Month: March 2015

Mode Celebrates Two Decades in the Business

March 17, 2015 12:00 am Published by

On the 6th March, we celebrated 20 years in the business. We were joined by Hertfordshire MR, Sir Oliver Heald QC, Mrs Rosalie Standley (the Major of Ware), and representatives from a number of charities to celebrate this milestone. It was the perfect opportunity to present the charities with donations from our latest fundraising efforts. A total of £15,000 was split between Marie Curie Cancer Care, The Blue Cross, and Together for Short Lives. An anniversary is a fantastic time to reflect on our achievements, look back to our roots, and plan the next steps. We hope to keep nurturing and investing in talent with The Mode Sales Academy while maintaining relationships with our long-standing employees who have been with read more...

Mode’s Birthday Tunes: Music in 1995

90s music tape

March 7, 2015 12:00 am Published by

We might be a bit biased, but we think 1995 was undoubtedly the best year for music in the 90s. Legends like Jeff Buckley and Tupac Shakur were still alive (although Kurt Cobain sadly passed the year before), boybands were all the rage, and it’s the year that Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise was unleashed upon the world. Girls growing up in the 90s can all remember singing (ok, screaming) along to Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill and just learning what irony is, while older teens might have been horrifying their parents by playing Sympathy for the Devil (Guns N’ Roses) or Marilyn Manson’s Smells Like Children. Shirley Manson was arguably at her best as Garbage released their album of the same read more...