MARKETING provides the topic for the March meeting of the Kirklees branch of the Federation of Small Businesses.

A panel of marketing experts will share their experiences with FSB members at the meeting, which takes place at 7.30pm next Tuesday at the Briar Court Hotel, Birchencliffe.

The panel has expertise in areas including online marketing, social media, market research, direct mail, public relations and advertising and much more.

The speakers, who will also take part in an open discussion, will be Robert Healey, mid-Yorkshire chairman of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and sales director at Phase 1; former CIM chairman and business development manager at SMileS Andy Earnshaw; chartered marketer and marketing consultant at CIM Tutor Rob Watson; and chartered marketer and marketing account manager at Engage Mutual Assurance Claire Collins.

Email davidcramp @taxassist.co.uk for a booking form.

The February meeting, which was well-attended by members from Kirklees and Calderdale, was a talk by Ian Smith from the Business Crime Reduction Centre.