Year: 2015

Fathers Day, Blogging and local Ballymena Businesses

At Ballymena Today we are passionate about promoting local Ballymena Businesses. That is why we have put together our own fathers day gift guide featuring gifts which are suitable from all budgets, and all types of dads. We picked great businesses from our town and nearby which offer great products and services and shared them here on our blog and have been excited to see others share our article online through twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. As the Ballymena Today article is shared online and by word of mouth the more and more people are being encouraged to support our local Ballymena Businesses....

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Ballymena Bookclub – The Paying Guests

This month Ballymena Bookclub, which meets in Waterstones in the Fairhill Shopping centre, will be reading The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. If you are looking for a good read this weekend then read on! Having just read two Irish authors back to back the bookclub decided to pick something form Sarah Waters, the award winning author who has seen several of her books made into television adaptations. The Paying Guests was voted as The Sunday Times Fiction Book of the Year. Ballymena Bookclub – The Paying Guests It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned, the...

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You and Your Customers

Your Customers have all the power There has never been a time when customers are more likely to share their experiences with your business online, on Facebook, Twitter and on blogs. The product they bought, the service they received, your premises… everything is up for scrutiny and ready to be shared with the masses. Customer service is important That’s a no-brainer right? In the busyness of retail or in many other businesses, this is hard to get right 100% of the time. There are no easy quick fixes, we all need to work hard to get this right. If you get it wrong prepare to be mentioned online. How will you respond? Your business can be more visible We’ve been banging this drum about your business being online, using social media and engaging with a growing audience. If you don’t take control of what is being said about you online, your customers just might do it for you, which is great if it’s positive… but not so great if they have criticisms. Marketing your business is free You can promote, market and build an audience of potential customers for free. It may not be straight-forward to build a big audience on social media, it will take time and energy but, you and your customers can connect for free in more ways and with more effect now than at any...

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Fathers Day Gift Guide – Ballymena Part 2

Here at Ballymena Today we have already shared local businesses where you can buy the perfect Fathers day gift. We featured the perfect presents for adventurous and sporty dads but if you still need some help then take a look at these other local gift suggestions. See the first part of our Ballymena Today Fathers Day gift guide here. Stylish Dad If you think that your dad would rather have something a little more classy that he can treasure forever then head to Robert Adair Jewellers on Mill Street in Ballymena where you can choose for a variety of...

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Fathers Day Gift Guide – Ballymena Part 1

In Ballymena there are lots of Fathers Day gift options which you can pick up from local Ballymena businesses. So you can get your present in town and support of local Ballymena businesses at the same time! Here are some presents which we have put on our shopping list and that we thing your dad would love. Adventurer Dad If you dad loves nothing more than escaping to the great outdoors then we reckon that he should appreciate a new pair of walking boots from Outdoor Adventure on Church Street in Ballymena. These Merrell boots come recommended, and while you...

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