Merry Xmas from all at tictoc

It's been a very busy (and fun!) year here at the tictoc family house and we'd like to wish all our Clients, Suppliers, Mums, Dads, Grannies, Aunties, Uncles and any other people who've put up with us throughout the year, a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year

The tictoc Family Xmas Card

By Melanie Russell
Published: 20 December 2007
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Balloons and top hats

We regularly hold Friday afternoon "Show and Tell" sessions whereby we all share and discuss interesting projects we've been working on, designing, developing or just generally sharing stories of the daily goings on in the tictoc Family.

Following last Fridays session, we thought it was time we shared a few social drinkies to welcome new members to the team and generally practice the incredibly complex and somewhat frustrating art of balloon character creating!

Tom kindly brought top hats along (which are marshmallows dipped in chocolate with a blob on the top then topped with a smartie for those who didn't know!) and party bags were provided by Alan. It was a close call as to who won the"bounce the balls highest" competition but Mr Beddard was the clear winner in the "whizzing balloons reaching the top of the stairwell" race!

I'm thinking about the art of Japanese Bonsai as a theme for the next night - thoughts anyone???

By Melanie Russell
Published: 7 November 2007
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tictoc and Patonz at Claridge's

Having been a Patonz partner for nearly two years now, I was delighted to be invited to attend one of their most exclusive black tie events in Gordon Ramsays restaurant at Claridge's in London.

The event was attended by a stunning list of incredibly high ranking business people from the top end of the retail sector around the world and was a fantastic opportunity to explore new opportunities for tictoc and the retail sector.

As always, thanks to Brendan for an amazing evening!

By Melanie Russell
Published: 1 November 2007
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Scottish Retail Awards

It's been a busy week of networking and awards! Following Claridge's, the next event was the Scottish Retail Excellence awards in the Hilton in Glasgow.

This event couldn't have been more different to the Claridge's event! With entertainment provided by a bizarre troup of dancers (see above!) throughout the evening and hosted by the wonderful Lorraine Kelly it was an amazing show of recognition and support for all sizes of retailers from the big boys (i.e. John Lewis and Asda) to the slightly less well known (David Stein butchers).

Created by the Scottish Daily Record and Scottish Business Insider, the event honours the retail sector's top achievers and recognises excellence in all areas of retail throughout Scotland.

Go go those Globe Girls!!

By Melanie Russell
Published: 1 November 2007
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Mel the Great

By Super Administrator
Published: 25 September 2007
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Design, win awards, play Wii

Due to our ever expanding client base in both London and Glasgow, we're seeking an inspirational web designer and junior/middleweight to work in our studios.

Senior Creative - Digital

WHAT?
The tictoc famly is looking for an inspirational web designer to work on our ever increasing, forward thinking, web projects from clients in both London and Glasgow. Working alongside our existing creative team, you'll also work closely with our Technical Director and web developers to really push the boundaries and explore what's possible, online.

WHERE?
The position could be filled in either our Glasgow or London offices with the option to attend briefings and client meetings in both locations and spend time working closely with the team on lots of exciting projects from brief to completion. You must have at least 4 years experience in the creative industry and be passionate about emerging trends and technologies.

WHO?
We like to think our offices have a real family feel (hence the name!) and keep things friendly and laid back (tictoc Burns supper / tictoc Wine Festival, baby head wetting nights etc!) therefore we're looking for people who can happily fit into this mindset!

YOU?
You must be able to fulfill the following:
• At least 4 years experience in web design
• Passion for all things web and an eye for what's new and upcoming
• Enthusiasm to challenge our developers as to what's possible and be challenged by their ideas
• Ability to take on certain developers at Wii Golf!!

To apply for the role, please email job@tictocfamily.com including links to sites you've worked on and a CV.

Salary: Depends on how good you are!
Location: Charing Cross, Glasgow or Westbourne Grove, London.

CV and examples of sites you've worked on to job@tictocfamily.com

Junior/Middleweight Designer - Brand/Digital

Enthusiastic and extremely creative individual to work on projects from our Glasgow and London offices as part of our creative team. Interest and experience in digital an advantage, you must have experience of working in a design agency environment.

Salary : Experience/level dependant
Location: Glasgow 

Send your CV to job@tictocfamily.com stating which role your interested in in the subject line.

**STRICTLY NO AGENCIES**

By Melanie Russell
Published: 9 August 2007
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Photo Friday

By Melanie Russell
Published: 8 August 2007
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What our mum's think we do!

We thought it would be mildly amusing (and to be honest interesting!) to ask our Mums (and Dads!) to describe, on the spot and without thinking, what they think we do all day here in the tictoc family therefore below are the responses so far. I have to confess I'm so far hugely impressed with the responses and will happily confess that I guess we underestimate the genius of our parents but then, they are responsible for us so we shouldn't be surprised!!

Mel 

Andrews Dad : 
"You create, from scratch, these wonderful web site thingies that most companies, conglomerates, councils and even individuals see as being
necessary to advertise and promote their particular areas of expertise, their facilities, resources and abilities.

I understand you also create programmes in several computer languages, so you could be known as a polyglot in the computer world. What you do with these programmes is a bit of a grey area for me, but I assume you use them to make your web sites do interesting things at the touch of a button, rather than just provide contact details and an e-mail address to which all queries should be sent."

Colins Mum :
"You put together on a website text from a customer to advertise his product, with suitable pictures, and sometimes set up a buying facility"

Mels Mum:
1st answer - "Design logos and brands and build websites" 

2nd answer - "hopefully make enough money to keep me in the manor to which I expect in my later years!!"

Alans Dad :
"I haven't a clue! Do you sit at the computer and play around with designs and pictures?"

By Melanie Russell
Published: 26 June 2007
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Online shoppers seek more information

A recent poll by Harris Interactive that surveyed 2,873 US adults found that 44% of consumers had abandoned their shopping cart because they couldn’t find the answers to questions about the purchase or the product they wanted. It also went on to state that 68% of consumers said they were compelled to browse a website after receiving an email from a retailer. Download the Harris Interactive Online Poll report (pdf).

By Super Administrator
Published: 1 June 2007
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