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Founder of Chelmsford based Beanstalk Marketing delivers cheque of £31,340.99 to the Bliss Fundraising Team

 

Gavin Burt, the founder and co-Director of Chelmsford based Beanstalk Marketing handed Bliss, the special care baby charity, a cheque for £31,340.99 on Thursday 19 January at Bliss’ HQ in London. Gavin fundraised for the charity by taking on the Three Peak Challenge last year; a non-stop attempt to reach the summits of Ben Nevis, Scaffell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours.

 

 

 

L to R Amy Taylor, Frances Llewellin, Gavin Burt, Abby Clyndes and Julie Lanham-Hathaway

80,000 babies are born premature or sick in the UK every year and in need of specialist care. Bliss exists to ensure that all babies born too soon, too small or too sick in the UK have the best possible chance of survival and of reaching their full potential.

Gavin, who lives in Chelmsford, organised teams to take part using contacts through networking group BNI (an organisation that helps businesses in a local area to develop). Gavin co-ordinated nine teams, from across the UK, with over 60 people taking part in the challenge, as well as fundraising including a glittering charity ball sponsored by Mercedes in Chelmsford.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gavin and the Chelmsford team at the Summit of Ben Nevis

Gavin said: “The teams experienced appalling weather conditions with winds gusting at 80 mph, occasional blizzards and temperatures of -17C at the top of Ben Nevis.  However, we were all prepared to take this on to raise money for the fantastic work that Bliss do”

Gavin took time out from his rapidly expanding company to organise and complete the challenge.   The 20 strong Beanstalk Marketing team, based in Chelmsford, are experts at helping businesses to grow, despite the doom and gloom of the current economic climate.

Bliss’ National Projects Manager Patrick Browne says: “The three peaks challenge is an incredible fundraising event and we are extremely grateful to Gavin and the members of BNI who raised such a generous amount by taking part to raise vital funds for Bliss. This money will help Bliss support babies and their families during an incredibly difficult and stressful time.”

Chelmsford MP and Minister for State for Health Simon Burns said “It is a truly fantastic achievement to have raised so much money for Bliss and all those who took part should feel very proud of themselves.”

 

 

 

 

For more information on fundraising for Bliss please contact the events team on events@bliss.org.uk or call 020 73781122. For more information on Beanstalk Marketing go to www.beanstalkmarketing.co.uk contact Gavin Burt on 08454 742391 or gavin@beanstalkmarketing.co.uk

Notes to Editors

  • Bliss, the special care baby charity was founded in 1979 and is dedicated to ensuring that babies survive and go on to have the best quality of life. It does this by:
    • providing practical and emotional support for families during an extremely difficult time, so they can give the best care to their babies.
    • providing training and support for doctors and nurses and funds research to improve the care of all sick and premature babies
    • raising awareness of the issues affecting special care babies and fight for essential change within government and the NHS.

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It was drinks all round as Phil Swanson, one of the Directors of B2B Telemarketing agency Beanstalk, celebrated his 40th birthday.

 

Phil’s sales career started 20 years ago…….you guessed it….in B2B Telemarketing, cold calling to make appointments for Field Sales Reps.

 

Gatekeepers have become more sophisticated, Decision Makers hide behind voicemails and Buyers are more discerning over whom they invest their time meeting. However, despite the ever changing market place B2B Telemarketing is still the most effective way to generate new business appointments and despite reaching middle-age Phil still has lot to bring to the party in many ways!

 

Keeping our team motivated is an essential part of delivering great results. So Phil’s 40th was a great excuse to take the team out and show them a good time and how much their endeavours are appreciated.

 

Many Mojitos were drunk and as the evening wore on the tales of turning cold prospects into hot leads grew taller by the hour!

 

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Lakeside Karting was the venue for B2B Telemarketing Agency Beanstalk’s most recent team building event in August 2011 and the day was a great success.

 

And what a forum it was for the more competitive members of the team to show their peers who really has the drive to succeed……so well done Simon Warren for taking first spot on the podium!

 

All joking aside, successful B2B Telemarketing relies on skilled, professional individuals who can articulate a sales proposition. But they need to be motivated to be able to deliver the sales message with passion and enthusiasm to ensure they get the prospect engaged in two-way conversation.

 

`Making our team feel valued for the excellent work they do is incredibly important to us` said Gavin Burt, race day organiser and founder of Beanstalk’s B2B Telemarketing agency in 2009.

Gavin is keen motor sport fan, so had high expectations of his own performance which proved to be well founded as he scorched to the fastest lap time in Race 1.  However, Gavin was pipped to the overall winner’s position on the podium by Simon `Senna` Warren, who showed that his competitive spirit and not inconsiderable talent isn’t simply limited to making B2B Telemarketing calls!

 

`It’s been a great day with a great bunch of people` said Simon, who joined Beanstalk early in 2011 ` I’ve proven I’m King of the Road and next week I’ll be aiming to prove I’m also `King of the Calls`.  Leads, Appointments, Racing…I’m the man!`.

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Alan Morgan joins Beanstalk as Outbound Call Center Manger

Business to business telemarketing specialists Beanstalk are delighted to welcome Alan Morgan to its management team.

 

`Alan is joining Beanstalk at an exciting time for the business.  We’ve been pleased with the growth of our business to business Telesales service that our dedicated outbound call center has provided since Beanstalk opened for business in 2009.

 

What’s been really important to us has developing a strong proposition and having the right team in place to generate a return on investment for our customers.

 

Managing our campaigns so they give value to our customers takes skill and continual focus.  Alan has a wealth of experience in managing outbound call centers and will be an asset to Beanstalk`, quotes Gavin Burt, one of Beanstalk Directors.

 

Alan joins Beanstalk as Operations Manager, bringing with him 6 years experience managing sizeable business to business telesales and outbound call centre operations.

 

On joining Beanstalk, Alan says `What really appeals to me about Beanstalk is that they’re a young, dynamic company that really want to deliver the best possible results.   Being a relatively small outbound call center that already has a track record of delivery and an experience team I know that my expertise can help develop the business into one of the market leaders with a short period of time.

 

Beanstalk provides a wide range of non-scripted Integrated Marketing, Lead Generation, Appointment Setting and Database Cleansing services to organizations across the UK.  Its outbound call centre is based in Chelmsford, Essex, where its team consists of experienced, articulate Telesales professionals.

 

For further information please contact Gavin Burt, Director at Beanstalk on 0845 474 2047, see www.beanstalktelesales.co.uk or email info@beanstalkmarketing.co.uk

 

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Beanstalk reach for the sky!

Business Telemarketing company Beanstalk is helping to raise £100,000 for the charity Bliss with the BNI 3 Peaks Challenge.  Gavin Burt, one of the founders of Beanstalk, came up with the idea of the challenge using his network of contacts to get teams involved in raising money and undertaking the event.

 

The challenge involves teams from across Essex and across the UK climbing Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles with the summit at 1,344m (4,409ft) above sea level, Scafell Pike in the Lake district and Mount Snowdon in Wales.  All within 24 hours including the 480miles of travel between them!   The event is taking place on 28-30th May 2011.

 

Bliss, the special care baby charity, provides vital support and care to premature and sick babies across the UK. They offer guidance and information at a critical time in families’ lives.  1 in 9 babies are born requiring specialist care and Bliss is there for every step of the journey that a baby and their family may face.   Bliss provides free support lines, forums and information guides and offer practical and emotional support for families during an extremely difficult time.   www.bliss.org.uk

 

BNI is the largest business networking organisation in the world, with thousands of groups.  Many BNI members have used and recommended the Beanstalk business telemarketing service for their clients and contacts.  Like Beanstalk, BNI help businesses to develop new opportunities. www.bni-europe.com

 

Beanstalk was founded by Gavin and co-Director Phil in 2009, when they saw an opportunity to provide access to highly skilled business telemarketing services necessary to help companies build relationships with their prospective customers.

 

The BNI 3 Peaks challenge is as much a logistical challenge as it is a physical and mental challenge.  Gavin is preparing for the event with other Chelmsford business owners, being put through a fitness training programme and a dummy run in April on the Yorkshire peaks.  Quite a change from his usual role: running a business telemarketing company helping Beanstalk’s customers find more customers!

 

For more information please see www.bni3peaks.org or contact Gavin Burt on 0845 474 2047 to discuss the event, or to find out more about how Beanstalk’s business telemarketing service can help your business grow