This time last year, I was staring down the barrel of 2023 with a strange mix of excitement and trepidation. A new post-pandemic era had dawned, and with it came big ideas, and big world changes, like the advent of AI being implemented everywhere we looked.
No one knew what hopes (or fears) might be realised in the year to come. And when the media is filled with both personal and economic devastation around the world, it’s hard for anyone to know how to prepare for tomorrow.
Do you ramp up and recruit, or do you batten down and be careful? Do you be sensible and play safe? Or be brave and play to win?
Well, the awards industry has been pivoting and rallying year-on-year to provide what companies need to recognise their teams. This has included changing their format time and time again, moving from live, to online, back to live, and then back to online again!
Awards deadlines have moved to account for new calendar events, like celebration bank holidays, and to give people the time they needed to get prepared, because people are more stretched than ever in their roles.
For me, continuing our growth has been about listening to my intuition about what to do and when to do it, making sure everything we do is worthwhile in one way or another, building relationships and supporting our business partners, and creating a firm strategy so that the whole team knows where we are going, and how we are going to get there!
So as we move into another new year (and because I always bang on about measuring impact) here’s our year in numbers...and why we’ll be enjoying a jolly good rest over Christmas!
👋 800+ awards entrants educated
📚 650 WIN! Books gifted
🏆 243 Unique awards projects
💪 120 Hours team training
🎬 48 Promotional videos
🍽️ 34 Awards dinners
🥂 32 Awards events hosted
👫 6 New team members
🏣 2 New offices
🖥️ 1 Snazzy new website
🤖 1 Fully trained August AI Awards assistant (Give it a try on the website!)
🚀 1 New Awards Accelerator programme
❤️ Plus many hours volunteering
Phew!
We’ve got so much more planned for next year, we’d love you to join us and make 2024 the year you stand out.
If you'd like to find out how to amplify your brand in 2023, and discover why our Brooke Gwynne's been hanging out in our local wine shop, watch the short video below and get your new year off to a bang! 💥
Thank you for all your support over the last year. We wish you health and happiness this Christmas season and look forward to taking care of your winning brand in 2024🎄
Marketing Leader * Design Thinker * Silo Killer * People Developer
4moNice! And well deserved