Alan
Andy
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Carl
Clare
Darren
Edouard
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Jah
Jamie
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Keely
Linda
Luke
Maria
Matt
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Nik
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Sean
Steve
Tim
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One of the most fulfilling aspects of my job is knowing that a piece of work that I've had a hand in creating, is accessible for anyone to view throughout the world. Who knows who will be enjoying an experience that we here at Playgroup have produced?
After coming back from... Read rest of post
I made a conscience decision upon leaving university that I didn’t want to go into a job working at a software house. After studying computer science I wanted a break from working solely with techie people. Although it must be said that some of my jobs since leaving university have... Read rest of post
In a survey published recently by Marketing Week, BA won the best airline category for the 3rd year running, despite the disasters of T5. Customers were prepared to stay loyal with BA, as the trust is so deep rooted; they are convinced they will sort out any of the recent... Read rest of post
Julie Meyer writes in her column in CityA.M that if you want your technology to catch on you should hire good PR, I could not agree more. The key is to have an easy to get value proposition. Skype launched with: 'free calls on the web'. Yup, thanks! I... Read rest of post
Mojo is mobile journalism and the idea is simple; you have a set of mobile accessories allowing you to cover any event live, using a mobile phone. Take a look at the site Reuters Mojo and you will see some of the best raw... Read rest of post
You can now access Playgroup's web site content through your favourite RSS feed reader, or embed the content on your own site, if you so wish! We recommend you try Netvibes if you haven't already. Netvibes allows you to add content from all your favourite... Read rest of post
I had nothing to do with the creation of this web site. It was conceived, designed and built by the collective talents within our company in about two weeks. I am delighted with the results.
It's an honest site. One that represents the spirit of our company - not contrived to... Read rest of post
After lots of planning and hard work the Playgroup web site is finally here. Working closely together with Jamie, the design lead, we just about hit the deadline. The site essentially started out as two independent mini sites comprising of an about us section and a blog section. As development... Read rest of post
It's a key part of every brief these days. 'My communication is competing with many others. It has to stand out.'
This is quite a challenge when the average person is confronted with 3,000 marketing messages a day on everything from posters and web site banners to bus sides and till... Read rest of post
From corporations to co-operations, old financial models and management will be massively challenged over the next decade.
The future company or the future business if you like, will be a social company because it prioritises people. I strongly believe this is already happening and Playgroup is one of 'them'. Thomas Geuken has some interesting thoughts on the social company in the article 'to be in good company'. So to take his words and make them my own I will argue that at Playgroup you are in good company, because after all we are a group of people working on tasks for the benefit of other people. We are a social company because it is a way of being together that builds on a mutual wish to shape each other in each other’s company. It's a place people are willing to invest in, in the hopes it lasts "forever". Work is no longer a question of what we do from 9 to 5, but more of a question where we’ll put our time, energy, engagement and talent, so that we can live a meaningful and happy life.
If you find this interesting and would like to explore it further I would recommend CIFS's latest book All Dressed Up - but nowhere to go which discusses the social company.
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