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Monday 16 January 2023

10:00am - 12:00pm

Online event

Launching your direct-to-consumer business: Online with The British Design Fund

Monday 16th January 2023 – 10:00 – 12:00

This session is designed to help you understand how to market and sell your product or service online, direct to your customers. It will cover the basics of understanding your customer profiles, how you can raise awareness within those potential customers online and how to attract them to your website, app or other online platform, as well as ensuring your convert them once they land on your online shop.

At the end of this session you will:

• Understand who your customer profiles are and how to reach them

• Gain useful tips on how well curated content can be a cost effective way to begin customer engagement

• Learn the key metrics that you should use when measuring the effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns• Appreciate the different skills and resources required to successfully launch an online business

Who should attend?

Suitable for SMEs, Sole Traders, Artists, Product Development Managers or anyone tasked with developing a product or identifying new product or service opportunities.

What skills will I learn?

• Know who your customers are and how they shop

• Improved confidence when dealing with digital agencies

• Understand the power of content creation

About the Facilitator

Damon Bonser, Entrepreneur and investor with more than 20 years’ experience in the creative and manufacturing sectors. Track record across the consumer and industrial product sectors and within both direct-to-consumer and business-to-business channels. Specialised in launching start-ups and product brands into new markets with a strong background in bootstrapping early-stage businesses through the concept and design stages to production, sales and marketing, ultimately leading to a positive exit event.