In my previous article just before Christmas, I lauded the recent
Mortgage Introducer awards as being one of the most memorable events I’d virtually attended and this wasn’t just because I hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol throughout the award ceremony itself.
The continuation of such events in a variety of formats over the course of 2020 have certainly helped inspire us, as a business, to find new ways to interact and engage with our people, our clients and our lending partners during such a fragmented time.
Focusing on our recent annual conference – which was held virtually for the first time – this was a great platform to engage with all team members on a number of levels.
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Matthew Cumber is managing director of Countrywide Surveying Services
If someone had told me this time last year that I’d be sat at my desk on a Thursday afternoon watching Robyn Hall introducing Toploader from a plush hotel lobby then – putting this politely – I may have thought that person had been to one awards ceremony too many.
However, whilst this particular scenario is not quite the new normal, the live streaming of virtual award ceremonies, events, webinars and podcasts have become an important part of the mortgage calendar.
The virtual
Mortgage Introducer awards was a great example of how many different businesses have had to adapt and evolve over the past nine months or so. The mortgage market is a sociable beast and while its obviously sad not to be able to attend these types of events in person it’s great to see them still go ahead and provide such great entertainment. On that note, we were delighted to be up for an award and congratulations to all the winner