Marketing

Presentations and demonstration

‘In this time of economic doom and gloom it is always good to have something positive to report and one of the best is the number of free and low cost ways you can reach your target audience.'

Julie Cleaver of Popcorn Marketing shared some handy hints for self help at low cost, the Take 5 concept -Take 5 Mins to review your business and Take 5 easy to follow steps to make a difference.

Alison Boyle of LA Marketing and Design gave us tips on improving your website, with an emphasis on search engine optimisation.

Finally, Linda Parkinson-Hardman of Grow A Better Business gave us her top ten tips for internet marketing, giving us simple and easy-to-implement strategies to get started. Did you know that you don't even need a website?

After the presentations, Fiona Penny of Sunflowers gave a demonstration on making a Christmas wreaths - five designs for the home.

  

Feedback consolidation

The presentations were considered useful. Several attendees went away with the intention of improving their website or of starting a blog. There were requests for follow-up talks on setting up a blog, Facebook, LinkedIn etc.

Some members wanted more time for networking, information beforehand on others attending and more information on the website.