A DAY IN THE LIFE

When Charlotte Nichols’ morning alarm went off at 6am on Tuesday 14th September, she didn’t have any problem shaking off any grogginess. On that particular day, she had a full day of Harvey & Hugo client meetings, reviews and most importantly, playing wolves and bears with her daughter!

“Being a positive, “NO MATTER WHAT MY WORKING DAY BRINGS, passionate role model I KNOW THERE WILL at work is vital to BE NOTHING AS ensure that the CHALLENGING AS team are behind GETTING A TWO-YEARyou and supporting OLD OUT OF HER your vision” PYJAMAS!”

6.00am:

I start my day with a peppermint tea and a quick email check.

I always plan my work before finishing the day before and set out my priorities for the next day. I’ll set work that requires a bit more concentration for first thing, so I can get it ticked off early and feel better about the day - today’s task is a PR and marketing proposal.

I then do some last-minute prep for the day’s meetings* before getting changed into something a little more presentable and heading out.

7.30am:

I leave to head off to today’s first client meeting via my daughter’s nursery. No matter what my working day brings, I know there will be nothing as challenging as getting a two-year-old out of her pyjamas!

8.30am:

I arrive early for the meeting and have time to record a sneaky vlog. I’ve made a conscious effort to record more video content this year and so far I’ve stuck to my new year’s resolution.

9.00am:

A strategy meeting with White Digital. I love these meetings where we really get to know the new clients we’re working with. The team at White Digital really get into the spirit of things and we leave knowing the business much better, all ready to get started on their PR and marketing strategy.

11.30am: 2.00pm:

A quick check-in at our Darlington HQ to collect the post and check a few emails, before heading out to a lunch meeting… another of my favourite types!

12.00pm:

My final meeting of the day is with my accountant to discuss year-end accounts with the team at Stuart Hall & Co. I’m not a fan of the financials but the figures for the year look good, so I’m happy.

Time for lunch at Café Lilli, in Norton, with Everflow’s marketing team and their Harvey & Hugo account manager Jenn. It’s so lovely to be back out meeting over lunch again. We discuss this quarter’s PR themes over burgers and chips; PR is always better with chips.

4.00pm:

Back home in time for an email check, to complete any end-of-day tasks and prepare my list for tomorrow.

5.00pm:

I’m back into my scruffs for cuddles and playing wolves and bears! I occasionally log back on to work after bedtime if there are any pressing deadlines.

* I am still holding a lot of meetings over Zoom but that wouldn’t have been as fun for the photos, so I picked one of my busy days where I was out and about.

Charlotte Nichols is the founder of PR, social media and content marketing agency, Harvey & Hugo. Their mission is to build lovable and memorable brands by telling stories across a range of digital and traditional media. To find out more visit harveyandhugo.com