Table Wars



Table Wars! An epic battle between three tables, competing toe-to-toe in one session to make the most sales for our newest client – it was a hard-fought fight but at the end of the session, with 8 sales to their name, there could be only one winner. To the victor, the spoils: a slap-up pizza lunch. Legendary performance.

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Inside Sales Team Incentive Vouchers



The A-Team love it when a voucher incentive comes together! With a £15 value for each meeting or sales call booked, they pity the fools that don’t get involved. Here they are showing off their winnings before escaping to the Los Angeles underground. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can’t find them….maybe you can hire the Inside Sales A-Team…

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Dorset Plane Pull 2015



To raise money for charity, some people jump out of a plane. Other people hold tug-of-war contests. And then there are those who combine the two… Guess which camp Astute belongs to? At the annual Dorset Plane Pull, raising money forJulia’s House children’s hospice, the 21 members of team ‘Pull and the Gang’ took just over 30 seconds to pull a Boeing 737 (weighing 35,000 kg!) a distance of 50 metres. That’s what we call pulling your weight! If you…

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Beach Party at the Astute Beach Hut



Life’s a beach for the Closed Business Sales Team – with over 250 sales in just two weeks, the whole team were rewarded with the use of the Astute beach hut for a barbecue and drinks to celebrate.

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Astute Summer Party 2015



This weekend, the Bournemouth Air Festival came to town – which can mean only one thing: it’s time for the legendary Astute Summer Party on the beach! The venue this year was Koh Thai Lounge pop-up venue on the beach between the piers, and with the drinks flowing, the Air Show overhead, bongo rhythms in our ears, and fantastic Thai tapas in our bellies, everyone had a fantastic night.

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New Forest Aqua Park



Astute does Total Wipeout! 60 Astutians gathered early one Sunday morning at New Forest Water Park, ready to take on the UK’s very first Aqua Park. Wetsuits – check. Game faces – check. Dignity left safely at the door – check. Everyone had a fantastic time negotiating the floating, inflatable obstacle course. All that was missing was Richard Hammond’s commentary!

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The Children’s Society #FancyDress



After our successful Mufti Day in support of The Children’s Society in February, we decided to hold another event this summer – but this time with a twist: Fancy Dress! Not only was there a fun environment and prizes for the best costume, but Astute raised a brilliant £270 to help the charity fight child poverty and neglect throughout the UK. To donate to this worthy cause, please visit http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/donate

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Bournemouth Beach Soccer Championships



Huge congratulations to Jack, one of our specialists, who as part of Townsend Spartans, came in as runners-up in the semi-pro The Bournemouth Beach Soccer Championships this month. In one of their Group Stage matches they won 9-0, and progressed smoothly to the final, where they faced Portsmouth Beach Soccer (featuring England beach soccer internationals), who won the day 4-0 before going on to the overall tournament champions game, where they were beaten by Eastleigh Spitfires. Incredible result – well…

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