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Inspiring businesses from around Exeter were rewarded at a glittering 2017 Express & Echo Business Awards ceremony. From innovative start-ups to long-established landmarks of the city's economy, a wide range of enterprises received awards in categories ranging from Apprentice Employer of the Year to the City Centre Award.

Around 300 people packed Sandy Park for the awards ceremony on Friday night. The black tie event was hosted by Bill Martin, Trinity Mirror's group editor for Devon and Cornwall, and television journalist Alexis Bowater.

Before the ceremony got under way, the audience heard from Brian Lodge, of headline partner South West Communications, who spoke about how 21st century connectivity allowed businesses to operate from any part of the country, and Patrick Phelvin, the editor of DevonLive, Trinity Mirror's new news website for the county which is based in the centre of Exeter.

They were welcomed onto the stage by the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service drummers.

The guest speaker for the evening was Mary Quicke, who described how in her 20s she had fallen in love with farming and helped to grow a dairy farm into an artisanal cheese business which distributes around the world.

After a three-course winner the awards were presented and the winners who were presented with a stainless steel award produced in Exeter by last year's business of the year, Van Guard - were as follows:

Clear Property Limited - an estate agency which has arranged community sports events, supported healthy eating in city primary schools and donated funds to the Exeter branch of Age UK.

Tyler Grange a landscaping and ecology company which aims to produce a lifestyle business so everyone enjoys their work. It puts staff first, offering competitive salaries, training and flexible working.

Custodian Solutions the company was developed by its three founders to fight counterfeit medicines which are estimated to kill up to 100,000 people around the world every year.

Bitpod - Established in 2012, Bitpod specialises in online video. The company has developed an in-house studio, animation, video SEO and video training.

Awcock Ward Partnership - The civil engineering partnership last year achieved Investors in People status and was found by assessors to be a "bright, clean and welcoming" place to work.

Exeter Rugby Club - Match-days at the Chiefs are always special, but the Exeter Rugby Club hospitality team prides itself on making it that bit better. The VIP service gives an amazing day out, plus a wealth of memories, thanks to the hard-working team at Sandy Park.

DanSci Dance Studio Ava Thomas has an innovative and encouraging outlook and sessions include "back to ballet" classes, children's classes and one-to-one sessions.

Bunyip Craft - The independent shop specialises in beautiful, useful craft supplies and workshops for all capabilities and runs craft workshops and children's parties.

Amtek Plastics - Established in 2004, the company's year on year profit growth has seen it become one of the UK's leading manufacturers. It has a team of highly qualified specialists who can help clients take a product from design through to production.

Life Dental & Wellbeing - A small business, with just eight employees, 40 per cent of Life Dental's workforce is made up of apprentices. The apprentices in place are integral to the team and progressing well.

The Salutation Inn - Located in Topsham, the Salutation Inn is a restaurant with hotel accommodation and caf which sources fine produce locally and imbues its staff with a passion for good food.

Sandy Park the home of the Exeter Chiefs has become a regionally-important conferencing facility with outstanding customer service. There are plans afoot to add what will be the largest hotel in Exeter.

Exeter Media Sales Director Michelle Pugh said: "The awards were really special this year, there was a huge amount of passion and pride in the room, and companies large and small with some incredible tales to tell.

"I'd like to thank all our partners and sponsors for supporting the scheme and helping us celebrate the best of business once again."

Sandy Park wins a prize of marketing across the Trinity Mirror network of newspapers and websites worth 10,000.

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Aileen Adalid entered the corporate world at age 19 after graduating from De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, with a degree in business management.

But the trilingual Philippines native quickly grew envious of the flexible lifestyles of digital nomads she met while freelancing on the side in Manila.

At 21, Adalid quit her entry-level job at Deutsche Bank which paid just $300 per month to transition to a life of perpetual travel.

For the next year, Adalid freelanced in graphic design, web design, SEO management, and online marketing, sustained largely by one stable client contract that earned her more than double her previous salary. The best part: The flexibility enabled her to travel frequently to places like France and Thailand.

In May 2014, Adalid partnered with a friend to start an online Amazon retail business called Adalid Gear, a health and outdoor accessories company, and relocated to Belgium.

She also revived her one-time teenage diary blog, I Am Aileen, fashioning it into a lifestyle and travel blog that has gained traction among online travel communities.

Adalid now earns about $5,000 a month from her online ventures, and she travels from her home base (now back in the Philippines) at least once a month to destinations throughout Europe and Asia.

You can follow her adventures on her blog, I Am Aileen, or through her Facebook or Instagram.

Adalid told Business Insider about cutting ties with the corporate world to chase after the digital nomad lifestyle, and finding a balance between travelling the world and running two successful ventures. Read on to find out how she did it.

Back in college, Adalid studied business management and had a combined year of training experience under her belt at huge multinational companies like Nestl, Unilever, and Siemens.

But after graduating college at 19 and spending two years working as a product controller at Deutsche Bank, she realised the corporate life wasn't for her. She was increasingly intrigued by both entrepreneurship and travel, so she left her job with about $600 in savings in April 2013.

I started working as a remote freelance graphic designer, web developer, and marketing assistant taking on different projects but with a main stable client who employed me. My pay at this point was more than double of what I earned at my office job and I was able to control my time more for working as I started to travel around more.

After a year of freelancing, Adalid started her Amazon retail business, Adalid Gear, and relocated to Belgium on a student visa after being accepted to a graduate program at the University of Antwerp.

When her namesake business took off a few months later, Adalid left school and switched to a partner visa with the help of her Belgian business partner to focus on growing the business. To get the company off the ground, they started by carefully researching the market to discover the most in-demand products.

Their dedication paid off. Adalid Gear which sells sports and outdoor gear now has average monthly sales of $70,000, and has established markets in the US and UK.

Adalid said enlisting mentors has been one of their most invaluable business strategies. It was helpful for us to remain connected to people who run the same kind of business like ours, and to take up coaches who can guide us along the way, she said.

Adalid herself now earns about $5,000 a month from the business and affiliate partnerships, sponsored posts, and social media shout outs related to her travel blog. And thanks to brand and tourism board partnerships, Adalid often scores free travel and accommodations.

But she doesn't accept everything she's offered. I want [the blog] to remain authentic, personalised, and uncluttered... besides, I already earn most of my 'keep' from my online business. Thanks to travel freebies and discounts, she says she's able to save about 70% of her income.

Adalid typically works less than four hours per day on Adalid Gear, mainly handling research, marketing, promotions, and communication, allowing her to go on a trip from her home base at least once a month.

During my two years in Belgium, I have gone on a scenic road trip in the Faroe Islands, climbed mountains in Norway, celebrated Bastille Day in Paris, explored off-the-beaten-path destinations in Belgium, driven through the highest mountain in the Alps East of the Brenner Pass in Austria, soared above the coast of Indonesia on a helicopter, and met a geisha and the 'last samurai' in Japan.

Adalid's nomadic lifestyle has taught her a few lessons about productivity. Being constantly on the move can ruin anyone's focus, rhythm, and pace, but I've discovered that it can be easily solved by doing slow travel and finding the right balance to how you do your workflow.

Her advice for others who want to work and travel: Always think long-term ... Surely, it's fine to take it easy at the start as you get skills and do temporary work and projects, like volunteering, but at the very core, it's still best to work your way towards a grand goal that will give you a more stable remote profession.

Adalid is back in the Philippines now with plans to make Spain her next home base. Her long-term goal is to continue to grow her businesses and to travel to every country in the world.

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Social media is in virtually everyone's hands at this point: With a phone or tablet, you're connected. In fact, there are 2.3 billionactive users on social media presently and thosenumbers are on the rise. This is great news for any business owner who is social media savvy. It means that as the number of people logging into social media increases, so does your potential client base.

Related: 6 Must-Do's for Effective Social Media Marketing

But, there's a problem: How can you convert these social media users to become your clients? The answer is simple: With an effective social media marketing strategy, you can increase your conversions and boost your sales or signups. But, first you must acquaint yourself with the tips, tricks and tactics to make high conversion rates a reality.

Here's how you can get started.

It's called "social media": You're expected to socialize. That's why encouraging engagement is key for an effective marketing campaign. It will help you build the know, like and trust factorsthat will make people convert.

Tech marketer Daniel Wallock, at Wallock Media, captured the true essence of social media in a reference to Snapchat."Using an ephemeral environment as a means to lure people into sharing their most intimate moments, Snapchat brings out what social media is best at," Wallock wrote, going on to say what that is: "getting people to speak their mind through fleeting images before a sea of disparate social connections."

In other words, if your posts, images or videos aren't getting people talking, then you're going to have a hard time getting them to buy.

If,instead, you create engaging posts, you give your target audience the opportunity to interact with you, and of course, get to know you better in the process. In fact, that kind of interaction creates a bond such that the next time you make an offer, your audience will be more prone to going for it.

You should be interacting with your target audience and building relationships with them. The next thing to do is to establish yourself as the go-to person in your niche, the person your audience looks up to for answers to their questions and solutions to their problems.

To achieve this, give a lot of value-packed content on social media. By value, I mean useful information that your audience is looking for that will give them results.

Related: 4 Ways to Boost Your Social Media Creativity Game

Whether that means a tip, a hack or a link to one of your tutorials, make sure it's something your audience will learn from. Valuable content gets shared a lot. This will help increase your reach.

Sharing valuable content boosts your conversion rates because the valuable information lets your audience know that you are an expert in your field. This in turn breeds trust and trust and is what will keep them coming back every time.

Ever heard of the saying, "Consistency is key"? Well, when it comes to social media, consistency is absolutely non-negotiable. Your marketing depends on it. In short, you need to be constantly in touch with your target audience. That proximity keeps them in mind of you, your brand and your offering.

However, be subtle about this: If you're going to show up three or more times a day 24/7, you'll definitely burn out at the end. So, rhink about soliciting a bit of help.

Make friends with scheduling tools like Hootsuite, Buffer or MeetEdgar to help you maintain that consistency. You can create your content in batches and schedule it ahead for the week, while you can focus on other marketing efforts and save time.

Another tool to have under your belt is one that will help you track your conversions. The first one on this list is Kissmetrics. This is a robust analytics platform that will help you track who goes to your site and help you determine your conversion rates from each social media platform you use.

While you're at it, make sure to take a look at Cyfe and Click. Cyfe will give you more detailed information on the rate at which your content is being shared on social media. It also has really fantastic social media tracking features that will let you know how much engagement you get on your social media platforms. Click, on the other hand, will help you boost your conversion rates.

Related: 5 Tips for Running Your Best Social Media Campaign Ever

Of course there are a whole lot of other tools out there to help marketers improve their conversion. Don't be afraid to test them out and stick with the ones that give you the best results and help you feel comfortable with.

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