We sent Nina from the Mantra team to spend a few days to network in our office in Madrid, here is her blog….

“I Went to visit Rebecca Perez in Madrid. I was able to go out on the field on the first day with “Kike” who spoke a little bit of English. Although, they speak at pace,  I got a chance to pitch a couple of people who spoke English- it was amazing how similar it was to the steps we use in the UK. We were promoting charities aswell.

The next day we got a chance to have lunch with Rebeca and James having a Menu del dia, very typically Spanish!  I Spent a couple of hours afterwards learning about Rebeca’s journey in the business which really inspired me to get back to Bristol and take over the world!!!

On the Thursday myself, Toni and Becky from Plymouth got a chance to do a bit of sightseeing, and by sightseeing I  mean getting pictures with the many full size David Beckham attendees on every street corner! We also toured Madrid and saw all the sights.

It was a very enjoyable trip and I look forward to travelling with the company again ”

The Team had a great day in London this week with Will Greenwood. Kevin, Jack and Rob spent the day at Appco with Mike Blane, Simon Murphy and Will. Topics included ” Taking the Lead” and ” Being the example”.

The meeting was designed for those developing their teams.

Will related his experience in the sports field to business and the day was a great success.

This weekend saw the team head to Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham for the first UK & Ireland Owners meeting of 2012.

Rob Cotterell and Rob Ledeux went along with Mark Twitchin and Ben Sutherland. Topics including  ” Problem Solving and Making the Right Decisions” aswell as “Understanding your Business Objectives and Goals” were ran and were really  helpful in helping the Mantra team develop.

The team were also excited when James also announced a trip to Australia in March 2012 for everybody at Phase 4 and above. The day was a great opportunity to network with all the UK and Ireland top Owners



The Mantra team enjoyed an evening of champagne and dancing at the  Earl Nightclub in Bath. The night saw the end to a brilliant year for the whole Mantra Team. An exciting year lies ahead in 2012

Congratulations to Jack Heywood who was promoted to level 3 of the Business Development Programme last week, here is his story so far……

“I started in the company on July 15th 2011 after previously attending Bristol University where I studied Business Marketing. I then came to Mantra Marketing in the summer and originally was going to use it as experience for my degree working in the marketing sector.However I really enjoyed my time and decided to join the business development programme. Within the 16 weeks since I started I have progressed to Crew Leader having three first generation leaders on my team. Over the last 8 weeks in the office I have made a conscious effort to build better relationships with my team and invest in their development. The biggest challenges I have faced is being patient when training others and realising everyone I train will work and learn at different speeds and different levels. I have realised you don’t have to be a particular type of person to succeed in this business. My goal is to progress to Level 4  by March of 2012 and move to Cheltenham with my leader when he opens his office”

James and Rob just returned from a fantastic few days at the yearly R&R in Tenerife. They stayed at the 5* Sesatori Hotel, which has the biggest infinity pool in Europe and was ” absoloutly beautiful ” Rob said. They spent the days playing golf, fine dining and spending time with the best people in the business. James ran a topic on Sales Training which went down very well with everybody!

The Mantra Team recently had the Regional Rising Star meeting at the Thistle in Bristol.

Offices from Bristol, Plymouth, Ipswich and Swindon joined mantra in celebrating success stories from the past 6 months and also educating the team for the future.

Well done to Jack Heywood who won the Regional Rising Star Award and to those who won sales achievement awards including Tom Hambley Smith, Mark Twitchin & Nina Collis.

Recognition was also given to excellent quality.

The rising starts got to have lunch with James Buckley and Gareth Byrne to celebrate.

This week saw James, Fran, Rob, Roddy and Ben travel to Birmingham for the latest UK & Ireland Owners Meeting. The team enjoyed a fantastic day full of topics and guest speakers.

Will Greenwood  who is one of rugby’s most sought after speakers was at the meeting. After winning the Rugby World Cup & becoming one of England’s highest ever try scorers Will came to talk to the group about how to create a winning team.

Other topics included ” high performance sales training” ” selling yourself” and “Daily Planning”.

Roddy picked up his promotion to ownership and Rob won a trip to a 5* hotel in the sunshine in September for his high performing team- well done!

This weekend saw the team go to London Excel for the 2011 European Rally. It was a very exciting day with lots of awards given out. In particular Mantra saw Mark Twitchin and Robert Cotterell recieve a Leader Achievement Award aswell as Hannah, Rob, Mark, Rob Ledeux & Max recieving Sales Achievement Awards. We saw Roddy from Bristol get officially promoted to Ownership aswell. The team ended this exciting day with an after party in Bristol where they danced the night away!

The Mantra Marketing Team were lucky enough to visit the British Red Cross head warehouse in Warmley, Bristol this week.

The British Red Cross is one of Mantra’s biggest clients and it was great for the team to see where all their hardwork goes.

Every year, hundreds of families and individuals suffer damage to their homes . The BRC fire and emergency support service (FESS) volunteers, equipped with a specially adapted vehicle, respond around the clock to provide help when things go badly wrong.

Besides offering immediate safe shelter – along with clothing, food and shower facilities – the Red Cross also helps with practical necessities such as securing temporary accommodation and contacting insurance companies. Crucially,  volunteers are trained to provide emotional support, which can make a huge difference at such a distressing time. The BRC work closely with local fire services across the UK and will arrive at the scene of the incident within 90 minutes of call.

When we asked Mantra’s Tom Hurley about his day he said ” It was such a productive day, we recieved lots of information on the work that the Red Cross does and it was a great insight. I now feel that i can explain the charity to customers much better. We were shown around the Warehouse and Dan spoke to us in detail about the BRC in the UK and Internationally. We saw all the equitment the BRC use and it really put things into perspective. A great day!”