Swimathon 2013

I can't believe that this year will be Team Twimmers' 4th consecutive Swimathon

Derek Curtis - Bond Solutions, Marianne Whitfield - Cobweb info and I have completed the Swimathon 3 times raising over £1500 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.  On Sunday 28th April we will embark on our 4th consecutive swim at Sunderland Aquatic Centre. 

If you would like to help us break the £2000 barrier please sponsor us by visiting http://bit.ly/Swim13

Let's go fishing!

Last week I had the pleasure of running a masterclass workshop - 'Finding and Keeping Your Customers' at Derwentside Enterprise Agency for 15 ladies about to embark on running their own business.

Such a diverse group from artists to PR professionals, they all had one thing in common and that was 'where do we start looking for our customers'? I try, with every company I work with to break this problem down quite simply by asking 'Who are your fish'?

Imagine your customer base as fish - who are they, what do they look like and where do they swim?  Once you have managed to suss that out you then need to look at your boat - your business.  Is it up to the job of catching these fish? Getting the catch on board (sales follow up) and very important and often overlooked - How much of your catch did you land? (measurement).

If you want to talk to me about your fish, give me a call on 07984 145219.

Professional Mentoring Scheme

In April 2012 I took part in the Sunderland University Professional Mentor Programme where I was assigned Nadia Caney first year Marketing and Management student.

Nadia is an exceptional student who was such a pleasure to mentor.  Read more about the programme here

mango love hair

For the second time in 6 months I've had the pleasure of collaborating with NY Design andIndigo Crow. This time working on the launch of 'Mango Love Hair' a new hair salon in Durham.

Jenny from Indigo Crow wrote some amazing copy whilst Steve & Kelly from NY Design some amazing promotional materials.  

Social media is playing a big part in Mango's brand awareness in the area strategically following fellow tweeters within a 5 mile radius of the salon has helped mango grow a decent following on twitter enabling them to communicate with people on their 'door step'.

Watch this space to see how the 'mango love hair' brand develops

amh workspace

'm so pleased with the new website I've been project managing for 'amh workspace' in Washington.   Working in partnership with Jenny Volkers from Indigo Crow and Steve & Kelly Nichols fromNYDP Design we've created a new clean and fresh looking website.

Take a look at www.amhworkspace.com to see the new site.  

A Whopping £500 for The Sick Children's Trust

Thank you to everyone the evolve business centre for coming along and making our 2012 Big Chocolate Tea Party a HUGE success.

What made the day even more magical were the amazing raffle prize donations and the generosity of Barclays Bank who matched the amount raised meaning we were able to donate a massive £502 to The Sick Childrens Trust.

Thank you again to everyone who made it possible and to Caroline from the charity for once again coming along to help out on the stall.

More photographs from the day can be viewed by clicking here

Big Chocolate Tea Party

Some of you may remember last year I held a BIG Chocolate Tea Party at evolve business centre for The Sick Childrens Trust.  This year I am hosting another Tea Party again at evolve and in partnership with Barclays Bank.

Pop Thursday 26^th April 11am-2pm in your diary and come along for a cuppa and chocolate cupcake to support the amazing work The SCT do.  Joining me once again will be the lovely Caroline from Crawford House, The SCT’s home from home at Newcastle’s RVI.

Your presence and any donations of raffle prizes would be greatly appreciated.