Before I set up Peekaboo, I used to work in a big PR company in London. Every day I travelled for an hour each way – that’s 2 hours a day, 10 hours a week or 40 hours a month travelling. 40 hours a month is equivalent to a full time job. I hated it. And once I had children, it became …
I’m back
After a fantastic two weeks of sailing, chilling out and spending time with my husband and children, I’m back. A huge thank you to Sarah and Michelle who helped keep Peekaboo running along as normal. While I was away eating too much souvlaki, lots has been happening. In fact, it’s all be going so well that I feel as though I could …
Summer hols
It’s been a manic week trying to squeeze all the work in that needs doing – with limited childcare to boot – so that we can head off on holiday tomorrow. Two weeks in Greece, one of which will involve us living full time on a boat with two small boys. What could possibly go wrong?? But this is the …
Feeling stressed? I might have a solution
Maybe it’s the end of the school year and all the frantic end of term activities. Maybe it’s knowing how few working days I have left before the summer holidays begin. Maybe it just the cumulative effects of being half way through a busy year. But like so many other mums at the moment, my stress levels are shooting skyward. …
Wondering how to work, look after kids and relax this summer?
Peekaboo client Third Door has come up with a solution that is simply marvellous for the summer holidays. Read all about it below. I only wish that I lived in London so that I could use it too! ~~~ School holidays are a notoriously difficult time for parents to get any work done. Now Third Door, the flexible workspace with on-site childcare based …
Peekaboo clients in the news
At Peekaboo we love getting results for clients, so when we do, we like to share. Here are some more recent bits of coverage. Tots to Travel featured in Junior Magazine (August issue) Tots to Travel in Angels & Urchins summer issue Third Door in Angels & Urchins Summer issue And then there are these fab reviews of Morrck’s new Splasha, the …
Could you do your own PR?
Recently I posted this asking small businesses what PR tools they need in order to do their own PR. The silence was deafening, so I’ve tried to help make it easier to answer the question by creating a survey. Many small companies just can’t afford to hire a PR person or company, so they try to do it themselves. Some manage brilliantly. Others …
Surveys – how to do some DIY research
Conducting a survey is a great way to get insight into your target customers, particularly when launching a new product. But they’re also great for generating news hooks that you can use with the media, on blogs or in customer newsletters. There are plenty of companies out there offering survey services – but most of them charge quite a hefty …
Calling all start ups! What PR tools do you need?
Peekaboo client Third Door ran a competition prior to launch in which one person could win all the tools they needed to get their fledgling business up and running. One of those tools was a consultation call with Peekaboo on how they should market their business. The winner of the competition was the lovely Jessica St Clair who runs Green Families, a company that runs …
Clean kids at Glastonbury and making a splash
I’ve never been to Glastonbury, either with or without children. To be honest, going without children doesn’t hold a massive amount of appeal. Mud, tents, loud music – not really my thing (good grief I sound old). Going with children seems like hell on earth. But apparently loads of parents do exactly that and love every minute. And I recently discovered …