On the (nearly) first day of Christmas Melcrum gave to me...

By Mandy Thatcher, Head of Content, Melcrum

We're listening to Christmas songs on the radio, consuming vast quantities of Quality Street chocolate and generally trying to look like we're using the quiet time to "catch up on admin" – but the truth is we're winding for Christmas. Although that doesn't mean we're not thinking ahead to what you might need from us in January 2009 – a new year most of us are approaching with a little trepidation after a somewhat rocky second half of 2008. With both belts and budgets set to tighten after the Christmas break we thought this was an appropriate time to dust off our special report on Doing More With Less – a mantra we'll no doubt hear more of over the coming months. In the meantime...I hope your festive holiday celebrations are the exact opposite of a downturn – jolly, excessive and lots of fun. Happy holidays from everyone at Melcrum and see you in the New Year!