How to write a decent blog post is something that I think about on a regular basis and it seems that I've found a Business Link course that will tackle just that. Unfortunately, though it is full and I can't get a place on it anywhere local and however much I want to write a great blog entry, I can't justify the time or expense to drive to Solihull or wherever else the course is on. Will just have to wait until it comes back to Herefordshire!
Meantime, you, dear reader, will have to cope with my usual style!
So, what's new in our Treasure Trails world since I last blogged....we've been to the Monmouth Show and the Pershore Plum Festival - both of which were fun but for different reasons..... the Monmouth Show was really enjoyable because we shared our stand with Geoff from Treasure Trails West Wales.... in between sales we were able to exchange stories and swap tips and hints on how to be a great Treasure Trail licensee with Geoff. His patch is long and thin and he arranges his Trails on the stand in geographical order - something I hadn't thought of but works particularly well for his catalogue. He also uses an A frame which was up outside the marquee and I know drove at least one person in to try and find us. Note to self, buy an A frame for posters. Paul and Clare from Treasure Trails Warwickshire and West Midlands were also at the show, so it was almost like a mini regional meeting! We talked to several prospective licensees for Monmouth too - hope we get one for that area soon!
The Pershore Plum Festival was a fabulous show - partly because the sun shone, but more so because it felt that we were meeting up with old friends. Its the third year that we've been to the Pershore Plum Festival and not only are we on first name terms with many of the locals, but we met some experienced Trailers that we hadn't met before. The Guillaume family from London bought a Trail from us and did it there and then. They told us that they often do a day trip into Worcestershire from London especially to do one of our Trails and then on returning to London, they submit their answers and give us their feedback... .so it was wonderful to meet them and hear their stories. We also met up again with customer Maggie Skinner, who commissioned us in the past to create a personalised Trail for one of her friends, so it was lovely to see her. Lyndsay Smith from the Worcester Tourist Information Centre dropped by to say hi and tell us that her and her staff are looking forward to doing Worcester Riverside in the new year when the TIC is closed for refurbishment. Another lady dropped by to say thank you for sending out the newsletters that we do and that she was only there because of our newsletter otherwise she wouldn't have known that Pershore had a Plum Festival!
All in all a great day out!
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