By Jamie White – Head of Communications

 

It’s been a four-day working week due to the Bank Holiday Weekend, but there’s still been plenty going on at the head office of mystery shopping company, Douglas Stafford.

 

A team member from Douglas Stafford was been nominated a top award for her support and work with sufferers of diabetes.

 

Laura Cleverly, who works in the Video Editing department at the company’s Lakeside North Harbour head office, has Type 1 diabetes and has worked on a number of national diabetes projects helping to raise awareness about the condition.

 

As a result of her outstanding work, Laura, 28, has been shortlisted to receive The Quality in Care People’s Hero Award, which shows national recognition to those who go the extra mile to support people with diabetes and their families. More information about Laura’s nomination can be found here.

 

On Wednesday, clients from Phones 4u joined Douglas Stafford for a team-building corporate sailing day on board Lady Diane. The group set sail from Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth and enjoyed lunch on the Isle of Wight, before heading back in the afternoon.

 

On Friday, a charity raffle was held, with all money raised being split between the company’s charity of the year – The Roberts Centre – and a trust fund in memory of a long serving security guard at Douglas Stafford’s Lakeside North Harbour head office building, Terry Burgess, who passed away recently.

 

Douglas Stafford clients Hyundai UK announced it was to introduce an online user-generated ‘Star Rating’ system across its dealer network.

 

The system driven by customer recommendations will provide all Hyundai dealers with a transparent star rating showcasing the quality of service that they are providing to customers on a daily basis. You can read more about the system here.

 

Footwear fashion brand Ugg has launched its first global marketing campaign placing its consumers at the heart.

 

The new ‘This is Ugg’ campaign is designed to connect with consumers on emotional levels sharing ‘real moments with real people’.

 

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has announced it is stopping its door-to-door promotional leaflet drops in favour of a £20 million TV and social media campaign.

 

The retailer plans to invest the sum over the next six months on the campaign, which will aim to get shoppers spreading the word about their love of the German discounter via social media under the #Lidlsurprises banner.