The Chamber

Chamber members Dimensions are offering great deals on corporate stationery start-up packs:

Any three items:

Corporate Staionery  Start-Up Pack consisting of:

• 1000 = Letterheads (160gsm stock)
• 500 = Comp Slips (160gsm stock)
• 350 = Business Cards (380gsm stock)

Retail / Restaurant Start-Up Pack consisting of:

• 1000 = A5 Leaflets (160gsm stock)
• 10 = A3 Point of Sale / Posters (e.g. Price list / Menu etc.) (380gsm stock)
• 350 = Appointment / Business Cards (380gsm stock)

This amazing offer is just £198.

All of the above items are printed one sided in FULL COLOUR and are machine varnish sealed. Prices are for artwork supplied on disk or uploaded to our server. Artwork / Design is available on request.

Call Dimensions on 01517 096 375 or visit their website www.dimensions-studio.co.uk

Multisolutions bring you a revolutionary new way to deal with your business post…

Don’t You Just Hate Change?

I do. But when I can save upwards of £3000 per year, I’m suddenly interested in dusting off my daughter’s Mary Poppins DVD.

You see you get fed up learning new stuff. Like when the calculator was replaced by the spreadsheet (showing my age now).

First, you have the pain of understanding. Like a formula instead of a “plus” sign on a calculator.

And then once you’ve understood and conquered your new knowledge and skills, you have to change ingrained habits and routines.

Mary Poppins And The Electronic Post-Room

Here’s one such change. But this is different. You don’t have to learn anything new. Nor do you have to change anything.

Mary Poppins clicks her fingers and the toys in the kid’s room spring to life and tidy themselves away.

Now imagine if everyone in your office could click their fingers with the same magic when they wanted to post something. Instead, the letter they are typing or invoice they’ve just completed gains a life of its own. With a click.

Think Mary Poppins, think your office, think about the milliseconds of a “click”…

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New Liverpool Chamber member Mark Jones, who many know from Liverpool’s Radio City, hosts hundreds of prestigious events throughout the UK. He fronts awards dinners, conferences and sportsmen’s dinners.

He’s often heard at Goodison Park as Everton’s Matchday announcer! And has years of experience as a broadcasting presenter in a range of media. Plus he’s worked all around the world… even North Wales. He’s a Director of Altitude Productions Limited, a company that supplies quality PA hire for these events. So when it comes to events and their organisation, he knows -from experience - what he’s talking about.

Here are Mark’s top 10 tips for ensuring a successful event:

1) Large venues usually have an expert planning team to give you dedicated support for your event. Use their expertise; this will help get the best out of your event.

2) To make the best of catering, furniture, lighting and any technical equipment, think about what you’ll need -and write everything down- well in advance as many production companies are booked many months ahead.

3) Visit the venue to familiarise yourself with all its facilities, such as the number and location of the toilets, loading bays, car parking, taxis, nearest station/airport.

4) ALWAYS use an event management/production company that you’ve used before (or have been to a successful event that they’ve work on) to ensure you create the right atmosphere for your event by using the right lighting, music and floral decorations. For example, if you have an event for Liverpool fans, blue napkins might not be appreciated.

5) Keep your themes simple to create the maximum effect for your event.

6) Provide all your customers / delegates with comprehensive directions to get to the venue itself and ensure these are sent out well in advance, include the venue’s postcode for SatNav users.

7) Use clear signage around the venue to guide everyone to the correct areas and create a professional presence for your event; this will make it an easier “sell” to clients returning next year.

Check -and then double check- dietary requirements. You won’t believe how upset people can be -they’ll then look elsewhere with their business- if you’re perceived to not care enough to look after them properly.

9) Thoroughly check out whom you’re using as Master of Ceremonies before you book him or her. For example, most of us that make a living from this have a good, clear website, with a showreel so you can get a flavour of our style. Remember, a good, professional, experienced MC can make or break, and can often save, an event.

10) Ensure everyone attending can see the stage clearly and everyone can hear every word clearly. If they can’t, they’ll start talking and then others can’t hear and are distracted. It’s not what you want to hear after all the hard work you’ve put in.

Mark Jones
Master of Ceremonies / Event Host.
www.MarkJonesShow.co.uk
Telephone: 07831 - 529729.

Backbone IT Group is offering a complimentary search marketing consultation in exchange for help with a research survey they are carrying out with Lancaster University’s Knowledge Business Centre.

The short online survey, which takes just 2 minutes to complete, is measuring awareness and attitudes towards a new field of online marketing.

All Chamber members who respond to the survey are entitled to claim a free website conversion summary carried out by a consultant from the Backbone IT Group internet marketing team. This will include advice on how they might increase the number of sales and enquiries the website generates.

Backbone IT Group is a leading provider of search engine optimisation, internet marketing and software development services with offices in the UK, US and China.

The data from the survey will be completely anonymous and form part of an industry study; the results of which will be published on the Backbone IT Group website and in industry forums.

Take the survey and claim your website analysis now.

Summer Pops 08 Hospitality

Summer Pops 08 and Echo Arena Liverpool are delighted to offer a fantastic range of hospitality packages for you to enjoy Summer Pops 08 in style, perfect for entertaining clients.

Packages vary depending on client preferences and have a range of benefits* including:-

•    Summer Buffet
•    Drinks included
•    Free Car Parking
•    Top class seats within Gold Circle or VIP box
•    Exclusive pre show and after show access

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity, contact us today to book your Summer Pops Hospitality 2008!

Jan Owen, CMP: 0151 708 6050
Dan White, Echo Arena: 0151 703 7233

*All packages are pre-set with a variety of benefits

Find out more on the Arena & Convention Centre website

Clear Contact Ltd will be launching their networking event arm called Clearly Eventful Networks in association with www.mynetworkingpa.com on 17 June 2008 from 10:30am

Clear Eventful Networks, part of the Clear Contact group of companies, is holding their third Clear Coffee networking event in conjunction with Starbucks Coffee House on Bold Street Liverpool on 17 of June 2008 from 10:30 am

During the past few events, Clearly Eventful Networks have had over 50 attendees all from a wide range of industries and sectors. The events are very relaxed, informal and a great way to start the business day.

The cost is only £10 per head, for coffee on tap and a whole host of Starbuck breakfast treats

This event should not be missed!

For further information or to RSVP please call Holly Wood on 01517032759 or email on holly@clear-contact.com. Hurry, places run out fast!

During or after a meal, the waiter may mumble “everything okay with your meal?”. As they shuffle past your table, barely paying attention to your answer.

Apply that principle to a very contentious and emotional topic. IT that’s gone wrong at work. But instead of a half-hearted mumble, you are enthusiastically chased for your opinion.

IT support company for small businesses, Multisolutions, were either incredibly brave or monumentally stupid (you decide!) when they launched a page for clients to comment, without moderation.

“The half-hearted interest in how well or otherwise we were doing just didn’t suit us” explains Director Ian Denny. “I was advised by some very wise people indeed not do what we did. And they may well be proved right.”

Their clients are small businesses throughout the region. Businesses too small to employ in-house IT people. But just as reliant on stable IT, and fast fixes when things inevitably go wrong.

“Constantly throughout the day, we are subjected to instant judgement. Not only are we targeted on fixing IT problems fast, but every single fix we execute triggers an email to the client inviting them to have a rant. They are encouraged to do so in fact and given a link to our Rave or Rant page. And we have absolutely no control over what clients say. They are the instant judge and jury.”

Recently launched, 45 judgements have already been posted.

Take a peek here – Rave…Or Rant

Merchant Taylors’ Schools For boys and girls aged 4-11

Discover the best education for life with the North West’s leading independent infant and junior schools.

We look forward to welcoming prospective families to our open morning on Saturday 7 June from 10am to 12 noon.

For more information contact:

Mrs Langham for Stanfield Mixed Infants’ and Junior Girls’ School Admissions: 0151 924 1506

Mrs Saffer for the Junior Boys’ School Admissions: 0151 949 9333

The Best Education For Life
Senior Boys | Senior Girls | Junior Boys |
Stanfield Mixed Infants & Junior Girls
www.merchanttaylors.com

Il Palazzo – The serviced offices of distinction at No.7 Water Street, would like to invite you to sample Liverpool’s finest business address - and for the month of June you could experience a lot of style and grandeur for a lot less than you’d expect!

As a member of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce we’re offering 50% off your first three months rent if you sign up within the month of June 08* (equating to a massive £7.5k saving for a 5 person VIP office!).

Clients of Il Palazzo enjoy the many benefits of being in such illustrious surroundings – not only the fabric of the fabulous Grade II listed site but also by being at the heart of Liverpool’s business district and commercial centre. But the real benefits are on the inside; within each air-conditioned office at Il Palazzo – be it a ground floor VIP office or one of our premium upper floor offices - clients enjoy a truly all-inclusive package that includes phone calls and broadband, furniture, business rates and utilities. Our VIP guests also enjoy access to their own executive lounge, concierge and valet parking and complimentary refreshments throughout the day.

If you’d like a no-obligation tour of the offices and facilities at Il Palazzo, please give Charlotte Murphy a call on 07825 846 278

*to qualify, you need to sign up by the end of June 08 and move in by the end of July 08.

At Venture, we don’t just do portraits, we bring out the real you, telling your family’s unique story through a collection of personal portrait images.

Whatever it is that makes you and your family who you are, a Venture New Generation Portrait will reveal it.

Have a look at our website for more details of the Experience.

Simply Email your name, address and telephone details to promotionsliverpool@thisisventure.co.uk and the first 25 will be sent one of these valuable Experience pack