Summer's Here! All the statistics are showing that this summer is going to be the best yet in terms of tourism, and it's certainly hotting up here in more ways than one! Business events such as our monthly networking events are winding up, but you can still take advantage of all the summer events to enjoy what this great place has to offer, but also to promote your business. You never know who you're going to meet when you're out and about, so don't forget your business cards. Also, jump on any key events or conversations to do with the Costa del Sol online, it can give your social media channels a real boost. Read on for more great advice, marketing tips and news...

Twitter updates Do you use Twitter for your business? If you have good content on your website such as blog posts, guides and information you should give Twitter a go, rather than simply relying on Google to drive people to your content. People are information hungry and happy to retweet, like and follow you on Twitter, so it really is a great platform for driving traffic. There's great news from Twitter if you struggle to fit your Tweets into the 140 characters required – they are extending the word count by allowing you to @reply people without that counting towards your limit. Pictures, videos, polls and other attachments which are uploaded directly through Twitter, also won't count anymore, so you will have more characters to play with for your message and hashtags. We have lots of great information about Twitter on our blog, so please browse if you want to understand how it can help you to have a more powerful online presence. Why is Twitter good for your business?

Introducing The Finishing Touch Event & Party Décor Specialists We wanted to let you know about a great new company providing quality, reliable, professional event decoration services at reasonable prices. Joanne Smith comes to the Costa del Sol with many years of experience with event decoration and balloons in the UK and some brilliant items to make any venue look special. Her company The Finishing Touch can dress a whole room for a wedding or special occasion, or just give you DIY packs to do it yourself. They have worked with a lot of businesses for launch events to provide branded items, balloon arches and displays which make the perfect photocall and brand the space with corporate colours and motifs. The Finishing Touch are also children's party experts, providing story & music, craft and dance parties, in addition to party decoration and supplies, to remove the stress from you and ensure your little one has a very special day. Check out her website and Facebook page to find out more and contact her to ask for a quote for your next event. Whatever you need, you can trust Joanne and her team to create something amazing! The Finishing Touch

Leading permaculture experts in Marbella We're really proud to be supporting the environmental charity Arboretum Marbella to spread the word about their world-class Permaculture Design Course in October. This two week long, intensive course (8th -20th October) is delivered in English and Spanish by some of the leading specialists in their field, in the beautiful and inspiring location of Arboretum in Marbella. It will teach you everything you need to know about permaculture to be able to apply permaculture designs to your personal or business life. There's so much to love about permaculture, because basically it is teaching you how to grow things in a way which is as close to the natural systems as possible. Permaculture reduces work for the gardener and minimises what the garden needs, saving time, money and natural resources, so as well as being sustainable, it's easier! This course is perfect for anyone with an interest in gardening and "growing your own" who wants to apply sustainable growing techniques into their life. To find out more check out the Facebook event, for full information and online bookings visit their website - Note there is an early bird discount until 1st August! Find out more...

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