The main services offered by The Future Place are consulting, training, and keynote speaking.

Using Social Media to Engage and Consult Citizens and Stakeholders Workshop This workshop is designed for the public sector and it shows how different parts of the public sector have used social media to engage and consult, utilising cases studies from local government, police, fire, NHS, central government and looking at examples from a variety of countries. The workshop covers the strengths and opportunities, but it also looks at the weaknesses and the threats. The cost of this workshop (within the UK), for a half-day course, is £1650 plus travel/accommodation costs (note there are discounts for public sector and trade bodies). Download more information on our Engage and Consult the Public Workshop		Social Media Research Workshop Market research is changing, changing fast, with the growth of MROCs, Community Panels, Social Media monitoring (AKA blog and buzz mining), smartphone and WE-Research, and the rise of social media in general. This course updates you on the latest trends and changes and includes a copy of Ray's book The Handbook of Online and Social Media Research. The workshop provides a chance to bring your colleagues up to speed in terms of where the market research industry is going and to provide a platform for you to assess you own plans. The cost of this workshop (within the UK), for a half-day course, is £1650 plus travel/accommodation costs (note there are discounts for public sector and trade bodies). Download more information about our Social Media Research Workshop
The Efficient Exec's Guide to Social Media Workshop  The Efficient Exec is somebody who wants to get 80% of the value of social media but who only wants to put in 20% of the effort of the social media fan. This workshop is designed for people who do not want to immerse themselves in every aspect of Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare etc, but who do not want to miss out on key benefits. The course is designed to show you how to optimise (and minimise) your tools, apps, memberships, so that you get the value, without having to submerge yourself in cyber-chaff. The cost of this workshop (within the UK), for a half-day course, is £1650 plus travel/accommodation costs (note there are discounts for public sector and trade bodies). Download more information on our Efficient Execs Guide to Social Media Workshop		Consultancy services from Ray Poynter Ray Poynter is available for ad hoc consultancy, covering areas such as business development, social media, insight generation, and general strategy. Projects can vary from a single day to as much as a day-a-week over an extended period of time such as a year. The rates for consulting depend on the length of the contract, the location of the work (at your offices or mine, in the UK or overseas). A discount of 25% is available for public sector organisations and for trade bodies. In addition Ray is happy to do some pro bono consulting/training work for charities/education, but this is limited to 10 days per calendar year. If you would like to find out more email Ray.Poynter@thefutureplace.com.