As business people we can’t have missed the rise of Social Media in recent years. What’s often harder to grasp is how can, or should, we harness these new forms of communication for our own businesses. Social Media and the Dales If we look at how businesses in our own Dales area have adopted and used Social Media we will find pockets of usage here and there - with tourism focused businesses the most visible and obvious users. This is understandable as the tourism proposition and it’s audience are well defined and simple to reach. What can feel less clear is how other types of businesses can benefit. With the upcoming launch of a range of new online services - linked to real-life Businesses and Business Associations - we have a new opportunity to reach out and connect across our region....

Phil and Allan are attending today's Think Business – Helping Businesses Thrive [pdf of flyer] at the Middleham Key Centre organised by the Richmond Business Network.

There are a variety of businesses and trade representations here all promoting thier respective business services and products.

Purple Creative are here to promote the 'Discover the Dales' website project which will include a new brand and website design for the Lower Wensleydale area. The overall project will also include a 'Virtual Market' on-line shop facility so that small businesses, hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfasts can have their own shop presence without huge financial outlay.