Past Events
Building world class brands
an evening with Molson Coors
Carling, Grolsch, Coors Light and Cobra – just four of the major league beer brands marketed by Molson Coors (UK) in Burton, just half an hour down the road from Derby.
Creative businesses are invited to discover how this top-three UK brewing giant manages its brands and a £15 million pound marketing communications budget in a speech by Simon Pick, Molson Coors UK Marketing Communications Director.
Date
19th November 2009
Time
18:00
Location
Friar Gate Studios - Café bar
Simon – who prior to Molson Coors was Brand Manager for Fanta at Coca Cola – will be the special guest speaker at a free networking event on Thursday evening, 19th November at Derby’s Friar Gate Studios. The event is the latest in a series of highly popular free networking evenings hosted by Friar Gate Studios to support creative businesses in and around Derby.
Simon’s speech is strongly recommended for anyone working in marketing, branding, design and the creative industries. He will talk about how Molson Coors manages branding and integrated marketing communications programmes – from its massive sponsorship of football’s Carling Cup and the ‘100% British Barley’ advertising campaign, to smaller innovative initiatives such as the acclaimed ‘i-pint’ iPhone application. Simon will also discuss how it uses marketing to stay ahead in this hugely competitive consumer market sector.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to fgs@friargatestudios.co.uk so we can cater correctly for drink and snacks, which will be available at no cost. A selection of Molson Coors beers will be available for tasting on the night! Places may be limited for companies wishing to bring multiple members of staff.
The venue is Friar Gate Studios, Ford Street, Derby DE1 1EE. The evening will start at 6pm with Simon Pick speaking at 6.30pm for around 45 minutes including Q&A. Afterwards, guests will have the opportunity to continue networking until 9pm. We hope you can join us!
Building a world-class arts business outside London –
an evening with Phil Tregoning
With a reputation for exhibiting and selling some of the finest paintings and sculptures outside London, Phil Tregoning has been amongst the most influential forces in contemporary art in the Midlands for more than 20 years.
Artists and creative businesses are invited to hear Phil speak on 31st March at Derby’s Friar Gate Studios, where he has recently established his new online and events-based arts business Tregoning Contemporary.
Date
31st March 2010
Time
18:00 - 21:00
Location
Friar Gate Studios - Café bar
Phil will talk about his adventures working in the arts, nurturing and promoting more than 150 artists, and building a business which has demystified the arts buying experience for savvy buyers and the general public alike. An engaging and candid speaker, Phil will talk about his decision to close his celebrated gallery in Derby’s Iron Gate and rebuild the foundations of his growing business online. He will explain why he believes that regardless of whether you build a business in retail or online, success stems from one thing - understanding the customer and taking them on a ‘journey to the purchase’.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to fgs@friargatestudios.co.uk. There will be a charge of £5 per person payable on the evening to cover drinks and snacks. The venue is Friar Gate Studios, Ford Street, Derby DE1 1EE. The evening will start at 6pm with Phil Tregoning speaking at 6.30pm for around 45 minutes including Q&A. Afterwards, guests will have the opportunity to continue networking until 9pm and view a selection of artworks displayed in the Studios. We hope you can join us!
For more about Tregoning Contemporary see www.tregoningfineart.com.
Innovation by Design - an evening with Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic Airways is one of the UK´s strongest brands, a highly innovative business where great design is not just a nice-to-have: it´s a vital source of competitive differentiation.
Creative business managers will have the opportunity to learn more about design at the airline in a speech by Virgin Atlantic senior designer Paul Edwards in Derby on Thursday evening 16th July. The free networking event will take place at Friar Gate Studios and is open to anyone interested in design.
Date
16th July 2009
Time
18:00
Location
Friar Gate Studios
Paul works in the company´s in-house design team, which together with external agencies, manages all aspects of design for the airline, including interiors, service concepts, airport lounge architecture and uniforms. Paul will explain how, in a customer-focused business like Virgin Atlantic, excellent design sits at the heart of the business, and is fundamentally linked to all aspects of marketing, customer service, operations and engineering design.
Paul will talk about the company´s Upper Class Suite, the longest flat-bed and seat in the airline industry and winner of 12 design awards. He will explain how the team sought inspiration for its design from outside the airline industry, and how this project and others are managed.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to fgs@friargatestudios.co.uk so we can cater correctly for drink and snacks, which will be available at no cost. Places may be limited for companies wishing to bring multiple members of staff.
The evening will start at 6pm with Paul Edwards speaking at 6.30pm for around 50 minutes including Q&A. Afterwards, guests will have the opportunity to continue networking until 9pm. We hope you can join us.
Creative businesses vs. the recession
4 Derby creatives compare notes
Date
6th May 2009
Time
18:00
Location
Friar Gate Studios
Event Details
Creative business managers are invited to attend a free social evening at Derby’s Friar Gate Studios and find out how four very different creative businesses are facing up to the challenges of the global downturn.
The evening is the first in a new series of events being hosted by Friar Gate Studios, offering creatives the chance to catch up with colleagues, identify opportunities and learn from their peers. It’s open to anyone working in the creative sector such as designers, artists, photographers, writers, musicians and marketeers.
The evening will feature a Q&A session with:
- Bob Betts, managing director of 150 year-old clockmakers and urban art creators, Smith of Derby
- Mike Bradley, managing editor of recently established Eat Magazines Ltd, publishers of Derby’s only food magazine and organisers of the forthcoming Derby Restaurant Awards
- Matthew Montague, managing director and principal architect of Derby’s well established and award-winning architects, Matthew Montague Architects
- Chris Redshaw, owner-manager of Revolver Revolver, an ambitious young creative design, illustration, web and multimedia agency based in Derby’s Banks’ Mill
Each panellist will talk openly about their own efforts to make the best of the current hard times, covering a range of vital small business issues including - generating new business, marketing, developing products, customer service, managing money and much more. The panel will be moderated by small business marketing consultant, Patrick Welsh, who is also working with Friar Gate Studios to produce this event.
Attendance, drinks and snacks are all free for creative business owners and their staff. Please RSVP as soon as possible to fgs@friargatestudios.co.uk so we can cater correctly for food and drink.
The evening will start at 6pm; the panel will take place from 6.30pm to approx 7.30pm; and guests will have the opportunity to continue networking until 9pm. We hope you can join us.
Trash Website Launch
Celebrating the launch of www.trashrevamp.co.uk. Trash promotes the creations of artists & designers working in recycled & reclaimed materials.
Featuring fashion designers to jewellers, joiners to knitters this truely inspiring collection is a must see for all arts & crafts lovers & those with a passion for all things 'green'!
Trash are always on the look out for more talented creatives, think you may want to get involved? Come along and meet the team!
Booking
No need to book, this is an open event.
Date
31st July 2009
Time
10:00 - 16:00
Location
Friar Gate Studios - Café bar
