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It’s beginning to look alot like Christmas !

callie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:20:22 +0000

Well it’s all looking a little bit festive in our office, the tree is up and the windows are decorated. We are just waiting for the sun to go down so that we can see all our twinkly lights!

First Impression supports Andrew Bingham MP’s Small Business Day

helen — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:01:15 +0000

First Impression is supporting Andrew Bingham MP’s Small Business Day on the 7th September 2011. Andrew Bingham MP has organised the day to help support small businesses in the area. Government Minister for Small Business Mark Prisk MP will be there to answer questions and listen to business concerns.

First Impression will be there to offer marketing advice and support for small businesses whether they are just starting up or established.

Barclays Bank will be there sharing their top 10 tips to make your business grow.

NEST is explained – the auto enrolment where all employers will soon have to enrol their employees into a pension scheme.

PKF accountants and business advisors will deliver a presentation on general financial issues around business taxation.

BT will deal with how 21st century technology can help small businesses.

Local councils will be present to deal with any questions.

The event is free to attend starting at 11am on Wednesday 7th September at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton.

More information is available at www.andrewbingham.org

First Impression appoint Football Professional to help move up a league

martin2 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:53:21 +0000

New member to the First Impression team

We would like to welcome and introduce to you all, former Accrington Stanley Commercial Manager Martin Edmundson who has been appointed to deliver First Impression’s medium to long term marketing strategy.

Martin, 25 from Manchester achieved one of the highest value commercial sponsorship agreements in Accrington Stanley’s history after securing a six figure deal for their playing shirt sponsorship, and was also the man behind the rebrand of the world famous football club’s emblem and new corporate identity. Martin led successful targeted marketing campaigns to the football club’s international database and increased revenue from targeted consumer and corporate sales activity. Accrington Stanley’s 2010/2011 season almost led to promotion to League One after reaching the League 2 play-off stages, a very different story to the bottom half of the table finishes in the seasons prior to Martin’s arrival.
We are delighted to appoint Martin to the newly formed position as he plays a vital role in communicating the success of our recent clients to the business community and trade press. Martin has a proven record in in leading national marketing campaigns for some of the largest brands in the UK such as; Pontins Holidays, The Horse and Bamboo Theatre and the National Football Museum since graduating with a BA (Hons) Management degree from UCLan’s Lancashire Business school in 2008.

Speaking on the new appointment, Helen Duncan commented “Martin has an impressive track record in developing brands and achieving focused marketing objectives. His ability and desire to deliver results will prove valuable for our new and existing marketing partners.”

When commenting about his new responsibilities, Martin stated “First Impression work with some fantastic clients and I will be helping them with proactive marketing campaigns that will really make a difference to their business”

As we already have one Martin in our office, Martin Edmundson has quickly picked up the nickname “Martin 2” to avoid confusion amongst staff and clients alike!

You can contact Martin at martin2@firstimpression.co.uk alternatively find him on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/MartinEdmundson). If you would like to find out how First Impression can help your business grow, contact the office on contact@firstimpression.co.uk or alternatively call 01457 857111.

Start Up Business Surgery

kim — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:40:26 +0000

Thinking of starting up in business in 2010/11?

Get the best start, drop into a free start up in business surgery on Tuesday 9^thNovember from 10am until 12.00 at the Glossop Business Centre.

Business Link’s start up business adviser will be on hand to help you with any queries you may have about your new business and access to free courses and mentoring. There will also be other professionals from HMRC, First Impression, Aims Accountants for Business, Complink UK and HSBC to help with any tax, marketing, banking, accountancy and IT questions you may have about your business.

Simply come along to the Glossop Business Centre, 174 High Street West, Glossop, SK13 8ER. Or for more information call 01457 857111.

First Impression shortlisted in Midlands Family Business Awards

helen — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:45:06 +0000

Just been finishing our presentation for Thursday as we’ve been shortlisted in the Commitment to the Community category at the Midlands Family Business Awards sponsored by the Wilson Organisation. I hadn’t really thought much about what our company does in the area before, all I know is that we are, all of us passionate about helping our customer’s businesses but also about the area and making a difference. We are proud of Glossop and the High Peak and if we can do something to help we will. I suppose because we are a marketing company, that help has often been in the form of promotion, publishing Glossop life magazine, organising business events etc. So we hope we can put Glossop on the map and bring back an award! Won’t know until the glittering black tie awards ceremony in November, but fingers crossed!

Part time finance/administrator

helen — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:31:36 +0000

First Impression is looking for a part time financial office administrator as Marj is retiring. If you would like to apply or know anyone that might be interested please go to our website for more information http://www.firstimpression.co.uk/careers/vacancies/financial-administrator.php

Design talent spotted at St Thomas More High School

kim — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:04 +0000

St Thomas More High School in Buxton put their student’s creativity to the test with a competition to design a new logo for the school’s PTA. The school then invited First Impression to bring in their expert knowledge and face the difficult task of selecting a winner.

After much deliberation the winner was chosen and first place went to Autumn Graydy of year 8 who will receive a £20 book voucher courtesy of First Impression. Autumn also got the opportunity to visit the First Impression office in Buxton last week where she spent time with graphic designer, Rob Jenkins, to develop the logo into digital format so it can be used on all PTA literature in the future.

First Impression has a homepage re-design

Dan Collins — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:33:13 +0000

If you hadn’t noticed we have launched a new homepage on our site today. After conducting some research using Google Analytics we discovered our homepage wasn’t being utilised to it’s full potential. We decided to totally strip down the old homepage of any clutter in favor of a more simplistic approach.

The re-designed homepage features a JQuery content slider which allows people to read about our core services all from the homepage and then click through to a more detailed service page. We have also added links to some of the social networking sites of which we belong to including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook

Before/after screenshots

Before

After

Take a look at the new homepage, like what you see?, we’d love to hear your opinions so feel free to comment below.