Since London town re-opened I have been sampling the delights, (and let-downs) of this post-lockdown apocalyptic world. Here’s some inspo for date ideas, birthday ideas, etc… drop me a line if you’d like to hear more or how we can help you with your own event!

Working from home. I’m sure there have been hundreds of times where we all thought about how lovely it would have been to work from home. The reality has been different for many. Read on for our learnings.

After three months of lockdown, we all jumped when our MD told us about the away day she had planned for July. It wasn’t a virtual commitment, no Zoom or Skype involved. Physical plans. At a hotel. In the flesh. It’s safe to say we were thrilled.

You don’t need the resources of a full UX team or R&D department to be able to test your ideas. Managing it within your team can be just as effective - and you can do it from your own desk with very little resources.

In a special two-parter guest series by Alistair Williams (Marketing & Innovation Director at Creation) we explore strategies you can employ in the ever changing business landscape we find ourselves in.

We’re a super friendly bunch at Goho - and we want you guys to get to know us a little better. So we’re continuing our mini-series that introduces each member of the team.

This time, we are joined by Lana, our Marketing & Events Manager!

As a small business ourselves, we know that investing in marketing can help secure more clients, increase sales and raise awareness of your wonderful brand. Online marketing and Social Media can really help - here’s our top tips!

This week’s Goho From Home webinar was centered around leadership! We were joined by the brilliant Jo Miller, Chief Executive at Hutt City Council (New Zealand) and the wonderful Susie Kemp, Chief Executive at Swindon Borough Council.

Specifically answering questions for Marketers during COVID-19. The session covered how marketers should respond during this time, featuring Claire Thwaites, Head of Marketing at Marie Curie, and Louis Connor, Business Development Director at Infectious Media.

This week I wanted to talk about my company, Goho. Like all ‘parents’ I think my child is utterly gorgeous and perfectly formed. I made it and wanted it to stay just like that; a little piece of me. But I’m currently going through the troublesome stages of it growing up.

The very first ‘Goho From Home’ virtual event was about ‘Recruitment and HR’. The team moved quickly to deliver the webinar, answering questions like ‘what the hell is Furlough?!’ and ‘how on earth do I keep my teams motivated when they’re not in the office?!’.

I read an article the other day about the buzzwords of Lockdown e.g. furlough, pandemic, COVID. They failed to include ‘wellbeing’. This wellbeing webinar helped put things in perspective.

That’s right we delivered our THIRD instalment of our webinar series: Goho From Home, A Series for SMEs. The webinar provided advice on how to use technology to help stay happy, healthy and connected.

Thanks so much for your messages of support last week. I hadn’t realised for one minute how many people would care, but I’m very thankful. Despite the impact on the business, I keep thinking how actually I’m quite enjoying this lockdown.

This week, we launched the episode two of our webinar series: Goho From Home. The webinar was high energy, reflective and provided practical advice on leading teams through remote channels, keeping teams motivated and supporting the transition back to ‘normality’ post COVID-19.

Following on from our top tips on enjoying play as part of your isolation wellbeing (read the last post here), we thought we’d share our thoughts on how to tackle the more mundane - work.

Many of us have only had occasional times when we would be working from home, and with the shift to it being a regular fixture, there are additional distractions, demands and lessons to be learnt. So read on for some suggestions on how to navigate your new work life, keep the lines of communication open and balance your work / life commitments and your mental health.

Aside from dealing with everyday life while self isolating, it’s a really important time to remember your mental health and wellbeing. Let’s explore somethings you can do to keep you healthy and sane.

A week last Sunday, I came down with what I thought was a cold. A few days later I lost my sense of smell and taste, developed a fever and didn’t want to eat anything, that’s when I realised I had Coronavirus.

On April 1st, we launched our brand webinar new series; Goho From Home, A Series for SMEs! The webinar was fast paced, high energy, hilarious (at times) and provided practical advice on managing recruitment, engaging your team and guidance on employment law during COVID-19.