We’re currently looking for a PR Executive to handle all of the Company’s online and offline PR. Here’s the job spec. If you’re interested please email your CV to zak@prezzybox.com or call 0870 1221 007.

PR Executive Role

Would you like to come and work for one of the UK’s premier online gift companies?

Publisher’s Choice of Merchant 2007 Winners - Prezzybox.com  - are looking to add a fun and enthusiastic (yet hard working) member to their ever growing team to manage their PR.

The lucky candidate will be responsible for ALL of the company’s online and offline Public Relations and will therefore have a great opportunity to make a real name for themselves.

Based in a farmhouse in rural Warwickshire (2 minutes from Junction 11, M42) the candidates role will encompass a number of marketing disciplines but will focus predominantly on raising the company’s profile in regional, national and online press.

Functions

• Responsible for ALL online and offline PR
• Responsible for company’s social networking activities and viral marketing campaigns
• Publication of news stories
• Generation of ‘on site’ competitions
• Generation of Partner promotions/contra activity
• Work in close conjunction with the buying department
• Maintenance of PR Imagery
• Utilisation of list logix/image loft software
• Assistance with product video production 

Person

• Enthusiastic and bubbly person who is comfortable networking with new and existing contacts via phone, email and messenger
• Must be able to work as part of a team and cross departmentally in association with buying dept and rest of marketing dept
• Ideal first role for a graduate. Qualifications not essential although marketing/journalism qualifications an advantage
• Comfortable with all Microsoft Applications including Outlook
• Some design skills an advantage
• Relevant experience and a list of existing contacts is desirable although not essential
• Driving Licence a necessity because of location

Want to apply?

You interested? If so please email your CV to Zak Edwards on zak@prezzybox.com or call 0870 1221 007.

Hello folks,

Being the romantic that I am, I decided to make my missus a personalised Valentines Day card. Now, I could obviously have done this myself at home, but as this potentially would have involved cutting things up and sticking them to paper, coupled with the fact that I’m a clumsy left handed baffoon, I thought it best to stick to what I know and order one over the web - hence my visit to Moonpig.

I’ve never purchased from them before but after seeing one of their …erm… slightly annoying… adverts thought I’d give them a shot.

I have to say their site is fantastic. It’s easy to navigate, their range is splendid and the functionality is brilliant. You can design your card in real time and then see it come to life on the design in front of you. Where as I would normally fly through the purchasing process, I actually spent a lot of time designing and playing with their functionality and thoroughly enjoyed myself on the site.

Checkout was straight forward, delivery costs pretty competitive and it was an overall good customer experience. 

Likewise their service is excellent as well. Card was ordered on Tuesday and arrived the following day.

So, hats off to the chaps at Moonpig. They’ve got a very impressive business and it’s no wonder they are top of the hit (wise) parade.

Ten ten. Over and out.

Zak.

Hello folks,

It’s not often that I write about an item that we don’t actually sell, but I think this is something that can benefit everyone who (like me!!) gets a bad back.

Basically, we’ve been approached by a company called Postureminder who asked if our staff would trial their software which will “help with your posture and stop your staff getting bad backs“. Initially I was a little sceptical because of the “disruption” etc but they assured me there would be minimal fuss and it would not effect the speed/performance of our computers.

So, after running it by the staff I agreed to give the trial a go. They were happy coz it was a little gadget to play with and I was happy as it would mean no-one could have time off in the future with back pain - cunning I know.

Well, I have to say I’m converted. After a small amount of installation (about 5 minutes) the posture minder will take your photo (using the web cam provided) of you sitting your working position. Then it will tell you every time you’re sitting in a position that’s not good for your back. Not only that, it tells you when you have a break, and gives a video demonstration of exersizes you can do at your desk. It even tells you when to have a drink to ensure you keep hydrated. Then at the end of each day it gives you a posture score and tells you whether you’ve been sitting up straight and thus looking after your back! It’s weird - as 4.45pm approaches you actually get excited about beating yesterdays score!!!

In short - it’s defintely something we’ll be keeping on when the trial has finished, so if you get a bad back coz of sitting at your desk all day it might be worth having a look here and downloading the free trial here.

Over and out.

Zak.