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The Festival of Enterprise Part 2 BCL278 Business Showcases We continue our review of The Festival of Enterprise Part 2 which took place at the NEC. The Festival of Enterprise is a is the yearly show for SMEs, business startups, and entrepreneurs. Business Connections Live TV and Racheal Taplins, Media March Maker Service presented the media hub at the show. Business Connections Live TV interviewed a number of businesses and business owners to produce there Business Showcase Videos. These Business Showcase videos are featured on today's programme so enjoy The Festival of Enterprise Part 2. Your own Business Showcase Video – Find out more! If you would like a similar Business showcase for your business then call the studio on 01784 256777 or follow this link to our Business Showcase Application Page. What is The Festival of Enterprise The Festival of Enterprise is the fuel you need to get your business to where you want it to be. And sooner, rather than later Strategy can be sidetracked in the day to day running of a business, and scaling up takes the back seat as you end up dealing with piles of paperwork, projects going wrong, or dealing with your overflowing inbox. This shows in the statistics – according to the ScaleUp Institute, scaleups bring in £1.3tn of the £1.9tn generated by all UK SMEs. The remainder is brought in by millions of companies not making anywhere near as much of an impact as they could. There's clearly more than a few secrets business owners need to learn about when it comes to growth. Fortunately, the Festival of Enterprise will reveal them all.

Video can massively grow your business Video can massively grow your business! it's a statement we often hear. Video is the key to unlocking the true potential of your website and raising your individual profile and industry influence. Steve Mills and Steve Hyland will be talking about how video can massively grow yow business by simply having a marketing strategy that includes strategic video content. We also look at how you should incorporate video into every aspect of your marketing from website design to email automation campaigns and social media. Research into the impact of Video is very convincing: 2018 Video Marketing Volume Statistics 82% of Twitter users watch video content on Twitter YouTube has over a billion users, almost one-third of total internet users 45% of people watch more than an hour of Facebook or YouTube videos a week. More than 500 million hours of videos are watched on YouTube each day. One-third of online activity is spent watching video. Over half a BILLION people are watching video on Facebook every day. Who is Steve Mills Steve Mills is an old friend to the programme. He helps companies to grow sales by making Sales and Marketing more effective. He does this by finding overlooked sales and marketing opportunities and customising the sales and marketing processes. He's been featured on TV, Radio and throughout the media. and worked in the UK, USA, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Switzerland & Vietnam. He has over 300 published videos on YouTube and 1,000's of blog posts. He's an on-demand business speaker, trainer, and advisor, with a social media following of over 250,000 people, with over 10 years of content viewed and 50,000 page views every month.

How to Unlock your LinkedIn to improve your business BCL259 Get more from LinkedIn to grow your business LinkedIn Unlocking and how to have a magnetic Profile that attracts the best and repels the rest. Angus will talk us through the importance of Keywords, This is all about Brand You and the various sections of your LinkedIn Profile. He will be discussing how problem solving and storytelling are key parts of your profile. Angus will also be looking at searching, how to get around the commercial limits and how to save searches. Who is Angus Grady Angus Grady LinkedIn Unlocker. Angus Grady is a well respected and internationally known LinkedIn expert who brings a different perspective to delivering training. He hates being called a trainer and prefers to see himself as an Unlocker of potential. Humorous delivery style with a slightly direct approach and has been called the Winston Wolf of LinkedIn. His direct style rarely offends but often raises eyebrows. Mentioned in Forbes as a leading LinkedIn exponent and part of an international group of well respected LinkedIn experts that meet regularly in the UK to share expertise and learnings.

Managing your brand image online. Online Brand Reputation Management is critical in today's online world. Many of us before we buy a product or a service will go online to qualify the purchase and its not just big brands that take their brand image seriously. With the influence of social media and in the B2B market an ill-conceived post on Linked\in or Facebook can spell ruin for a small business. So what do we need to do to protect your online brand reputation and how do we manage it. On this programme, Relton Herron will be giving examples of what is needed for Online Brand Reputation Management Online Brand Reputation Management Monitoring, Managing and Influencing your brand image online. What you need to consider from a small business to a Global player and how to differentiate yourself from your competition and save yourself from a Public Relations disaster. Who is Relton Herron Relton Herron delivers strategy and implementation for Brands online. Enabling them to grow their bottom line and spheres of influence, by leveraging all appropriate Digital Marketing Channels for their Brand. He's currently acting Chief Digital Officer for a multi-million digital portfolio which he built up from £22k per annum. Also, He, assist other SME's in building their online presence and revenues. Relton Associates Relton Associates specializes in Digital Marketing and Branding. Online Brand Reputation Management is where the two worlds naturally meet. With solid experience with the likes of: NATO, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sony Music, Tesco, Dr Gillian McKeith, OSCE and others

Successful New Media Marketing BCL260 Connect with existing & future clients New Media Marketing is the new buzz word amongst internet marketers. On this programme legendary global speaker Frank Furness shares some of the secrets of successful online and offline marketing. Connecting and communicating with existing and future clients is becoming increasingly more important. Social media platforms have developed and now should be used as part of any strategic marketing campaign. Marketing has changed dramatically and Frank will explore the science of using the internet to connect with existing & future clients, create brand awareness and use the latest tools, software and technology to put companies ahead of the competitors and be seen as leaders in their field. Powerful Marketing Ideas Frank will share 'attraction marketing' strategies to build your company brand, drive traffic to your website, dominate Google, and share the strategies of successful companies that are using 'new media marketing' successfully. Who is Frank Furness Frank Furness is an international motivational speaker, trainer, and author. His credentials include 20 years of exceptional business success in sales, management, training and consulting and is a social media specialist. Frank has helped audiences around the world to shine with improved sales, leadership and communication skills.