Chairman Steve welcomed a visitor Martyn Carey.. a copywriter from Billesdon, more from him later.
Officers Reports.. Simon press release in Harborough Mail
Steve… 276 visits to website in last month, but high bounce rate
Secretary Brian… 2 x apologies from Ikram and Paul. Matters o/s… Brian and John to come up with cost of Video/mugshots to other business people.
Techie Tip… not from Dave but Steve.. want to check the start up/shut down procedure on your laptop.. check Soluto.com
Visitor Intro… Martyn from Billesdon.. see www.martyncarey.co.uk Copywriter, can tell people in their language what you can’t (he cud have written that better!). In websites he will make it clearer to your customers in a language they can understand. Also does leaflets and newsletters. Very Competitive hourly rate currently £30 p.h for small business.
NEWSROUND/WHATS NEW
John has new internet access.. BT Infinity
Dave good start to Peterborough Jobs
Glen.. met Pru Leith (woopie doo)… New venture supplting painted doors
Simon.. Busy week.. obtained £6,000 in funding on Wednesday alone. Challenging times in retail and manufacturing
Brian… Could get photo on Front Page of Kettering “Whats on guide” and teaching Amateur Photographer.. 2 sessions so far with another one booked
Lee.. in conjunction with Dave’s wife Ann.. Peterborough Jobs going well
Steve.. is as busy as Simon gets him
Spotlight… Simons Business Tips
Having done research there are 5 areas to focus on:-
Be OBJECTIVE… Who is your customer, what do you want to achieve, be passionate about it
FINANCIALS.. understand how you are doing financially at all times … dont wait till 6 months through next year
MARKETING.. Know your market, understand it, speak their language
CUSTOMER.. Service is paramount.. dont promise what you cant deliver but exceed their expectations.
SUPPORT.. use all the help that is out there.. I.T or Copywriting, Hire the right people.
TRAINING/SOUNDING BOARD
Lee asked for advice re promoting Harborough Jobs.. how to get name known. Various ideas brought out in discussion… newsletters, use of Database, get names, have Open Evening.
We ran out of time at this point.. next week:-
Glen will do a psot if he gets sample doors sorted If not then
Simon will do a follow up.
Lee to show us His Sales Pitch
TO DO LIST:-
Brian and John.. come up with price for non-members Mugshots and Video
Simon.. follow up visit by Martyn
Simon.. go ahead with production of Business Cards
and finally….