West Midlands

Thursday 20 September 2012
9:00AM - 3:00PM
The Clarendon Suites
2 Stirling Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B16 9SB

Come and join us at The Business Growth Show West Midlands!

The Business Growth Show is an opportunity to be inspired by your peers whilst networking.

Seek advice from our exhibitors, learn from our seminars and ultimately grow your business with the leads gained.

This event is sponsored and free to attend. We welcome you for the full day or for the hours that fit around your schedule.

Here’s why visiting The Business Growth Show is a great investment of your time:

Meet new businesses based in your region and from across the UK
Grow your contact list through open and speed networking
Are you a sponge for knowledge? Attend our free Seminars & Workshops
Raise your brand awareness
Gain new sales leads by speaking directly to decision makers and business owners
Discover new suppliers and products and reduce your costs
We are NOT a Trade Show. We are a fusion of networkers and exhibitors brought together to help you GROW your business

Workshop – 10:15AM

Text Local

Mobile marketing is transforming the way businesses communicate.

A recent Ofcom survey showed that approximately 97.5% of text messages are actually viewed by the recipient within five seconds. Any tool that enables you to grow your customer data intelligence, whilst allowing you to communicate direct marketing messages is powerful, and it’s right there in your hand – the humble mobile phone.

In this workshop we will show you:

- Killing mobile preconceptions (spam, expensive, complicated)

- Using mobile for customer acquisition (opt in, information requests)

- SMS vs Email vs direct Mail vs MMS

- Using mobile for customer retention (marketing, alerts, appointment reminders)

- Best practise (who can you text,

- QR Codes vs Short Codes

- Simple mobile websites (the perfect partner for the humble SMS)

- Mobile sites vs apps