2nd week in Catcha

26/7/2010 (Monday) Its almost the first of August and everyone - including me - is running around to finish what is required from them for the release of Clive Magazine, then around a week after that is the release of Stuff and the week after will be the release of Juice where by its alot of work needed to be done as soon as possible, as well as preparing for Clive Party this Thursday as its being held for a celebration of Clive's 2nd Anniversary.

Everyone is working triple hard, triple the work and triple the fun, alot of work is being handed to me especially, as i am working with every group of each magazine, edition, advertisement and work analysis, although it is alot but it is so much fun as we run around the office from this person to that person and from this printing machine to that printing machine to get the work perfectly done, as this is not a joke it is a serious obligation and responsibility towards not only the magazine but the company and the people working for the company.

Had a meeting with Erman this morning - more like a brain storm session about the design and edit of the website including the services, the banner, the slogan, the location of buttons and etc. and started right ahead on it with Wilson the creative department Designer as i am an Adobe Flash and Photoshop user and intermediate in them so finished some of the work and creations and its ready to be uploaded to the website.

Today was such a long day as we the preparations of the Party and the conformation with the invitees, the creation of the vouchers, the goodie bags, getting done with the editing, release, cutting and helping with both the Magazine and the website.

28/7/2010 (Wednesday) Today, Wilson and I created the voucher coupon that will be handed out in Clive's 2nd Anniversary Party tomorrow. A lot has happed those previous days, talking to customers, (customer care line) as well as plugging in and gathering customers to the website and so on, I truly enjoyed working here.

29/7/2010 (Thursday) Finished all the goodie back packing, voucher cutting, magazine cover editing etc. for the big day today. I hope it goes fantastically well. :)

I'll be working tomorrow with Wilson again to finish the rest of the work (the unfinished business) haha... so I'll be at work as usual on time to meet up with Wilson and then have a meeting with Erman around 11 for updates and a brain storming session for changes or plans to be.

My first week is over... WEEKEND!

23/7/2010 (Friday) Just came back from a meeting with my team to change some arrangements in our website as well as the location of buttons and etc... as well as more seeding of course (EVERY SINGLE DAY), furthermore have to write a new promo on Rapiduonline facebook page and twitter page every morning as being an admin to the page to have a consistency in our work.

I have the whole weekend to work on new ideas to pitch in to the magazine next week, as I will be working side to side with Stuff, Clive and Juice magazines on Rapidu part. And creating banners, templates, Key messages and logos for the site so yes i will also be working with the creative department too, as well as creating Catchy names for our unique buttons and services in the site.

I've already finished calculating and updating our site with the new gadgets as we give a 5% discount for every item we have and sell as well as comparing our prices with other online shopping sites and shops in MidValley to create a market price value and compare them with each other making Rapidu.com less cheaper than other Malaysian online sites, giving us a Good Sign and a good start *two thumbs up* . (Excel and Power Point charts created by me for explanations in the meetings)

First Days at work

20/7/2010 (Tuesday) My first Day in work, i was excited to do what ever they give me, I thought being here on your first day would be lonely and boring but it was absolutely the opposite, I made Work Buddies as Soon as i walked in and lunch reservation and chitchats along the day. Work started by 9 - 6 so i had enough time to reach here on time both ways.

Erman introduced me to my Team (the Marketing Team) consisting of Nabil and Lavent for the time being and I - the fourth member after Erman Of course.

Had my Own desk, computer and loads of papers as well as the Customer Care hot line. I also thought that as being a noob they would handle me just enough work, but no they wanted me to fit right in and handed me with loads of work that only I can do and if its not done by time, I'd let down my boss and probably lose my job .. na not really, but i would let my team down, so its more about Team working because we are all a one BIG team working together for success.

21/7/2010 (Wednesday) I was so excited with all the work that have been given to me that I tried finishing most of the work before Every day's meeting around 10:30 am or 2:30 pm (right after lunch) I wanted to make a great impression as well as give them the feeling that I am your girl, you can rely on me.

I've been Handled with the seeding job, which is basically connecting through to people using any medium possible, advertising and creating advertisements / slogans etc. for Rapidu.com as its just been released and being new to the market, comparing what we have to other sites, and building credibility trust with customers towards Rapidu.com, as well as selling the dynamic perspective and vision as an international aspect rather than being a local site, where by we are driving our site of being unique and not just another amazon.

22/7/2010 (Thursday) Being in Catcha doesn't usually rely on you sitting in one place doing your work and leaving, NO, you actually have to talk to this person, argue with that one, answer calls to get customers needs and wants, gather information, get creative and by the time you and your team are done for the day, you feel like you've accomplished most of your work and most of the company's work without realizing it because you do it with so much fun, and passion towards it, you are dedicated to what you do therefore giving time and meaning and yes LOVE to the work you do. :)

The hardest part of all - the interview

16/7/2010 (Friday - 1:00pm) Interview in Catcha Media Group - MidValley with Mr.Erman, we discussed all the principles of the company, its background, its cooperators and cooperations as well as the Dynamic perspective of where they are going. Then we discussed what am I going to be doing in the company as I start working on Tuesday (couple of days later) .

He then discussed about releasing a new site promoting and Selling equipments and gadgets for cheap prices etc, therefor making him the leader of the Marketing team consisting of the PR group, the Finance Group, the Creative adverting Group, the Publishing group and the Marketing group, while working side by side with the Creative Department and the Magazine Department which includes "Juice, Stuff, Clive, Mint and so on" as well as the Advertising department from Pixmania, MSN, Hotmail, etc.

Erman liked me as I was Confident, hard working and serious about what I am doing, and I was simply thrilled and excited to start working as soon as possible.