Winner of our Buy Local competition announced
- 13th June 2013
- Author: Nick T
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Twickenham resident Eva Marten won £100 to spend with a local business in thebestof Buy Local Week competition....
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If you're a business based in Richmond upon Thames and want help with Internet marketing, advertising or business support and networking services then speak to the local experts - The Best of Richmond. We're local, friendly and helpful!
Who are we?
The Best of Richmond make local marketing easier for local businesses. A membership organisation, we help to simplify how you get your business and its reputation out to the local community, so more people know about you - and use you.
How do we do this?
Who we are for?
Local business owners...
And... business owners who would like to learn more about local marketing.
This means that:
You can be part of a vibrant local business community where you can access the people and tools that make promoting your business easier.
Membership starts from £59+ vat per month.
Interested?
Next step is to meet up. Call Nick on 020 3002 4100.
Internet and email marketing, advertising and
business support & networking services
for businesses in Richmond, Twickenham,
St Margarets, Ham, Petersham, Teddington,
Barnes, Mortlake, Sheen, Kew,
Whitton and The Hamptons
The Best of Richmond
Crest House
102-104 Church Road
Teddington
Middlesex TW11 8PY
Registered in England No. 5897971
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I just want to thank you for a very enjoyable event last night, I thoroughly enjoyed it and met some very interesting new people as well as some people that I had met previously that made it really worthwhile. I realise this takes a lot of organising, so thank you for all your efforts.
Attended the Social Media Knowledge Session today and David Fernando was a great trainer and received a good overview of social media and have formatted some next steps and in this field with all the options am pleased with this starting point! Thanks
Great venue and a great evening! Met some good contacts relating to my business.
Great venue and a great evening! Met some good contacts relating to my business.
Dear Nick, Thank you so very much for such a pleasurable evening, it really was a treat and I definitely recieved the impression that a great time was had by all. I know that many people now have a revised idea of travel agents in general and specifically of Crusader Travel. I spoke to many and was myself enlightened and educated in regards to different businesses in the area and further a field, really well done and thanks again.
Yet another fantastic, well run event for the businesses of Richmond. Turks Launches made a great host and a "Go Green Plus" organisation too. Thank you both for your hospitality. Mark@southlondon.biz
Thank you for such an enjoyable event last night on the river cruise. The boat was perfect for networking whist watching the beautiful scenery go past. I met so many lovely and interesting people who were all having a fun time. It was one of, if not the, best networking events Iâve been to. Congratulations!
Thanks a million to Nick and the team. My business has really taken off since I joined The Best of.......The buy local mag is great. Looking forward to working with you on a new advert for the next issue. Many thanks. Adam Dale Handyman
We have advertised using a few mediums, but the Best Of Richmond has proved a great way to give our business exposure and we will definitely continue to advertise with them next year.
Already I have had commissions! One person had googled âphotographers in Richmondâ and found me via thebestof and also one of the existing business members commissioned me to do a shoot for his wife of their 3 teenage boys for her 50th next month. He met me at The Petersham Hotel at the first thebestof meeting that I ever went to!!!!
My company is a huge fan of the Best Of Richmond. They have been a definite attribute to the business since we joined, it's one of the best decisions we have made. The seminars are informative, intelligent, worthwhile and more importantly fun! Personally, I have found that the general network evenings have been great, everyone is very welcoming and I have made some fantastic contacts to add to my network. If you're debating whether to join or attend an event, debate no longer, as Nike says, 'Just Do It' !
I just wanted to let you know it was a great event and venue on Tuesday. It was my first Networking with The Best of event and I thought it was run very well and I particularly liked the way it was broken up by you guys getting on the mics and I met loads of interesting people and made some very good contacts. The only disappointment was there wasnât enough time to speak to everyone. I will definitely be booking up for your next event. Well done to all of you and thank you.
I owe a great deal to Nick and Jacqui for supporting The Marble Hill Pub. Their relaxed approach underpins a strong business acumen and professionalism that I have never witnessed from high profile consultants. Very impressive indeed.
I've been a member of Best of Richmond for some time and the quality and number of enquiries that we receive is exceptional but I had not ventured into attending a Best of Richmond networking event until recently. I must say I am so pleased that I did. The warm genuine greeting I received when I arrived at The Depot Waterfront Brasserie in Barnes from not only the Best of Richmond guys and girls but from other businesses was great, the free flowing wine, fruit juice and general niceness of everyone made me feel like I was chatting to new friends at a party rather than "working". I made 4 new contacts for our cleaning company and won the business card draw, so I'll get to go back to The Depot for a meal for free! I would highly recommend attending a Best of Richmond event especially if you are new to networking and nervous of starting a conversation with strangers. Liz of Busy Lizzie Cleaning
I have been with the best of richmond for about 6 months. I have been really impressed with Nick and his team. They really care about their members and go to great lengths to ensure that their membership is working for them. Every event I have attended has always been well supported and have been held at great venues. As a customer service and sales professional I am passionate about how businesses treat their clients, I have to say that Nick and his team offer exceptional service. Thank you all so much for helping my business to grow in the local area.
I wish to wamly thank you and your colleagues for the excellent event you kindly hosted for us at the Depot Waterfront Brasserie yesterday evening. It was a very fruitful and beneficial opportunity to meet people from the local business community. If there is any way that we at the library service can be of help to those in the local business community, please do not hesitate to let us know. Once again, thank you so much for a great evening yesterday.
thebestofrichmond have done wonders for my business in the short time I have been a member. I would highly recommend any business to join without hesitation. Toni Leo Blazing Blue Design Consultancy
Fisher Meredith is delighted to be part of thebestofrichmond. We have already made some good business contacts from the networking events and the Knowledge Sessions are not only extremely useful, but great fun too!
Well organised and attended networking events and promotion on thebestofrichmond website has greatly helped my business and I have obtained a number of new clients as a result of my business membership.
We are very happy to have joined the Best of Richmond which has exposed us to a wider audience ie more business. We were surprised that so many local people did not know about our restaurant until we joined the Best of Richmond.
Joining the Best of Richmond in Spring 2010 was a fantastic move for our company. We have been really impressed by the professional marketing which Best of Richmond has to offer and most importantly we have had numerous new business leads and new work secured. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Victoria Fuller, Director, Colour and Craft Ltd
Since dealing with thebestof Richmond, I have found them to be very proactive and enthusiastic and above all else professional in their approach to business. They bring energy and are packed full of fresh ideas which is great. The networking events they put on are both enjoyable and worthwhile and there is a rich mix of people at them.
When I joined BNI one of the first one-to-one meetings I had was with you. You explained how having a web presence was essential in today's world and how being with Best of Richmond could really help me achieve my goals. Well, anyone who knows me knows i'm a bit of a technophobe and it takes a while for me to catch up with "new" technology. So it was some time before Busy Lizzie joined Best of Richmond and really the reason was because you offered a 50,000 drop leaflet which appealed to me as it's a well tried marketing tool, we gained enquiries and instructions all as I expected. However, little did I realise the effect the Best of Richmond website would have on my business; we recieve between 3 and 12 enquiries per week, and 90% of those go on to become clients, which is exceptional. Please pass on my thanks to your team, they provided excellent advice and help and thank you Nick for being on hand whenever I needed your expert guidance. I will not hesitate to continue to recommend you to local businesses.
The testimonial is for Best of Richmond. I attended the Bingham Hotel last week for a B of R event and it was really lovely. The venue was fantastic, I met lots of lovely people and re-connected with some that I haven't seen for a while and actually managed to give someone a referral whilst I was there. PS The food was great too!
Hampton Court Networking in March 2010. Nick what an amazing evening and tour of the Palace. As usual it was well attended.