In This Issue
Notcutts reveals new look at Staines garden centre
"Smiles per metre" is a hit - HTA Futures follow up comment from retailers
Half-term week sales could make it a record October
Tong Garden Centre benefits from mobility retailer donation
Westland achieves highest food safety standards
Bomber Command inspires Kelkay's new fork lift fleet
Burgon & Ball launches new RHS-endorsed products
Early Christmas shopping evening a success at Squire’s
Weber World initiative doubles in-store sales
Talking strategy, brand, visual merchandising, digital & broadcast media at the HTA Marketing Forum
Launch of GrowModule 365 – a sustainable indoor growing system
Area Sales Managers
Brand Manager
Sales representative, South East
Nursery Grower Technical Manager
Garden Centre General Manager
Garden Sundries Retail Manager (Berkshire)
Nursery Grower Manager
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Top 6 plants sell more than 50% of all sales
HTA relocates to Oxfordshire
Christmas sales are booming this month
Orchid and lighting products in big demand
Vote for Thrive to win £25,000
Growing media sales still doing well
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Entries open for Casual Dining Restaurant & Pub Awards
Dobbies launches search for star baker
Situations Vacant
Area Sales Managers
Salary: Very attractive salary, bonus, company car and benefits
 
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Brand Manager
 
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Nursery Grower Technical Manager
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Garden Centre General Manager
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Garden Sundries Retail Manager (Berkshire)
Salary: £18,000 - £20,000
 
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Nursery Grower Manager
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
 
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Talking strategy, brand, visual merchandising, digital & broadcast media at the HTA Marketing Forum
 
You can’t afford to miss the HTA Marketing Forum which takes place on Tuesday 8 November at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire.

This one day event is aimed at all those involved in marketing across the garden industry and will consist of a number of bite sized sessions covering a wide range of marketing topics including strategy, experiential marketing, visual merchandising, social and broadcast media.

The programme includes:

Keynote speaker Mark Palmer, Group Marketing Director for one of the most recognised high street brands, Pret a Manger. Mark will look at the importance of brand and how, at Pret, they focus spending on improving the instore experience rather than spending on traditional media.

ITV’s Love Your Garden Executive Producer, Matt Young, and Presenter, Katie Rushworth, will provide an insight into the world of TV gardening.

Marketing consultant, trainer and author, Nigel Temple, will provide an overview of current marketing thinking along with tips on how to embrace the marketing mindset.

In conjunction with Horticulture Week, Creative Solutions, Haymarket’s in-house creative agency will provide inspiration and best practice examples demonstrating the value of digital marketing as part of an overall marketing strategy.

Pete Doyle from Social Retail will provide the latest know how on making the most of social media and Wildfire Marketing will demonstrate how to supercharge your sales with Facebook advertising.

Ex-Liberty visual merchandiser, Maxine Groucutt, will provide inspiration from outside the industry and trend watcher and green stylist, Romeo Sommers, will talk about using storytelling to help market your products, especially plants.

Sally Cornelissen from Burleydam Garden Centre will show how through a series of innovative events they successfully drive footfall.

Alan Down from Cleeve Nursery looks at how they are able to ‘punch above their weight’ in the PR field by getting involved with quirky projects which helps to raise brand awareness in the community.

Richard Jackson from QVC will look at online shopping and the way in which they often sell large volumes of product at strange times!

Hear the latest about the Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign from Ann Bryant from Garland PR.

The GTN Greatest Marketing Awards will also be announced at the event.

All in all, this great value event packed full of marketing knowhow, inspiration and top tips is not to be missed! Book your place now at  www.hta.org.uk/marketingforum
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