Heart of London Business Alliance

Our Marketing Breakfast event was a great success, with a fantastic turnout! We were thrilled to see marketers from across London join us at the W Hotels London for this inspiring and insightful morning!💡 A special thank you to our guest speaker, Gurenda Bilbao from Google, for sharing valuable insights and best practices on Google Business. ✨ We would also like to thank our HOLBA team Kirsty Tullett-Jones, Emma O., Colleen Considine, Abigail D, and Matt Harris for their engaging presentations on our destination activations and their impacts across the West End. The team also provided practical advice on how businesses can leverage our Heart of London Club app - https://lnkd.in/emPZdqwk - to promote their services and reach new audiences and valuable data on visitor footfall and spending patterns in the West End. 📊 Be sure to visit our website here: https://lnkd.in/e5izWEaA to stay updated on future events and sign up for our data and insights reports here: https://lnkd.in/ericWWRm to stay informed! 🔗 #WestEnd #Marketing #DataInsight #HOLBA

How can public realm enhancements and retail destinations revitalise Westminster's high streets? This was a perfect topic for our Deputy CEO Mark Williams to discuss alongside Daisy Narayanan MBE, Richie Gibson and Jaclyn Kaloczi at yesterday's NLA 'On Location' conference in association with Westminster City Council. Key takeaways? The power of collaboration, shared visions and culture as a golden thread to keep London's West End (and the wider Borough of Westminster) flourishing and relevant. #HOLBA #WestEnd #Westminster #Placemaking

Our latest quarterly real estate insights report is now available to view for our members (and non members). It provides an in-depth look at the performance of real estate in the Heart of London area and uses local data, intelligence and media monitoring to analyse consumer, sector and industry performance supported with insights from leading experts. Key takeaways from this report include: 🏢 The HOL area continues to be in high demand for office space with just 38 properties having available floorspace. With an average transaction size of 2,178 sq ft during this quarter this reflects the current lack of larger floorplate stock in the area. 🛌 The hotel sector has seen a decline during this period in occupancy, ADR and RevPAR growth but demand for hotel accommodation is expected to grow throughout 2024, largely owing to the anticipated halo effect from high profile events during the summer months 🐾 Footfall remained consistently high throughout the quarter with a slight dip in June but overall the number of visits saw a significant rise of 7.53% signalling the traditional influx of visitors to the area during the spring. 💷 Consumer spending in the HOL area increased by 2.42% compared to the previous quarter. Read the report in full ➡ https://lnkd.in/eTV6BD4y #WestEnd #HOLBA #Research #RealEstate

Yesterday evening we hosted our annual Best Bar None Awards bringing together evening and night-time venues in the West End and what a fabulous evening we had! 🤩 ⭐ Member businesses gathered to celebrate achieving their Best Bar None accreditation which recognises a commitment to raising standards, promoting excellence and, in turn, reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in the West End.👍 A record number of 33 accreditations were awarded with an overall winner who took home the golden bell and Best Newcomer award also chosen, demonstrating the West End as a thriving and most importantly, safe destination for all visitors. 🔔 We'd like to thank our members for participating and congratulate all those who achieved their accreditation! #BBN #WestEnd #London #HOLBA

The Best Bar None Awards will take place this week where licensed venues in the West End will gather to celebrate those who have achieved their Best Bar None Accreditation. Businesses will be awarded for demonstrating their commitment to raising standards, promoting excellence and, in turn, reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in the West End. 📅 Date: Wednesday 11 September 🕑 Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm 📍 Location: Neon 194, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LN If you would like to take part in next year's scheme and/or attend the awards ceremony, please contact events@holba.london. *images from last year's awards ceremony

Thank you to Iain Anderson FRSA at H/Advisors Cicero for sharing his insights from his independent review for The Labour Party into its business engagement and his advice on engaging with the new government at our BusinessLDN corporate affairs supper club last night. A special thank you to Ros Morgan at Heart of London Business Alliance for hosting us for the second time this week - this time at the fabulous estiatorio Milos. Finally thanks to Gordon Adams Adrian Bunnis Stuart Burt Geoffrey Campion Susannah Finn Sam Fulton Chris Gilbert Jason Longhurst Antonia Norman Alistair Smith Wendy Spinks Misa von Tunzelman FCIM Lucy Webster Mark Williams for joining us and for an engaging discussion

Thank you Muniya Barua and Howard Dawber for this morning’s session. It was great to have the opportunity to host and for our CEO Ros Morgan to say a few words about the huge contribution made by the West End to the UK economy - particularly the arts and culture offer. There are enormous strengths in the West End and London to build upon but the infrastructure need to be improved if we are to see increased growth and prosperity for all. We want to see: ➡️ safer, accessible and affordable transport 24/7 ➡️ a reduction in crime ➡️ better public amenities ➡️ more innovation and flexibility around planning and policy that is focused on the area and the role it plays ➡️ designation of the West End as an International Centre for Culture and Entertainment We look forward to seeing the Road to Growth Plan next week and to further discussions when you visit us in October Howard Dawber! #HOLBA #WestEnd

Thanks to all members who attended our monthly Member Engagement Meeting this morning at St Martins Lane London. Members heard from Dan Johnson, Founder of Placemaking London and James Mason, Sustainability and Portfolio Manager at Veolia on our Net Zero Carbon Strategy & Action Plan, followed by an events and filming update from Westminster City Council's Levana Deutschman and Anoushka Fitzgerald-Desai. These monthly events, which also include regular updates from the Metropolitan Police, MY LOCAL BOBBY and Safer Business Network aim to give our members practical solutions to day-to-day safety, security, crime and operational issues. If you would like to attend our next meeting on 2 October, please contact operations@holba.london. #WestEnd #Security #London #HOLBA

Thank you Muniya Barua and Howard Dawber for this morning’s session. It was great to have the opportunity to host and for our CEO Ros Morgan to say a few words about the huge contribution made by the West End to the UK economy - particularly the arts and culture offer. There are enormous strengths in the West End and London to build upon but the infrastructure need to be improved if we are to see increased growth and prosperity for all. We want to see: ➡️ safer, accessible and affordable transport 24/7 ➡️ a reduction in crime ➡️ better public amenities ➡️ more innovation and flexibility around planning and policy that is focused on the area and the role it plays ➡️ designation of the West End as an International Centre for Culture and Entertainment We look forward to seeing the Road to Growth Plan next week and to further discussions when you visit us in October Howard Dawber! #HOLBA #WestEnd

Explore opportunities for collaboration at our Marketing Breakfast! Bringing marketeers from across the area together, the morning will be a chance to discover new opportunities, meet the community and make great connections. We look forward to presenting results from recent campaigns, sharing upcoming plans and ways in which your business can participate. 📆 Wednesday 18 September 🕑 9:00am - 11:30am 📍 W London, 10 Wardour Street, London, W1D 6QF Find the event agenda and link to register here: https://lnkd.in/ekbFVPdV