Posted by Sarah Allen on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 — 0 comments
I visited Heidelberg last week to attend the Confrad AGM. Confrad is a network of independent full service marketing agencies and kdm joined the network over three years ago. There are now 17 different countries represented by an agency so this truly gives a global resource for all of our clients. Our days were full of presentations from each agency, catching up on what we had all been doing lately. We also found time to enjoy Heidelberg, with dinner in the Heidelberg castle and also at the Michelin star Schwarz das restaurant and managed to squeeze in some wine tasting. We all had a great time and will keep touch with our client interests at heart, and I very much look forward to meeting our Confrad colleagues next year.
Posted by Sarah Ballard on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 — 0 comments
I’m back in the kdm team after returning from maternity leave, and glad to see that there’s plenty to get my teeth into. After finding my way to our lovely new office, I’ve really had to hit the ground running, but it already feels like I’m back in the swing of things again. My first two weeks have seen me give a PR summary presentation at a sales managers’ meeting, initiate a customer satisfaction survey and manage press relations at the Commercial Vehicle Show, as well as take over the day-to-day running of all my client accounts. It’s lovely to be back in touch with so many familiar names and faces, and I’m also looking forward to getting to grips with some of our new clients and their products.
Posted by Annabel on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 — 0 comments
It was great to be at ArabLab this year and meet many familiar faces and a few new ones. Not quite as busy as some recent years, but those I spoke to were genuinely delighted at the numbers of potential distributors and direct customers who visited the show. Also a wonderful fix of sunshine and a great escape from the grey days in Blighty!
Posted by Sarah Allen on Wed, 9 Feb 2011 — 0 comments
I've just returned to the busy kdm offices after seven months of maternity leave. As all of you working mums will know, it's not always easy to string together a sensible sentence after months of baby talk, and so my first day in the office was punctuated by unfinished conversations!
We’ve won a few accounts during my absence, including Sigma Life Science, PI, Radiometer and ISIS Pharma Consulting, so it’s straight back into the fast lane as far as the day job is concerned. We’ve also moved offices from Bedford to St Neots, so actually having the time to find everything and get used to my new chair could take a bit longer.
I look forward to catching up with you all over the next few months.
Posted by Annabel on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 — 0 comments
With 2010 now behind us and hopefully the worst of the economic fall-out, 2011 promises to be another good year for kdm: We’ve moved offices to St Neots in Cambridgeshire where we’ve now got room to expand further and I’m looking forward to welcoming a flurry of visitors over the coming months.
With the start of the New Year, we’re delighted to have been retained by Carnation Designs, Steris and Tecan - keep an eye out for the LabAutomation edition of the Tecan Journal in the coming weeks which we have helped put together. We’re also delighted to win a new PR contract with Radiometer part of the Danaher Group of companies and look forward to working with more of the Danaher Group as the year progresses
On a more personal note, I’m also pleased to say that the Extra Mile Challenge is no longer quite so challenging! The broken bones are mended, I can drive again, the training was worth every second (particularly in advance of Christmas festivities), AND, we raised a healthy £1,500 for charity despite my hiccup on day one. For those of you who might not know, I came off in style downhill at 35mph, badly misjudging a particularly curly hairpin and driving rain… three months later, with a shiny new plate and array of screws in my shoulder, I can’t wait to bleep my way through the airport security X-ray machines!
I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year at various exhibitions and conferences the first major one on my schedule is ArabLab, so if you fancy an iced coffee give me shout!