Introducing…
Following a whirlwind first couple of weeks at NixonMcInnes, I thought it was about time to introduce myself. My name’s Louise Greeves and I’m NixonMcInnes’ new Helicopter Commander, which, luckily for my piloting skills, is actually code here for social media consultant.
Having somehow got through the company’s selection process – and believe me rigorous is not the word (I’m still having nightmares about one of the role play scenarios in the windowless meeting room), I’ve been relieved to discover that psychological turmoil was only part of the interview process. Democratic business is very much a mantra that the whole team at NixonMcInnes is committed to and, although I don’t get the coding jokes that have been flying around the meeting room table yet, everyone’s quickly made me feel at home.
So a snapshot about me. As Will’s elusive post has already mentioned, I come from a PR background. I’ve worked exclusively in an agency environment looking after both b2b and b2c campaigns and love the energy and buzz of working for lots different brands. I’ve specialised in PR for online and mobile marketing services companies for the last four years, including Advertising.com, AOL’s Platform-A (recently rebranded as AOL Advertising), Coremetrics and search engine marketers Greenlight and DBD Media. Having steadily developed a geeky fascination with the sector, I realised that rather than just managing PR for digital media businesses, what I really wanted to do was go and work for one. So here I am.
I am a Brightonian born and bred and one of the few not to have permanently up sticks and moved to London (although I did try it out for a couple of years). I am massively chuffed to have landed a job at such a creative and well-respected company, and to have got the added benefit of avoiding the zombie scene that is the London commute as part of the deal.
In my shiny, new role, I’m going to be responsible for developing NixonMcInnes’ PR practice area. I’ll be working to ensure that everything we do stays tightly integrated with our clients’ marketing and wider business objectives, so that they can see how smart, strategic social media can impact their bottom line. I’ll also be working with the design and build and insights teams here to come up with some cool new services for our our clients. We’re already plotting, so watch this space…
Image is Hello by Flickr user Sarah G
Louise wrote this on 24.11.09 – 1 comment
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On November 24th, 2009 at 1:21 pm, Matt responded:
Excellent – fantastic to have you on board Lou :) Looking forward to sharing many a bad joke with you…!