Friday, July 10, 2009

Job opportunity at M&a

M&a are looking for an outgoing and driven sales focused person to join our dynamic team.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years experience in a sales role within a marketing and advertising environment.

It is an exciting role with exceptional potential for growth and development.

For further information please contact Karen Powell on 02 99573666 or apply now to kspowell@mccorkell.com.au

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Only having four weeks to prepare for Alcatel Lucent APAC Connect Cambodia 2009 was like stepping on the gas to whiz through traffic and reaching the destination in record time.



Alcatel Lucent came to M&a Singapore with the idea of holding a leadership conference for its management level including a unique teambuilding session.

M&a Singapore came up with a community based event in Cambodia and immediately started putting together Alcatel-Lucent’s Leadership Conference & CSR Activity for 2009.

The highlight of the event was hands down the house building day. Under the guidance of Tabitha; a non-profit organisation operating in Cambodia, the Alcatel Lucent group hammered non-stop for the 8 hours to complete 50 houses in a rural village of Phnom Penh.

M&a Singapore Country Manager recalled “Many of the group were overwhelmed and felt extremely privileged when we considered our lifestyles in comparison to those of the local villagers. We were determined to contribute.”

The day was a stand out teambuilding exercise as although many of the 149 regional delegates had never met prior to arriving in Cambodia, they worked side by side in this rural Cambodian village to achieve a common and respectable goal.

The house building day was a great predecessor to the leadership conference and workshops. Key note speakers included Ram Charan; a noted expert on business strategy and Diana Tyson; Senior Manager at Alcatel Lucent.

M&a Singapore are thrilled with the feedback from Marc-Alexis Remond, Senior Director, Marketing Communications, Asia Pacific, Alcatel-Lucent; “We have been extremely pleased with the overall service level provided by M&a during all the phases of APAC Connect: Cambodia. Throughout the project - commercial, conceptualization, creative, budgeting, planning, execution, and reporting - M&a Singapore has delivered on commitment. In the end, it is M&a’s ability to listen to its client, constantly adapt, and quickly respond to any situation hand-in-hand with Alcatel-Lucent’s Project Team that made the difference”.




Friday, July 3, 2009

Shoe of the Month- July

M&a knows we're only 3 days into July but we have decided to post July's shoe of the month prematurely..

M&a's resident American Tara wore these American flag converses in preparation for July 4th tomorrow. Happy Independance Day Tara!


Shoe of the Month - June

M&a's Senior Account Manager Karen Powell thought these shoes would definitely make it onto the M&a blog and she was right.

M&a couldn't resist this outrageous pair...




Upon further research M&a has found that this brand tends to produce some wacky stuff... take a look at http://www.melissaaustralia.com.au/shop/heels

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Pinnacle Event For SYBASE

The M&a events team finished April on a high note after successfully producing the 2009 Sybase Summit. M&a executed the one day conference for Sybase customers & partners at The Four Points in Sydney.

The pinnacle for M&a was the number of registrations and attendees. We exceeded the target for delegate registrations by delivering 265 registrations and 226 attendees. Jacqui Tracey; M&a Head of Events, considers this result extraordinary saying “not only did we set big goals for our client, we over delivered on those goals”.

Jacqui attests the success to M&a and Sybase committing to a comprehensive communications plan. The focal topic “Beat the market, grow your business in 2009” was successfully transcended across all mediums.

A highlight of the event was speaker Irfan Khan, Sybase Chief Technology Officer, who gave an informative overview of the future of Sybase and it's vision for the 'Unwired Enterprise'. Dr Chris Caton, Chief Economist BT Financial Group, gave a somewhat humorous and poignant take on the current economic climate.

The event concluded with a bubbling cocktail party with entertainment from The Radio City Cats. The first inaugural event was deemed a huge success, and a most enjoyable event was had by all!





Monday, May 25, 2009

M&a and Alcatel Lucent go to Cambodia

M&a Singapore's lastest event for Alcatel Lucent had 149 management delegates building houses in a rural village in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Here are some photos of the event and there are more to come!

Congratulations to M&a Singapore for a great event!




Shoe of the Month - May

When these bad boys walked into the office on Friday M&a had a light bulb moment... the M&a blog should have a shoe of the month.

M&a will be photographing all the spectacular shoes that step into our office so if you have a pair that stand out - walk in and show them off!

Scott McCorkell's Friday footwear is the undisputed winner for May 2009...




Scott's Shoe Summary

Brand: Adidas

Model: Gazelles 35th Anniversary Blue Suede – Elvis would wear them if alive! AKA: Shell Toes

Features: Engraved with Louis Vuitton Style Pattern designed using sneakers also came with 3 different colour laces- Blue/White/Mustard

Purchased: Singapore HMV Mall Orchard Road at Limited Edition Vault Store

When worn: Fridays

Not worn: Riding a motor cycle or in the rain!

Who wants them: Everyone!

Cost: If you have to ask you can’t afford them!