The Soapy Group

10/05/2022

This is the reason why we are putting on a benefit concert for Ukraine…

Meet Oksana and her daughter Weronika, who has just turned 11 and her brother Nikita who’s 7. They have recently arrived in the UK and are being sponsored to live in Bubwith just outside York.

Their home town of Kherson, which is on the banks of the Dnipro River in Eastern Ukraine, has been obliterated by the Russian army.

Oksana has bravely spoken for a press release which went out yesterday:

“Our hearts are broken. We had to leave our family and friends for a safer life here in the UK. But we think about them every waking moment.”

“I really do thank the people of the UK and our York sponsors for giving my family a safer life. We hope that we can one day return to a safe and free Ukraine.”

The family and their UK sponsors will be the special VIP guests at the Yorkraine benefit concert for Ukraine at the Grand Opera House York on the 24th May.

ALL proceeds from ticket sales will go to the British Red Cross and DEC to continue their efforts in Ukraine.

Ticket sales are ok so far, but we want to sell as many as possible. Please come and join us for a night of music at the Grand Opera House.

The concert is being produced for free by our sister company Soapy Productions

Tickets are available from the website https://ukraineconcertyork.co.uk

08/03/2022

Today we're dedicating our to Julia 🇺🇦

Julia is raising money to help her fellow Ukrainian people whose lives have been torn apart by war.

She’s made these ribbons to sell - and came in to our office this morning to see if we could help.

They are £1 each.

We have a bowl full so please let me know if you want one.
All money will go to the DEC Ukrainian Appeal.

Or you can donate here 👇🏼
https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

31/01/2022

🖇 Co-working space available in Pocklington for marketing/creative freelancers 🖇

I'd like to offer our spare desks to any freelancers looking for a friendly, energised environment to base themselves.

This is a chance to be part of a little buzzing marketing hub with collaboration opportunities - so I will be picky on who I allow in to avoid conflict or competition.

📣 If you're a social media expert, WP web expert, copywriter or content creator then I'd especially love to talk.

Rent includes:

✅ Wifi access
✅ Phone line
✅ Printer use
✅ Unlimited use of boardroom
✅ Desk with dual monitors
✅ Communal kitchen area
✅ Aircon

Please connect and DM me if you're interested. Let's talk.

PS. Must like dogs

06/10/2021

Our new website is now live! 🎉 Welcome to the world Your Marketing Doctor!

Tomorrow we make our debut at the Brand Yorkshire Conference under this new guise.

PS. The Soapy Group lives on and is now the glowing parent company to YMD and Soapy Productions. This is simply the next step of our evolution in marketing and media 🙌🏻

Your Marketing Doctor is a new kind of marketing consultancy. Our 6-Step Marketing Clinic will help devise a marketing strategy that works.

07/09/2021

Big news from our production department! 👇

Enough talk about how bad it's been. We are moving forward!

New trailer stage ordered for delivery early 2022. This picture is the smallest configuration.

3 sizes and configurations ideally suited for smaller festivals and events. Packages with sound and lighting available to book from April 2022.

Interested in having a chat, get in touch with Simon.

08/08/2021

Our production department working recently with Chris Helme from The Seahorses. Have a listen below to one of tracks he performed on our stage.

This track was recorded live at a roadshow event in York July 2021. Recorded on an Allen & Heath SQ6.

26/07/2021

What a weekend 😃 Our marketing and event production teams were responsible for the station rebrand, event coordination and production of the YO1 Radio Launch Roadshow - including working with Chris Helme of The Seahorses.

Beautiful voice - and an absolute pleasure to work with!

05/07/2021

🎉 We're recruiting! 🎉 A wonderful opportunity to join our small team in a predominantly digital marketing and design role.

Based in Pocklington, with flexible home working if needed.

The right person will hit the ground running 🏃🏻‍♀️

Experience in social media marketing and graphic design necessary. Front end web design and video skills would be great.

Full time, salary negotiable based on experience.

We are expanding our team!

12/05/2021

Our productions department watched a bit of the Brit Awards last night just to 'geek out' at the equipment being used. 😂

The sound guys are feeling excited after seeing the Brit Awards production was the first live indoor event for over 12 months. So they wanted to show you they are ready for live events to start.

At the heart of our small festival and bands packages our Allen and Heath SQ6 mixing systems that allows up to 48 input channels and 36 output channels.

The whole system links together with 2 cables. Speeding the set up time and offering quick changes of artists when used in a festival environment.

We offer full stage, sound and lighting packages for indoor and outdoor events. Email us: [email protected].

06/05/2021

Our production department are getting ready to get 'out there' again.

We know the production team just love the opportunity to play with big boys toys. Or essential production equipment as they like to say. We'll let you decide on that 😀

Getting ready for a smaller festival season this summer. We are are really impressed with the ChamSys QuickQ20 lighting desk which has just arrived.

This will create some great looking lighting shows for bands on our stages.

20/04/2021

Soapy Productions is the place for cost-effective exhibition trailer hire in Yorkshire. We have 3 trailer size options. If you just need the exhibition trailer and nothing else, no problem. We offer great daily rates with discounts for multi-day hires. Our trailers have their own fold out awnings, w...