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Hello and welcome!

THANK YOU for visiting the Passionate Media website.

We aim to keep this site regularly updated with news about what we are up to and how we are helping our clients.

You can click on the navigation bar above to read about our different services, find testimonials from customers or case studies about our work.

We look forward to hearing from you!
Carol Garrington, marketing director.

Freshen up your Facebook page

WANT a unique and attention-grabbing Facebook page? We can help you keep up to date with changes needed as directed by the social media behemoth.

To make the most of your new timeline, certain areas can be designed to match your company's branding and to promote offers or key messages.

Option 1

Design of cover photo, profile picture and tab icons - £99 plus VAT

Option 2

Design of cover photo, profile picture, tab icons and splash page which can include images, text and links - £199 + VAT

Call us on 01543 468621 or email Kim for more information.

Can your business ignore Pinterest?

By Louis Duffy and Terri-Anne Whitehouse, Passionate Media social media apprentices.

Is there a corner of the internet where you won't currently find someone extolling the virtues of Pinterest? Apparently people spend more time here than on Twitter, Linkedin and Google+ put together.

Debates about copyright and well, what the point is, have sprung up  very quickly, just as the site tops 11 million users. Pinterest looks cute and it seems like fun, there's no doubt about that. Most of the users are women. From a personal point of view, it could be pretty addictive. It's all about 'pinning up' images you love - say home interiors, food, art, design, you name it...

Pinterest is being touted as an excellent place to sell stuff - and better than Facebook:

New bite-size social media workshops

We've been running popular sessions for businesses in social media for around three years.

Now we've launched a series of new workshops in easy to digest chunks. They cover subjects including marketing know-how, blogging, facebook and twitter for business.

You can find out more about these sessions on our training page.

 

Find out more about social media apprentices

More Staffordshire firms are needed for a pioneering apprenticeship programme creating much-needed employment for young people, and helping businesses make the most of social media marketing.

Interested companies are invited to find out more on Friday, January 27, at the Roman Way Hotel in Cannock.

SSC Learning from Hednesford and Passionate Media, based in Bridgtown, have joined forces to offer the apprenticeship scheme which is about to begin its second programme of trainees.

Staffs firms needed to help boost youth employment programme

More Staffordshire firms are needed for a pioneering new apprenticeship programme which is creating much-needed employment for young people, and helping businesses make the most of social media marketing.

Cannock companies SSC Learning from Hednesford and Passionate Media, based in Bridgtown, have joined forces to offer the apprenticeship scheme which is about to begin its second programme of trainees.

Training specialists SSC Learning are now looking for local businesses interested in taking on an apprentice to handle their digital marketing. Throughout their apprenticeship, the young people will receive training and support from media specialists, Passionate Media.

The first round of eleven apprentices, who are aged 16-19, were taken on in September, and are already achieving great results for their employers. Each of their places cost around £2,500 to £4,500, and are funded by the Government’s Skills Funding Agency. 

The apprentices and their employers, along with representatives from SSC and Passionate Media are holding a presentation to businesses on January 13, to help show interested firms just how much can be gained by taking on an apprentice.

The second programme, due to begin in early January, has 15 new apprentices now seeking employers, six of whom are aged between 19 and 24.

Thrifty Christmas ideas prove hit for The Square’s competition winner

An innovative Midlands artist offering customers a ‘home-made’ Christmas has been making the most of the opportunity given to her when she won a rent-free shop at Birmingham’s The Square shopping centre.

Craftsperson Cassandra Jovic from Moseley says the credit crunch, and shoppers’ desire to give something truly unique this year has given her business, Crunched Gifts, a huge boost.

She was given the chance to cash in on the festive period after winning a competition earlier in the year, run by the Square shopping centre, to run a pop-up shop in the city centre location, rent-free until Christmas.

Table-toppers net sponsorship from Park Inn Hotel

We were delighted to see our clients, the Park Inn Hotel York, have agreed to sponsor a local football team who have yet to be beaten this season.

The city centre hotel is hoping their support will help prolong the unbeaten run of Rawcliffe FC’s under-19 football team and keep them at the top of the table.

The Park Inn by Radisson York has provided the team with training tops, and is allowing the 15-strong squad to train free-of-charge at the hotel’s impressive gym facilities on a Saturday.

Park Inn by Radisson announces £1 million refurb for York hotel

Exciting times ahead for the Park Inn by Radisson York after it announced plans today to invest £1million on refurbishing all 74 bedrooms in the hotel’s Garden Court. 

The work, which gets under way on Monday (21st) will take around four months to complete and will see the 74 guestrooms get a fresh and stylish new look.  The work will include new decor, furniture and soft furnishings in both the bedroom and bathroom.

“We are delighted to announce the next chapter of our substantial investment plans for the hotel.  Upon completion of this work, our entire room stock will have been upgraded and will provide our guests with the full Park Inn by Radisson experience – offering a fresh and reliable place to stay at a good value for money rate” said Adrian Pickard, District Director Park Inn by Radisson UK

York hotel helps Lions boost funds

If you are visiting York at the end of the month, the St Nicholas' Fayre sounds like its well-worth a visit - and you could look out for Carol and her team from the Park Inn by Radisson, who is helping out Santa.

Each year, the Minster Lions take Santa and his sleigh along to the event, to hand out sweets to the youngsters and help collect money to fund their charity work.

Businessman plans to turn scrap into cash for Compton

A Wolverhampton car dealer is hoping to raise cash for Compton Hospice by turning scrapped cars into cash, after a serious illness gave him a big wake-up call.

Onkar Sunner, who owns OSS Car Sales Ltd in Wednesfield Road,  said though only 39, a serious bout of appendicitis left him thinking about how he would cope if he had a life-threatening illness, and his thoughts turned to Compton Hospice.