Bill Imber – The Voorhees Nightmares It was winter and Sean Voorhees was daydreaming about being on holiday. He couldn’t help but think about being somewhere hot and warm as he shivered in his living room debating whether or not to put the heating on. A year ago, he wouldn’t have had to think about…
When bad marketing choices can be a bit of a burger A few weeks ago, my home town of Glossop went crazy with the news that they were filming an advert on one of the local housing estates where I grew up. At the local recreation ground, just a couple of hundred yards from where…
NMTF launch National Youth Market Applications are open for the fifth National Youth Market, organised by one of the two main market bodies the NMTF. The National Youth Market is in partnership with Manchester Markets, and is heralded as a celebration of young entrepreneurship on our national markets, festivals and fairs. The event takes place…
NABMA appoints new Chief Executive Hilary Paxman has been appointed to succeed Graham Wilson as NABMA’s Chief Executive Hilary has a long career in the Civil Service, working first at the heart of Government in the Cabinet Office where she worked closely with Ministers on key policy challenges of the day, including social exclusion, better…
Market video competition with £500 prize Young people who can capture the essence of doing business on Portobello and Golborne Road Market on video could be in with a chance of winning one of two prizes worth £500 each. The two competitions are organised by the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) and the…
Weekend market bonanza in Bolton Bolton Markets will be sharing the love this Saturday (May 20), with a feast of cookery demos, prizes and fun for all the family. The Love Your Local Market (LYLM) campaign is in full swing in Bolton. And on Sunday there will be an Artisan Market at Heaton Fold, with…
Penkridge Market to Host Youth Market Penkridge Market has announced today that it will be participating in the high profile Love your Local Market campaign and hosting a special Youth Market on Wednesday 31st May. The initiative, which starts on the 17th May, is led by the National Association of British Market Authorities, with full…
Right insurance for the right market I am an online retailer and want to try retailing for a while at markets. Do I need insurance as a market trader too? Technically you don’t unless you have employees although it would be a poor business practice not to. Also, most markets will not let you trade…
www.adamcorbally.co.uk I went for a few beers last weekend and saw an old mate from School. He was sat in the same corner of the same boozer that he had been in since I started drinking …. aged 18 of course! So, last week, being my 38th Birthday, in a way made it a good…
The Prime Minister’s announcement of a General Election on the 8th June caught many people unawares and prompted a review of the Markets Manifesto promoted by NABMA and NMTF prior to the 2015 General Election. Our Markets Manifesto highlighted five major issues and, as a starting point, it is worthwhile reflecting on the issues covered in…