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Strategy and Digital Marketing: Volume or Precision?

Strategy and Digital Marketing: Volume or Precision?

Digital marketing has made it easier than ever to reach people. More impressions, more clicks, more leads, more emails, more content and more outreach can all be generated at extraordinary scale. But there is a strategic question leadership teams should ask before...

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Strategy and Digital Marketing: Volume or Precision?

Digital marketing has made it easier than ever to reach people. More impressions, more clicks, more leads, more emails, more content and more outreach can all be generated at extraordinary scale. But there is a strategic question leadership teams should ask before...

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Member News

Get Expo Ready with PB Signs!

Get Expo Ready with PB Signs!

We’re delighted to be exhibiting at this year’s Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Expo and can’t wait to meet fellow Chamber members on the day. Your exhibition stand is one of the most powerful marketing tools you have....

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COP28: An Overview

COP28: An Overview

COP 28 refers to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November until 12 December 2023. UN Climate Change conferences (or COPs) take place every year, and are the world’s only multilateral...

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Chair’s Report

Chair’s Report

I have just read a piece of research by Potter Spaces and Savills, highlighted by Sam Merrett – Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce’s Policy Executive – that I feel very nicely sums up the lack of smaller to medium size industrial spaces...

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Introducing ‘Where Next’ to Chamber Membership!

Established in 1984, Where Next is a local charity offering day services to young people and adults with learning disabilities enabling them to fulfil their potential.  This includes offering real life work placements through our community based social enterprises...

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Introducing ‘Where Next’ to Chamber Membership!

Introducing ‘Where Next’ to Chamber Membership!

Established in 1984, Where Next is a local charity offering day services to young people and adults with learning disabilities enabling them to fulfil their potential.  This includes offering real life work placements through our community based social enterprises...

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Secretary of State for the Environment Visits Herefordshire

Secretary of State for the Environment Visits Herefordshire

Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey visited Herefordshire today to meet with the farming community, representatives of the Herefordshire Council, Natural England, Environment Agency, the Welsh Government,...

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Inflation eases further but food prices remain high

Inflation eases further but food prices remain high

Inflation fell below double digits for the first time since August this morning (24/05), according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Inflation was 8.7% in April, down from 10.1% the previous month. However, despite the improvement, the figure is above the...

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Tariff fatigue has set in among UK businesses

Tariff fatigue has set in among UK businesses

New polling on the initial reaction to the Greenland tariff threat David Bharier, Head of Research, British Chambers of Commerce Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose tariffs on UK goods over Greenland has landed with less shock than exhaustion. New polling by the...

BCC News

Tariff fatigue has set in among UK businesses

New polling on the initial reaction to the Greenland tariff threat David Bharier, Head of Research, British Chambers of Commerce Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose tariffs on UK goods over Greenland has landed with less shock than exhaustion. New polling by the...

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Worcestershire News

Herefordshire News

Cosford finance event hailed a flyaway success

Cosford finance event hailed a flyaway success

More businesses from across the Marches have been urged to take advantage of a £350million funding programme to help them grow at a hugely successful event.   Around 60 people attended the event – staged by the British Business Bank and the Marches LEP at the RAF...

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Smaller Exporters Struggling To Make Headway

Smaller Exporters Struggling To Make Headway

The proportion of businesses reporting increased export orders sits at 25% in Q1 2026, compared with 31% in Q2 2018 There is a big split relating to the size of the business, with 23% of SMEs reporting increased orders, compared to 38% of larger firms....

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Speak Volumes Festival to Return Bigger Than Ever

Speak Volumes Festival to Return Bigger Than Ever

The organisers of this year’s Speak Volumes Festival are putting the finishing touches on plans for the three-day event but say there’s still room for artists and performers to sign up and take part. Taking place from Friday 29 to Sunday 31 May, the festival, which...

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