Hive group to put a focus on getting marketing done!
Small business owners from across the county are preparing to support each other at the Hive Music and Media Centre later this month for the next Focus on Maeketing event.
They will come together to share their individual experiences, exchange knowledge and learn together, through the informal marketing support group hosted at the Shrewsbury venue.
Focus on Marketing is a forum offering informal peer support to local businesses, helping them embrace all that the wide subject of marketing has to offer. The sessions are led by local marketing consultant Claire Dowdall, who aims to dispel myths, share her knowledge and empower business owners to achieve success through clever and well planned marketing activity.
The Hive has successfully hosted a number of sessions recently, which have covered invaluable topics such as beating the competition and embracing the web. The events are delivered informally and take place in the Hive’s gallery space, offering a relaxed setting for group discussions, creative networking and breakaway activities. Business owners have the opportunity to bring marketing challenges to the table, to benefit from the shared expertise and advice of the group.
The next session is taking place on Wednesday November 28 and aims to showcase how small businesses and independent traders can actually get their marketing activity done, within a busy timescale. Places can be booked online in advance.
Habib Malik-Mansell, Marketing Assistant at the Hive said: "It’s been highly positive for the Hive to be involved with the Focus on Marketing sessions in Shrewsbury from the outset. In partnership with Claire Dowdall, we’re able to play our part in supporting and assisting local businesses throughout the county. Several businesses from the Focus on Marketing groups have gone on to be involved with other Hive activities, such as our community street party, which is even more positive, helping boost the county-wide connections between the Hive as a charity and Shropshire's independent traders.”
Focus on Marketing sessions now also run in Telford, Ludlow, Oswestry and Wolverhampton. For more information email marketing@hiveonline.org.uk or visit http://www.hiveonline.org.uk/focusonmarketing/
