What's Floating Around Cloud 9? 8 January 2018

Welcome to another week and the first full one of the year for many, as it seemed lastweek a lot of folks had extended their Christmas breaks...

So, the week ahead is very much about people. Not only are we welcoming a new Ambassador to the team in the form of the fabulous Jo Neville,we also have a raft of new Student Interns and Placement Students starting with us.

There will be hundreds if not thousands of people starting new jobs around the UK this week so how do you make someone new feel welcome?

It's a good idea to have welcome plan in place so we have a folder for each of our new bods with outlines, objectives, notebooks, health and safety and even a little office etiquette (such as if you making tea for yourself, make sure you shout up and see who else wants a cuppa!).

A new office can be intimidating, especially when you don’t know anyone and you have no idea where everything is - including the loos! So a tour of Cloud 9 Towers is on the cards to start with - yes, we really do have that much space and its a bit like a maze here so even if they don't remember who everyone is, and what everyone does, at least if anyone should need the loo, they will be sorted. 

As a small business, the most important asset is your people. Individual contributors are great, but true camaraderie can mean the difference between good and great, and from day one  investing some quality time with each new bod is vital. Understanding what everyone does, who everyone is and how we work is almost as important as the work itself.

 

Training is a must of course, but ensuring the training includes all the little things that a seasoned employee might take for granted, like how to navigate the phone system or where to find delegate badges is just as important and can make all the difference. 

So, welcome to our new people, we are looking forward to working with you and if you are starting a new job this week, we wish you well.

Have a great week and please don't forget that if you have any events planned for 2018 and need some help in sourcing a venue, our free venue finding service is ready and available anytime.

What's Floating Around Cloud 9? 18 April 2016

Welcome to another week and without further ado, this week we'd like to mention our Ambassadors Programme - as we over half way there in appointing some incredible people to represent our brand - Cloud 9 - to the wider world.

We like to think we have a pretty good relationship and reputation with our existing clients, but who doesn't like new business - so we decided that rather than invest in a sales person, we would instead appoint Ambassadors in different regions around the UK to expand our network a little.

As a result, we have been meeting some great people from different parts of the UK to work alongside us and introduce our free venue finding service to a wider audience.

There are, we know, lots of other agencies offering the same service in the UK, but we like to think that we go that extra mile in that our FUSE Service is pretty unique and sets us aside from the competition. And, its all completely free, all of the time! 

 

So, just what is FUSE? Well, yes, it is FREE Venue Finding, so whether you want a small

meeting, a large congress, a gala dinner, an incentive, an awards ceremony, a conference, a golf trip or any event at all, then we have the experience, and tools to find you the perfect fit for your next event. We do this for free, and we’re fast and efficient and above all friendly, so even if you change the brief, we don’t mind!

It’s UNDERSTANDING Social Media for Events. If you’ve used our FREE Venue Finding Service, and you want to engage with your guests or delegates in advance of an event, then we can help. We can set up and monitor all of your social media channels, schedule and post so that you create awareness in advance, and we’ll even help post event with longevity to ensure your event stays memorable. We can even build you an App if you want one – free…

It’s STYLING for Events. Again, simply use our FREE Venue Finding Service and if you are running an event that requires stunning centre pieces or decor then we’re happy to help and we’ll even deliver it for free locally. If your event is national then we might ask that you make a small contribution towards postage and if your event is International then we can put you in touch with the right people – it doesn’t matter to us if you are holding an event in Nottingham or Nepal, with our experienced team, we can help! Unfortunately, we are unable to ship our items to Outer Mongolia and we have yet to have any requests for Outer Space, so kindly bear with us on this one!

It’s EVALUATION for Events. Sometimes it can be really important to know and recognise the R.O.I. on your event spend. How on topic were your speakers? How was the venue? Did your delegates come away with a positive impression following the conference or meeting? As part of our FREE Venue Finding, we can help you evaluate your event and collect the results, helping you easily and effectively evaluate each and every event.

So there you have it. FUSE from Cloud ⁹, it’s unique, it’s effective and more importantly, its free, zilch, zero, complimentary, gratis…and you can’t get better than that!

Our Ambassadors will be offering this great service to clients around the UK, but we still have opportunities available for the right people - and these are the people who are already in a professional environment, who like to network and meet new people.

If this sounds like you, please let us know as we are yet to appoint anyone in the North East or North West, or the South West of England. We'll even throw in a Ferrero Rocher for the right people!

Have a great week and don't forget its the Midlands Media Awards for Students on Thursday which you can follow live on Twitter using #MMAStudents16.