My colleague Sarah joined RedBalloon on April Fools Day in 2004 – she is fast approaching her five year anniversary. With any special occasion it gives us a moment to reflect. I’m sure Sarah could share much better than I about the changes she has experienced at RedBalloon…and the ones she has championed. She was the RedBallooner who coined the name ‘Pleasure Relations’ for instance. One thing that has not changed at RedBalloon is our values and how we celebrate…
Tag Archives: Corporate Gifts
An Amazing Experience
This is my ninth RedBalloon Christmas… And so far it has been the most exhilarating. The numbers are way up on last year. All the planning, preparation and investment means that things seem to be going smoothly. No chaos. The team has it all in hand. We are so much bigger now that there are people to do all the right things at all the right times. Our retail locations, at Myer, Target, Dymocks and Westfield Bondi and Chatswood are…
Employer Worst Gifts ever
Given that Christmas is fast approaching.. most businesses have organized what they are giving their people now, but sometimes I shake my head in disbelief as people share with me how thoughtless or simply dumb some employers are about giving a gift. People have worked harder this year than they have in years – and for most there will be no Christmas bonus. So a well thought out gift will make the difference. Recently we surveyed 3000 employees about the…
Taking fun seriously.
I participated on a business owners panel last night for the PricewaterhouseCooper Private Clients area. Russel Howcroft asked each of the panelists questions about what we’d learned and how we viewed the economy. Each of us reinforced the importance the people around us. To have a successful brand it is determined by our people moment by moment. All of the panelists were retailers – and each of us knows that our people are our brand. There was some concern about…
I’m accused of leading a ‘Namby-Pamby’ management revolution
I received the email below yesterday, just after RedBalloon for Corporate hosted a Webinar on Employee Engagement for 250 people. I didn’t receive the email until after the event. But I assume that this person was commenting on the session. Alas the email was not signed and was sent from an unknown email… so I guess the best thing to do is to respond here. Date: 10/27/09 15:50:00 “Naomi Simson, WAKE UP ! People go to work TO BE PAID,…
Imagine running a business based on fun - that's what I decided to try when I left a very serious corporate career in marketing to set up RedBalloon...
