November 2009
Eyeful named Business of the Year 2009
We’re pleased as punch to announce that Eyeful was named Business of the Year 2009 at the PA Enterprises Awards Dinner.
“We’re overjoyed to have received the award from PA Enterprises.” Commented Eyeful MD Simon Morton “It’s been an incredibly busy year for Eyeful with, amongst other things, new offices opening in the US along with some huge wins in the UK.
2009 has flown by and 2010 promises more of the same. On behalf of the whole team, I can say that this award is the cherry on the cake!”. |
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November 2009
Capita capitalise on great presentation
Eyeful jumped into action to assist outsourcing experts Capita on an important sales presentation. Capita were overjoyed with the end result as their quote shows…
"From taking my emergency brief, providing a storyboard, production slides to final tweaks, all happened completely as promised in my completely unreasonable timescale!
I can’t remember the last time someone beat my expectations, came in on time and budget and were so pleasant to deal with!”. |
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October 2009
One year ends, another year begins
Whilst we run a slightly strange financial year from October to September, that hasn’t stopped the last 12 months from being our very best yet!
The business world has seen serious turmoil over the last year and presentation companies have been particularly affected with a number of our competitors unfortunately not surviving. Despite this – our core values at Eyeful of a dedicated work ethic focused on our clients success coupled with a desire to produce the very highest quality of work – have enabled us to move through this time successfully.
Managing Director Simon Morton commented: “The entire team here at Eyeful is very proud of our continued success and growth despite tough economic times. With continued support from a great client base coupled with the excitement of our expansion into the US, the company is buzzing! 2010 looks to be a good year for us, but more importantly, for our clients.”. |
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October 2009
New month, new clients
October saw more growth in our ever expanding customer list with the likes of American Express, Dassault and the British Museum (presenting to Royalty no less!).
Coupled with some really strong repeat business from the likes of Alliance & Leicester and Edexel, our continued growth has demonstrated the value of a strong and trusted partnership.
“To continue the great new business wins in September with some additional strong ones in early October really show that we help our customers to create real quality and ROI in their presentations” stated a jubilant Sally Bailey, Head of European Sales. |
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October 2009
PowerPoint Live – Atlanta Anoraks!
We were very excited to be attending PowerPoint Live 09 which was held in Atlanta this year and even more excited to be in the winning team during the infamous PowerPoint trivia quiz. Now we really are an official PowerPoint geek!
This event brings together the world’s most dedicated PowerPoint people and it was a fantastic event showcasing some of the best in PowerPoint today and what the exciting prospects the future holds. |
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September 2009
A helping hand to our financial friends
Eyeful were very pleased to be helping an increased number of organisations as they prepared for the main event in the Financial Industry’s calendar, Sibos 2009.
Following our involvement in last year’s event this year saw us working with 3 new customers based on the strength of our work the previous year.”
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September 2009
New to the Eyeful fold
September saw a large number of new customers come in from the cold. The list of new clients includes some serious big hitters such as Cap Gemini, Colgate Palmolive and Haymarket. We’re now in the process of delivering and designing top end PowerPoint presentations for these fine institutions.
Eyeful Presentations’ Simon Morton was delighted to welcome these new clients on board – “We are always striving to work with the biggest and brightest companies to help them deliver world class presentations and whilst these 3 big names have previously used similar organisations to ourselves – it is comforting to see that we can offer then a level above what they have previously experienced.” |
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September 2009
The wait is over – Eyeful officially launch in the US
We’re pleased as punch here at Eyeful Presentations as we’ve launched our US website – www.powerpointpresentations.com. This is a massive step in making our presence felt in the US market and starting to show US organisations just what the Eyeful magic can do.
An incredible amount of time, sweat and effort has gone into making sure that this website truly showcases Eyeful and we’re pretty darn please with the result. Should you see us in the near future we will probably still be glowing with pride! !” |
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August 2009
Eyeful survey highlights the extent of Presentation Paradox
The world’s press have understandably grabbed hold of the results from Eyeful’s PowerPoint usage survey. Sadly it confirmed our biggest fears – the presentation paradox has firmly taken a hold of companies up and down the land. To learn more, click here.
In the survey, Eyeful found that the majority of businesses were guilty of a lack of investment in their presentation collateral, particularly their sales presentation. With over 30 million presentations estimated to be given every day across the globe, the survey revealed 46% of companies considered PowerPoint as their most important sales tools yet a staggering 72% of all businesses did not regularly review their presentations.
“In short, businesses are leaving their most valuable sales tool unchecked and open to abuse” added Morton, “This laissez faire approach would not be allowed to happen with other sales collateral so we’re appalled that business critical presentations are suffering such a fate!”
Link to full story. |
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July 2009
Adobe and Anark opt for Eyeful in the US
We’re pleased as punch to announce that Adobe and their partner Anark have chosen to work with Eyeful for the development of a new sales PowerPoint presentation. Following a comprehensive review of the market, the teams at Adobe and Anark opted for Eyeful’s “presentation optimisation” approach.
This important win comes off the back of a number of successes for the Eyeful US team, including a series of presentations for global pharma business Bristol Myers Squibb.
“We’re extremely pleased to be working with the teams at Adobe and Anark”, remarked Eyeful’s Simon Morton. “We were up against formidable competition however the holistic approach of our Presentation Optimisation™ solution won the day. This bodes extremely well for our growing presence and influence in the US market.” |
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June 2009
Eyeful Presentations – The Movie
We're proud to say that we've pushed the PowerPoint envelope yet further to produce Eyeful Presentations – The Movie. Rumour has it that Spielberg wanted in but we can neither confirm or deny… Click here to view.
When not producing ground-breaking presentations for our clients, we like to break open the toybox and have a play with PowerPoint for our own purposes. This time the brief to the design team was to tell the story of Eyeful…and wow, what a result!
Not only did they perform their regular minor miracles with PowerPoint design and animation but also converted it for use as a movie on our website. We think this “repurposing” or “recycling” of PowerPoint presentations is a jolly good idea. Not only does it mean that you get to share your carefully honed story and message with a wider audience, but you also increase the return on investment from the development of your presentation.
So ask yourself, could you be getting more bang for your buck from that exhibition or conference presentation lurking unloved on your server? If so, give us a call and we'll let you in on the secret. |
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June 2009
The British (PowerPoint) Invasion
After a multitude of flights and late night/early morning conference calls with our clients in the US, we finally took the hint and opened up a dedicated US Eyeful office. Click here to learn more about our expanded team.
Just like their Brit counterparts, the US team have the same fanatical focus on quality and use the same tried & tested Eyeful “Presentation Optimisation” methodology. The only difference is the accent and their spelling of the word "colour".
“I’m really excited about this important step in the history of Eyeful Presentations”, said MD Simon Morton. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive feedback we’ve had from clients and contacts since making this decision. We’ll work tirelessly to ensure that Eyeful gains the recognition and reputation we already enjoy in the UK and parts of Europe”
Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to learn more or arrange to link up with one of the US team. |
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May 2009
The new Simon Cowell...or Susan Boyle?
Our very own Simon Morton has been chosen as one of the select judges for a Global competition to find 2009’s best presentation.
The competition – Slideboom 2009 - aims to find the very best presentation of 2009 and is open to anyone across the globe. Simon’s a little too excited about the prospect of wearing his trousers so high – “Slideboom is a great opportunity for people to demonstrate just how powerful PowerPoint can be when used in an innovative and creative way. It’s all about delivering a message with clarity and purpose. I’m very excited at the prospect of judging the World’s best presentations.” To see more about the competition click here. |
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April 2009
Helping with the Railway Children
Our nominated charity for the year is The Railway Children – a charity that helps street children all across the globe.
This charity aims to help children that live on the street by intervening as early as possible and also aims to work with the local community to help change attitudes and alongside that to work with governments to change and influence in the long term. To learn more click here . |
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April 2009
Do you tweet?
If you want to keep abreast of all things PowerPoint, Presentations and Eyeful, click here to start following Eyeful. If you haven’t got a clue what we’re talking about....
Twitter is a free social messaging site which has captured alot of people’s attention as the place to keep up to date with the comings and goings of anyone you like (including Stephen Fry & Barack Obama!). Have a look at our tweets here. |
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March 2009
The Beermat Entrepreneur – delivering with Eyeful
One of the UK’s best known and most admired entrepreneurs, Mike Southon unveiled his stunning new keynote presentation, “Something About The Beatles” on the 11th March.
Mike is a highly accomplished entrepreneur, business leader and speaker but still felt his PowerPoint slides could do with a boost by working with the team at Eyeful. His reaction to the final conference presentation was joyfully familiar - “A truly fantastic makeover – I’m stunned”.
Just goes to show even the best presenters in the business can improve by working with Eyeful! An interview with Mike Southon about the project and his experience of working with Eyeful features in an upcoming Podcast. |
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March 2009
Read all about it! CBI spotlight on The Presentation Paradox!
The CBI’s InBusiness journal features an article written by Eyeful’s Simon Morton highlighting “The Presentation Paradox”.
Following on from the publication of The Presentation Paradox White Paper, the article takes a look at just how undervalued and underfunded most sales presentations are. The resulting paradox facing many businesses is that a lack of investment in this most important of sales tools is costing them new customers, reputation and opportunity. Click here to read this timely article. |
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March 2009
We’re at it again at RIBA
Eyeful’s Simon Morton was once again invited to present to an esteemed audience at a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) conference. Simon took the opportunity to talk about how to fight against the current economic downturn through the medium of presenting.
His presentation “Bucking the Trend” was so well received that we’ve decided to share it with everyone! Simply click on this link for an online version of the PowerPoint (includes audio) and learn more about the key choice facing businesses like yours in today’s economic environment. |
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February 2009
Will your business buck the trend?
Eyeful’s new presentation looking at how to present successfully in a recession is now available to view online.
Take the chance to see just what your business should be focussing on to ensure that your sales presentation is delivered with clarity and precision. Faced with an unprecedented downturn in the economy, now is the time to sharpen up and deliver when it really counts. Click to view. |
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January 2009
Make your presentation work harder
Now more than ever is the time to make your corporate presentations as effective as possible. To aid you in this quest, request a copy of our latest CD sampler, “Making your presentation work harder”
This sampler gives some valuable insights into how to maximise the impact and results you have when presenting. It also includes some recent case studies that demonstrate just how much far you can push PowerPoint. Requesting this free CD could be your first step on the road to the new standard of business presentations. |
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January 2009
The Presentation Paradox – how is it impacting your business?
There’s no logic to it... Companies across the globe are falling into the same trap time and time again. Investment and energy to create a strong pipeline for their sales team which is then wasted by equipping them with an insipid sales presentation We call it the Presentation Paradox.
This white paper focusses on how companies undervalue their key closing tool, the sales presentation. It also highlights some of the simple steps that can be taken to deal with this frustratingly common issue.
There’s never been a more crucial time to optimise the way you present your message. You never know - the Presentation Paradox White Paper could be the most important document you read this year…
To download your free copy, simply visit our minisite http://www.presentationparadox.com |
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