Marc Astley, a well-known local journalist and news editor, is the latest trustee to join the board of Westbank Community Health and Care and says he’s on a mission to spread the word about the work of this fantastic, community charity.
As an experienced media professional and a former editor of the Exeter Express & Echo newspaper, Marc is well-placed to do this.
Our sister site The Exeter Daily has been shortlisted for a national newspaper award.
It is in the running for the coveted title of Digital News Service of the Year along with, among others, thesundaytimes.co.uk, metro.co.uk and guardian.co.uk.
The winner will be announced at a high profile event at the Hilton in London's Park Lane.
So I was at the Devon County Show today and I struck up a conversation with one of the traders. It turned out we both hailed from the same place.
He eventually asked me what I did for a living and when I said media and marketing he responded with: “Okay, give me your top three marketing tips”, which I did.
And whilst they are fresh in my mind I thought I’d share them through my...