admin on November 16th, 2009

At a political party meeting I was at a few weeks ago, the local chairman was bemoaning the lack of younger members and wondering if Facebook, Twitter et al is the future of politics. I replied that I didn’t think this was the way forward at all, but what people need is to have an [...]

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When my children were born, my life changed completely and absolutely forever. Well whatd’ya know?! I suppose this sounds a little obvious, but my point is, how many men can say the same?

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admin on November 11th, 2009

Starting your own business? Read this first!

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admin on November 4th, 2009

Finally it’s gone!! I’ve just sent my catalogue copy for the Harwayes ‘Post Surgery Bra Range’ off to the designer, now just need to work on photo positions, proof reading etc.  I LOVE writing catalogue copy, its absolutely my favourite bit of the job, but it takes forever to tweak here and there to get [...]

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admin on September 29th, 2009

This drama, shown on ITV2 last week, is about a woman who worked as an investment banker in the City of London, before falling pregnant and taking maternity leave. Upon her return from leave Jess finds she has been demoted and all her clients taken away from her. All she wants is to go back [...]

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katybrown on September 20th, 2009

I’m planning to go to the London Design Week show at Earls Court next Sunday – to look at interior designs I absolutely can’t afford!

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admin on September 19th, 2009

I found it so hard to find textbooks on retail window dressing – am I looking in the wrong places? Waterstones? Amazon? Yet in stores such as Selfridges in London they have entire creative teams devoted to each window.

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admin on September 17th, 2009

Whilst in Vermont, USA this Summer I was lucky enough to visit the original Ben and Jerry’s ice cream factory – where a great deal of excellent ice cream is still made! From a marketer’s viewpoint, their PR strategy is very slick indeed.
Ben and Jerry’s still retains its iconic positioning as a company founded by [...]

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admin on September 10th, 2009

For Breast Cancer Awareness Week on Monday 12 October, Harwayes are teaming up with Curves Gym in Stamford, Lincolnshire for a bra fitting day! A percentage of profits made on the day will go to Breast Cancer Care. Watch this space for more news about this event.

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admin on September 10th, 2009

I found a fantastic web site www.spabreaks.com. I have just booked a spa weekend for my husband and I (taking a break from mail-order for a few days) at around 50%  off even their published prices. My tip – phone them to get the best deal!

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