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This week saw the second instalment of our Event Partner Days in the simplybetter office. A chance for us to get to know our suppliers a little better and learn more about what they can help us bring to our clients. These two days have proved invaluable in strengthening our connections and ensuring we’re well equipped with an impressive range of services, tools and technology to help us enhance engagement events, exhibitions and experiences. It’s all very exciting and we’re looking forward to finding ways to work with these partners on upcoming proposals and utilise their vast talent 💥 A massive thank you to Universal Live, HYPHA, and Paradigm Creative Ltd for taking time out to talk to us (and for the notebooks - you know how to win us over!). Toby the beagle might not have been thrilled by the day, but we're excited 🐶 Here’s to working together even more in the future. #CreativeEngagement #Events #TrustedSuppliers

There’s always so much potential in event planning – the sky’s the limit! And when it comes to SKYMAGIC Drone Shows, it goes even further than that 🌌 Members from our Delivery and Creative teams experienced a real treat last week, as they were invited to preview SkyMagic’s new fleet of indoor drones. Rachel Alston-Smith, our Event Project Director, and Esther Day, our Production Design Lead, were in the audience for a range of drone light shows delivered by the team there. It was an impressive sight and they loved every minute. A big thank you to the team for asking us along 🙌 #CreativeEvents #ImmersiveExperiences #LightDroneShow

On Sunday, members of our brilliant simplybetter team took part in this year’s Bradford Dragon Boat Race Festival in July. We were raising money for The Immanuel Project and their brilliant work. It was a glorious day with lots of exciting activities going on and plenty of food to boot. Our team were called ‘Let Paddle Commence…’ and went into it with fighting spirit. And it's a good job we did as there were 28 teams taking part, not to mention some of them being professional racers, tackling 29 races in total over a 7 hour day. It was a Herculean task but our sb dragons were up to the challenge 🐉 Not only did we win two races - one of them by quite a bit - but we came 8th overall with many hailing our team's first ever dragon boat effort a huge success! But more important than any of that, we managed to raise a whopping £1,160 for the Immanuel Project 🎉 There’s still time to donate to our JustGiving page (https://lnkd.in/etRdUXq5) to champion their valiant effort and raise a bit more money for one of Bradford’s hardest working homeless charities. And a huge thank you to everyone who has already donated, plus the friends and family of simplybetter for cheering us on from the riverside! We couldn't have done it without you all ❤️ #GivingBack #PleaseDonate #PutPaddleToTheMetal

Last week was our simplybetter Summer Social and we went a bit potty… The team took part in a group pottery session from TYRO Studios Ltd at the Dandelion Cafe, in Saltaire. It was a perfect opportunity to take a step back from a busy schedule and connect with each other while taking part in something creative 🎨 The event industry can be incredibly busy at the best of times, so it’s important to focus on the wellbeing of our team and ensure people are able to take some time out together. It proved to be a incredibly fun day with some truly inspired (and a few suspect) ceramic creations along with lots of laughter 😆 #TeamSpotlight #TeamDay #Wellbeing

This week we held our first of two Event Partner Days, where we got up close and personal with some of our favourite suppliers. We invited them in to talk about the services they offer to better understand how they can help us bring an innovative approach to our offering. It was a great chance to get to know them and their work a little better and to cement our working relationships 🤝🏼 The day brought lots of interesting ideas and generated plenty of inspiration for our team. We’re excited to see what comes of it… 💭 A massive thank you to, PRINT & CUT LTD, Grit Pictures Ltd., Label 22 and Flint Design and Management for their time and expertise this week! #CreativeEngagement #Events #TrustedSuppliers

💸 Donate to our JustGiving page 💸 Did we mention we’re raising money for The Immanuel Project? If you haven’t heard of them before, we recommend checking out the great work they do to support some of the most vulnerable people in Bradford’s community. Last year, we helped them create a cracking Christmas feast for their service users. And now, we’re doing our bit to raise money for their tireless work by taking part in this year’s Bradford Dragon Boat Race Festival on Sunday🐉 TO DONATE: Visit our JustGiving page to champion our damp endeavours and help support a charity who support those that truly need it: https://lnkd.in/etRdUXq5 #GivingBack #PleaseDonate

Last week our brilliant Account Director, Charli Briggs, visited The Monastery Manchester to attend the M&IT Editors Lunch, hosted by the leading industry publication M&IT Magazine. It was a great chance to explore the iconic venue, meet others from the corporate events world and address some of the hottest topics through their State of the Industry Report. Plus, Charli and the other attendees were treated to a stunning three course lunch. What could be better? 🍴 A big thank you to Paul Harvey and Liz Coleridge from the M&IT team, as well as the event sponsors Arabian Adventures Meetings, Incentives & Events and Destination Asia 🙌 #EventsIndustry #Networking #CreativeEvents

This weekend, our very own Business Support & Office Manager, Sophie Hodgson, took part in the Ilkley Half Marathon. It was her first official half marathon race, and she was committed to giving it a go, finishing with a final time of 2:38! Well done for this brilliant achievement, Sophie! We’re always proud of our immensely talented and driven simplybetter team and love to champion them when they go above and beyond at work and in their personal lives. #TeamSpotlight #BornToRun

We love getting to know people. It is a huge part of what we do! That’s why it’s nice to get out of the office from time to time. It’s a chance to lift our head out of project planning for a few hours to meet new and existing clients, and hopefully create some lasting connections. This week our CEO, Rob Woodhead, and our Account Director, Charli Briggs, have been in London at Canary Wharf no less, holding face to face meetings and helping to spread a little simplybetter magic. They even managed to fit in an early morning run and tacos for tea! We’re excited to see what comes from this trip… If you’d like to know us a little better, simply say hello via our website! https://lnkd.in/g7JGH_N8 #CreativeEvents #Exhibitions #EngagementActivations

July is turning out to be a month of firsts… This month we celebrate the one-year anniversary of two top simplybetter team members! 🎉 First up (and a little belated) is our Research Consultant, Lee Woolley! In the 12 months Lee has been with us, not only has he made brilliant connections with potential new clients, but his in-depth research and analysis allows us to go into every conversation well-informed and ready to tackle anything! What would we do without you, Lee? Also hitting the 1-year mark is our Creative Manager extraordinaire, Georgia Scott! Georgia tackles every job with endless positivity and excitement, unleashing original approaches to our creative execution and bringing the passion to our pitches. If a simplybetter experience looks good, Georgia’s had a hand in it! We have more one-year anniversaries coming up so stay tuned… 🌟 #EmployeeAnniversary #TeamSpotlight