At the start of Sophie Hope’s apprenticeship, she was asked about her hopes and expectations. As time nears the end of her apprenticeship, we felt it was a good time to review her experiences, things enjoyed, and lessons learned.  
 
Sophie has been with Footstools Direct for almost eighteen months and has developed her skills greatly throughout her journey. She has completed all modules and exams and passed them all.  Sophie has worked hard to enhance her knowledge both on her own initiative and at the workplace and it has really helped her development in her role and helped her understand more about the intricacies of the job. 
 
Asked what her favourite part of her Digital Marketing apprenticeship Sophie said, ‘My favourite part has been how much there is to learn. You can never be stuck for things to do as the various aspects to learn and explore in my role are endless.’ Throughout her time at Footstools Direct Sophie has managed social media, email marketing and assisted in improvements to the website. She has been supported in this by her apprenticeship provider and staff at Footstools Direct. 
 
Sophie said that the thing she has enjoyed the most is learning how everything works behind the scenes. People scrolling through social media and Google don't know the work that goes on behind the scenes.  For instance, how much there is to do when posting a photo, writing blogs, and imparting useful information about the business for users of social media. Sophie relates to the detail and processes involved in bringing all the elements together.
 
In her time at Footstools Direct Sophie chronicled the manufacture and delivery of almost one hundred seating cubes to the world-famous Cavern Club in Liverpool. She has also been involved with other prestigious seating projects with retail brands such as the Sidemen, ASOS, Footasylum and Clarks Shoes. 
 
Andrew Lydon (MD) said that the time since Sophie joined Footstools Direct in the Summer of 2022 “has simply flown by. She has fitted in seamlessly and is a valuable asset to the business in areas such as website updates, social media, and blogging.” Her digital marketing skills have been honed throughout the apprenticeship and she is now ready to embark on fresh future challenges.
 
She is due to finish her apprenticeship in December and has completed all the work and finished all her portfolios ready for the end assessment! We wish her the best of luck and are confident she’ll smash it and secure the brilliant final apprenticeship result she deserves. 

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4.9 Rating 167 Reviews

Mary Kelly

Verified Customer

This firm is very reliable. My order came within a week. It was well packed to protect it. I've bought 3 stools from this firm.

1 days ago

Lorraine Pearce

Verified Customer

The cube is perfect for small hallway. Also perfect height as extra seat at dining table.

1 days ago

Reg Deverell

Verified Customer

Superbe crafted custom made to our spec service and staff very helpfull we would recommend this company to anybody 5*well done and thank you

11 days ago

Annie Holland

Verified Customer

Fast service and great product. Will be using Footstools Direct again.

15 days ago

Clare Hirst

Verified Customer

Very pleased with my purchases, a gift to my mother in law, exactly what she wanted. Good quality ……very pleased, easy to order and delivered on time!

17 days ago

Anonymous

Verified Customer

Just what I wanted, have been fighting a faux leather pouffe for years - this is so much better and the material is lovely. Delivery and shopping experience very good .

17 days ago

Brian Armitage

Verified Customer

Arrived as promised. We purchased a faux leather several years ago, the leather footstool when it arrived was worth the extra. Very pleased with the purchase and a perfect match for our leather suite

20 days ago

ian eason

Verified Customer

great company to work with, we used them a few years ago on an Atari project & just used again for an Emoji Planet project, pulled all the stops out & delivered to us on a saturday as we were desperate, very pleased with the results & the service.

1 months ago

Simon Martin

Verified Customer

Good quality product and looks nice. Really friendly, personalised and efficient service. I reccomend.

2 months ago

Anonymous

Verified Customer

Excellent service from contracting them to ordering two footstool. Footstool are very well made and strong will last for years to come.

2 months ago