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The National Bank Seminar Series

Christchurch Business Expo

The National Bank Seminar Series presents free practical business strategy and advice over the three days of the Bizzone Business Expo. Keynote speakers present fascinating case studies and through their own business journeys demonstrate how business success can be achieved through good times and tougher times.

Registrations for The National Bank Seminar Series programme for 2010 will open shortly.
 
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
9:30 a.m.
Database marketing:how a website works
Terrence Bull, Woogloo
10:00 a.m.
You can still grow your business
Trevor Best, Icon Business Solutions
10:30 a.m.
Is sustainability good for your business / bottom line
Nigel Broomhall, Merdian Energy
11:00 a.m.
How to start a business with ease
Andrew Wagg, Ministry of Economic Development
11:30 a.m.
What do your customers really want?
Stephen Caunter, Specialist Business Manager, The National Bank
12:00 p.m.
Discover the secrets of creating a highly persuasive website
Brent Kelly, Business Development Manager, Zeald
12:30 p.m.
Credible green marketing
Kathryn Hailes, Marketing and Communications Manager, carboNZero programme, Landcare Research
1:00 p.m.
My customer is the centre of my universe
Davey Hughes, Keynote - Swazi Apparel Limited
2:00 p.m.
Protecting your reputation
Theodore Doucas, Trade Mark Zone
2:30 p.m.
Stats key products for business
John Barnes, Project Manager, Statistics New Zealand
3:00 p.m.
Create a professional looking website yourself in 20mins
Reuben Jackson, Web Widgets
3:30 p.m.
Sales - the lifeblood of your business
Anya Anderson, Enhance Training
Thursday, 6 August 2009
9:30 a.m.
What Is Marketing Anyway?
Brian H Meredith, CEO, The Marketing Bureau, On behalf of NZ Business magazine
10:00 a.m.
The one thing you need to know to market with confidence
Alex Mann, Spin Advertising & Design
10:30 a.m.
Simple strategies for unleashing the power of database in your business
Sue Lindsay, Take Action
11:00 a.m.
Getting more out of your marketing
Sue McCarty, The Marketing Association
11:30 a.m.
Tips to get smart
Greg Williamson, Concentrate
12:00 p.m.
Measureable Marketing
Deborah Van Wyk, Switched ON Marketing
12:30 p.m.
Personal brand
John McKenzie, Entuse
1:00 p.m.
Everybody loves Raymond
Raymond Henderson, Keynote - Raymond Salon de Coiffure
2:00 p.m.
How to manage a business with ease
Andrew Wagg, Ministry of Economic Development
2:30 p.m.
Canterbury - where are we at and where are we going?
Peter Townsend, Chief Executive, Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce
3:00 p.m.
Survival strategy #1 - managing your cashflow
Stephen Caunter, Specialist Business Manager, The National Bank
3:30 p.m.
Manage your brand with adobe creative suite 4
Stephen Nichols, On behalf of Magnum Mac
4:00 p.m.
Marketing to retain and acquire customers
Andrew Healy,Business Consultant , On behalf of Printable Solutions
4:30 p.m.
Marketing your business online for free + Social media
Daniel Moore, Synergy IT
5:00 p.m.
Easy steps to make you more efficient and win work, Environmental Management systems
Kim Kellerher, Enviro - Mark
5:30 p.m.
Smart tools for tight times
Tony Waldegrave, Department of Labour
6:00 p.m.
How to maximise your sales
Business Coach , Action Coach
6:30 p.m.
Online customer satisfaction surveying
Graeme Harre, The Survey Company
7:00 p.m.
How to grow your business
Chris Matthews, The Open Polytechnic
Friday, 7 August 2009
9:30 a.m.
Motivating Staff to improve productivity
Chris Matthews, The Open Polytechnic
10:00 a.m.
Managing Cashflow - tips and tricks
Brent Bartram, BDO Spicers
10:30 a.m.
Touch the future now - IT is changing, are you?
Warwick Grey, HP - Aquire
11:00 a.m.
Get more bang for your marketing buck
Stephen Caunter, Specialist Business Manager, The National Bank
11:30 a.m.
Six Tips for your business survival and success in 2009
Stuart Bale, Xero
12:00 p.m.
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter - Have you caught the wave?
Jo Fife, Grow your business
12:30 p.m.
Don't just survive, Thrive!
Julian Smith, MYOB
1:00 p.m.
Life’s a blank canvas, paint your own masterpiece
Ross Hunter, Keynote - Harvey's Real Estate
2:00 p.m.
How to make word of mouth marketing work for you
Colin Kennedy , BNI
2:30 p.m.
Precise planning with key statistics
Mike Moore, General Manager Christchurch, Statistics New Zealand
3:00 p.m.
Managing risk in challenging times
Tania Dickie, Baycorp (NZ) Limited
3:30 p.m.
How to get customers to love you
Gerry Hassan, On behalf of Customer Experiences

The 2009 Seminar Series in Christchurch will be open for registration soon. Please feel free to email us if you have any particular topic requests admin@bizzone.com