Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Working with Ignitee

The best thing about working at Ignitee is the CONSTANT opportunity to laugh: D

I think the SocioSearch team is now notorious for its laughing sessions. Whenever there is loud laughter, people don’t even wonder any more who the culprits are. I think Vivek, Krutika, Kowkab and I are perfect examples how it’s funnier to laugh at laughter than at a joke.

Apart from all the laughing (which does have its downside in aching stomachs, jaws, etc) the other exciting thing about working at Ignitee is working on some of the best Social Media campaigns. Be it Mahi Way of Sony Television or Living Your Passion of ICICI Prudential, the rush of increased fans on a Facebook page or ranking of the blog, has a high like none other.
I think the most memorable moment in office though was when Sachin made 200 runs in an ODI. The whole office was in the cafeteria watching the match. And the amount of cheering done after each run Sachin scored (towards the 200) was just out of this world.

The other very interesting venture at Ignitee is Ignition. I have been part of many SEM training sessions and courses but none is like Ignition. Ignition is unique because it is like a full-fledged full-time course in digital media. The students are enthusiastic and passionate about the digital space and hopefully in 10 months, they will have been placed in some of the top companies in the internet space.

The biggest difference and adjustment I find at Ignitee as compared to my previous company is the way teams are structured here. It was difficult adjusting to the fact that if I needed creative work to be done, I would have to go to a different department to get the work done. Of course there are lots of advantages in having teams by function.

It has been an eventful 9 months of learning, adjusting, enjoying, discovering, laughing, making friends, igniting brands, figuring out Facebook for business, ideating on applications and games and a lot more.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Experience at Ignitee

This is the first time that I am trying my hands at blogging..never the less I am really happy that it is my company Ignitee that I am blogging for coz its not gonna take me much time to think about what I wanna say. Everythng is gonna be right from my heart.

I am new to Ignitee..just been here for roughly 4 months but cannot begin to tell you how much I have started adoring this place. In the beginning it was the same old feeling like ooh god I don’t know any one, where have I landed, why isnt any body talking to me etc…but all this was temporary.

The crowd is soo sooo full of enthu, I cannot begin to explain the amount of energy that these guys here at ignitee have. Plus I have never seen any organisation dedicate so much energy towards employee recreation. Man, you should have a look at our fun-filled Friday activities..right from magic shows to McDonald outings to birthday celebrations…you name it and we do it here at Ignitee. I am sure there is a lot more I can look forward to.

Plus since this is my first stint at corp-comm, im thoroughly enjoying my experience and have planned a couple of interesting things for Ignitee. Making sure I can feature Ignitee in all the Afaqs and E4M’s of the world. Enjoyed seeing Gautamm on NDTV… he was superb (my hard work finally paid off with the NDTV shoot…phew).

I know for sure that I am gonna be around for a long time and learn, excel and have a rocking time!

- Devlina Dutt Jadhav