CGM Business Media Club

THE BUSINESS MEDIA CLUB 2023

Wanted – positive communicators.

If you want to lead a happier life, cultivate the business you want or grow the career you’re seeking the CGM Business Media Club might just be the club for you.

A winning blend of ideas, inspiration and interaction and embarking on its 10^th year, the club has attracted more than 1,800 attendees with 96 visitors attending six or more meetings.

Our theme for 2023 is Soul Business – using the power of positive, proactive communication to make 2023 My. Best. Ever. Year.

How it works 

Hosted online by Chris Green on the final Friday of each month (except August and December), the annual programme consists of 10 sequential meetings each with a specific comms and marketing theme covering key issues (see below).

Each meeting is divided into two halves – why and how.

Why – motivation to take action to change your situation. How – ways to go about it.

There is always bucketloads of interaction among attendees. The club has fostered a unique caring, sharing spirit – one of the reasons for its enduring success.

TESTIMONIALS

“An informative, supportive club and a great place to learn among like-minded people”

“Great people and lively discussion. I wouldn’t be without the Business Media Club.”

“I have learned such a lot – the club is helping me formulate my ideas for the way forward.”

“Good to meet so many people across many differing industries sharing inspiring thoughts.”

“Not a club for comfort zone dwellers – it challenges your mindset and offers differing points of view.”

The club is particularly suitable for solopreneurs, creatives, marketing executives, professionals seeking to refresh their career or anyone seeking to develop their personal brand.

Our 2023 Programme

Meeting 1 – January 27

Theme – Perception

How a greater sense of perspective can help you realise your ambitions.

Perception is often more important than fact so a sense of perspective is key to setting your sights for the road ahead. To shape a positive future, we must recognise our current position so we take aim for our desired destination.

Let’s look at the role positive communication can play.

Meeting 2 – March 3

Meeting theme – Belief

Accentuate the positive by proactively communicating your core values

Building trust should be your No 1 goal – so the way you ‘do’ business and communicate the core values that matter most to you is essential to building relationships and developing the character of your business. This meeting will focus on how to proactively connect with your audience.

View our blog for this meeting theme >>>

Meeting 3 – March 31

Meeting theme – Ingenuity  

Opportunity spotting and innovation to stand out from the crowd

Where are the opportunities to develop your business?

How can you innovate and use your ingenuity and imagination to devise products and/or services that enable your customers to flourish and are better not just different to those offered by your competitors and marketed via the power of effective communication?

Read our blog for this meeting theme HERE

Meeting 4 – April 28

Meeting theme – Character

Be the change YOU want to see in the world

If you want the world to change don’t expect others to do it for you. Make change happen by having character rather than being a character.

This meeting is about communicating character, trust and your vision of the future.

Read our blog about this meeting HERE

Meeting 5 – May 26

Theme – Culture & Community

Ways to build caring, sharing communities

Communities grow strongest when people work together for the greater good. That’s why forging caring, sharing cultures to build solid relationships based on best practice isn’t just good for the heart and soul but the best way to grow any business or network.

Read our blog for this meeting HERE

Meeting 6 – June 30

Theme – Once Upon a Time

The strength of storytelling to weave a narrative thread through your communications

We’re hard wired to educate, inform and entertain through storytelling – an essential way to tell your story and enable people to think and feel positively about you and your business.

You can read our blog about this meeting HERE

Meeting 7 – July 28

Theme – The Gift of Giving

The feelgood factor of giving can boost your wellbeing and be better for business.

The joy of giving provides better wellbeing for most people than receiving – so the overwhelming goodwill feeling of being seen to conspicuously contribute to charity, community or any other network can derive greater benefits than appearing to always seek to gain, grab or grasp.

This session will focus on how giving becomes its own reward.  Read our blog HERE

Meeting 8 – September 29

Theme – Learn to Listen

Tune in to check out the vibe of what people are saying and how to respond.

An essential communication skill, listening is our most valuable attribute yet too few of us practise it enough. By listening to people’s concerns, we can shape solutions and create gains in the products and services we provide and the way do our comms and marketing. This session is about ways we can listen – and respond.

Read our blog for this meeting theme HERE. 

Meeting 9 – October 27

Theme – With My Reputation?

A positive and proactive way to manage your image and reputation in a crisis.

We all hope for the best but must plan for the worst.

In a downturn or the face of negative publicity you need to take proactive steps to preserve your image and reputation. This meeting covers the key steps you need to take to shape your own pre-prepared reputation crisis plan.

You can read our meeting blog HERE

Meeting 10 – November 24

Theme – Cohesive Coordination

You don’t ever ‘win’ in business – it is a continuum so you need balance to make sure you communicate consistently and your forward planning is in parity with your personal and professional aims and ambitions to maintain a sense of focus, wellbeing and an equitable work-life balance.

This is the final Business Media Club meeting. All proceeds will be donated to Worcester Foodbank.

You can read our blog for this meeting HERE

MEETING FEES

There are many ways you can pay to attend the Business Media Club.

The standard fee for each online meeting is £20+VAT or you can book a 10 meeting annual membership for £180+VAT. 

Speak to us if you would like to pay monthly via Direct Debit.

You can make all Business Media Club bookings via Eventbrite.

A GOOD HEART

The Business Media Club’s current charity is Worcester Foodbank – which helps local people in crisis. We make regular donations to Worcester Foodbank and receive regular updates from the charity at meetings and our attendees are kept regularly informed of items needed.

PEOPLE 

YOUR HOSTS:

Most CGM Business Media Club meetings are facilitated by Chris Green with additional support from Teresa Green. 

Our current members include:

Tim Clarke (Consumer Council for Water); Stuart Bailey (Thomson Hayton Winkley Legal Services); Natalie Ruane (Jusr People HR); John Painter (Worcester Business Coaching); Alison Harper-Gardner (self); Steve Mann (Simage photography); Brendan McMahon (Classic Lines Design); Dave Bowler (Youseum); Stuart Roy Clarke (Homes of Football); David Carter (Arden Associates); Teresa Fennell (It Doesn’t Have to Cost the Earth); Liz Laidler (Encore Communications): Julie Ampadu (Association of Professional Compliance Consultants); Craig Trafford – Big Calmer) .

RESOURCES & RELATED COURSES

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View this video made by club member Rich Widdowson for what makes the club different to other business networking and training groups.

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