LovelyCompanies.com » Special Occasions http://LovelyCompanies.com A blog about sustainability, customer service, corporate social responsibility, venture philanthropy and more... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:34:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Avert Valentine’s Day Panic Now http://LovelyCompanies.com/2011/02/03/alert-valentines-panic-hamper/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2011/02/03/alert-valentines-panic-hamper/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:33:51 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1376 You know that smug feeling when you’ve bought all your Christmas presents long before Christmas? Neither do I. Or rather, neither did I.

For the first time ever,  I’ve sorted out Valentine’s day a good two weeks before the actual date…

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You know that smug feeling when you’ve bought all your Christmas presents long before Christmas? Neither do I. Or rather, neither did I.

For the first time ever,  I’ve sorted out Valentine’s day a good two weeks before the actual date…

Hamper[Read more →]

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For the first time ever,  I’ve sorted out Valentine’s day a good two weeks before the actual date…

Hamper[Read more →]

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Remember Green Thing? We introduced you to him last year and while he may appear to be a hideous monster he is, in fact, not hideous at all.

The Green Thing is a not-for-profit...

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Green Thing

Remember Green Thing? We introduced you to him last year and while he may appear to be a hideous monster he is, in fact, not hideous at all.

The Green Thing is a not-for-profit...

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Remember Green Thing? We introduced you to him last year and while he may appear to be a hideous monster he is, in fact, not hideous at all.

The Green Thing is a not-for-profit...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/10/21/calling-all-single-gloves/feed/ 0 Fraser’s Tea Parties Land Him A Bighearted Scotland Award http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/11/superjam-tea-parties/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/11/superjam-tea-parties/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:03:54 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1142 Fraser McDonaldIn the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...

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Fraser McDonaldIn the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...

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]]> Fraser McDonaldIn the last year, SuperJam boss Fraser Doherty has held over 120 Tea Parties bringing elderly people together and helping them make friends (previous coverage: here and here). Just recently, Fraser’s efforts...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/11/superjam-tea-parties/feed/ 0 Happy Birthday Innocent Veg Pots! http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/10/innocent-veg-pots/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/10/innocent-veg-pots/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:00:20 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1110 cakeYesterday there was a little announcement on the innocent blog that their innocent veg pots product is now one year old. To celebrate, innocent staff were treated to a special [Read more →]

cakeYesterday there was a little announcement on the innocent blog that their innocent veg pots product is now one year old. To celebrate, innocent staff were treated to a special [Read more →]

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This time we’d like to revive the age-old town vs country debate and ask whether it has any bearing on how lovely a company is. What do you think?

Poll closes: Friday...

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Need a quick win on your Monday to-do list? Get the ball rolling with another LovelyCompanies.com poll!

This time we’d like to revive the age-old town vs country debate and ask whether it has any bearing on how lovely a company is. What do you think?

Poll closes: Friday...

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]]> Need a quick win on your Monday to-do list? Get the ball rolling with another LovelyCompanies.com poll!

This time we’d like to revive the age-old town vs country debate and ask whether it has any bearing on how lovely a company is. What do you think?


Poll closes:...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/04/06/lovelypoll2/feed/ 0 Lovely April Fools http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/04/02/lovely-april-fools/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/04/02/lovely-april-fools/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:56:47 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=818 Here’s a quick selection of yesterday’s April Fools banter from various lovely companies:

The Guardian will be published exclusively on Twitter MOO announce the SUPER ECO FRIENDLY Business Card. Simply paint a business card you’ve been given by someone else then stick new letters on! President Obama [Read more →]

Here’s a quick selection of yesterday’s April Fools banter from various lovely companies:

The Guardian will be published exclusively on Twitter MOO announce the SUPER ECO FRIENDLY Business Card. Simply paint a business card you’ve been given by someone else then stick new letters on! President Obama [Read more →]

]]> Here’s a quick selection of yesterday’s April Fools banter from various lovely companies:

The Guardian will be published exclusively on Twitter MOO announce the SUPER ECO FRIENDLY Business Card. Simply paint a business card you’ve been given by someone else then stick new letters on! President Obama [Read more →]

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/04/02/lovely-april-fools/feed/ 2 Happy Birthday SuperJam! http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/03/19/happy-birthday-superjam/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/03/19/happy-birthday-superjam/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:55:57 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=738 SuperJam is 2!SuperJam, a company we covered last month, is today celebrating the second anniversary of launching their products in Waitrose!

In the last couple of years they have launched in more than 1,000 stores, been named one...

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SuperJam is 2!SuperJam, a company we covered last month, is today celebrating the second anniversary of launching their products in Waitrose!

In the last couple of years they have launched in more than 1,000 stores, been named one...

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]]> SuperJam is 2!SuperJam, a company we covered last month, is today celebrating the second anniversary of launching their products in Waitrose!

In the last couple of years they have launched in more than 1,000 stores, been named one...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/03/19/happy-birthday-superjam/feed/ 1 ilikeucoz: The Worlds First Appreciation Engine http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/03/02/ilikeucoz/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/03/02/ilikeucoz/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:37:36 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=691

Last week I had lunch with Fabio De Benardi who is behind a delightful little website called ilikeucoz.

Billed as the world’s first appreciation engine, ilikeucoz is a free service that lets you send little messages of appreciation...

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Last week I had lunch with Fabio De Benardi who is behind a delightful little website called ilikeucoz.

Billed as the world’s first appreciation engine, ilikeucoz is a free service that lets you send little messages of appreciation...

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Last week I had lunch with Fabio De Benardi who is behind a delightful little website called ilikeucoz.

Billed as the world’s first appreciation engine, ilikeucoz is a free service that lets you send little messages of appreciation...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/03/02/ilikeucoz/feed/ 2 How to react to your website getting hacked http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/02/09/website-hacked-reaction/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/02/09/website-hacked-reaction/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:27:56 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=446 One of the scariest things that can happen to anyone with a website is to see it get hacked.

A few weeks ago a site called Corkd.com, run by Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV, was hacked into, a story which made the front page of...

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One of the scariest things that can happen to anyone with a website is to see it get hacked.

A few weeks ago a site called Corkd.com, run by Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV, was hacked into, a story which made the front page of...

[Read more →]

]]> One of the scariest things that can happen to anyone with a website is to see it get hacked.

A few weeks ago a site called Corkd.com, run by Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV, was hacked into, a story which made the front page of...

[Read more →]

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/02/09/website-hacked-reaction/feed/ 0 Johnny The Bagger http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/12/07/johnny-the-bagger/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/12/07/johnny-the-bagger/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:13:34 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=345 Here’s a heart-warming story about the value of great service.

Great service comes from the heart…

Here’s a heart-warming story about the value of great service.

Great service comes from the heart…

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Great service comes from the heart…

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