Following the recent webmaster changes, you may have already noticed a few things look a bit different on some sections of the ABSP website. Stewart and Pete have a lot of ideas and it’s great to see some renewed focus into what is in many ways our shop window to the outside world. It’s by no means a small task, but hopefully the positive improvements will continue over the coming months, and please share any feedback that you have with us – thanks to all those who have already assisted with our recent Clubs refresh.
We are also implementing a number of changes in other areas, including Publicity, Promotions and Media. Having a single point of contact to deal with the media can often prove useful, especially when that person has experience, contacts and a proven track record in that field. The committee have therefore accepted an offer from Brett Smitheram to act as our Media Liaison. As many of you will know, Brett has had plenty of exposure, especially since becoming World Champion in 2016. Most recently, he worked with Collins on their media campaign surrounding the dictionary update making a number of TV and Radio appearances, coupled with features in printed and online press. Opportunities like this are golden in terms of publicity and we believe the ABSP will have a lot to benefit from Brett in such a role. Brett is also available to offer advice to any members should they require guidance on dealing with local media or similar.
Whilst Brett won’t be joining us on full committee, he will maintain close links in what we plan to be a slightly different structure. Natalie Zolty has done a great job as Publicity Officer, but by her own admission it hasn’t necessarily been the perfect fit and was dictated by circumstance as much as anything. She also now struggles to find the time she feels the role requires and was recently considering her future on the committee. I am pleased to say she will be staying with us, but in a new role of Social Media Officer. Natalie will continue to admin on the Facebook group, and also look to build our presence on other platforms such as Twitter, as well as giving some input into content and structure on the ABSP website.
Clearly, we could still use a committee member more directly involved in promotions and publicity, and are therefore keen to hear from anyone else who might be interested in helping out. Any role moving forward will probably be less demanding in the new set up, so if you have some ideas and any enthusiasm at all, please get in touch. Even if this area isn’t right for you, we’re always keen to hear from people who think they have something to offer, so do what Brett did, and let us know.