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Ideas Shop Partner to participate in the 2010 Emerging Pacific Leaders’ Dialogue

Ideas Shop partner Anna Kominik is off for two weeks participating in the Emerging Pacific Leaders’ Dialogue (EPLD) 2010.

The aim of the EPLD is to build capability among the region’s future leaders so these individuals will be able to take an active role in:

  • leadership and governance in the Pacific region
  • the long term development and stability of the region, and
  • promotion of regional understanding and co-operation through a network of key relationships across sectors and nations.

Anna is among 12 New Zealanders chosen for the programme following a rigorous selection process last year and hundreds of applicants from around the country.  She will join 120 other individuals from American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, East Timor, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. 

The programme begins in Samoa where participants spend two intensive days in presentations, briefings and group discussions. Individuals are then divided into smaller “study” groups and are sent all over the Pacific to visit different communities and workplaces, looking at local industrial, commercial and social situations, and focusing on the key challenges confronting those in positions of leadership and influence.

Anna will be going to Kiribati, a place that holds particular interest given her growing work in the environmental and social sustainability area. Kiribati is expected to be the first country in which land territory disappears due to global climate change. 

After a week, the participants reconvene in Tonga to report back to a Closing Plenary session attended by HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne.

 

Ideas Shop judged a ‘big little PR agency’ by clients

According to our clients, Ideas Shop thinks outside the box, adds value to business and provides some of the best PR services around. This feedback was gathered late last year as part of our second annual client satisfaction survey.

The intention of the survey was to identify where we exceed our clients’ expectations as well as areas for improvement.  The feedback is crucial to better understand what we can do better. We also like to know where we’re on the right track. 

Our clients told us that this year they better understood the wide range of skills our staff has. They loved the work we do but sometimes wanted to know how else we could make a positive impact on their business. 

As well as better describing our range of services to our current clients, we are in the process of developing our website to better describe – from a visitors point of view – what we can do for your business.

Our delivery – whether it is for small business, not for profit, corporate or government clients was prized for its timeliness, accuracy and thought-leadership. 

The way Ideas Shop draws on the strengths of all its team members to deliver for clients, and that we operate a flat account management structure across the business were also strengths.

Thank you to all our wonderful clients who took the survey and who continue to support us so loyally. 

New intern starts at Ideas Shop

Welcome to Emily, who has earned an internship at Ideas Shop, which will run until the end of February.

Emily has recently completed her post graduate diploma in Communications Management and will be gaining valuable experience, particularly in the field of PR. She will work closely with members of our team who specialise in working with not for profit organisations. She says she is very excited about being given the opportunity to get a taste of how a high profile PR company operates.

Emily has a passion for the arts and music and is a keen sportswoman. All things going well, she is hoping to run in the 10km leg of the Wellington Marathon in June. She has just returned from a summer away in Sydney and is ready to hit the ground running for what she hopes will be an exciting year.