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Do you know your rights under the Data Protection Act?

"The regulations say that organisations must have prior consent to send unsolicited marketing material by electronic mail to individual subscribers, unless they have obtained the details during the course of a sale, or negotiations towards one, and t

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

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Trailer for sale

I am selling my general purpose trailer.

It is made by Henra (Dutch) and approx 1.5 years old.

Measurements are 8x4, however it is about 50 inches wide (interior). I used it to carry 48" deck Hustler.

Everything works as it should. The ply sides are som

Started by Steve Edmison in Marketing

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Snowex equipment for sale

I am selling my Snowex Mini Pro 575 and Snowex pedestrian spreader (SP85).

The mini pro comes with wiring harness and towbar mount.

Both items are approx 2 months old. Reason for sale - after 15 years giving up grounds maintenance at the end of Dec.

Started by Steve Edmison in Marketing

1 Reply · Reply by Steve Sonic Grounds Maintenance Dec 14, 2010

Paper Diaries

Whilst I am quite a fan of technologies, I know that many people in our sector are more traditionalist in their approach. What is everyone's opinion on how much paper diaries are still used? Do you think this still an effective advertising medium,

Started by Alba Trees in Marketing

32 Replies · Reply by Alba Trees Jan 10, 2011

CONSTRUCTION LINE, AND SAFE CONTRACTOR.

Is anyone on here have the safe contractor and/ or construction line accreditation award?

if so what benefits do they have?

i know roughly the benefits of safe contractor, so i am more interested in construction line.

But any points you have would be gr

Started by Steve Sonic Grounds Maintenance in Marketing

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Podcast reccomendation.

I know not everyone here likes or can safely listen to music at work but on jobs I safely can, I like to listen to music and recently I've taken to catching up on podcasts.

I've downloaded quite a few of the Gardens Illustrated podcasts recently and

Started by Andy Westacott in Marketing

4 Replies · Reply by Claire Brown Dec 8, 2010

Xmas Cards

May I be the first to send you all a Christmas card (and show off my corperate card)!

Have a good one and hope that next year will be better.

Started by Cesare Harradine in Marketing

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Browser based file sharing - no upload needed

Link: Ge.tt This looks set to become a massive service - here's what it says on their website: What is it? Ge.tt is a real-time file sharing service. But what is it really and what can you use it for? Let's try to explain it a bit. Real-time sharing

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

1 Reply · Reply by Fenlandphil Dec 5, 2010

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Common sense victory for internet libel laws

"Bloggers, tweeters and other internet users who post instant criticisms of artists, politicians and television shows have been granted new protection from libel claims. The Supreme Court strengthened the defence of "fair comment" yesterday, bringing

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

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Website down

Our seriousgardener.co.uk website is down, has been since yesterday evening.

I have emailed the hosting company and have paused the adwords campaigns linked to the site garden arches and bootscrapers.

A bit of a bugger.

Started by Fenlandphil in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Fenlandphil Dec 1, 2010

Above surface liner swimming pool

I am sourcing a pool for a client in Cobham Surrey and they have suggested a liner pool. These seem very reasonably priced. I am speaking to a company called Piscinelle and wondered if anyone has any experience of this kind of swimming pool and par

Started by Selina Botham in Marketing

2 Replies · Reply by Selina Botham Nov 29, 2010

Joint advertising

Has anybody tried advertising jointly? eg 2 businesses take 1/2 page and share cost

or 2 businesses pay for a flyer drop, share the jobs

I realise it can be difficult working out the split if they are "large" jobs, but something in small chunks, like

Started by Tony Grafton in Marketing

4 Replies · Reply by Matt Brown Dec 10, 2010

South West Landscapers Centre a year round Trade Show

It was our dream when we first started our own business, some 10 years ago to work with those within the Design and Landscape industry. It now appears to be coming true.

On our new site, we have invited 6 companies, so far, to exhibit their work an

Started by T & S Plants in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by T & S Plants Nov 30, 2010

Thrive's massive sell off.....fill your boots!

Thrive's Battersea Garden project has hundreds of perennials, herbs and shrubs for sale at a snip (the list is attached). We are redeveloping the garden project and the entire contents of our gardens are for sale. We've finished the public sell off a

Started by Susan Stuart in Marketing

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Creating Landscapes, 25th - 26th October 2011, Capel Manor College

I have only been promoting our new trade event Creating Landscapes for a few weeks now and am delighted with the response and enquiries received so far.

Companies committed are:

Eco-Maze

Historic Stone

Q Lawns

Spearhead Turf

The Lawn Company

To help me f

Started by Stephen Ingram in Marketing

6 Replies · Reply by Stephen Ingram Nov 22, 2010

Google AD words

Just had a free trial with google ad words, I think I might buy some ads now I think it has worked. I am just trying to evaluate the results to work out if is cost effective.

Is it just me or does anyone else find it complicated?

Started by Fenlandphil in Marketing

11 Replies · Reply by chris nangle Nov 25, 2010

Web Hosting - advice please

I am looking for a recommendation about a web hosting company that I could use to host my website. I'd be grateful for any advice.

Thanks

Started by Rob Holland in Marketing

3 Replies · Reply by Rob Holland Nov 17, 2010

USA Landscaping Images Wanted. In return for free advertising on website 4000 -6000 visitors per DAY

Landscaping Ideas Online is undergoing a major site redesign and is seeking approximately 6000 good quality photographs of domestic landscaping treatments.

To help rebuild the site quality images of domestic gardens are required. Free advertising is b

Started by Felicity Waters in Marketing

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Don't become a marketing liar

I'd like to think of myself as an honest person but I have to admit, during my landscaping business days that I fell in to the marketing liars trap: it wasn't my intention to tell lies and I didn't even consider them to be lies at the time but I knew

Started by Phil Voice in Marketing

6 Replies · Reply by Ofer El-hashahar Mar 23, 2013

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B&Q/TradeUK/Screwfix offering free business trade directory entry & websites

FYI - Got this today and considering putting an entry up on it.

Have a look, might up your profile via their optimisation etc

One more place to help get ranked ...

Started by Gary RK in Marketing

11 Replies · Reply by Roy Parker Nov 17, 2010

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