“I am not the most confident person. Like a lot of people, I suffer from imposter syndrome & would rather be at the back of a room blending into the wall. I was promoted to Director of Barkers Photo Fun Ltd earlier this year and have gone from dealing with the admin side and running our photo booths to starting to go out and network & promote the business further. Which is daunting & exciting at the same time! First of all, my thanks to Caroline Ellis who heads up the Co.next programme for the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce. She had helped me, given me great advice and is a big supporter of personal development which is why she started the Co.next programme. The course I attended on Marketing hosted by Co.next and Yawn Marketing was amazing & I look forward to other courses she is putting on! I went along to Coastal Co.nnect at Great Yarmouth Town Hall and got into conversation with the Marketing Manager from Aston Shaw Accountants who also recently joined the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce. Within a few minutes Zain had asked me what we do and right time and right place, they have now booked our booth for their company’s summer party – we can’t wait 🎉 I was always a bit dubious about networking, but I guess as one of my colleagues says: you may not get any business when you go to a networking event, but you will never get the business if you don’t go! Oh – and a quick thank you to Beks Houston from Smash Marketing who did a talk about SEO and getting websites seen online. We will definitely be using some of the great tips!” Written by Tash, Director of Barkers Photo Fun Ltd
