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Success story spans decade A
Longbridge-based marketing consultancy is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Aardvark Marketing Consultants, which has offices at
Devon Way, Longbridge Technology Park, was founded in 2005 by Chris Hutchinson and since then has gone from strength to strength. During the past decade, the firm has gone from
being a one-man band start-up to a limited company with two directors, two project managers and admin support. Chris originally set the firm up with the intention
of helping small to medium (SME) sized businesses compete with the ‘big boys’ in terms of marketing.
‘I wanted to bring SMEs the power of “big brand” marketing’
He said: “Most SME owners and managers don’t have access to the specialist marketing experience that comes from working in blue chip companies selling famous brands both here in the UK and worldwide. “I wanted to bring SMEs the power of “big brand”
marketing. For too long I had seen SMEs fobbed off with fluffy, unaccountable, marketing practises. “It’s too easy to hide behind a mirage of
artistically crafted sentences that appear to be aimed at selling your product. At Aardvark we believe in great creativity but we understand that it only delivers sales growth when it is accompanied by robust strategic direction and vision.” Among the projects that Aardvark has been
working recently on is Worcestershire County Council’s ‘Changing Futures Fund’.
Chris and Gill Hutchinson
Seeking heroes of small business
During the past three years, Aardvark director Gill
Hutchinson has supported 42 charities not-for-profit organisations all over the county via the fund, helping them to set better strategic goals and plan their marketing. She said: “The Changing Futures Fund has allowed
the voluntary and community sector to adapt to and thrive in a world where grant funding is increasingly difficult to secure. It’s been great to see the successes of so many of these organisations.”
For the second year in a row, Intuit QuickBooks is on the hunt for the best success stories among small business in the West Midlands. The firm’s ‘Small Business Big
Success’ competition aims to uncover local business heroes who are working hard to achieve success in whatever form matters to them. Mike Williams, who is European
director of finance at the firm, said: “We’re looking to celebrate the everyday triumphs in starting, running and growing a business and support those looking to get to the next level.” Businesses have until 29
February to enter. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges and announced at a gala dinner at Villa Park on 22 March. As well as £10,000 in prize
money, winners will receive a full page article in the Birmingham Post; LED advertising and hospitality at the Aston Villa v Southampton fixture, an exhibition opportunity at a future Birmingham Chamber of Commerce event, a free QuickBooks Online subscription for 12 months.
Enter the competition at
www.quickbooks.co.uk/success
Total Supply Management
Our varied product scope includes anything from threaded fasteners & fixings to electrical components and consumables.
Which we distribute direct to manufacturers lines through our own transport using various programs Kanban/VMI/DLF and schedule deliveries.
We’ve designed our Total Supply Management approach to work toward a single goal: to give any manufacturer of any size a greater ability to build its products better, smarter, and faster than ever before.
Our Total Supply Management model examines soft costs as well as the obvious costs of doing business and utilizes seven primary elements besides unit price to assist in defining the Total Cost of Ownership.
These components are: (1) Logistics; (2) Global Sourcing; (3) Custom Program Development; (4) Implementation; (5) Quality Assurance; (6) Engineering Efficiencies; (7) Advanced Technology.
Supply Technologies works with our customers to leverage our core competencies and helps them understand the best processes for optimizing their supply chain operations. By eliminating non-value added activities and fixed costs, Supply Technologies can help our customers stay profitable and competitive in the marketplace.
Tel: 01384 265999 Fax: 01384 263352
Email:
Sales.midlands@supplytechnologies.com 12B Two Locks, Hurst Business Park, Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY5 1UU
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