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January 2012 has been a great month for Portfolio team member Simon Ivers who has been promoted to a fully fledged Account Executive. Simon joined the company 18 months ago following his graduation from the University of Huddersfield and has been given the opportunity to work on a range of projects with major clients including Blackpool NHS, Delaware North Companies and Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust.

Following Simon’s promotion he commented ‘2011 was a fantastic year for me personally as I got a lot of opportunities to work on both digital and traditional print based campaigns for some great clients. It was nice to be rewarded for my efforts and I will work just as hard for the team this year.’

Congratulations and well done Simon. What a handsome chap. *(All blog content may or may not be written by Simon Ivers)

This year I’ll be doing the Coniston 14 race again but this time I’ll be raising money for Young Epilepsy (please visit their site and discover the great work they do).

The reason I have chosen this charity is because in May last year our beautiful little granddaugher Isabelle was diagnosed with Epilepsy. The impact both emotionally and mentally that this has had on all our lives has been massive, I’m just so glad our Little Belle is still too young to understand what is happening to her.

We have been at the hospital with our belle many times over the past few months when she has suffered from a really bad episode, when she has fitted so bad that they have had to give her large doses of drugs to relax her so much that the she needs to be put on a ventilator to help her to breath, to see her tiny little body on a large hopsital bed with wires, tubes and monitors attached to her is heart wrenching, and each time you’re never quite sure what the outcome will be.

On a more positive note, more recently her medication has been changed and she seems to be reacting better, she is still undergoing lots of tests and hopefully one day soon they will find the right medication that will control her condition so she can lead as normal life as possible while she grows up.

Please try and donate whatever you can afford to this very worthy charity, no matter how small the donation it is still very much appreciated and remember Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate

Portfolio branding for the Blackpool NHS Minimum Pricing campaign is being featured on the Rock FM player throughout this January. The branding runs along side radio adverts and the  new campaign website rallying public support for the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol.

For more information about the campaign visit www.minimumpricing.info and show your support.

‘Invoked Computing’ can turn everyday objects into communication devices. Please watch the video above to discover how this baffling technology could change how we communicate.   

Take a nosey at our latest team photo. If you are wondering who’s who….

Back row (left to right): Simon Ivers, Rick Gregory, Darren Clare, David Entwistle, Nick Kelly

Front row (left to right): Karen Flaherty, Christine Ashworth, Debbie Jones, Jade Aldred, Jennie Partington

Portfolio would like to thank Jenny Meadows of Team GB and the Active Living Team for a great photshoot on Tuesday. It was a fantastic afternoon and we will all be watching and cheering Jenny onto the podium this summer at London 2012.

Christmas is approaching faster than a reindeer driven sleigh but it is no reason to panic, Portfolio are here to help. We can take care of all your seasonal needs from a simple branded greetings card or eshot campaign, to a full annual report that often comes hand in hand with this time of year.

Whatever your requirements and budget this Christmas, let us take care of it. Please get in touch with a member of our experienced client services team today for a quote;

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A truely fantastic and inspirational animated info graphic dedicated to the memory of the late great Steve Jobs, enjoy!

October saw Portfolio team members Darren, Karen and Julia participate in the 2011 Timberland Serv-a-palooza event. Serv-a-palooza is Timberland’s annual community service initiative in which employees and partners throughout the globe take a day to make a positive and sustainable impact in their local communities.

Darren, Karen and Julia armed with waterproofs, wellington boots and other sharp gardening implements, got stuck into helping the local community in Wexham, Slough, by pruning and clearing a wooded area to restore a picturesque stream to its former glory.

I have been assured there are no pictures of Darren because he is too busy working hard off camera!!

Earlier this month fitness aficionado and Head of Creative Services Darren Clare took on his most challenging race yet the legendary Helvellyn triathlon.

Consisting of a gruelling sub zero 1 mile open water swim courtesy of Ullswater Lake, followed by a 38 mile cycle route through Kirkstone Pass and finishing with a 9 mile run over Helvellyn itself (Britain’s third largest peak at 3118ft high). The triathlon was a true test of mental and physical grit but Darren insists he had fun and ‘would most definitely do it again’ (really). Darren finished with a time of over 5 hours for all three stages, so well done Darren.