Da Vinci Communications

Oh my gosh...

Where did those 11 months go?

I started our blog with the best intentions, and thoroughly enjoyed rattling off two in successive months.

But then, as though I’d tried a non chocolate diet - I not so much gave in, but swiftly returned to the easy way out...and said to our blogmaster/mistress Kirsty “I’ll do it next week...I’ll do it next week...I’ll do it”

And then she stopped asking. Well I’m back, and a lot has happened.

Biggest news is that we’ve won the Best Trade Media Advertising Campaign for our client Travel Counsellors...for the second year running. And the ‘Famous Names’ campaign was just pipped at the post for Ad Campaign of the Year.

A great result for designer Ali Skinner’s terrific creative, and wonderful response and recognition from Steve Byrne, MD of the world’s biggest home-based travel agency -

“To win these accolades is a massive achievement and compliment to you and your team,” he said.

Adding: “To do so with a relatively small agency makes the award even more special and just shows to us the power and benefit of the personalised, attentive creative service you and the team provide for Travel Counsellors and your other clients.

“And, then to top all that, it’s the second time in recent years you’ve won this award. How fantastic is that. You must be really proud of your team and so are we.”

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Travel Industry Group awards showcased the crème de la crème of the British travel industry’s advertising and public relations.

And that’s where this third blog finishes because I’m saving other news, views and chit chat for two weeks time. I promise.

But before I sign off, I must just mention my biggest personal news - I’m a grandad. I hate the term, and please don’t use it when I’m in earshot.

But oh my goodness, has Maisy changed my life!

Steve Lord
Creative Director
Da Vinci Communications