Folkestone Town Team are constantly looking at new projects that can benefit the businesses of Folkestone. Here are some of our past projects:
Projects
Town Team Business Recognition Awards
Folkestone Town has some great independent businesses doing things that the Folkestone Town Team believe deserve some recognition.
The categories included everything from customer service to website to décor and displays.
Full details will be released in early 2020 for the Winners of the 2019 awards.
Dan Sanguiseppe, Hotelier
The categories included everything from customer service to website to décor and displays.
Full details will be released in early 2020 for the Winners of the 2019 awards.
Dan Sanguiseppe, Hotelier
Sleeping giant media GC
Digital Highstreet Picture
June 2019
In June 2019 the GIANT Campus in partnership with the Folkestone Town Team, delivered two free Digital Marketing workshops aimed at the independent businesses in Folkestone Town Centre, High Street and Creative Quarter to help them bridge the gap in how they use digital marketing to support their high street presence.
The workshops were well attended and delivered tangible benefits to the businesses that attended. Businesses were shown the tools and priorities to effect immediate change to their activity, resulting in immediate growth for their businesses both online and in the real world.
Giant Campus would really like to continue helping local independent businesses to learn and thrive. Please contact us via email on folkestonetownteam@hotmail.com to let us know of any struggles or queries you might have in your business. We are sure you won't be the only ones so it would be great to be aware of how we might be able to help in the future.
November 2019
Following the successful Digital Marketing workshops offered to local independent businesses back in June 2019, one business owner, Colin White of The Quartermasters in Folkestone has seen his new knowledge really help him increase the awareness of his shop on the Old High Street on the world wide web, not only through his website but use of social media too. Take a look to find out how ...
https://www.sleepinggiantmedia.co.uk/the-quarter-masters/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=fb_casestudycomments&fbclid=IwAR3eXOJPwd279R3H5_VfPgVPYKp39vxI1IH8XU2XmvhBR9HtkLqlvbNw8zM
Ant Klokkou, Digital Professor
In June 2019 the GIANT Campus in partnership with the Folkestone Town Team, delivered two free Digital Marketing workshops aimed at the independent businesses in Folkestone Town Centre, High Street and Creative Quarter to help them bridge the gap in how they use digital marketing to support their high street presence.
The workshops were well attended and delivered tangible benefits to the businesses that attended. Businesses were shown the tools and priorities to effect immediate change to their activity, resulting in immediate growth for their businesses both online and in the real world.
Giant Campus would really like to continue helping local independent businesses to learn and thrive. Please contact us via email on folkestonetownteam@hotmail.com to let us know of any struggles or queries you might have in your business. We are sure you won't be the only ones so it would be great to be aware of how we might be able to help in the future.
November 2019
Following the successful Digital Marketing workshops offered to local independent businesses back in June 2019, one business owner, Colin White of The Quartermasters in Folkestone has seen his new knowledge really help him increase the awareness of his shop on the Old High Street on the world wide web, not only through his website but use of social media too. Take a look to find out how ...
https://www.sleepinggiantmedia.co.uk/the-quarter-masters/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=fb_casestudycomments&fbclid=IwAR3eXOJPwd279R3H5_VfPgVPYKp39vxI1IH8XU2XmvhBR9HtkLqlvbNw8zM
Ant Klokkou, Digital Professor
Folkestone pop up shop
This project was previously run in 2015 successfully positioned in Guildhall Street.
The purpose of setting up a pop-up shop in the town is to provide a space for anyone currently running a business from home who wants to test their business in a retail environment without long term contracts and big financial commitments.
Folkestone Town Team are currently on the look out for a new space, ideally located anywhere on Sandgate Road to set up another pop-up shop. The team leading this project have a list of people interested in taking up spaces when a location is found.
Can you help us with a property? Are you the landlord of an empty premises? Project lead Ray Johnson would be happy to hear from anyone that may be interested in helping with this.
Ray Johnson, Director
The purpose of setting up a pop-up shop in the town is to provide a space for anyone currently running a business from home who wants to test their business in a retail environment without long term contracts and big financial commitments.
Folkestone Town Team are currently on the look out for a new space, ideally located anywhere on Sandgate Road to set up another pop-up shop. The team leading this project have a list of people interested in taking up spaces when a location is found.
Can you help us with a property? Are you the landlord of an empty premises? Project lead Ray Johnson would be happy to hear from anyone that may be interested in helping with this.
Ray Johnson, Director
Empty Shop Windows
The members of Folkestone Town Team have initiated a project to try and fill the windows of empty shops in the town with bright designs providing tourist information and highlighting other parts of the town to encourage visitors to stay longer and visit more of Folkestone. This could be a vinyl or even a digital screen.
The aim of this work was to help empty properties look more appealing to businesses wanting to locate in the town and for the town to look busy and vibrant. It is felt that Folkestone has a number of amazing places including the Lower Leas Coastal Park, the Warren, the Old High Street and the Leas just to name a few and a vinyl on an empty property will be able to point visitors in the direction of these attractions.
We are also looking into an idea of putting a digital screen and displaying videos of these destinations.
We have a local designer on stand by who is happy to put the artwork together and local businesses wanting to sponsor the artworks, we just need landlords who are happy for displays to be put up.
Can you help us with a property? Are you the landlord of an empty premises? Are you willing to sponsor £500 towards the project? Project lead Kris Foster would be happy to hear from anyone that may be interested in helping with these initiative.
Kris Foster, Motis Estates
The aim of this work was to help empty properties look more appealing to businesses wanting to locate in the town and for the town to look busy and vibrant. It is felt that Folkestone has a number of amazing places including the Lower Leas Coastal Park, the Warren, the Old High Street and the Leas just to name a few and a vinyl on an empty property will be able to point visitors in the direction of these attractions.
We are also looking into an idea of putting a digital screen and displaying videos of these destinations.
We have a local designer on stand by who is happy to put the artwork together and local businesses wanting to sponsor the artworks, we just need landlords who are happy for displays to be put up.
Can you help us with a property? Are you the landlord of an empty premises? Are you willing to sponsor £500 towards the project? Project lead Kris Foster would be happy to hear from anyone that may be interested in helping with these initiative.
Kris Foster, Motis Estates
If you have any ideas of initiatives that you would like to be involved in then please do not hesitate to contact us.
