My name is Megan (even though I spent a lot of my childhood wanting it be spelt Meghan). My favourite colour is pink, but I tell people it’s green to appear less cliché. I firmly believe that unicorns did once exist, and more to the point, they will make a come back.
I've been referred to as a baby sloth on more occasions than I care to admit (hopefully because I’m strangely adorable, not slow and creepy). I still get nightmares when I watch Jurassic Park. My favourite animal is a baby giraffe. I prefer mostly savory foods but sometimes my inner Bruce Bogtrotter gets the better of me. I have an unhealthy love for sunflowers; I was probably a florist in a past life. I have an even unhealthier love for criminology and the minds of serial killers and enjoy deep conversations daily with my housemate about the topic.

Now that you’ve got an insight into my crazy (?) lifestyle I’ll begin with the sole purpose of this blog.

I (like many), work for an agency. By agency, I mean that we’re a small group of people who work with companies to build their brand online.

Of recent I’ve noticed that in conversation, as soon as I mention the ‘A word’, people often become somewhat stand-off-ish. Did I miss something? To me, ‘agency’ doesn't sound anything like ‘Voldemort’.

This is what people might typically think: “Working for a social media marketing agency, I’d naturally deal with a lot of Marketing Managers. It’s the marketing manager that I’d sell our services to. My main objective for talking to them would be to learn about their business needs, then speak with my team. We’d then return, pitch them, and they’d pay us. Right?…” Wrong.

My job description is simple. I meet people that inspire me. During meetings, I am the annoying person that sits with her notebook eagerly scribbling notes in bad grammar in an attempt to catch it all. I’ll learn not only the plans for your business’ future but what you had for breakfast that morning too.

If we (the ‘Agency’), can add value, that’s amazing. We only believe in working together if we can bring real, tangible, validated results. We’ll only work together if we can add far more value than we take.

To me working with people is so much more important than working for them.

Agency is not a naughty word; it isn't something to be avoided like the plague. An agency should be an advocate for your vision.

At least I’m proud to say the one I work for is.

Let’s do coffee?