If you manage a social media channel for your business and you’re looking at ways to sharpen your copy, join the Google Digital Garage team for a session on writing for social media. Learn ways to develop a written tone of voice and tips for creating copy for limited space online. GOOGLE DIGITAL GARAGE: WRITING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA Tuesday 22 February, 11-12noon via YouTube Live To book please email enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk

Create real relationships with your customer and measure real results with this hands on session with Sinead Hanna and Abby Sales from Pillory Barn. This will be an opportunity to learn, take-away and take action based on what the team know works. Selling the Sizzle through Social Wednesday 9 March | 9-10am | Via Zoom To book please email enquiries@canterburybid.co.uk

This Valentine’s Day, join us to find out how you can get involved with the new Visit Canterbury platforms. Run by Canterbury BID in partnership with Visit Kent and Canterbury City Council, get an overview of content and seasonal campaign plans for the year ahead.   Book your place

This session has been designed to help you to get a tight grip on the subject of Business Rates in Canterbury and will highlight the government’s current support packages for businesses. The session will be delivered by Sadie Furner of Civica, the company that operates a shared management of business services with Canterbury City Council and oversees the collection and administration of all Canterbury City Council’s Business Rates. Book your place

A Visit Kent Workshop, presented by Visit Kent and Dr Xavier Font Visit Kent will be joined by Dr Xavier Font, Professor of Sustainability Marketing at the University of Surrey to discuss the six steps that small businesses and destination managers can undertake to design and market sustainable experiences. Visit Kent team will also present their plans to support the reduction of seasonality (encouraging year round visits instead) through sustainable experiences.   Book your place

This 1-hour virtual session will take you on a whistlestop tour of sustainability – what does it mean? Why should you care? How can it benefit your business? Save money, make money and protect our planet, as we delve into a best practice sustainable events guide and leave you with actionable takeaways to put into practice for your own events.   Book your place

Social media engagement is an important metric to consider when building an online presence. While most want to increase the size of their audience, they often fail to increase their social media engagement as well. Join us whilst we explore how to grow your social media reach and how to increase social media engagement.   Book your place

Getting the best possible photos of your retail space, your customer service and your products on display is always important for your website and social media work. You can show customers keen to experience high street retail what’s great about your business and what you offer. Learn camera skills, lighting, capturing people in your business and post production with photographer Alex Hare in this hands-on workshop. All you need is your mobile phone but if you have a ‘big’ camera bring this too!  For mobile phone users, please download the free app Snapseed.   Limited space, so book early to avoid disappointment.   Book you place