thebestof Eastbourne

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Everyone present benefitted from today’s Best of Eastbourne networking session. David enabled us all to discuss marketing and development ideas which are affecting us all. By the time we left we all had a least one new development point to focus on. Thanks David and keep up your excellent work
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had a few issues with my ad. so I sent an email to David Ruddle asking hi about them and he sent back a very considerate and comprehensive answer - not some generalized blah about FAQs, but specific to my problem. That was excellent! More than that: the fact that I made contact with a human and not an algorithm was impressive; the speed of reply also, and the fact that it was New Year's eve... Amazing!!
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An excellent resource which is engaging to read and extremely useful and easy to use. David goes above and beyond to ensure The Best of Eastbourne is a professional and good quality site. He's also very generous with his time and support. Highly recommend.
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David always provides a great meeting and a very warm welcome. I am a big fan! I highly recommend these sessions for business owners. Great networking and a valuable learning opportunity
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David has been great with helping me set up our charity page, nothing was to much trouble. He has given me a lot of good advice and the training videos are a great help to and easy to follow. Thank you David.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
So pleased I was able to help you get everything set up to share your events and news via thebestof Eastbourne :)
I found yesterday’s Business Boost meeting at the Cumberland so invigorating. Everyone was so full of enthusiasm and offered so many . It was also delightful to meet people face to face and bounce ideas off each other.
The focus of the meeting was to plan for 2022 and now have so many new ideas to think about.
Thank you David for organising and facilitating it.
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A huge thanks to David, for giving me some much needed motivation and marketing chat today! I highly value David's time and effort that he puts into helping every business. Thanks again, look forward to our next chat!
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Reply from David Ruddle:
So pleased I was able to share some of my knowledge to get you back on track.
David is always my ‘go to’ expert when I need a recommended local professional. Over the past 3 years David’s contact leads have all been excellent. I would highly recommend David@BestOf - thank you 👏
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I always enjoy connecting people and I am so glad previous recommendations have worked out so well.
The Best of Eastbourne - and David specifically - are a great boost to your digital presence in Eastbourne. I love the fact potential customers can check out my reviews and it has helped my visibility locally. Highly recommend The Best of Eastbourne to boost your online presence.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
It has been a pleasure to help you for so many years now.
Thank you to David Ruddle and Best of Eastbourne for doing the excellent video for Purple Tuesday 2 November 2021. So great the business community and the voluntary sector came together with the support of BID, Best of, the council and our host the Beacon centre to make the event a success!
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Helping Eastbourne Access Group help Eastbourne Business owners better understand the opportunities to them to offer inclusivity is very important to me.
David made me feel very welcome, it was my first time at The Best of Eastbourne meeting and i really enjoyed the content of the meeting and the networking too, im looking forward to see how we can work together in the future
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Thanks Lee, it was great to have you along and I am looking forward to having a chat with you too.
David made me feel very welcome, it was my first time at The Best of Eastbourne meeting and i really enjoyed the content of the meeting and the networking too, im looking forward to see how we can work together in the future
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I would highly recommend David and the best of Eastbourne. He is enthusiastic and really what's to support you business.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Thanks Jason, it is great to have you on board.
David was an approachable, friendly and personable host for the best of Eastbourne event. He made us all feel welcome and made the two hours flow smoothly.

For my first in person networking event for sometime it was enjoyed and I'd happily return again.

If you're local and want to meet some new people who also run their own businesses then David is the man about town to help you do just that!
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2 hours of actual face-to-face business networking, with real people, what a salve for the soul. I’m all for quality over quantity and this select gathering proved just that.

✅ Great idea sharing about how to market our businesses

✅ genuine connections with fellow solopreneurs

✅ an invite to be guest speaker at another networking group

✅ fab convos about how I help change people’s lives, and requests to share these amazing success stories (noted!)

All this, thanks to David Ruddle who is still THE most prolific networker, people connector, and marketeer I know. And a jolly good bloke, to boot.

Well worth the train ticket over!
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Great networking events and fantastic website. David is incredible knowledge on local businesses and the locals market. Essential for any Eastbourne based business
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I could not imagine not being part of The Best Of, for all the help and advice
on every day Business and Social Media,
if you have a business and need help then speak to David you will not regret it,
Today I just want to say a massive thank you to David for all your help this morning
and a belated thank you for my Spirit of Eastbourne Award, this made all the long hours with no pay, tears and stress over the last year
worth it THANK YOU YOU ARE A STAR...
Debbie Designer Travel
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I love David’s weekly business Tuesday Top Tips. Especially catchy subject lines that make me want to open the emails and read more. Short but to the point and because they come weekly it keeps the momentum in place to check if what I’m doing is right ( or wrong or I’m not doing it at all) and gives me a chance to act if needed.
Keep them coming David!
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Well what can anyone really say about this other than wow! A great promotor of Eastbournes community and business'. I am super proud to have access to something like this as it is integral and community based. David is a professional, intelligent and likable guy that has done so much for us (Age Concern Eastbourne). Well done and long may it continue.
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I attended my first net working event today which I thoroughly enjoyed. David is very approachable and shared his knowledge generously. I very much look forward to attending the next event in November, Its great to be meeting other business owners in the community.
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I have found thebestof Eastbourne to be such a great asset to the people of Eastbourne, the way the companies are supported and promoted and how local charities are also included in that promotion and support, thebestof Eastbourne shows not only the people of Eastbourne but also visitors what a great town Eastbourne is,
David is always so helpful with information and assistance.
It highlights events throughout the town giving an honest insight into what is happening.
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Thank you so much to Best of and David Ruddle personally for all his help with local charities and community groups, as well as the excellent support for local business. Eastbourne access group really appreciate his help with Purple Tuesday Eastbourne event for business-improving the customer experience for disabled people!
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Yet again David has been hard at work helping the local community.
By sending a few photos and a small amount of text, he made a fantastic little video of Memory Lane Eastbourne. A great idea to promote our charity. Thank you again David. x
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A big thank you to David for creating a wonderful little promo video for our charity, for free. It is lovely, professional, on brand and it captures the essence of Chaseley. The Best of Eastbourne are brilliant advocates for the town and the businesses, charities and people within it. They offer a wonderful resource, training and help to add value and trust in all things local. I also love the weekly update we subscribe to, along with their #CharityOfTheDay promotion. Thanks for helping keep things local David.
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Today I received my first email from thebestof and felt compelled to tell them immediately how good it was.
Being new to Eastbourne any assistance on local events etc are welcome and this just fits the bill.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
It is always such a pleasure to hear back from our subscribers. Delighted you have enjoyed the news we had to share :)
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