April 2012
Microsoft films Eyeful
Strange days here at Eyeful Towers. Our friends from Microsoft recently visited Desford HQ with an entire film crew. Everybody wants to feature Microsoft in a case study but when Microsoft does a case study they want to feature Eyeful Presentations.
It all started with a series of podcasts that we recorded for our friends The CRM Business which got Microsoft rather excited about what we do and how we do it and got us chatting with some lovely people at Microsoft who had an idea. With a level of excitement that almost out-enthused the Eyeful norm Microsoft wondered if they could send in a film crew. So we brushed our hair, tidied our desks and waited for the clapperboard. As soon as the final cut is ready for premiere we’ll let you know.
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April 2012
PowerPoint Perestroika
Eyeful Presentations has always had a reputation for breaking new ground in presentation tools, technology and methodology but we’ve recently ventured onto new ground geographically as well.
Eyeful Russia www.eyefulpresentations.ru is the latest addition to our growing international family. Russia is an amazing place with a forward thinking business community that is always looking for the best products and services the world can offer. Based in Kaliningrad and lead by Kristina Sagneeva our Russian office is really excited to be leading the way when it comes to presentations. Introducing our Presentation OptimisationTM methodology into a nascent market is just the kind of challenge that gets us fired up and just two weeks after launching we’ve got a level of interest that we know will keep us very busy as well.
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March 2012
Eyeful extends office hours
As a leading presentation design and consultancy business, the gang here at Eyeful are always looking for ways to improve our customer service. We’re proud to be a truly international business and know that 9 to 5 just doesn’t cut the mustard any more. As such, we’ve decided to extend our office hours….
After a successful trial of extended head office hours we’re excited to announce it as a permanent feature. Our customers can now contact us directly between 08.30 and 19.00 (GMT) Monday to Friday.
Don’t panic, we haven’t chained our people to their desks and denied them sun light; we now have two shifts - enabling everyone to continue with their lives. This has been a great bonus to many of our international customers and colleagues and has also had the bizarre side effect of increasing staff fitness levels (apparently the gym is a morning thing)!
Our customers can now submit amends until 18.00 GMT for completion the same working day (within reason please, we are only human after all). The customer response so far has been excellent and we’re really chuffed that it’s made such a difference.
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February 2012
Please hold the line….
Having already established a reputation for breaking the mould when it comes to Presentation Consultancy and PowerPoint Design, we’ve decided to right wrongs in another area that causes us pain…Hold Music.
Firmly filed under the heading ‘necessary evil’, we set out to make the hold experience as painless as possible. With this in mind we decided to use it to advertise our greatest asset – our people.
Every month the music is chosen by someone different and the voiceover, courtesy of our sister company Earful Productions, gives you a bit of info about the ‘who and why’. We thought it was a good idea, something a bit different and a great way to introduce the people that make Eyeful what it is.
However after a couple of months it seems we were wrong. According to our customers it’s a great idea…brilliant to the point of plagiarism in fact. And we’ve only got one thing to say to those who want to copy us on this, ‘go ahead – we’re happy to inspire and good luck’.
After all they might put us on hold one day!
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February 2012
New Eyeful Consultant
At Eyeful we know that our reputation is built on our people. When it comes to Presentation Consultants our standards are eye wateringly high. We’re always excited to find someone who shares our passion for sales presentations so we’re delighted to welcome Stephen Newman to the Eyeful family.
Stephen brings a wealth of sales experience coupled with a real passion for customer service which. He sums up this ‘minor obsession’ very simply; “I like to think that I’m in partnership with my customers, it’s not about selling and walking away - it’s about giving them the added value – being an extra member of their team”.
Stephen also shares our frustration at a little thing we like to call The Presentation Paradox - further cementing his Eyeful credentials. Stephen’s background is as an accredited consultant at Miller Heiman…so he knows what he’s talking about!.
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January 2012
The Little Book that's making a big impact
Widely recognised as experts in engaging Presentation Design and considered by many (great and learned) people to be the ‘go to’ company for PowerPoint Presentations. Eyeful Presentations have made an impact in an unexpected area.
At the end of 2011 we launched our Little Book of Big Ideas. The Little Book started life as an internal annual review piece and grew and grew. The more we wrote the more excited we got and we quickly had something that we wanted to share with the World. So we released them into the ether hoping that they would showcase our presentation prowess and bring in new business.
What we weren’t expecting was that this would be in any area other than presentations. To our great surprise we have been asked by two of our customers to produce concepts and design ideas for their own versions of the Little Book. What this proves is that compelling stories, supported by excellent design will communicate and inspire, whatever the medium.
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January 2012
Presentation experts grow and grow
The last few months have seen almost phenomenal growth by Eyeful Presentations. As our reputation as PowerPoint and Presentation experts has grown so have we – welcoming additional talent in design, consultation and project management. This gives us everything we need to take our Presentation Optimisation methodology onward and upward in 2012
We’ve increased our body count at head office by almost 50% and our consultancy team has also expanded because we know that to maintain our reputation for groundbreaking presentations we need the best people on board. With more people comes the need for better systems – so we’ve also had an IT overhaul which has taken us through some very interesting times!
Our new website is live and the feedback so far has been excellent, now we’re working hard to make sure that our printed collateral and marketing suite is matching our new look and feel. It’s all about ensuring that we’re benefitting from the high level presentation and design skills that we usually lavish on our customers. This had an exciting start with the launch of our Little Book of Big Ideas which is our antithesis to the corporate brochure and is raising comment wherever it appears – click here to get one for yourself.
We’re starting 2012 fitter and faster than we’ve ever been and are already getting our (ever smiling) teeth stuck in to some seriously grown up stuff. If you think you can keep pace with us just watch this space. |
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