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OPTIMISE YOUR WEBSITE TO MAXIMISE SALES
Join this interactive workshop to explore practical steps to boost your website’s role as a sales support asset.
Now|Comms will be delivering an interactive session to help you understand how to get the most of your website to drive sales. Using their proprietary marketing tool, they will demonstrate how to measure your website sales effectiveness against that of your competitors, providing a roadmap of key recommendations.
The session will draw on the extensive experience of Now|Comms, a B2B marketing agency that creates and manages marketing programmes for large B2B tech enterprises or ambitious tech start-ups, in the field and is an opportunity for businesses to develop their knowledge and skills in an ever-changing marketing landscape. With experts in outsourced marketing, web design, copywriting, lead nurturing, and marketing automation, make sure you use this opportunity to revolutionise your approach and sign up for an unmissable webinar experience.
Key-note Speakers:
Ken Ross (Now|Comms)
Ken’s work in the communications business has spanned journalism, advertising and public relations. As Director at Now Communications, he creates and manages media and marketing campaigns for businesses across a wide variety of industries. Ken is skilled in the forming of Strategic Partnerships, as well as Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Marketing Management, Digital Strategy and Integrated Marketing.
Jack Jones (Now|Comms)
Jack is the head of design and tech at Now|Comms. He is the lead developer of Now|Labs, an AI-powered marketing support toolkit.
Previous Events
September 2023
CORPORATE COLLABORATION TOOLKIT: A START-UP GUIDE TO WORKING WITH BIG BUSINESSES
If you are looking to work more closely with large organisations to deploy your innovative solutions, then this is the workshop for you – designed for innovative SMEs, Startups and scale ups looking to develop relationships and commercial partnerships with large corporate clients, it will give you a unique perspective on how corporate innovation works and how you can capitalise on those relationships.
Based on in-depth research over the last 18 months, Plus X Innovation will present key insights into how large and small organisations work together innovatively to solve complex problems. Having interviewed dozens of some of the UK’s biggest and most recognisable companies (including SKY, Marks & Spencer, Kimberly Clarke, Costa Coffee), to understand how they operate, they have mapped out their processes and key stakeholders, with a particular focus on how they work with start-ups to drive their innovation targets.
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Gain a deep understanding of the corporate innovation process, learning about how large companies plan and deliver projects working with SMEs
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Learn about what corporate companies are looking for when selecting SME innovation partners and how you can make your business more attractive
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Establish some key frameworks and best practice for engaging with big businesses in complex partnerships.
Keynote Speaker:
Toby Kress, Programme Director (Plus X Innovation)
Toby works with innovators and industry to develop and scale innovative solutions to big challenges. He supports design and development of innovation programmes and accelerators for corporations, startups and scaleups. Before Plus X, Toby led the oldest startup incubator in Shoreditch helping startups scale from launch to Series A. He was formally the UK Director of REMIX, the global summit for Culture, Technology and Entrepreneurship organised in partnership with Google, Bloomberg and The British Council. In 2010, he co-founded tech startup Groop Gifts and in 2012 gained an Executive MBA from London Business School
Ben Harrison, Innovation Programme Manager (Plus X)
Ben is an an experienced start-up founder, advisor and Imperial College MBA graduate. His career background has focused on sales, route to market strategy and project management, gaining experience in the Defence, Private Equity and Financial Technology sectors. As Innovation Programme Manager at Plus X, he has led several complex corporate innovation programmes, spanning multiple sectors, from food waste to water scarcity. Over the last 18 months, Ben has been conducting in-depth research into the realm of corporate innovation, working to consolidate key insights into simple, actionable frameworks to enable large scale collaborative problem solving.
July 2023
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GOING TO MARKET WITH YOUR
PRODUCT AND SERVICES:
CREATING SIMPLE SALES PLANS THAT WORK
Are you an SME or a startup aiming to increase your business’ sales?
Your sales strategies are of utmost importance and have significant influence on your organisation’s overall success and profitability, impacting your revenue generation to business growth. The London West Innovation Network’s workshop, “Going to Market with Your Product and Services: How to create simple Sales Plans that work”, will provide insights into formulating a simple Sales Plan that will work for your business.
The five-part workshop will provide you with:
• Insights on securing a fan-base rather than a customer base for your products and services.
• Best practices on networking and working with leaders like you as well as professional businesses coaches to stay accountable to your goals.
• Tips and tricks to secure new business through applying the combined art and science of sales and create a global sales springboard for your business.
• Recommendations to optimise the benefits from tech to make it work for you.
Keynote Speaker:
Ishaun Singh Sahni, The Alternative Board (TAB)
Ishaun is the founder and Company Director of TAB West London, which helps forward-thinking ambitious business owners and leaders build extra-ordinary, incredible businesses. He has over 20 years experience in consulting & technology solutions. This is in both smaller start-ups in the Fintech and Regtec space, as well as larger institutions in the Financial Services industry.
July 2023
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GROWING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
WITH THE POWER OF AI
Are you ready to unleash the untapped potential of social media for your business?
Join the London West Innovation Network’s webinar, “Growing your Social Media with the Power of AI”, to learn more about the tools you need to capitalise on the key advantages of the agile marketing approach. Aimed at businesses looking to refresh their marketing strategies and build their business, the webinar will take participants on a journey from the beginnings of Agile Marketing to the latest best practices.
The session will draw on the extensive experience of Now|Comms, a B2B marketing agency that creates and manages marketing programmes for large B2B tech enterprises or ambitious tech start-ups, in the field and is an opportunity for businesses to develop their knowledge and skills in an ever-changing marketing landscape. With experts in outsourced marketing, web design, copywriting, lead nurturing, and marketing automation, make sure you use this opportunity to revolutionise your approach and sign up for an unmissable webinar experience.
Keynote Speaker:
Ken Ross (Now|Comms)
Ken’s work in the communications business has spanned journalism, advertising and public relations. As Director at Now Communications, he creates and manages media and marketing campaigns for businesses across a wide variety of industries. Ken is skilled in the forming of Strategic Partnerships, as well as Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Marketing Management, Digital Strategy and Integrated Marketing.
Jack Jones (Now|Comms)
Jack is the head of design and tech at Now|Comms. He is the lead developer of Now|Labs, an AI-powered marketing support toolkit.
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June 2023
INNOVATE THE AMAZON WAY: BRING CUSTOMER-CENTRIC IDEAS TO MARKET FASTER
”Innovate the Amazon way: Bring Customer-Centric Ideas to Market Faster” in-person workshop, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services and LWIN is specifically designed for businesses like yours.
*In this session, you’ll be introduced to Amazon’s culture of innovation and mechanisms used to develop breakthrough innovations loved by our customers, such as Amazon Prime, Amazon Kindle, AWS, Amazon Echo and Alexa.
*From key strategies and tools to spark creativity, drive collaboration, and stay agile in a rapidly changing world through to common challenges such as staying relevant in an evolving marketplace and increasing productivity.
*The key-note speaker is Rob Hodges, who has worked in innovation, insights, and strategy for over 15 years. His experience spans from launching new products and services for global brands in the consulting space as well as corporate innovation, as Head of Innovation at Samsung Europe.
* best practices on networking and building partnerships to access new supply chain links and expand your customer base.
* insights on popular avenues to identify and engage with public and private sector tendering opportunities.
* an overview of how best to demonstrate your capabilities and competitiveness, to secure the right contracts and contacts.
May 2023
GROWING YOUR BUSINESS: FINDING NEW MARKETS, PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPANDING YOUR CUSTOMER BASE
Bringing together business leaders, industry experts, government representatives and successful entrepreneurs, this workshop will explore opportunities that are available to help your business expand and grow and how best to prepare to engage in market opportunities as they arise. The workshop will provide you with:
* best practices on networking and building partnerships to access new supply chain links and expand your customer base.
* insights on popular avenues to identify and engage with public and private sector tendering opportunities.
* an overview of how best to demonstrate your capabilities and competitiveness, to secure the right contracts and contacts.
April 2023
Early-stage funding options for fast growth businesses
Understand the options available and how to choose the best route for your business. An interactive session with an opportunity to learn from and interact with a panel of experts representing academia and finance as well as hear from someone who has ‘been there, done that’.The free-to-attend workshop will provide:
* An overview of the various opportunities and challenges in different funding sectors.
* An opportunity to interact with representatives from the different funding landscapes.
* A member case study in health-tech, on their journey of navigating the different funding options.
February 2023
WLB Leaders’ Briefing: Introduction to AI tools for your Business
