If you’re a MediaCom client…

If you’re a client of MediaCom, and you noticed a slight dip in service levels on Monday March 8, you’ll be glad to know it wasn’t because the staff had been out on a weekend drinking session – although they may have wished they had. In fact, 74 MediaCom workers had run the Flora Half Marathon the previous day, in aid of Cancer Research UK. The fastest male and female MediaCommers were Neil Freakins and Louise Martell and, having finally chased up all the sponsors, the company has revealed that its participants raided a total of &£12,500. Although the Diary would probably have paid that amount not to have to run 13 miles on a wet Sunday morning…

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