What's on at TCE
Day one: Trade Show
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Trade Conference and Exhibition 2011 includes the only trade show in the UK that is dedicated to the student market, taking place from 10am on Tuesday 28 June 2011.
This much anticipated and long-standing trade show featured over 180 suppliers, both existing and new, giving you the opportunity to order some fantastic ‘on-the-day’ deals.
Take a look at just a few of the suppliers that attended.
Day two: Conference
Wednesday 29 June 2011
09:30 - 10:30am
Keynote Speaker
Graeme Wise,
Assistant Director of Policy
In this session, Graeme discussed the development of market-based policy in higher education and how it may shape the next five years and beyond, for diversity in the sector, student lifestyles and their learning experiences.
1:30pm
Plenary Session
Tom Salmon,
Marketing Manager, Leeds University Students' Union
Tom Salmon, Marketing Manager, Leeds University Union - Everyone is talking about the importance of social media, but how can it help commercial services?
Tom Salmon looked at how to align social tools with your business objectives and the importance of keeping it simple.
Follow him @tominleeds.
Informative sessions
This year we increased the amount of informative sessions and tailored them to your specific trading area.
Commercial
10:30am Informative Sessions 1
NUS Extra
Sharon Leeson, Head of Commercial Development, NUS Services
NUS Extra is growing to be one of the most important sources of income for Unions and there are many ways in which the NUS Extra team can help to develop your sales.
11:45-12:45 Informative Sessions 2
Events: Welcome Week & Freshers Fairs
Paul Parkes and Gemma Chance, University of Manchester Students' Union and University of Nottingham Students' Union
This is your chance to get your point heard in our panel debate on Welcome Week and Freshers Fairs. Let us know: what works, what doesn't and what you have learnt year-on-year.
2:30:pm Informative Sessions 3
Market research
Lizzie Bone Research Manager, NUS Services Research Department
This session provided information and advice on how to conduct research within your union based on recent case studies, and how to reap the benefits from results analysis.
3:30pm Informative Sessions 4
Finance
Emma Rowlands, Central Billing Manager, NUS Services Central Billing Department
This session provided a guide to retrospective payments. This covered the payments made for ROIG, KPP and brewed products followed by a Q&A session.
Licensed Trade
10:30am Informative Sessions 1
NUS Connect: new promotions and events
Andy Gilhooley & Fiona Knowles, NUS Services
NUS Connect has developed a new way of ordering promotions for licensed trade.
This session showed the online system in operation, discussed its use for your outlet and discussed suggestions for future developments.
11:45 - 12:45 Informative Sessions 2
Local Beer Matters
Nick Stafford,
Commercial and Finance Director, SIBA
The Society of Independent Brewers represents over 460 brewers in the UK, working with other trade organisations on behalf of the industry.
SIBA's main commercial activity is the highly successful Direct Delivery Scheme (DDS), which enables local brewers to sell their beers to national organisations.
In this session, Nick Stafford, Commercial Director of SIBA, explained why cask ale - particularly locally brewed cask ale - is bucking current market trends and how your bar could benefit from its success.
2:30pm Informative Sessions 3
Update on legislation
Graeme Cushion, Poppleston Allen
This session provided an update on current legislation.
3:30pm Informative Sessions 4
National Operational Focus Group
Andrew Rose & Ged Parker, NUS Services
An area operational focus group with a difference. This session provided a platform to collaborate with other unions from around the country to hear about developments in licensed trade, your outlets, and how to improve your offering.
Retail
10:30 Informative Sessions 1
Planograms and the consumer behaviour science behind them
Aidan Ingham, National Account Manager, Mars
This session highlighted the main benefits of implementing planograms and the consumer behaviour science that forms the basis on which they are created.
This session identified 'hot spots' within the display, and shares some best practice suggestions for creating impulse purchases.
11:45 - 12:45 Informative Sessions 2
International foods
Sandy Lathia, Asiana Limited
International students make up approximately 15% of our student market and many of which would like to be able to buy a range of products that their familiar with from their union store.
During this session, Asiana Foods talked you through the wide range of products available via Central Billing, explaining the types of products your overseas students will be looking for, which range to buy and how to display and promote the products in-store.
2:30pm Informative Sessions 3
National Operational Focus Group
Ged Parker, Cheryl Hackney and Sarah Tiernan, NUS Services
This Session discussed retail offering at this area operational focus group with a difference.
All staff from around the country came together to hear about developments in retail, talk about your retail offering and how to improve your offering by learning from each other.
3:30pm Informative Sessions 4
NUS Connect, new promotions and events
Andy Gilhooley and Fiona Knowles
This Session took a look at NUS Connect and how it has developed a new way of ordering promotions for your retail functions.
Catering
10:30 - 12:45 Informative Sessions 1 and 2
Catering Focus Group
Kim Haskins, NUS Services
This elongated session was the second Catering Focus Group of the year, and concentrated on the hot topic of ‘breakfast’.
It looked at the products and support available from suppliers as well as discussing the potential behind offering breakfast within your union. The Catering Focus Group is ideal for anyone involved in your union's catering service.
2:30pm Informative Sessions 3
NUS Connect, new promotions and events
Andy Gilhooley and Fiona Knowles
This session took a look at nusconnect.org.uk and how it has developed a new way of ordering promotions for your catering outlets.
3:30pm Informative Sessions 4
Kosher/Halal foods
Gerry Lucas and Masood Khawaja
This session provided information on Kosher and Halal foods for your union.