook his lunch, attend an Operation Ivy reunion show in the evening, drink some Margaux 82 before bed and world peace. If that’s too greedy, world peace can wait another year.

And as for Valerie, who runs our Accounts Department – she’d love something BIG… as Val says – A BIG desk for my ever growing job…A BIG mug so that my lovely cuppa lasts twice as long… BIG calculators with BIG numbers for my poor old eyes….but please could I also have something small…like a BIG DIAMOND!

 

Becky