UK VA Conference 2020 – your guide to #VACon20
After settling into the free VA Day kick-starter session VA Breakfast the UK VA Conference 2020 has compiled an agenda that will appeal to a whole range of Virtual Assistants and their skill levels – from start-up newcomer to established and successful Virtual Assistants. Please first ‘register now’ with The PA Show & then book your session(s) or day pass to save money!
Following on from the VA Breakfast Expert Panel debate around #SocialMediaVA – the value or not of social media for promoting a VA business, our theme for #VACon 20 is “Marketing 4 Sales”.
Far too often we all see good Virtual Assistants struggling to find new clients or going out of business because they can not build consistent revenue streams. ‘Feast or famine’ syndrome to describe the flow of business/revenues for small business owners is something that many SMEs struggle with and sadly, some do not survive.
To help the VA community, our spekears today will focus on elements that are core to helping any Virtual Assistant business progress and build effective marketing activities and improve revenue income.
The VACon20 session agenda:
Session One 10:15am #SpeakupVA – Speak up and win more clients!
Networking and Public Speaking are powerful tools that go hand in hand, and when used effectively can have a huge impact as a marketing activity to attract more clients.
Jenna is a serial networker and ex-broadcaster, with over 10 years experience as a public speaker in a variety of roles. Jenna will provide you with tips for making the most of opportunities to speak up, attract clients and make more impact in front of others.
Session speaker: Jenna Davies
Session Two 11:15am: #MyBrandVA – Brand or Bland – How important is your VA business name?
The panel will discuss and explore the pros and cons of business names, brands, logos etc., covering key elements of VA branding and naming issues.
The session will also cover opinions on Self Employed or Limited Company options, franchise relationships, Trademarks, Copyright, and their experiences of managing Intellectual Property in a VA business.
Our session panel includes:
Amanda Johnson, Joanne Manville, Rebecca Newenham + Panel Chair Gwen Backhouse
Session Three 12:15pm: #GDPRVA – Understanding how to make GDPR and your legal docs work for you
Leading multi-award winning lawyer, Suzanne, is a long term knowledge contributor to the Virtual Assistant profession, setting out much of the framework for the legal documents used by the UK VA professional today.
Suzanne is also a respected author and she will share her latest updates on the progress of GDPR – an essential topic that the VA Professional needs to do their best to fully understand.
Session speaker: Suzanne Dibble
Session Four 1:45pm: #DigitalVA – Digital Marketing – Climb Online with Mark Wright
Mark Wright, BBC Apprentice Winner 2014, will need little introduction!
Mark rarely holds back and he will share his latest leading edge views on what is hot and what is not, across a wide range of options in today’s world of digital marketing
Session speaker: Mark Wright
Free Session 2:45pm: UK VA Awards Announcements & presentations
UK Outstanding VA, UK Best Newcomer VA,
Virtual Assistant Voice Awards 2020
Session Five 3:30pm: #MakethesaleVA – Deal or No Deal – Closing the sale (and more)!
Marketing activities completed, and your prospects become clients – easy as that?
Not if you have a fear of selling; have yet to master negotiation skills; and don’t know what to charge?
Our expert panel will share their favourite tips for closing the deal and managing client expectations (and that should include complying with regulations – such as GDPR, AML, IR35 etc.)!
Expert Panel
Caroline Wylie, Gwen Backhouse, Joanne Hawkins Panel Chair: Amanda Johnson
Full profiles of all session speakers: https://www.vaconference.co.uk/speakers.htm
How to attend UK VA Conference:
Full VA Day Agenda: www.vaconference.co.uk/agenda.html
To attend the UK VA Conference, first ‘register now’ – it is FREE with https://www.thepashow.com/ and then as a registered visitor, please select the sessions you wish to attend or save with a “full day pass”.
Please note: with bookings to date, we expect to ‘sell-out’ all sessions, so don’t be disappointed, please book your sessions as soon as possible!
