It’s the day we celebrate the greatest teams in garden retailing for 2008. On Tuesday 15 July 2008, the elite of the garden industry and the cream of the country’s garden retailers will gather at the National Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham to find out just which retailing teams have been nominated by the industry and
the gardening public as The Greatest for the 2008 season. After the success of last year’s inaugural Greatest Awards, the competition is expected to be even hotter this year – so, if you believe your teams are The Greatest, now is the time to start planning your campaign to obtain nominations and votes.
Public Voting
Public voting applies to The Greatest Plant Sales Team, Catering Team and Overall Garden Centre Team and will run through May and June in 2008, so there is plenty of time for you to maximise the opportunity to involve your customers and motivate your staff.
How does this work? Customers vote on-line, via text messages or on postcards. Packs of postcards and in-store posters will be sent out at the end of April. You can register for your in-store pack by calling 01733 775700 or e-mail thegreatestawards@tgcmc.co.uk. The winners of the public voting categories are those teams with the highest number of public votes in relation to the size of the retail operation. Thanks to this size weighting, even the smallest centre stands a chance of winning.
fabulous Greatest Awards Gala GardenParty at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on Tuesday 15 July. The event kicks off with drinks, music and games on the lawn at 12.00 followed by lunch at 1.00. After lunch, we shall greet our suprise celebrity guest, who will present the awards.
