Author: Georgina

Marketing resources for small businesses

Marketing know-how in just a few clicks

As a small business it’s hard to find the budget to employ a Marbella marketing company such as ours to undertake your marketing activities. Of course, we believe its money well spent, however if you have the time and the skills to try to do it yourself, there are some excellent resources out there to help.

I always encourage my clients to take an active role in the marketing of their company and here are a few of my favourite websites where you can start learning about marketing techniques and find advice from experts on how to improve the marketing you are already undertaking.

Shaw Marketing Services supports MLGA

As part of our commitment to supporting local charities, we’re helping Marbella Ladies Golfing Association launch their fundraising drive for 2011 by promoting their plans to the local press and the golfing press in the UK.

We’re getting excellent support from the local media and we’ll be discussing it on Talk Radio Europe tomorrow at 1pm. So far, The News Newspaper and Essential Magazine have agreed to run the press release and websites In Malaga Today and Marbella Family Fun have also picked up the story so it’s a great start.

We hope this press coverage will attract more members to the organisation, interest businesses in sponsoring their events and generally kick-start their fundraising efforts. Together, we’ll be working towards their ambitious target of raising 8,000€ for Cudeca and Ciudad de los Niños over the coming year.

Theatre on the Costa del Sol

If you’re looking for something to keep the kids entertained or simply want to enjoy some culture, there’s a surprising amount of theatre being performed around the Costa del Sol!

In Marbella, the Black Box Theatre is a great little venue which showcases interesting performances in drama, dance and music both in its cafe and the theatre itself. They run courses for children and adults as well and there’s always something going on.

This Saturday they are putting on their first production in English and as part of the ticket price they put on activities for kids before the show which sounds great fun. The production is called A Thousand Cranes and tells the true story of a 12 year old victim of the Hiroshima bomb who starts to suffer from radiation sickness and in order to make herself better tries to fold a thousand paper cranes. It sounds like a moving but inspiring tale and is recommended for children over 7 years old. This show will be performed on 15th, 22nd and 29th January at 5.30pm and tickets are 8€. To reserve your seat call 952 779 172.

Cats in need of adoption Calahonda

Marmite & Cloe are DESPERATELY in need of a good home! They are beautiful loving animals and are used to dogs, but their owner has recently moved house and it is no longer suitable for them, so they are looking for a nice family to adopt...

Three Kings Parade Marbella

This year's Three Kings Parade is taking place on Wednesday 5th January and will leave Marbella football stadium at 6pm. It will take the following route - Estadio Municipal de Fútbol, C/ Magallanes, Travesía Huerta de Los Cristales, Avda. Severo Ochoa, Avda. Ramón y Cajal, Avda....

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, I hope everyone had a nice relaxing Christmas break. We had a lovely time in the UK with family and friends and are now back at work and looking forward to an excellent 2011.

Please get in touch if you are looking for some inspiration for how to promote your business this year. Remember we’re still offering our free 30 minute brainstorming session to generate some ideas and put you on the right track.

Georgina recommends ….. Tonolito tapas bar

Tonolito means little barrel

If you want a fun place to start a night out in Marbella which is very authentic Spanish, Tonolito is an excellent choice. It’s a little place in the back streets off Orange Square which offers a free tapas with every drink you order. They have a choice of 50 to choose from and it’s fun to try out a good selection to accompany your drinks.

Shaw Marketing Services’ Christmas Holidays

Shaw Marketing Services will be closed from 23/12/10-03/01/2011 inclusive. We shall be spending Christmas in the UK and not checking our emails during this time. Please feel free to send us an email and we will get back to you on our return. Have a very Happy...

Business 1st Networking expands to Estepona

Business 1st is a networking group which holds weekly breakfast meetings at Mijas Costa (El Chaparral Golf Club), Nueva Andalucía (Terra Sana), and now Estepona at El Paraiso Country Club. I have attended a few of their meetings and found them very useful so it will...

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