Beyond School: Day two of my week at Base One

Hi. I'm Nick. I'm 15, a student at Kingston Grammar School and doing a week's work experience at Base One. Throughout my time here I'll be writing a blog to tell you about all my new experiences as I sample the world of work for the first time. One of my new experiences will be writing a blog so I hope you enjoy reading about my unique perspective on the world of B2B marketing.

Tuesday, June 29th

As I arrived for my second day at Base One, I was given the daunting task of taking what must have been 100 sheets of paper then converting their contents into my new-found friend, Microsoft Excel. Slowly I got to grips with it and the task did not take as long as I thought.

I was shown one of the many websites that Base One have designed and managed. There are three different layouts across the different sites. The content usually stays the same but the way it is visually delivered varies massively between each site. This gives variety and individuality across the dealer sites.

Sarah then asked me to do some proofreading - a slight problem, as I am dyslexic! I hope I pointed out some mistakes but I cannot promise anything!

I returned to keyword analysis, but I think Google are on to me as yet again I was blocked!

Several hours and five or six blocked proxies later, I was within 40 entries of finishing the entire spreadsheet. That was until disaster struck again and Google once again blocked me, so I handed the job back to Mark and started work on some competitor research.

I had a look at some insurance brokers' websites and I have to admit that I didn't particularly like using them. It seemed to me that their websites are dull and poorly made, which surprised me as these companies are worth millions.

So that's my second day. I have had another eventful and enjoyable time - I could really get used to working at Base One.

Cheers

Nick