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issue 10 // 13
Everybody loves a puppy, right? That is unless
you are the security guard at 100 Constitution
Plaza, the home of BL Companies’ Hartford
office.
The plan was easy enough. Visit the Hartford
office, as requested by many, with Hugo,
the newest addition to the Halotek family.
Implementation of the plan took some
agility
- a BL Companies core value. And out of that
agility, the concept behind the BL mascot was
born. Here’s how it all went down:
As I entered the building with puppy in hand and
was signing in to visit the 10
th
floor, the security
guard asked if this little French Bulldog was a
service dog. I said, “No, is that an issue?” and
he replied, “Yes, if you want to enter the building
with him. We do not allow dogs in this building.”
On cuteness alone, I thought he should forego
the rules and let us up, but this guard wasn’t
budging. I’m not sure how these words
formulated in my brain but the next thing
I heard was my own voice in a friendly and
worried tone, “I’m the Executive Director of
Marketing for BL Companies and this puppy
has an 8:30 meeting. He is the BL Companies
mascot and they are expecting him for a
branding meeting. What should I do?”
With a very questionable look from the
guard, I continued, “Can you call the building
management company to see if they can make
an exception for this meeting?”
Apprehensively, the guard picked up the phone
and from behind the desk this is what was heard:
“I have a woman here with a dog that she wants
to take to the 10
th
Floor.”
“No, he is not a service dog”
“She says he has an 8:30 meeting.”
“BL Companies.”
“He’s their mascot.”
“Yes. Uh huh. Ok. I’ll let her know.”
He then turned to me and said, “You can bring
him up – but will need to carry him until you get
to the 10
th
floor.”
With a big BL smile and gratitude, I thanked
him very much, took the elevator to the 10
th
floor and it was then that the Hartford office was
the first to meet
BL’s official mascot – Hugo.
Upon exiting the building – the guard wanted to
know how Hugo’s meeting went and I said “He
nailed it!”
To view Hugo’s future adventures on
Instagram follow @hugotek_thepup