What is it like being a member of Coventry & Warwick Chamber of Commerce? Mark Reynolds, a Warwickshire based marketing consultant/coach serving Coventry, offers his insights…
“Being a member of Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce is a great way for our Internet marketing agency to raise our profile in Warwickshire and the West Midlands. We regularly meet new businesses from Coventry and the surrounding area. That’s one of the big reasons. It’s just great to get out there and speak to local businesses.”
Article by: Mark Reynolds, the founder and owner of GrowthbyTrust. Mark first applied SEO to a small business website in 2002. In every role since, he has used SEO to grow web enquiries for small businesses. He’s a trusted speaker, delivering SEO/Google Analytics workshops for Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce and other organisations. Today he’s here to help you. Need Mark’s help? Get in touch.
Invited to Run Chamber Digital Marketing Workshops
“The Chamber host a wide range of workshops every month, covering topics like SEO, Google Analytics, Email Marketing, WordPress and Social Media.”
“The popular workshops are always run by the Chamber’s inhouse SEO and marketing experts. They never usually look for external trainers to help out. However on one occasion this year, due to absence, they had to find someone they could trust in Warwickshire to deliver the 6-hour workshop called “Getting the Most out of Google for your Business – SEO & Analytics”.
“Both John and Neil went away separately to have a think.”
“When they came back together, they both mentioned me as first choice. They then hired me to run the workshop. Wow! What a privilege, thank you so much guys.”
“It went so well, and I had so many lovely comments. What a buzz! From the feedback, all the businesses in the room felt they had made significant progress to understand and implement best SEO and Google Analytics practices.”
“It likely won’t happen again, because they only use in-house trainers. But it was a privilege to be asked on this rare occasion.”
“If you’re a West Midlands business looking for a digital marketing specialist to come in to run a course, workshop or seminar on a range of digital marketing subjects, then I’d be happy to have an initial conversation. Find out more about my digital marketing speaking services here.”
Chamber Networking Events
“It would be easy to isolate ourselves in our office in Leamington because there’s so much going on in Leamington, Warwick, Kenilworth and Stratford. So the Chamber gives us a great opportunity to go to their many networking events and speak to businesses from other areas.”
“Being a Chamber member opens up conversations with a wide range of businesses from the ‘other side’ of Coventry. We often meet businesses from Nuneaton and Rugby. And then of course, closer to home in Southam, Kenilworth, Warwick and Stratford.”
“I remember one of the first Chamber networking events I attended was speed networking at the Ricoh arena in Coventry. This type of networking is not everyone’s cup of tea, but it was fantastic to speak to so many different people, and have time for the all important meaningful conversations along the way. “
“Then there’s the more traditional networking events. Imagine a networking event where you’re not always in the same boring venue. The Chamber is great at hosting events at exciting and interesting venues you’ve never been to before.”
“The other day we were at St John’s House Museum in Warwick being served Lemonade homemade in front of us by a lady in Victorian clothes, before we got stuck into networking with an enthusiastic crowd. The variety is one thing I love about the Chamber.”
“I’m proud that GrowthbyTrust is a member of Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. It’s great to not only have the chance to meet Sole Traders, but also every other size of business through to Global Leaders.”
“The chamber has been supporting local businesses for more than 100 years, so it’s established, they clearly know what they’re doing. I’m looking forwards to going to lots of events in 2025.”
Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Chamber House, Innovation Village, Cheetah Road, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV1 2TL
Tel: 024 7665 4321
