The Importance of Being Earnest (About Networking)
- 18th December 2012
- Author: The Best of Wimbledon and Merton .
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To one person, networking is as natural as making toast....
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Local business marketing, networking and business support specialising in supporting small to medium sized enterprises in the Kingston borough area.
The Best of Kingston
The local business marketing and networking group
020 8914 8909
At The Best of Kingston we provide a unique package of marketing and networking services for the best businesses in and around the royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. We maximise word-of-mouth marketing via our ever popular social business networking events, outdoor media, email marketing, door drop leaflet marketing, customer testimonials and the internet.
Re-launched in 2008, The Best of Kingston currently provides local marketing services to over 150 small and medium-sized businesses trading in Kingston and South West London. We only represent a maximum of 10 recommended businesses in any one sector, so if you are interested in benefiting from our local marketing services we will need to view client testimonials for your business when you apply.
To request an information pack about our local marketing services in Kingston Borough and South West London,
please call Andrew Marsh on
020 8914 8909
Popular networking events
Our regular evening events in Kingston and the surrounding area are a highly enjoyable and relaxing opportunity to meet fellow local business owners over a drink, promote your business and widen your circle of contacts. There's no pressure or formality involved, yet a huge amount of long-term business is generated amongst attendees.
Internet marketing
This website is becoming Kingston borough's definitive guide to the best local businesses, services and events. Thousands of local people visit this website every month looking for recommended local businesses across Kingston and South West London. There are few better places for marketing your business or driving traffic to your website than right here!
Outdoor media and direct marketing opportunities
Our business members can also benefit from exposure in several offline promotional activities including outdoor media and oprint opportunities with our partners as well as featuring in our own occasional door drop leaflet marketing campaigns.
Affordable marketing
We believe that local marketing should be effective and affordable. Our marketing packages start at just £49+vat per month (plus a one-off joining fee of £199+vat).
Areas are covered by The Best of Kingston include:
Kingston Town, Berrylands, Chessington, Coombe, Hook, Motspur Park, New Malden, Norbiton, Old Malden, Surbiton, Tolworth, South West London, London.
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