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During August 2017, William Allender, 15, from Bradfield School completed six days of work with CQ Strategic Marketing. William’s work experience was part of the Cutlers’ Ambassadors programme run by The work-wise Foundation, which gives 13-16 year olds work experience during the summer holidays. William accompanied Jackie Cook to four client premises including Rollem in Tankersley, Barnsley, LBBC Group of companies in Stanningley, Leeds, Red Dog Lining in Barnsley and Newburgh Precision in Rotherham.

Whilst working with CQ Strategic Marketing, William has been involved in scheduling regular social media content for various clients. He has also worked on three news articles where he has written about his experience with the Cutlers’ Ambassadors and Summer Academy programme and the skills he has learnt on work experience. He has then worked on the work-wise website where he edited the page and inserted his two articles under the news category. He has the worked with Red Dog Linings, helping conduct market research to identify the correct contact with the target organisation.

William said  “I’ve understood what is takes to manage and grow your own business and learnt many valuable skills which will be useful in later life. This experience has opened my eyes to what it is like to operate in a working environment and has given me a wider understanding of the marketing sector. This experience was extremely beneficial and will be most helpful in preparing me for the world of work.”

Jackie Cook, Managing Director said “William has assisted in updating client social media accounts, updated ours and a clients’ website with additional content. He has assisted in preparing press releases for Summer Academy and work experience programs and has undertaken market research for one of the clients.  He has attended and contributed to business meetings in a professional, respectful and appropriate manner. William has shown initiative, good timekeeping skills and has followed instructions extremely well, picking things up quickly and asking questions where appropriate. He has got on well in our small team and with our clients and contacts.” 

As CQ Strategic Marketing marks 5 years since founder, Jackie Cook left employment to set up the marketing consultancy.

Exciting things are happening! The business continues to expand and we’re delighted to be moving to our new offices in Rotherham at Moorgate Crofts Business Centre.

This means we’ll be closer to the majority of our clients, offering you a more responsive service, and much reduced travelling times for us!

Why not come and visit us?!

Moorgate Crofts Business Centre is a state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly building providing managed small office business units.

It is an award-winning and iconic building situated in the business district on the outskirts of Rotherham town centre. It incorporates many sustainable features, including a green roof, the first of its kind in Yorkshire, where the spacious conference rooms are located with spectacular views across Rotherham, Sheffield and beyond.

CQ Strategic Marketing, CQ 4 Small Biz and CQ Marketing Academy will be exhibiting at the Get Up to Speed exhibition on Wednesday 26th April 2017 at Magna, Rotherham.  Attendees will have the chance to meet Jackie Cook and Claire Rooney on the day and book a free two hour marketing review with Chartered Marketer, Managing Director, Jackie Cook.

Get up to Speed is a chance to see some of the UK’s most exciting engineering inventions, and network with the people who design, build and operate them! Speak to businesses, inventors, apprentices and education providers about the future of engineering, at this showcase event!

To find out more and book your free place to attend the event please click here .

Following exponential growth over the past year, CQ Strategic Marketing Ltd has moved to larger premises and recruited a Marketing Manager, to look after a growing portfolio of new clients in manufacturing and professional services.

With turnover set to double this year, it was only fitting that the office space, based at Westthorpe Business Centre, doubled in size to allow for Claire Rooney’s arrival as Marketing Manager and to accommodate the company’s commitment to the next generation of marketers, with intern and placement opportunities for Sheffield Hallam University, Peter Jones’ Academy and Sheffield Springs Academy students.

Alongside team growth and the continued client success, CQ Strategic Marketing has launched new services in CQ Bid Management and rebranded their training offering as the CQ Marketing Academy, supporting marketing professionals and aspiring students to achieve their marketing career ambitions. CQ Strategic Marketing is set to expand their range of workshops and bespoke company coaching, over the coming months.

Jackie Cook, Managing Director, comments, “Our growth has been impressive and to organically expand with the business was the obvious decision. Claire has many years’ experience in business, particularly in business development and marketing and will work alongside me developing client relationships and managing a range of new client accounts. It’s been an exciting few months, with our new office accommodating interns and student placements, and we only expect our growth to continue into our strongest year yet in 2017”.

Our MD, Jackie Cook has been shortlisted for Forward Ladies awards, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and Scotland in the Start Up Category.

In announcing the results for Yorkshire & Humber, North East and Scotland, Griselda Togobo, Managing Director of Forward Ladies said: “This has been a fantastic year for women; we continue to start, grow and run high profile successful companies. We have been surprised and delighted by the number and calibre and diversity of the applications we have received, and look forward to celebrating their success.

Now in its seventh year, the Awards have grown from being purely regional into one of the most prestigious events in the calendar for professional women. The organisation, founded in 1999, supports women in their professional lives and celebrates and champions the role of women in the workplace.

The applicants are invited to attend the regional final at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne on 14 October. CQ Strategic Marketing wishes all the finalists the best of luck.

During August 2016, Jennie Grice (15) from Sheffield Springs Academy in Sheffield has completed a week’s work experience with CQ Strategic Marketing. Jennie’s work experience was part of the Summer Camp programme run by The work-wise Foundation, which gives 14 – 18 year olds work experience during the summer holidays supported by two days of employability skills induction. Jennie had the opportunity to go to places such as LBBC Technologies and their sister company LBBC Beechwood in Leeds, Rollem in Barnsley, and Newburgh Precision in Rotherham. During this time, Jennie attended a meeting about the annual Get up to Speed (GUTS) careers showcase on Wednesday, with discussions around how to improve the GUTS event and promotion, along with sharing ideas about Get up to Speed 2017.

Jennie Grice said “Working with CQ Strategic Marketing for five days showed me how the real world and the world of work is, and has taught me many things, one being time management and making sure I’m organised for the big day ahead.”

During her work experience Jennie helped update the company’s marketing database, created content for and updated client social media accounts, helped update content onto a new client website, wrote copy for CQ’s news pages and prepared copy for a client press release from basic notes on the case studies and forthcoming event.

Jackie Cook, Managing Director said “Jennie has proved a useful asset to our company this week getting involved in a range of client work under guidance from Claire and myself.  She has got involved in everything from admin to updating website content. She has been professional, willing to learn and interested in finding out more.  The work-wise team have provided a good opportunity for our business to gain extra help and provide an engaging real insight into the world of work for these students, I’d be happy to support them in the future.”

Janice Richardson from work-wise commented ‘Young people who dedicate part of their summer holiday to gain experiential learning about the world of work demonstrate, beyond a shadow of doubt, that they will make excellent employees in the future. Jennie along with other Summer Campers have excelled in their commitment. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with these young people, they should be very proud of themselves. A massive thank you to all the local employers like CQ. Strategic Marketing who volunteer their time and resources to help young people better prepare for the transition into work.”

For more details about Summer Camp please click here.

CQ Strategic Marketing and CQ 4 Small Biz will be exhibiting at the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber means Business event on Thursday 15th September 2016, from 9am to 3pm at the Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley.  Attendees will have chance to meet a number of the specialist marketing and business support team on the day and book a free 1/2 day marketing review with Chartered Marketer, Managing Director, Jackie Cook.

The event, which was launched 4 years ago, has continued to grow and 2016 will see the biggest one yet as we move to Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley. Over 50 Chamber members will be exhibiting in the Chamber of Commerce Legends Lounge and across the hospitality areas of Oakwell, plus FREE seminars which are due to take place in the Premier Lounge at various times throughout the day.

To find out more and book your free place to attend the event please visit the website.

http://www.chambermeansbusiness.co.uk/

During the Easter Holidays in March, Chloe Ireland, 18, a 1st year Marketing, Communications and Advertising student from Sheffield Hallam University has completed one week’s work experience with CQ Strategic Marketing. Chloe accompanied Managing Director, Jackie Cook, to three client premises including Rollem in Tankersley, Barnsley, LBBC Group of companies in Stanningley, Leeds and Newburgh Precision in Rotherham.

CQ Strategic Marketing provides marketing strategy, planning, coaching and practical support tailored to the individual business. Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire they provide ongoing support or one off projects to SME’s and business support organisations in local, national and international markets.

Jackie Cook, Managing Director of CQ Strategic Marketing said “Chloe has really added value to our team during her week’s experience.  Professional in her approach in client meetings, producing work of a high standard efficiently. She shows real commitment to a career in marketing.”

Rollem has developed an international reputation as leading print finishing equipment suppliers. They are renown for quality, productivity and reliability in their print finishing machines. Whilst at Rollem, Chloe spent the morning in the client’s office, managing their social media accounts, developing skills on Hootsuite. She also undertook market research and built a database of target clients for Rollem using her skills on Excel.

On Tuesday, Chloe attended a meeting with LBBC Beechwood about planning their presence at the national trade show, Subcon 2016. Alongside this, she also attended a meeting with the Managing Director of LBBC Group of companies about the branding of their new company; LBBC Resomation.

Newburgh Precision is a manufacturer of precision machined and fabricated engineering components and assemblies for all industrial sectors across the UK and overseas. Chloe accompanied Managing Director, Jackie Cook, to her office at Newburgh Precision’s premises.

During Chloe’s work experience, she also managed CQ Strategic Marketing, CQ 4 Small Biz and CQ Marketing Academy’s social media accounts, as well as creating target databases for CQ Strategic Marketing and CQ 4 Small Biz, gathering data of potential targets across the UK. She also produced directions to CQ Strategic Marketing’s new offices in Durham, Leeds and Birmingham for the company website and brochure. Chloe also updated the Brand Guidelines manual for CQ Strategic Marketing, now that the company has grown into four different brands, which involved updating many different documents and collating standards into one document.

Chloe Ireland said “This experience has given me a wider understanding of the marketing industry and has taught me many valuable skills in aspects such as managing marketing though social media, the development of brand guidelines, and putting together target databases. Not only this but by spending the week with Jackie, I have seen partly what it takes to manage a growing business”.

CQ Strategic Marketing, CQ Bid Management, CQ 4 Small Biz and CQ Marketing Academy will be exhibiting at the Get Up to Speed exhibition on Wednesday 20th April 2016 at Magna, Rotherham.  Attendees will have the chance to meet a number of the specialist marketing and business support team on the day and book a free two hour marketing review with Chartered Marketer, Managing Director, Jackie Cook.

Get up to Speed is a chance to see some of the UK’s most exciting engineering inventions, and network with the people who design, build and operate them! Speak to businesses, inventors, apprentices and education providers about the future of engineering, at this showcase event!

To find out more and book your free place to attend the event please click here .