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Zing gives back!

Ask your average person on the street what they think the world of Public Relations is about and they will no doubt throw the words ‘champagne’ and ‘parties’ at you but here at Zing we also believe that being a company gives us a responsibility to give something back.

With that in mind we are happy to announce the completion of the CO-ID School in Bangladesh, funded by Zing PR.

You read that right - Zing is supporting the charity CO-ID in the remote parts of Bangladesh.

The school is on a small island located in one of the most heavily populated areas around Bhola Island and one of the most “backward.”

We are delighted that the new CO-ID school is now finished and open and the school will be a great benefit to the community.

But how, I hear you ask, does this work?

We donated the funds to charity CO-ID which has over 40 schools open in Bangladesh. They secured construction materials and engaged the community to build the school for local children.

Building the school wasn’t without challenges. CO-ID battled hailstorms, monsoons and a caretaker Government that stalled the entire process. However, with democracy returned to Bangladesh and the elements working in our favour, the school was finally completed.  

If this inspires you, you can donate too at www.fredhyde.org. 

The Zing Mentoring Program

Life at work can be tough. No matter where you work or how much you love your job, there are times when you need someone to turn to for advice.

Zing recently implemented a new program to help us all deal with the highs and lows of working life. Remember your first day of school when you were allocated a buddy to show you the ropes? Well, we now have one of those at work.

We teamed up with our sister agency, Bang, and established a mentoring program that involves all of us. Everyone in the company has been allocated a mentor, someone who is more senior than they are and who can provide wisdom about all things career related. Your mentor either works at Zing or Bang and they can work in any of the divisions we have (PR, events and experiential, design or accounts).

We meet with our mentor once a month, somewhere outside of the office like the local café (or pub *ahem*), to chat about how our life at work is going. We don’t necessarily discuss our client work (we have our Account Directors to go to with client related issues), instead we talk about our working life.

My mentor is one of the girls on the events team here at Zing. Together, we are working towards improving a few key areas of my working world that I suggested a little tweaking.

She’s helping me learn skills to get me moving up the career ladder. We’re working on computer skills together – she’s teaching me how to give my Powerpoint presentations the professional touch. She is also helping me come up with different strategies to tackle problems and providing an understanding ear when I just need someone to talk to.

Not only am I feeling more comfortable at work knowing there is someone there to approach with my issues who’ll do her best to help me out, but I’ve also gained a friend out of the program. And you can never have too many of those…

Kate is an Account Executive at Zing