There is a rumour going around that I will be providing the musical entertainment at the Mover & Storers Show this month. At this stage in the proceedings it would be rash of me to confirm or deny such chatter. However, what I will say is that anyone attending the event will be in for a treat – or perhaps that’s a shock.
I know that Keith and Charlotte have been working very hard to put on a fabulous show for you this year and I do hope as many of you as possible will attend, support the exhibitors and join in. It’s the only event of its kind in the UK so, in my opinion anyone that is serious about the moving industry really should make the effort to go. No matter how long you have been in the industry or how set in your ways you might be, it would be hard not learn something useful. As long as you approach it with an open mind of course.
One area you really should attend is the Learning Zone. Here guest speakers come along to offer the benefit of their experience and expertise with the sole intention of making your lives easier, more profitable or, possibly, both. It’s not much fun for the presenters if they are playing to an audience of two after sweating for weeks over their speech and carefully honing their slides. So, out of courtesy to them, if you are going to the show, make sure you sit in on at least some of the sessions. You’ll be glad you did.
I, for example, will be explaining, with my usual irreverence, how you can promote your business through the press without spending hardly anything at all. And I don’t just mean The Mover: there are dozens of publications every week that would like to hear from you and will be happy to write about what you do: you just need to know the tricks of the trade so I’ll give you the inside track on how to make a friend of every editor in the land.
As to whether I shall be breaking into song - well you’ll just have to come along to find out. However, one word of caution: it might be a good idea to pick up a pair of ear plugs on the way to Silverstone, just in case. You can’t be too careful.