Challenge yourself
Do you like challenges? I love them, I enjoy the chance to stretch myself, pushing myself a bit harder. It could be creatively - making a client stand out from the crowd. It could be technically - developing a website that pushes the boundaries of what's possible.
However, next week it's not a client whose setting me a big challenge, but myself and it's my legs being challenged not my brain. I've always enjoyed cycling, but the last few years I haven't kept up the training, so to get myself back into shape I set myself the big challenge of cycling round the North coast of Scotland. My Dad's joining me (who hadn't let himself get out of shape) and we'll be cycling around 400 miles over some pretty hilly terrain. If you want to give us a bit of extra encouragement you can sponsor us via JustGiving.
So how does Real Point's skill set fit into this? We've set up a blog for the ride which makes use of several social media services. We're also using an iPhone app, Cyclemeter, which allows us to live update our twitter feed with our progress. We plan to use the iphone to update all aspects of the blog while we're on the ride - from taking photos and uploading straight to our Flickr feed, updating the blog using the WordPress app, keeping followers up to date with Tweetdeck, which allows us to quickly up date Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
So if you've got a big challenge, why not see if the creativity at the Real Point office can help you? And if you want to know more about effective use of social media on the move, just give us a call.
But most importantly - what big challenge are you going to set yourself?
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May 31, 2010 at 9:51 pm | Design, General, Social Media | No comment
Kings of the Castle at Warwickshire & Coventry FSB awards
A great night out on Friday for Real Point, we recently entered the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Warwickshire & Coventry Awards in the staff training and development category, and Friday was the big revealing at Warwick castle.
The big question, who were going to be Kings and Queens of the castle?
Well, Real Point didn't quite make it as King, so does that makes us knights? We came runner up in our category. But it was great to see friends and clients also doing well in the awards, and a fantastic time was had by all. If you haven't entered any business awards, why not? It's a great chance to get some press coverage for your business, one of the business owners who I spoke to had already increased business from coverage in his local paper.
And in case you're wondering, Broad Lane Vets from Coventry, were crowned business of the year. For the winners in each category, visit the FSB website.
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May 15, 2010 at 12:20 pm | General | No comment
Words and Geography
This weekend was the re-opening of the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham, a centre for creativity located opposite Edgebaston Cricket Ground. It's a great place, you can drop in for a coffee, watch a film or play, see the latest collection in the gallery or try your hand at DJing and pottery making.
What really caught my eye was the wall art in one of the galleries, a collection of words suggested by members of the public that represented Birmingham. Isn't it incredible that with just a few words you can instantly set the scene, you're left in no doubt with these what they represent.
So do your words have power, to attract, repel or just switch people off? Make sure, on your next project, that it doesn't just look good but "sounds" good to!
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May 1, 2010 at 2:35 pm | General | No comment
Being sent to Coventry is no bad thing!
This weekend was CovFest, local bands playing at venues accross the city centre and all ticket sales going to the
Snowball Charity. Coventry is Real Point's local city, so as a creative company do we have creative neighbours?
The answer is a definite yes. Some great music proving that the Coventry music scene didn't start and end with Two Tone. Highlights for us included Si Hayden, Kristy Gallacher and Verity Pablo.
So if you're looking for a creative agency then Real Point may be the one for you, and if you're looking for a creative city then Coventy should be on your list. Great venues, great music and great talent, it's probably no coincidence that we're neighbours!
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April 10, 2010 at 8:27 pm | General | No comment
4amProject 2010
I once again set my alarm for a time way to early to be up on a Sunday morning and took part in the 4amProject, taking photos around Coventry at 4am in the morning on the 4/4. This time I visited the Canal Basin and Coventry Transport Museum, hope you like the outcome.
This is the second time I've taken part, last year's photos are still on Flickr, and the 4am Project's growing Flickr stream provides a fascinating glimpse of a time most of us never see, all around the world. So why not get your camera out and see what happen's where you live and work at 4am in the morning? Or if getting up then is just a bit too early, get some creative inspiration from the images of others.
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