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  • David Baker posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 1 year, 5 months ago

    I organised a FREE ‘Demo’ evening @ Clark’s Crafts in Ramsbottom on Thursday 26th September and despite the monsoon type conditions, 32 budding artists attended the CWC demo by local artist Anthony Barrow. 

    All attendees received a ‘Goody’ bag with various W&N products and we had a free prize draw at the end of the evening. 

    There was special pricing on the evening promoting Cotman H/P’s, 8ml & 21ml.

    Over £500 was taken over the till on the evening, which was an excellent result.

    I also received excellent feed back from several of the attendees who thoroughly enjoyed the event.

    Clark’s were so pleased with the ‘Demo’ that they have booked Anthony for a 6 week course and this has filled already. He is very influential in the area and a very good advocate of W&N products so we can expect healthy sales increases when the course commences next month. 

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      Jane Beeston replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Love this David….what a great initiative and great way to not only increase sales but promote our brand 🙌👏👏…

    • Guy Peeke-Vout replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Well done, David! This is a brilliant initiative, and it’s great to see such strong engagement despite the weather. The turnout, sales, and positive feedback from attendees are fantastic results, and securing Anthony for a course shows the lasting impact of the event. Excellent brand building and great work with Clark’s Crafts — really well executed!…

    • Carlo Palombo replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Well done David, a great result. 👍…

    • Adrian Moorcroft replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Great work David. Worth all the effort from the pictures!…

    • Nicky Gallivan replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Fantastic David – Well done!! …

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      Martyn Symes replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Great work David.
      These events are crucial to our brand engagement with retailer and consumer. They are key in getting the brand positioning right on a artist to artist basis, and even more importantly getting the products in the hands of the consumer. …

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      Paul Parsons replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Tremendous turnout. Well done, David. It’s good to see these local events being so well supported.…

    • Anthony Taylor replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      A great result David and thank you for sharing. There is a huge amount of great work that is being done by you and the team in order to showcase our brands, drive consumer demand and ultimately increase and grow our sales and profit. Each and every one of these activations plays a part in delivering against our core pillars of Consumer First, of Brand Power and contributing to achieving the strongest possible UK Net Sales and EBIT. Congrats and well done. Best, Anthony.…

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      Steve Chamberlain replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Great to see the passion is still there David – well done!…

    • Shane Williams replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      Brilliant! Well done David…

  • Ashley Zarrelli posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 1 year, 5 months ago

    Having some fall fun in office today! Our resident artist (and teacher) Jimmy, led a great brand engagement session exploring color mixing using the Winsor & Newton professional watercolour range. If you’d like to try it at home you’ll need watercolor paper, brushes and:

    • Ultramarine Ash
    • Field’s Orange
    • Tyrian Purple
    • Aureolin Yellow
    • Ostwald Grey
    • Cinnabar Green
    • Viridian Hue

    Thanks to everyone who joined! 

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    Cris Cosgrave posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 1 year, 5 months ago

    This week, we were pleased to welcome Barbara Weyant, ACMI Executive Director, to Colart’s London hub. On her way to the ICPHSO 2024 International Symposium in Brussels, Barb made time to visit us, meet the Regulatory team, catch up with CSIO Sara, and be introduced to CEO Romain. We had productive discussions on the ACMI certification program, shared feedback on process improvements, and explored new ways ACMI can bring even more value to its members, including Colart.

    ACMI is the U.S. trade association that grants the ‘AP’ or ‘CL’ seals, ensuring compliance and safety for art materials in the U.S. market. Learn more at http://www.acmiart.org

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      Jasper Van der Wurff replied 1 year, 5 months ago

      akways useful to grow our relationships with institutions and associations. Well done Cris for developing a closer relationship with them, sounds like a very useful visit. …

  • Ashley Zarrelli posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 1 year, 5 months ago

    Hi all! Sharing a new influencer post supporting the Liquitex Bio Based range. Sarah Bidner highlights the new range while celebrating traditional Heavy Body and her favorite palette knife. Already has some great comments! Check it out or like/comment here: Sarah Bidner (@sarahmcdonaldartwork) • Instagram photos and videos

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  • Sally Marshall posted an update in the group Group logo of The WallThe Wall 1 year, 5 months ago

    Great to see everyone enjoying the fun of the SNAZAROO card game at the London Hub last week as part of our Halloween fun.  The card game is a new product development that stretches SNAZAROO into the toy category and encourages family bonding.  The NPD is perfect for a Christmas present, as all ages can get involved.  Thanks to everyone that came along for the fun filled session.  Here’s to many more.

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