The Savvy Partnership is about to launch the first of its ‘Free Friday’ workshops in Barnsley South Yorkshire, with the anti-poverty charity The Penny On Trust.  

The ‘Free Friday’ initiative has been developed by Managing Partner David Adams and Head of New Product Development & Innovation, Barry Bassnett.  Designed specifically to help small, start-up and incubator businesses, members of Savvy’s four strong management team will work for free on Fridays helping non-client business with free marketing consultancy across the areas of Marcomms, New Product Development & Innovation and Online Marketing. 

To qualify for a ‘Free Friday’, applicant businesses must be of ten employees or less and based along the M62 corridor. They will also need to demonstrate a need for marketing advice in order to improve their internal and external communication, build brand, generate media interest or stimulate customer demand in order to help their business become more successful. 

“The concept of ‘giving something back’ is a powerful one for all of us at The Savvy Partnership’ said Barry Bassnett. ‘We have all been involved on a personal and business level with Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives for many years and Free Friday is perhaps our version of this. It’s about giving something back to the next generation of entrepreneurs and young business men and women”. 

Managing Partner David Adams commented - “The type of businesses who approach us and the advice they will want will vary enormously and this in itself will be a challenge. I’m hoping that through our Free Friday initiative we can help the next generation of entrepreneurs and businesses out there in a very practical way by providing access to high quality marketing support at no cost.  Savvy’s recent expansion in both consultant numbers and office locations means that with our combined skill set and geographical coverage we’re now in a position to do this”.

Formed in 2003 The Savvy Partnership has a wealth of marketing and business development experience across industry sectors ranging from property, leisure, manufacturing, automotive and professional services.  As an agency Savvy is dedicated to helping businesses to become more successful through the provision of outsourced marketing consultancy, coaching and support. Available on a project or retained basis, The Savvy Partnership offers clients strategic planning, implementation, delivery and management of a range of business critical services covering Marcomms, New Product Development & Innovation and Online Marketing. 

Having already run a number of Free Friday workshops in both London and Manchester on an informal basis, the agency is now inviting anyone interested who qualifies to contact them via the email enquiry form on the website’s Contact page if they would like to be considered for some free strategic consultancy.

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