Going up, won a cup, off to a gig, a good glug, an Oz trip and a vacancy at Workhouse Marketing

Had a meet yesterday with our High Growth Consultant. It was a review meet as we have just finished our first quarter (Jul/Aug/ Sep) and I’m delighted to say that we are 14% up on the same three months last year. It’s been busy but our team has been producing some excellent work. Well done to the Workhouse Team.

I loved watching the teamwork at the Ryder Cup recently. I thought it was a fantastic tournament  and brilliant entertainment going right down to the last but one hole of the last match of the weekend. It was all about winning for the team, and our team won! It’s always good beating the Americans! Never mind Tiger.

The Manics are in Blackburn

Looking forward to a busy week, not only at work but in the evenings as well. Off to see Pinter’s The Caretaker at the Charter Theatre on Thursday, The Manic Street Preachers are playing King Georges in Blackburn on Saturday, and the Ribcaged Theatre Company are doing Requiem in Ribchester on  Sunday night.

Elder son Tom’s just come back from a 10 day break in  Cyprus, and is now pumped up and ready to take his shop into the big selling season. It’s going to be an exciting time for him and for us as we’re helping him put together a big Christmas promotion. He’s put a really nice range of wines together at The Whalley Wine Shop and all the anecdotal evidence, and the sales figures, are showing that he’s doing a good job.

Our sons Tom and Ben at Rib Field Day 1991

Younger son Ben, a designer  here at Workhouse, is also preparing for an exciting time at Christmas, as along with two mates he’s going travelling in Australia from November through to May next year. He leaves on Bonfire night, and will be over there when the England Cricket team compete for the Ashes. I’m looking forward to that. It’s always nice to beat the Aussies! Ben will have a great time, I’ve never been to Oz but everybody I know who’s been says it’s an amazing place.

Ben’s sabbatical will create an opportunity for a designer. If you know of anybody who might want six months work with the strong possibility that if they fit in well with our team the job will become permanent…then please tell them to get in touch with us. Contact Martin Meadows on martin@workhousemarketing.com

The Ryder Cup -the ultimate team sport. And it’s in Wales!

I’m not a golfer, I don’t watch a lot of golf, but I absolutely love The Ryder Cup. Europe versus the USA. I think the reason is that it’s probably the only time that all the great golfers in the world unite as teams. The ultimate individual sport transformed into team sport. Money becomes irrelevant, it’s all about the pride in playing for your team, and it shows. The players absolutely love it and their enthusiasm transmits itself to the crowd. It’s wonderful to watch.

Celtic Manor in Wales

This year The Ryder Cup is in Wales, and my country is so proud to be hosting it. It is the first time that the Cup has ever come to Wales. I follow a lot of the top Welsh personalities and celebrities on Twitter and this week they are all verbal in their pride to be Welsh. Sir Terry Matthews has done a fantastic job in creating Celtic Manor, and I so hope that the Cup is a huge success, and Europe wins!

I’ve always been excited by team sports. I love rugby, I played football and cricket.  The feeling of  togetherness and camaraderie in achieving success is the best feeling there is. At Workhouse we have some talented individuals but when we combine as a team I think we’re the best agency in the North West without a shadow of a doubt.

( Note to Mrs J….Yes I know I’ve put SIX photos of Katherine Jenkins in my blog, but she IS from my home town of Neath, and she is very proud to be Welsh, and she is singing at the opening ceremony of The Ryder Cup, so it is relevant isn’t it?…… is that OK love?)

Lovely voice, beautiful lungs…