Network for Growth

Christmas lunch

The Media – Friend or Foe?

A former BBC journalist will give local businesses tips about dealing with the media when she addresses the annual Christmas lunch organised by Network for Growth the national organisation designed to bring together directors and senior managers with the aim of facilitating sales growth.

Shirley Mann, journalist, broadcaster and media workshop presenter with more than 20 years experience in newspapers, radio, television and public relations will help the business guests understand how to make the most out of their dealings with the media at the lunch, which is being held on Friday 12^th December at the newly- refurbished Stuart Hotel on London Road, Derby

Shirley runs Harvest PR from Abbots Bromley using a team of experienced journalists around the country.  She specialises in the environment and the law and her clients include the Countryside Agency and national solicitors, Russell Jones & Walker.  She arranges successful media workshops for businesses all over the country. John McDonnell of RJW says, “As part of a big firm of lawyers, dealing with the media has been one of my major fears.  Harvest’s workshop was an excellent chance to find out what they need from us and how we can get a positive message across, even when they are trying to be negative”.

Network for Growth started last year in Derbyshire & Staffordshire as a business organisation designed to help small and medium sized businesses in the Industrial sector and has now grown into other geographical areas and has just launched into the Commercial sector.  Members meet regularly to find out more about a variety of subjects related to running a business but most importantly, they meet to build up their network of contacts.

Shirley Mann, Harvest PR

Tel: 01283 840695

E-mail: shirley@harvestpr.net

Web: www.harvestpr.net