The 5 steps to marketing heaven

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There is a great new networking group in Surrey called “Business Breakthrough Networking”.  It is run by Sue Bown of The Coaching Zone who is a really insightful business coach – Sue has helped me on many an occasion and just by asking a few pertinent questions has made  the fog lift on ideas I [...]

Ashtead businesswoman wins the double

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News Release: Issued 5th October 2012. A marketing consultant from Ashtead has won gold and silver awards in recognition of her excellence in public relations and marketing.  Run by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), these PRide awards recognise excellence in public relations by companies across all regions of the UK. Lindsey Collumbell has been [...]

Shortlisted for (another) two marketing awards

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Woo hoo! I have been shortlisted for two marketing awards. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), my professional body, has announced the shortlists for its 2012 PRide Awards and I am up for Best Freelance Practitioner and Best Digital Campaign in the Home Counties South region. The CIPR PRide Awards are judged by senior industry experts who shortlist the work [...]

CIPR Excellence Awards Judging

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Today is the day … for the 6th year I am part of the judging process for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ Excellence Awards – the most prestigious awards for PR work, and today is the first day of judging. Each shortlisted entrant has to come before a panel of respected PR professionals who [...]

We’re in our local paper – yay!

CIPR President, Paul Mylrea, presents Lindsey Collumbell with her CIPR PRide award

For regular readers of this blog, you cannot have missed the fact that I won an award earlier this month – woo hoo!  Winning any award is gratifying, but to be awarded a Best of category as judged by your industry peers takes some beating, let me tell you. For the last five out of [...]

Client testimonials – spontaneous ones are the best

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What a lovely surprise I got when I received an email through my LinkedIn account to tell me that a client had left me a recommendation – not only was I really pleased with what he said, but umprompted/spontaneous ones  are worth their weight in gold. Here’s what Jonathan Gibbons at commercial lawyers Black, White [...]

Blooming Business Blogs – webinar & podcasts

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Back in December I was delighted to be asked to record the first webinar that will launch the new member services provided by The Womens Business Clubs (TWBC) – a networking group for women that I have been fortunate enough to be a member of since 2005, shortly after I started Bojangle Communications. Kelly Stephens, [...]

Great coverage for coaching client ‘The Coaching Zone’

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We are currently helping Sue Bown at The Coaching Zone with some marketing training and coaching.  Sue being awarded the Ladies at 11 Outstanding Contribution award was a great opportunity to teach her how to write a news release and go over the best way to get this information out to the media. Sue did [...]

Surrey woman wins professional award from CIPR

CIPR President, Paul Mylrea, presents Lindsey Collumbell with her CIPR PRide award

Surrey marketing consultant wins professional award A Surrey-based marketing consultant has been presented with an award to recognise her excellence in public relations and communications.  Lindsey Collumbell received the Best Freelance Practitioner award for her work with small businesses by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) in their 2011 PRide Awards. Lindsey, director and [...]

Ladies at 11 recognises women in business

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On 7th October I attended the inaugural Ladies at 11 Business Awards as a potential winner. I had been shortlisted as one of three in the Continued Business Success category which recognised “businesses which have been trading for 5+ years and can demonstrate continued business success” no less :0). It was a great evening at [...]