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Thursday, 3 November 2011

Happy fourth Birthday Elliott House

It was a cold, wintry day in November, four years ago, when I left a full-time job to start Elliott House Communications. After years of fine-tuning my craft inside agencies and organisations, it was time to go it alone.

Anxious thoughts about abandoning a regular salary were soon drowned out by the sheer excitement of creating something of my own. I had a vision for my business that would focus on writing great content for companies that cut the corporate jargon and inspired readers.

I wanted to deliver outstanding service to my clients too – constantly outperforming the last piece of work we did for them – and build relationships that meant more than just contractual agreements. Business is about people after all

Four years on, and I can honestly say I've loved every minute of the journey so far. The recession has been tough but, in many ways, it has also been one of the best times to start up and run a business. Learning how to be lean, focusing on our offer, using our creativity and delivering quality have been key to our success.

We developed a cost-effective, interactive, online magazine model, which is perfect for internal newsletters as well as customer communications – and as well as high-quality printed magazines, we have created campaigns such as reward and recognition schemes, websites and internal branding for large and small organisations. 
   
We continue to learn and add to our skills as technology keeps on moving and social media opportunities change the way we consume information. 

We have been privileged to work with some fantastic businesses and people. From small companies and charities to universities and large global organisations that have entrusted us to create engaging communications for thousands of their employees and customers.

Our thanks to everyone we have worked and partnered with in the last four years. It has been our pleasure.   

Where will we be in the next four years? Still here, still innovating, still working hard.

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