{"id":4330,"date":"2020-01-20T15:33:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beedigital.marketing\/?p=4330"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:41:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:41:41","slug":"the-real-reason-i-joined-bee-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beedigital.marketing\/the-real-reason-i-joined-bee-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"The real reason I joined Bee Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4330\" class=\"elementor elementor-4330\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49d80951 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49d80951\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7253d017\" data-id=\"7253d017\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4749ce39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4749ce39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>My Grandad often told me \u2018Hard work is its own reward\u2019.<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">I admit I dismissed this as an old man\u2019s cliche in my early career. You work for the money, or status, or experience. Right?<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">I didn\u2019t recognise the truth behind this philosophy until I started to better understand what I really wanted from my working life.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>I realised it was simply to do interesting work with interesting people.<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Work that has value, that comes naturally, so it doesn\u2019t feel like you\u2019re doing it just for the money. You work hard because your hard work delivers value. That feels good, I think.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve been lucky enough to join Bee Digital as Product Director at an incredibly exciting time for the company. They\u2019ve delivered award winning campaigns time and again for educational companies across the last 10 years and are seeing rocket fuelled growth.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">But what also attracted me to Bee Digital was their company culture and values.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">They have an enviable reputation for integrity, creativity, and customer success. They know the difference between a cold list and building an audience. They get results by listening carefully to their client\u2019s challenges and executing to the highest standards.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a company with serious ambition driven by a super smart team and it\u2019s invigorating to be on that journey.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">So now I know my Grandad was right. <strong>It\u2019s time to roll up my sleeves and work hard.<\/strong><\/p><p>(If you want to reach out please connect with me on a <a href=\"http:\/\/beedigital.marketing\/work-with-us\/\">growth strategy call<\/a> or via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christopherbradford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linked in<\/a>. I genuinely look forward to helping you out).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Grandad often told me \u2018Hard work is its own reward\u2019. 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