Paul is bidding to boost business
STOCKPORT’S Business Improvement District – Totally Stockport - is up and running with many projects either underway or planned.
Since the ‘yes’ vote was announced back in October last year, an enthusiastic ‘interim’ team has been in place to kick-start some of the initial ideas.
Now Totally Stockport is building a permanent team as interim BID manager Paul Taylor has been appointed BID manager on a permanent basis from August 1.
Mr Taylor was appointed following an extensive and rigorous recruitment process which attracted applicants from across the UK.
A staunch supporter of the BID, he is certainly no stranger to Stockport with over 30 years’ experience in marketing and advertising working in local and regional press – including at the Stockport Express and with national B2B magazines. He is currently CEO of Imagine FM.
Through his own business ‘Shout Media,’ Paul has created and managed events and festivals across the country.
Closer to home, he has been pivotal to many local event success stories – as well as helping with both Bramhall and Hazel Grove festivals.
Paul and the Imagine FM team have organized and presented the town’s biggest event for many years, including the Stockport Christmas lights switch-on.
Paul has lectured in management to graduate level and has a passion for local regeneration, ideal credentials to lead Stockport’s Business Improvement District at Totally Stockport and drive forward the team.
Following his appointment Paul said: “Our focus is to make Stockport town centre a safer and better place for customers and employees; to improve choice; to improve the marketing of all areas of the town and to make it easier to do business in Stockport.
“We have BID member steering groups who are working collaboratively and developing their own ideas covering business, the customer experience, marketing and security.
“Totally Stockport’s website – www. totallystockport.co.uk provides one central portal for town centre-wide information. The second issue of Totally Stockport’s new quarterly magazine is out later this month.
“Next month we are organizing our second major event and bringing a weekend of Totally Family Food and Fun to Stockport.”
If you are a BID levy payer why not have your say and get involved at one of the monthly steering groups. E-mail paul. taylor@totallystockport.co.uk.