Showing posts with label Geoff Burch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geoff Burch. Show all posts
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Geoff Burch In Action At Barnet FC
Geoff Burch was guest speaker at Communicate With Clarity at the beginning of December. Geoff features about halfway through this presentation:
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Geoff Burch meets Nick R Thomas
At Communicate With Clarity, well known broadcaster and public-speaker, Nick R Thomas, caught up with Geoff Burch. He had this to say on his excellent public-speaking blog last week:
About a decade ago, I bought a book entitled Go It Alone: The Streetwise Secrets of Self Employment by Geoff Burch. I could see immediately that it was unlike other business guides in its humorous, no-nonsense approach.
Some years later, it helped me out of a difficult situation when I was asked to deliver a speech at a civic function - but not in my home town. I had a few anecdotes but not enough for me to feel that I had a rounded speech. I was actually on my way to the venue when it occurred to me that the town had the word 'time' in its tourism slogan and I remembered a great metaphor concerning time which was quoted by Geoff Burch in that book. I linked the two together in my speech (quoting the source, of course) and the whole thing worked much better. It wasn't the best I've ever given but an audience member came up to me afterwards and said how well it dovetailed together so thank you, Geoff!
During the autumn of 2008, Geoff Burch presented an eight-part BBC2 series, All Over The Shop, in which he visited failing small retailers and suggested ways for them to turn their businesses around. Most were sensible enough to follow his advice (although, for some reason, those in the West Country seemed to be the most resistant!) I really enjoyed the programmes.
So when I learned that this business guru and author was to be the guest speaker at the Communicate with Clarity seminar run by Jeremy Jacobs at Barnet Football Club on 2 December, that was one more reason to jump at the chance to attend!
You can read the rest of Nick's post here
About a decade ago, I bought a book entitled Go It Alone: The Streetwise Secrets of Self Employment by Geoff Burch. I could see immediately that it was unlike other business guides in its humorous, no-nonsense approach.
Some years later, it helped me out of a difficult situation when I was asked to deliver a speech at a civic function - but not in my home town. I had a few anecdotes but not enough for me to feel that I had a rounded speech. I was actually on my way to the venue when it occurred to me that the town had the word 'time' in its tourism slogan and I remembered a great metaphor concerning time which was quoted by Geoff Burch in that book. I linked the two together in my speech (quoting the source, of course) and the whole thing worked much better. It wasn't the best I've ever given but an audience member came up to me afterwards and said how well it dovetailed together so thank you, Geoff!
During the autumn of 2008, Geoff Burch presented an eight-part BBC2 series, All Over The Shop, in which he visited failing small retailers and suggested ways for them to turn their businesses around. Most were sensible enough to follow his advice (although, for some reason, those in the West Country seemed to be the most resistant!) I really enjoyed the programmes.
So when I learned that this business guru and author was to be the guest speaker at the Communicate with Clarity seminar run by Jeremy Jacobs at Barnet Football Club on 2 December, that was one more reason to jump at the chance to attend!
You can read the rest of Nick's post here
Geoff Burch's Business Motto
Geoff Burch, who spoke at Communicate With Clarity on December 2nd, has this business motto:
"Finding and keeping customers is the only activity that can generate revenue; everything else motivates cost.”
Geoff Burch in the Press
Just before "All Over The Shop" went live, the This Is Gloucestershire website published this article about Geoff Burch.
BUSINESS guru Geoff Burch is set to become the Gordon Ramsay of the business world – but without the f-word.
Blunt speaking Ramsay pulled no punches when he sorted out ailing restaurants in his hit TV show Kitchen Nightmares and now Geoff, from Cheltenham, is set to do the same for struggling small businesses.
His BBC 2 TV series, All Over the Shop, which goes on air for the first time next week, will see Geoff tackle some of the problems businesses are facing, and offer hard-nosed, straight-talking advice to help turn things around.
And in the process he will be using shops in Cheltenham as model examples of how to successfully beat the credit crunch.
Geoff said: "Britain is supposed to be a nation of shopkeepers, but up and down the country you'll find countless examples of retailers getting it wrong. They know they've got problems, but they need a kick up the backside!
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"In the series I'll be looking at several businesses that have found themselves in trouble, and showing them various ways to get back on track. Then a month later I come back to see whether results have improved.
"During each episode I take struggling managers on 'inspirational' visits to businesses which are managing to thrive despite the credit crunch, and I've used several examples of this in Cheltenham.
"As a centre for retailing excellence the town is a leading light, with people coming from all over the country to do their shopping."
Local retailers featured in the series as success stories include gentlemen's' outfitters Horace Barton and Son, Blushes hair salon, The Body Shop, William's Cycles, perfume and linen traders Cologne and Cotton, Chapel Spa, and Cheltenham Kitchener.
All are described by Geoff as "companies that have chosen their specific market, and managed to nail it".
He added: "I suppose you could compare the series to Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, but without all the swearing! It has been a real pleasure to work with the businesses involved and I have found it hugely satisfying to help get them back on track.
"I think the public will enjoy the programme, and many viewers will be able to relate to the problems faced by businesses in the current climate."
The first episode of All Over the Shop will be on Tuesday at 7.30pm on BBC2, and the series will run for the next eight weeks.
BUSINESS guru Geoff Burch is set to become the Gordon Ramsay of the business world – but without the f-word.
Blunt speaking Ramsay pulled no punches when he sorted out ailing restaurants in his hit TV show Kitchen Nightmares and now Geoff, from Cheltenham, is set to do the same for struggling small businesses.
His BBC 2 TV series, All Over the Shop, which goes on air for the first time next week, will see Geoff tackle some of the problems businesses are facing, and offer hard-nosed, straight-talking advice to help turn things around.
And in the process he will be using shops in Cheltenham as model examples of how to successfully beat the credit crunch.
Geoff said: "Britain is supposed to be a nation of shopkeepers, but up and down the country you'll find countless examples of retailers getting it wrong. They know they've got problems, but they need a kick up the backside!
Click here!
"In the series I'll be looking at several businesses that have found themselves in trouble, and showing them various ways to get back on track. Then a month later I come back to see whether results have improved.
"During each episode I take struggling managers on 'inspirational' visits to businesses which are managing to thrive despite the credit crunch, and I've used several examples of this in Cheltenham.
"As a centre for retailing excellence the town is a leading light, with people coming from all over the country to do their shopping."
Local retailers featured in the series as success stories include gentlemen's' outfitters Horace Barton and Son, Blushes hair salon, The Body Shop, William's Cycles, perfume and linen traders Cologne and Cotton, Chapel Spa, and Cheltenham Kitchener.
All are described by Geoff as "companies that have chosen their specific market, and managed to nail it".
He added: "I suppose you could compare the series to Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, but without all the swearing! It has been a real pleasure to work with the businesses involved and I have found it hugely satisfying to help get them back on track.
"I think the public will enjoy the programme, and many viewers will be able to relate to the problems faced by businesses in the current climate."
The first episode of All Over the Shop will be on Tuesday at 7.30pm on BBC2, and the series will run for the next eight weeks.
Geoff Burch's TV programme
Geoff Burch appears on BBC2 next week. It's the start of his series "All Over The Shop". Here's a brief synopsis:
All Over The Shop Tuesday 21 October
7:30pm - 8:00pm
BBC2
Business guru Geoff Burch is on a mission to improve Britain's small shops by teaching them how to turn a profit and please their customers. Geoff pounds the pavements of Cardiff's suburbs to underline the importance of marketing for small businesses. He meets a bridal shop owner who is a bit of a wallflower, a toy shop and cafe owner who has neglected to tell anyone he has opened up, and a pet shop owner who simply hates selling
Geoff will be speaking at "Communicate With Clarity" at Barnet FC on December 2nd
All Over The Shop Tuesday 21 October
7:30pm - 8:00pm
BBC2
Business guru Geoff Burch is on a mission to improve Britain's small shops by teaching them how to turn a profit and please their customers. Geoff pounds the pavements of Cardiff's suburbs to underline the importance of marketing for small businesses. He meets a bridal shop owner who is a bit of a wallflower, a toy shop and cafe owner who has neglected to tell anyone he has opened up, and a pet shop owner who simply hates selling
Geoff will be speaking at "Communicate With Clarity" at Barnet FC on December 2nd
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Geoff Burch at Barnet
London, UK
On December 2nd, Geoff Burch was guest speaker at Communicate With Clarity. The event was the second of two sessions on telephone cold canvassing. Although primarily aimed at local businesses in the London Borough of Barnet, anyone who wanted to improve their telephone sales skills could have a attended.
On December 2nd, Geoff Burch was guest speaker at Communicate With Clarity. The event was the second of two sessions on telephone cold canvassing. Although primarily aimed at local businesses in the London Borough of Barnet, anyone who wanted to improve their telephone sales skills could have a attended.
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