Another successful BBN meeting 28th January 2011
Meeting review 28th February 2011
Another light hearted but valuable meeting at the longlands and once the serious business of ordering breakfast is out of the way the group relaxed into the success stories session. Good news about business in general or sucessful business done between members or from previous referals.
To our astonishment Chairman (chairperson) Marcus, has prepared an agenda following a rather expensive bottle selection malfunction in the wine rack last night, and accidentally printed the agenda in colour. To say that preparing a black and white agenda is a rarety a colour one is the equivalent to rocking horse hhh hhm..and must be the result of more than just a glass of wine or two.
The meeting continued with a succession of 60 second adverts from the memebers explaining their business and requests for today. 60 seconds is only the name of the slot and often not the time taken to deliver such elequant speaches! To those of you unfamiliar with this type of group, you generally describe your business and what or who you are looking to do business with and often being specific about a target business helps others provide the required information. It’s amazing who people know!
Breakfast was enjoyed by all, but the dissapointment on the face of Pete was clear to see as only Jam was available this morning and not the usual ‘pouring marmalade’ of chinese or other origin.
An interesting group discussion then took part on the topic of ’business planning’, following the visit to an event by Marcus and Julian on Thursday. This prompted some interesting debate in a vital area of any business often ignored. Many businesses do not plan and ratehr than working on the business to develop growth and strategy many business owners find themselves working longer and longer hours for smaller reward. A topic i’m sure we will revisit soon. Fail to plan- plan to fail!
Time was pressing today and a number of referals and hints were passed round the group which Paul recorded in an exercise book! the meeting came to a close and the second most important item on the agenda, date of the next group social, unfortunately will have to be discussed at our next meeting 4th February 2011.
If you think you’d like to attend then please contact Julian@springtidemarketing.com for a personal invitation.
Posted on January 28th, 2011
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Go Ape
Title: Go Ape
Location: Grizedale Forest
Link out: Click here
Description: Group social event at Go Ape in Grizedale Forest.
Start Time: 14:30
Date: 2010-10-01
Posted on September 13th, 2010
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Bay Business Network announced
Following some membership changes within our group, we have now re-named ourselves the Bay Business Network.
The core focus of the group will remain the same; to drive business growth through referrals and to act as a business support group. Acting as a non-profit organisation however does mean that the cost of becoming involved with the Bay Business Network is significantly lower compared to other business networking groups. Find out more on our membership page or contact us for more information.
The group will continue to meet at the Longlands Inn near Carnforth every Friday morning from 7.30, with breakfast usually served around 8.15am.
To protect members from competition within the group, membership is still restricted to 1 supplier per sector. However, the good news is there are various membership opportunities now available. These include:
- Printer
- Accountants
- Conveyancing solicitor
- Commercial insurance broker
More details about out meetings and membership can be found on our about page.
Posted on August 4th, 2010
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Successful Marketing to the Over 50′s
Julian Healey of Springtide Marketing took to the national stage recently as a speaker at the 50+ Marketing Seminar at Kensington Olympia. Joining a panel of leading experts on the grey market, he spoke on ‘How to reach mature consumers – media channels to market’.
Drawing on his own experience of marketing to this sector, backed up with current readership and audience data, Julian’s talk identified the key media that are read, watched and listened to by 50+ consumers. He also offered valuable advice on which advertising media are likely to produce the best response rates.
Linked to the London Retirement Show in July, the seminar attracted delegates from all over the UK. Businesses as diverse as care homes, footwear retailers, health food suppliers and charities were all represented.
“This is probably the largest show in the UK dedicated to the older consumer,” Julian commented, “so it was quite an honour to be invited along as a speaker. The grey market offers a huge opportunity for advertisers, and delegates will have gone away with their heads crammed full of useful information on marketing successfully to this sector.”
Julian’s next talk on the Over 50 market will be on Tuesday 13th October when he will address a meeting of the Chartered Institute of Marketing in Carlisle.
More information from www.springtidemarketing.com.
Posted on September 4th, 2009
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Who do you know who…
…is in business in the Lancaster or Kendal/South Lakes area that would like to gain more business via referral?
BRX Lancaster Lakes is a business networking group that meets every Friday morning to share recommendations, referrals and sales leads…and have a good breakfast!
We are currently looking for new businesses to join our group so if you’re interested in coming along to an informal breakfast networking meeting in between Lancaster and Kendal, why not contact BRX Lancaster Lakes today!
Current vacancies exist for…
- Architect
- Insurance broker
- Estate Agent
- Printer
…and any other business that isn’t already represented in the group.
To find out more, please contact us via our web contact form or call Julian Healy, our membership manager on 07876 191334.
Membership fees apply if you decide to join, but coming along to find out more will cost you an early start and nothing more! There’s no obligation and you are welcome to give out business cards and have a 5 minute slot to tell the group about your business.
Posted on August 17th, 2009
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