Speakers

As you can see by the fantastic list of speakers we have lined up for you it’s impossible to miss this opportunity to be so close to some of the UK’s most well respected ‘thought leaders’.

Their bio’s speak volumes about what you can expect on the day, it’s getting closer so don’t miss out book your place today.

Not only will you get to hear them speak on today’s hot topics you will also get lot’s of invaluable advice on how to market your business both on and offline.  But if that isn’t enough you will also get to rub shoulders with them in and around the conference area. This is truly a once in a lifetime event to get this group of speakers in one place at the same time so don’t delay once you have read their bio’s book your place now!

The running order and what the guys will be discussing and talking you though at Splash…enjoy:

10.30 – 11.10am  – Ewan Menzies
Ewan will discuss what a successful business is and the areas you need to focus on to take your business to the next level with case studies, examples and suggestions you can use in your business.

  • Time -  “I’m spending way too much time in the day-to-day running of the business. In fact the business is taking over my life.
  • Money – “I’m NOT the highest paid person in the business, for the amount of time I spend in it.
  • Team – “I find it difficult to find the right staff – and keep them.

Thes are just some of the topics Ewan will cover

11.20 – 12.00pm – Craig McKenna
Craig delivers a very interactive session and will be inviting members of the audience to give him real “live” scenarios to prove the effectiveness of his processes.
Craig will be covering the following topics during his talk.

  • Set the right targets for you and your business.
  • Achieving those targets effectively.
  • Combining Social Media and traditional business development activities into one seamless plan.

Thes are just some of the topics Craig will cover

Lunch break (30mins)

12.30- 1.10 – Colin Gilchrist
Colin’s talk will centre around the “social object” and why it is an essential element in building a community. Using the Colin’s WordPress blog: http://socialtailor.com as an example of generating traffic of 1000′s in 9 months for a hobby that has generated an income of £10,000′s and the associated benefits. How it was achieved and the journey to get there.

1.20pm – 2pm – Tim Barlow
“The ever changing face of search engine optimisation”
Getting ranked in search engines has always been an evolving art.  In recent years the effect of social media on rankings has increased significantly.  Tim will set out the basics of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), look at the impact of social media and the changing nature of how individuals go about “searching”. He’ll make the case for why businesses can’t afford to view SEO as a separate marketing activity and will illustrate why SEO has to go to the very heart of your organisation.

2.10pm – 3.10pm – Geoff Ramm
The ‘Now That’s What I Call Marketing’ keynote will feature some of the world’s most creative ideas from Geoff’s Observational Marketing World including; Epinay Must Stay and the incredible power of joining traditional and social media; Chase the Ace how to become the best business in the room, whilst featuring a brilliant entrepreneur from Cumbria! Plus brand new stories and ideas including ‘Wills & Kate’, ‘Baad Publicity’ and much more!!!

3.20 – 4.20pm – Kath Temple
The 7 Secrets to Outstanding Business Success
When the deliciously entertaining and thought-provoking International Success Psychologist Kath Temple was invited by the original female dragon Rachel Elnaugh to co-present her webinar, Rachel got the biggest audience she’d ever had – bigger than Dr Stephen ’7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ Covey, bigger than Michael ‘E-Myth’ Gerber, and bigger than one of the Dragon’s!  Kath has assisted Paul McKenna over many years and Paul has regularly referred private clients to her.  And she’s a Whitehaven lass born and bred!  In her presentation about outstanding business success, Kath will share with you success strategies for greatness designed to boost your power, passion, positivity and prosperity.  Find out the difference that makes the difference in profitable businesses, the three key reasons why businesses don’t succeed and how they can.  Oh and by the way, Kath doesn’t want you to have success at any price, she wants you to have happy success.  She says she’s worked with too many miserable millionaires and, as CEO (she says it stands for Chief Enthusiasm Officer!) of The Happiness Foundation, she of course wants to create lots of happy ones!

4.30 – 5.10pm – Mike Stuart
“Your only as good as your last customer! Mike will discuss some of the issues surrounding traditional customer service & it’s integration with the “new” virtual customer service , how to merge the two and make them work for your business, With real life experiences of what good customer service should look like.”

Kath Temple – The Lifelong Learning Company – Award winning international Success Psychologist Kath Temple loves to influences influencers. She is an inspiring entrepreneur and social entrepreneur with a passion for truly making a BIG difference. Click for bio
Geoff RammGeoff Ramm – Geoff has been described as the Billy Connolly and Peter Kay of marketing. Geoff is also giving us a very special offer so grab it while you can.Click for bio
Craig McKenna – The Growth Academy – With extensive first hand experience of working with start-up businesses and growing companies Craig specialises on assisting clients with the development and implementation of a sales and marketing strategy that is uniquely designed to meet their needs. Click for bio
Colin Gilchrist - Digital Face – Digital Marketing Director and Planner for web based marketing and communication projects. Delivering Social Media Strategy Planning and Social Media Training for Sales, Marketing and Customer Relationship Management. Click for bio
Ewan Menzies – The Infinite Group – In the area of business development Ewan is assisting companies to, improve the productivity of their teams, increase capacity within the business, fine tune systems and develop positive customer relationships. Click for bio
Mike StuartMike Stuart – Blackphase – Based in Workington, Michael spent the first half of his career working in the retail sector and eventually specialising in food retail. Click for bio
Tim Barlow – Attacat – Tim has been involved in search engine promotion since 1999 when he inadvertently found himself in charge of the marketing of the first Innogy website for National Power. Click for bio

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