Relationships matter

Yesterday I returned home to London from a month long trip to Canada to support the launch of the Nokia N97 mini. 28 days on the road and 366 planted trees later I started to think about all the projects I’ve worked on as Relationships Director here at 1000heads, and all the people around the globe I’ve had the pleasure of meeting.

Relationships are the heart of everything we do at 1000heads. The last time I counted we were communicating on a daily basis with bloggers, community members, tweeters and passionistas (yes, I think I just made a new word) from over 65 countries around the world. We’ve talked to foodies, ninjas, mummies, travelers, magicians and tech-heads to name just a few. We’re also constantly seeking out and saying hello to new and interesting people almost every day. Whether we’re loaning our office space to a rambling restaurant here in London, hosting gaming geek nights for the community at large, running simultaneous virtual events across 16 European markets, helping food bloggers cook with world class chefs, or planning a photo shoot for the Aussie Angels; we believe in building experiences people want to participate in and share. And we’re lucky to have some amazing clients whom we work with to develop ways they can join the conversation meaningfully to help build those relationships.

To do this, we need a strong team. First there’s Lauren, our Relationships Manager (and my left arm). We also have our brilliant Community team in Nicola, Emma, Jayne, Matt, Michelle, Katie, Lydia, Paul, James, Riccardo, Rhiannon, Robin, Chris, Tom & Joel -

In this, our final week of 10th birthday celebrations, it seems fitting to start the week with massive thank you to all who have collaborated with us on the projects we’ve created, events we’ve managed or adventures we’ve devised.

We’ll be digging down into the highlights over the next week so stay tuned…

Brought into the world on Monday, July 26th, 2010 and filed under Events, It's our Birthday!.