Stimulated at The Groucho Club

Great meeting with a very stimulating new client (blog coaching / social entrepreneur) at The Groucho Club yesterday.

Walking into the toilets, it did cross my mind there might be risque types doing naughty things, even if it was 2pm on a Tuesday afternoon. As anyone that knows me well might agree, I do rather enjoy giving my imagination a fairly long leash.

How smirkful it then was to find two woman raving at each other like banshees (all entirely innocent I am sure) and the following sign on the mirror. Which, I might add, was firmly fixed to the wall.

Seems nowadays, you can’t even choke back a Marlboro Light on a Friday night without hitting the pavement. Oh how times have changed.

Can’t begin to imagine such a warning ever appearing in the loos at The RSA (our new ‘club’.)

No sign of Stephen Fry, but I did enjoy the utter individuality and eccentricity of nearly everyone I saw in Soho on that sunny, strollful day.

Not such a bad thing popping up to London.

Now who’s going to invite to Black’s? That sounds like the next (bohemian) stop on the tour. Maybe White’s one day? Maybe not. All rather hilarious and intriguing for an antipodean.

Shine weekend

We’re just back from the Shine Unconference. Lib was there for the lot, but I was only there for Sunday. I’m a bit tired to say much about it this evening.

But.. it was great and inspiring hanging around and chatting with a lot of people who are really going with their passions and doing great and good things. It was a very warm and friendly space, and I really enjoyed the sessions we did today.

Lib ran a short discussion on Authenticity Online which sparked a robust discussion of a bunch of issues around social media, free content, risk management, online reputation and online tools. There are a lot of questions out there around social media and the third sector. We collected some meaty questions which we’ll post over on the authentic blogging community in the next couple of days along with the beginnings of some answers. Thanks to all who participated in that discussion and hope you join us over on the community to work through the issues.

Busy afternoon — we then whizzed over to the “What’s in a Name” session being run by Neru. Lib and I are working on rebranding, so wanted to get some tips on choosing a new name for us. Interesting ideas from there. Thanks to the Neru team and all who threw in their thoughts. We’ll keep working on that new name and see what happens.

It always seems a long train ride home to Brighton on a Sunday, but when we got home it was still sunny and the air was fresh. It was quiet. You got the sense a lot of people had satisfying weekends and were now relaxing at home. I sure did.

Nice Job: Web/design manager with social media for charity

My favourite environment charity and excellent client, Global Action Plan, are looking for a Web and Design Manager, based in London. This is a nice role — you get to manage the design side of things for the organisation, but also manage websites, and lead the organisation into the social media world. This is the sort of role where you can practically make a difference by getting GAP’s messages out there more widely and have a lot of fun in new media land.

Web & Design Manager - London £28,000 plus bonus (3.1) Inc LW

The Web and Design Manager is responsible for maintaining the quality of the brand for all Global Action Plan communications, both off and online. This will include writing a comprehensive web strategy, developing the Global Action Plan websites (including monitoring and reporting) creating electronic communications such as newsletters and delivering print design across the organisation. You will need a minimum of 3 years marketing experience in developing and designing print and web materials. You need to have proficient IT and CMS skills, including knowledge of basic web packages, have a strong attention to detail, be capable working under pressure and to deadline. Experience working for a charity would be advantageous.

More info at http://globalactionplan.org.uk/jobs.aspx Be Quick if you are interested. Applications Close this Friday 9th.