Staff Events

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Blue Whale gets First Aid Training!

Blue Whale gets First Aid Training!

Blue Whale Media gets First Aid Training!

Ben and Anthony have completed their First Aid course at Blue Whale Media. They learnt how to examine a casualty, use a defibrillator, familiarise themselves with essential life support and learn how to control bleeding and trauma. Whilst they had a lot of fun learning, they are very grateful for the training.

Why is it essential for Blue Whale Media?

As Anthony is the Senior Videographer here at Blue Whale, he is usually out and about filming for clients. He can be filming in all sorts of locations, from furniture stores to construction sites which can sometimes have heavy machinery moving around. With these shoots also do come risk assessments. These risk assessments are done to make sure that, himself and our clients are safe when filming. Anthony now has the essential skills for first aid if it is required in case anyone gets hurt on site.

For Ben, you will be able to find him in the office. It is important for us to have someone First Aid trained in the Office at all times. Just in case anyone needs his assistance. This also goes for our staff or any guests that come into our office; Ben will always be ready to put his training in place if he is needed.

First Aiders

Having this training has given Ben and Anthony the confidence to know what to do if their training is required within and outside of the workplace. Potentially leading to saving someone’s life.

“I feel less stressful, and has given me the confidence to know what to do if the situation does arise.” – Ben

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Blue Whale Media’s Grand Mini Golf Tournament!

Blue Whale Media’s Grand Mini Golf Tournament!

Blue Whale Media’s Grand Mini Golf Tournament!

FOOOORREE!

The team at Blue Whale Media had their most recent team-building event over at Dino Falls Mini Golf Course in Manchester. I use the phrase “team-building” very lightly… It was more of a “team competition” with a mixture of laughter and a few “I swear that was nearly a hole in one”

In team one, we had: Ant, Lewis, Naomi and Lauren.

In team two, we had: Alex, Danielle, Jess and Kabir.

Finally, in team three, we had: Lucy, Ben and Jamie.

Each team did a fantastic job of putting their best efforts forwards. It was 18 rounds of concentration and enthusiasm, and it’s safe to say some of us will most definitely be keeping our day jobs. Overall it was a very fun and exciting event for the Blue Whale Media team. But not to mention the top three scorers for the evening were Lucy with a score of 42, Danielle with a score of 45 and Alex, who scored 47.
 
A special shout out to Jamie’s hole-in-one where he hit the golf ball into the stream of water and it carried the ball all the way through to the cup. We’re still not sure if it was skill or just pure luck. Either way, it was very impressive.
 
Keep up to date with all the other exciting projects and events we get up to over on our social media: @bluewhalemedia
 
 
Blue Whale Media team at the Haydock race course
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Blue Whale Media at the Haydock Races 2022

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Haydock Races

And they’re off! 

The team at  Blue Whale Media had a great time at Haydock Races. The day was full of laughter and the clinking of champagne flutes.

The cloudy weather didn’t hold us back from having a blast. It was great fun to see the team dressed to impress in The Jockeys’ Lounge. The ladies were dressed in their fanciest floral dresses. Not to mention the beautiful headwear that was supposed to be used to shade from the sun, but they were a great help in being used to shelter from the rain…

The gentlemen did not disappoint- they all turned up in their smartest suits and ties. Some special mentions go to Alex, he really wowed us with his matching pocket square. But not forgetting Josh’s floral lined suit (whit woo) 

When the sun did come out, it made for great picture opportunities! 

The atmosphere was buzzing and the horses all performed amazingly. It was wonderful to see the team all come together to watch the horses race.

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Rock Climbing at North West Face Climbing Centre
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Rock Climbing at North West Face Climbing Centre

Rock Climbing at North West Face Climbing Centre

Rock Climbing at North West Face Climbing Centre

Blue Whale Media’s office team reached great new heights with our latest team-building event on the 7th of April. With the addition of our two new apprentices, we decided this was a great opportunity for our team to work together to encourage each other to take that one step higher. 

After a morning of working hard with our regular regime, we all made our way to The North West Face Climbing Centre. The nerves were truly kicking in after we all saw the height of the climbing walls. Luckily, the staff there were great at instructing us and settling our nerves. Once we were strapped in and given the safety brief we were off… 

But the question is, who’s brave enough to go first? After a few “umms” and “ahhs” the courageous ones of the bunch set off. Everyone that attended did a fantastic job. We even had a little race between Josh (marketing) and Laura (graphics) and it’s safe to say Laura beat Josh to the top. Our Managing Director Gary even gave it a good go! 

We were all exhausted afterwards and we all had a great time cheering each other on! We all slept very well that night. 

Thank you to the staff at The North West Face Climbing Centre for hosting a great afternoon for our team.

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Egg Hunt 2022 at the Blue Whale Media office
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Easter Egg Hunt 2022 In The Blue Whale Office

Easter Egg Hunt 2022 In The Blue Whale Office

To celebrate the most delicious day of the year, Blue Whale Media has decided to put on an egg hunt! Getting out our competitive side this year we made it into a little competition within our team. 

Our office manager, Rachel, and marketing executive, Lucy, stayed late the night before to prepare for the event. Deciding to make things a little more difficult (because why not?) by making everyone find an image of a chick, egg and rabbit with their number on it. All the images were scattered throughout the office in very random locations. Because we like to make this a little more interesting for everyone. 

Once the next morning arrived we gathered the team and got them raring to go. By telling them the quicker you find all three images the quicker you get to pick your easter egg! 

Let the count down begin!

They were off. Searching high and low throughout the office… Looking under the dog’s bed, behind the computers and in the mugs in the kitchen. We all have to get a little more creative with our searching and thinking outside the box. 

We had a great morning working together (and against each other) looking for our little Easter cards. We all got to enjoy a lovely chocolatey snack whilst we worked. 

Check out some of our pictures from the egg hunt!

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Blue Whale Media celebrates the fellowship of their Managing Director.

Blue Whale Media celebrates the fellowship of their Managing Director.

Blue Whale Media celebrates the fellowship of their Managing Director.

The Birchwood-based Digital Design Agency is delighted to announce that their Managing Director, Gary Sweeney has been awarded a fellowship from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) fellowship is only awarded to marketers who have 10 – 15 years of senior strategic experience with 5 years at the director or senior consultant level.

With over 20 years in the marketing industry, Gary’s extensive experience has lead to the excellent results he has delivered for clients.

A Fellowship is the highest recognition CIM confers on its members, which is awarded to a marketing professional with a proven record of expertise, experience, success and a high degree of responsibility.

 

Blue Whale Media’s Managing Director, Gary Sweeney said: “I am extremely proud to have been awarded a Fellowship by the Charted Institute Of Marketing. It has taken 21 years of hard work and dedication to achieve this award and I could not be happier.

“When working within the marketing industry you have to keep looking at the continuous change in practices and how you can adapt your work and your business. Over the years I’ve learned a lot about the industry and can now put my knowledge and experience to good use. I am very much looking forward to working with the CIM in the future with the training they offer and the wider world of marketing.”

After years of working within the marketing industry and growing from strength to strength, Gary then formed Blue Whale Media in 2011 with collaboration from his wife Stephanie. The couple are both very proud of the awarded fellowship and the success of the business over the past ten years.

The whole team at Blue Whale Media would like to wish Gary huge congratulations on the award of his fellowship from the CIM.

Blue Whale Media has enjoyed an awe-inspiring growth year on year and is now celebrating the company’s ten year anniversary.

Media contact for Blue Whale Media:
Rachel Foy
[email protected]
03332101218

Office Decor Day at Blue Whale Media
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Office Decor Day at Blue Whale Media

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Office Decor Day at Blue Whale Media

If you haven’t already noticed, Christmas is a considerably big deal at Blue Whale Media Ltd. We love to get in the festive spirit and every year we like to turn our offices into a grotto and 2019 has been no exception. Our staff choose to decorate every surface possible; desks, pillars, shelving units and everything in between.

The Tree

The cornerstone of any Christmas decoration is the tree. As soon as Halloween is over, we dust off the tree and drape the tinsel and twinkly lights. As we have recently updated our branding, we have also added to our christmas decorations. Company colours are a must, and this year we have chosen to incorporate blue and gold into every bit of decorating that we can.

Baubles

Often just an addition to the Christmas tree, we think we may have bought most of the gold baubles from the local supermarket and put them on our ceiling. In total, Lewis and Matthew, our tallest people, decorated the roof of the office with gold and blue baubles. It definitely adds an extra festive touch to the room and watching the team try to hang them was definitely something for us to laugh about.

Bernard the Elf

A new addition to the festive period at Blue Whale Media is Bernard the Elf. We have been huge fans of Elf on the Shelf and every year we have enjoyed the fun scenarios that the elf finds himself in. We decided that it was time for us to invest in our own elf for the office. Needless to say, he has already found himself in many mischievous scenarios! We have been enjoying taking pictures of him every day to document what mayhem he has been causing. So far, we have caught him trying to escape through a window, stealing our tuck shop items and making photocopies of himself!

Christmas Posters and Door Bow

Throughout the Blue Whale office, we have posters and signs for our staff. Normally, they are filled with pictures of our staff members and inspirational quotes from some of our favourite business owners. When Christmas rolls around, our graphics team create new, festive posters, showcasing some of our great work over Christmas and listing the many staff events that we have over the festive period.

Adorning the main entrance to the Blue Whale Media offices is a huge gold and blue bow. We like to show our Christmas spirit to the whole of Birchwood Boulevard and each year we love our door bow. With our updated colour scheme this year, we wanted to incorporate the new colours, so we added a few baubles for an extra flair.

Conclusion

Christmas is our favourite time of the year at Blue Whale and we love to surround ourselves with beautiful decorations that help our festive cheer. Each year, we aim to make the office more grotto like and as Christmassy as possible.

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Office Decor Day at Blue Whale Media

If you haven’t already noticed, Christmas is a considerably big deal at Blue Whale Media Ltd. We love to get in the festive spirit and every year we like to turn our offices into a grotto and 2019 has been no exception. Our staff choose to decorate every surface possible; desks, pillars, shelving units and everything in between.

The Tree

The cornerstone of any Christmas decoration is the tree. As soon as Halloween is over, we dust off the tree and drape the tinsel and twinkly lights. As we have recently updated our branding, we have also added to our christmas decorations. Company colours are a must, and this year we have chosen to incorporate blue and gold into every bit of decorating that we can.

Baubles

Often just an addition to the Christmas tree, we think we may have bought most of the gold baubles from the local supermarket and put them on our ceiling. In total, Lewis and Matthew, our tallest people, decorated the roof of the office with gold and blue baubles. It definitely adds an extra festive touch to the room and watching the team try to hang them was definitely something for us to laugh about.

Bernard the Elf

A new addition to the festive period at Blue Whale Media is Bernard the Elf. We have been huge fans of Elf on the Shelf and every year we have enjoyed the fun scenarios that the elf finds himself in. We decided that it was time for us to invest in our own elf for the office. Needless to say, he has already found himself in many mischievous scenarios! We have been enjoying taking pictures of him every day to document what mayhem he has been causing. So far, we have caught him trying to escape through a window, stealing our tuck shop items and making photocopies of himself!

Christmas Posters and Door Bow

Throughout the Blue Whale office, we have posters and signs for our staff. Normally, they are filled with pictures of our staff members and inspirational quotes from some of our favourite business owners. When Christmas rolls around, our graphics team create new, festive posters, showcasing some of our great work over Christmas and listing the many staff events that we have over the festive period.

Adorning the main entrance to the Blue Whale Media offices is a huge gold and blue bow. We like to show our Christmas spirit to the whole of Birchwood Boulevard and each year we love our door bow. With our updated colour scheme this year, we wanted to incorporate the new colours, so we added a few baubles for an extra flair.

Conclusion

Christmas is our favourite time of the year at Blue Whale and we love to surround ourselves with beautiful decorations that help our festive cheer. Each year, we aim to make the office more grotto like and as Christmassy as possible.

Christmas 2019 at Blue Whale Media
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Christmas 2019 at Blue Whale Media

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Christmas 2019 at Blue Whale Media.

The festive period is serious business for our team at Blue Whale Media. As soon as the clock strikes midnight on October 31st, the tinsel is up, and Christmas classics are on the radio. With such a build-up to the big day, we like to fill the near two months with exciting Christmas events, charitable events and competitions. This year, our team was jam-packed with a variety of different activities and social media events, and we’re excited to share a selection of them with you!

Office Decorations.

Office Decor is essential to our team, and this year was no exception. In the summer, we rebranded and created new brand guidelines. Our office saw a fresh coat of paint in our new and updated colours which resulted in us having to rethink our decorations for Christmas. To compliment our updated logo and new colour scheme, we had included gold elements throughout the office. This includes tinsel, tree decor and baubles that hang from the ceiling. To say that the Blue Whale Media offices are like a grotto may be an understatement!

Social Media Marketing.

Throughout the festive season, our social media marketing team like to add a sprinkle of Christmas magic to our social platforms with festive competitions and giveaways. Our 12 days of Christmas giveaway proves a popular and interactive part of our Christmas marketing every year. Each day, our social media team give away a small gift or prize to somebody that has liked and shared our status. So far, we have seen a significant increase in customer engagement.

This year we also decided to try elf on the shelf for our Facebook and Instagram stories. Each day of December, our elf Bernard has found himself some new mischief to get into. Our graphics and videography team are looking forward to creating a video showing some of Bernards best moments from December.

Charity Events.

Every year we like to give back to our local community through a collection box. This is often filled with non-perishables and a selection of foods and drinks. This year, we have sent our care package to a local charity that works with the homeless and provides them with vital supplies through the winter.

Our team has also packaged a selection of gifts for The Samaritans Operation Christmas Child. Every year we are proud to create a small selection of thoughtful gifts that are distributed across the world to children for Christmas.

Team Events.

As a team, we spend time in and outside of the office together. At Christmas, our team have plenty of Christmas themed activities lined up. From gingerbread decorating to secret Santa and a Christmas quiz developed by our social media expert Eve.

Conclusion.

Christmas is an important and exciting time of year for our team at Blue Whale Media. We are excited about the new projects that await us in 2020 and are taking the time to celebrate and reflect on our achievements from 2019. Our team extends the warmest Christmas greetings to everyone and wish a happy and prosperous new year to all.

Merry Christmas.

Blue Whale Media at the St Helens Business Fair
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St Helens Business Fair

 

 

Blue Whale Media St Helens Business Fair

St Helens Business Fair

This blog is going to be based around the 2019 business fair that we attended, it will contain information regarding the build-up and things I had to create, as well as how I felt the business fair went. I will then proceed to talk about any potential ideas I have for the next event and things that we can do differently.

Build Up

When we first announced that we would be attending the April business fair we sat down for a team meeting and decided that we were going to have 3 stalls all next to each other to make one large one. We also made the decision to initiate a complete rebrand, we decided to completely redevelop all of our other branding and go for a more professional approach in terms of the business. Eve then assigned us all of our tasks to help get the business fair preparation get going, for example, Lewis doing all of his design work, Sam taking all of his pictures, Calum and Matthew working on the website and me doing all of the service videos.

Service Videos

My main job for the business fair was to recreate and rebrand all of the service videos. This included recreating and redesigning the intro. It was something I enjoyed doing however I came into some trouble when the voiceovers came back wrong meaning that I had to add 40 seconds of footage to the videos. This was a fix that wasn’t easy as I was expecting the audio to come back perfectly matching the video, however that wasn’t the case and it took a while to fix them. The new branding meant that the actual editing itself was easier than the last brand due to it being a lot more simplistic.

The Business Fair

The business fair itself was a success, we developed a lot of leads for potential clients and mingled with potentially useful businesses such as a company that does CCTV and we spoke to the charity Mind (that we are climbing up Snowdon for in the near future) who told us to climb for a specific part of Mind, for example, St Helens. We as a team enjoyed taking part in such an event as it also gives us an insight into other businesses and from my point of view, I get to see the graphics side of some other businesses that could be potentially useful to our company in the future.

Ideas For The Next Event

I had an idea for the next event due to one of our selling points is that we use in house editors. I think that we could pre-film some footage with the intention of making an edit out of it and do a live edit on the day to advertise to people that we have professional editors. This could be a major positive as people would be interested to see how complicated it is behind the scenes.

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Blue Whale Media at St David's Dinner Dance
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Blue Whale at the St David’s Dinner Dance

Blue Whale at the St David’s Dinner Dance

As a member of the Warrington Chamber of Commerce, Blue Whale Media was invited to attend the West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce St David’s dinner dance at the Quay Hotel on the 2nd March 2018.

Representing the Blue Whale Media team were Managing Director- Gary Sweeney, Operations Director- Stephanie Andrews and Head of Marketing- Eve Billington.

Blue Whale Media were honoured to again be invited to be a part of such a prestigious night and contribute towards a very worthy cause- the charity Your Space

In previous years the night had been a certified success and so had high expectations to live up to.

A Little Bit More About Your Space

Your Space is a charity based in Wales that aims to provide opportunities, activities and social experiences such as social clubs for children who are on the Autistic Spectrum.

The guys at Your Space do some truly amazing work helping young people with autism make friends, have fun and improve their social skills.

The charity also provides help and support for the families of children with autism, offering some respite care services and assisting in the development of children’s social skills.

Your Space offers a warm, friendly and safe environment for children with autism to have fun and grow socially and because of this Blue Whale were more than happy to show their support.

Blue Whale’s Bids

On the night of the ball, the Blue Whale Media team came ready to contribute and therefore when it came to bidding in the auction, the team picked up some real treats.

Successfully bidding on both a Porsche driving experience and an activity day at Zip world, the team have a lot to look forward to in 2018!

A Chance to Meet Plenty of Great Local Businesses

As well as helping the charity Your space, Blue Whale was also lucky enough to meet and become acquainted with plenty of great, local businesses.

It was great to see so many local businesses from every sector at the ball showing their support, which we felt was testament to Warrington and Wale’s status as hubs of business and enterprise.

Some of the acquaintances we made on the night we are sure will blossom into friendships and business partnerships and we look forward to collaborating with other local innovators.

If you are a local business, but did not get the chance to speak to the Blue whale Media team fear not! Our door is always open to anyone seeking creative solutions for web design, social media marketing and any of our other core services. So get in touch!

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We offer bespoke web design and online marketing services including SEO, our passion lies with helping local businesses establish their online presence and make the most of it.

Get in touch with our team today for a free and friendly chat about what we as a team can do for your business.