On what is the last working day of 2011 (queue disbelief that
yet another year has flown by), the DABO & CO PR team looks
ahead to 2012 and resurrects some of last year's resolutions as
well as making some new ones.
"To learn Arabic so that I am not completely clueless about the
contents of Arabic newspapers and magazines," Ashfana
Hameed, Account Manager
"I'm going to strive to think outside the box more often and not
be constrained by perceived limitations (i.e. budget or time),"
Lisa Flanagan, Senior Account Manager
"To have more belief in myself - I feel I've been lacking in
confidence these past three years," Jamal Al Mawed,
Regional Associate Account Director (Note - for
those of you reading this who do not know Jamal, he has a great
sense of humour!)
"My New Year's Resolution is to not be afraid of digital, but to
embrace social media - I have managed to set up a Twitter account,
so the next step is to use it!!" Camilla d'Abo, Managing
Partner
"This year my resolution is to successfully handle more
clients," Zeina Chehayeb, Associate Account
Manager
"To learn something new in 2012," Helmi Sghaier, Arabic
Media Relations Specialist
"To abandon my desk more often and "up" my face time with media
and clients," Linsey Worgan, Account Director
"To leave the office by 5.30pm three times a week - we will
see!" J Rijosh Joseph, Account Manager
"My resolution is to become an expert at something I don't know
how to do (i.e. digital PR that goes beyond updating my status on
facebook!), go to more networking events, read smarter books, eat
healthier lunches, do some form of exercise every day after work
and not spend so many weekends in the office!" Joanna
Agnew, Associate Account Director (Jo is our resident
over-achiever!)
"I want to have PERFECT media lists with zero bounce back
emails," Zeina Mahfouz, Junior Account
Executive
"To make time to read the newspapers each morning rather than
scanning news portals at the end of the day and skim reading the
headlines," Rawan El Saleh, Junior Account
Manager
Watch this space to see if we actually manage to keep them.
