Happy Mondays (no, not the band, although I do hear that they are reforming for a tour one month this year).

As I got in the car to drive to work on Monday, it was with a sense of relief after surviving the usual chaos of getting everyone out of the house on time and in the correct clothing and the right bags and kit for the day.  My thoughts then turned to the day ahead [...]

The 2011 Appletree Christmas Card Awards

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for! The 2011 Appletree Christmas Card Awards! I made a number of awards last year, for the best, worst, cleverest and most pointless Christmas card – click here to read that blog. Now I’m delighted to announce the winners of the competition for Christmas 2011. The winner of Best and [...]

Have you ordered your Christmas cards yet?

Personally, I’m not a huge fan of Christmas, but from a marketing point of view, it certainly has its benefits. We ordered our Christmas cards way back in October, because there was a great offer on for ordering them early. We have our logo printed inside them and next week we’ll start handwriting the addresses [...]