April 2011

SMW London Round-up: From Silicon Roundabouts to a Silicon World over Breakfast, hosted by UK Trade and Investment

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Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it's taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, photos and coverage from "From Silicon Roundabouts to a Silicon World over Breakfast", hosted by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

The breakfast event helped attendees to find out more about using social media and communities to develop international business. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) are a UK government organisation that help UK firms build their export business.

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11 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Win Tickets to MusicConnex Conference (19th April - 21st April)

MusicConnex

MusicConnex aims to facilite and encourage artists to take control of their career by sharing ideas, insight and experience to inspire each other. Expect:

  • Over 100 fantastic speakers
  • Over 40 digital platforms
  • Exclusive Facebook & YouTube seminars
  • Grammy Award Winning Songwriter of Jay Z & Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind" Al Shuckbrugh will be talking about the art of song writing
  • Keynote from Jonathan Forster of Spotify, speaking about the future of music and consumption and the impact on the Artist community
  • Plus lots more!

We're delighted that MusicConnex have allowed us to hold a prize draw for tickets worth £199.00 for the conference.

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11 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton

SMW London Snippet: Interview with Michael Nutley, Editor-in-Chief of NMA

Michael Nutley

Just after The Future of TV Advertising: Keeping it Social panel on Tues 8th Feb 2011, we had a quick chat with Michael Nutley, Editor-in-Chief of NMA.

Having just chaired two sessions on TV, we talk about the topics covered and the questions being asked.

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8 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Accelerate Your Company’s Growth

Accelerating

Pembridge Logo

UPDATE: The event will now take place the w/c 6th June, so there's still time to apply, see below for info.

Pembridge, in association with Dreamstake, First Flight, SSD, and XMedia Lab have announced the launch of the Growth Accelerator - A programme specifically developed to increase the investment in digital media companies globally.

The programme will provide high-value advice and support to develop company proposition from leading practitioners in business growth and finance readiness.

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7 April 2011 by Francesca Heath

Joseph Jaffe at SXSW

Joseph Jaffe launched his new book “Flip The Funnel” at SXSW (Austin, Texas) last month. The book is supposed to help digital agencies, marketing folk and brands reassess how they do business online (and offline). Jaffe is a marketing wizard and hailed as one of the most sought-after consultants, speakers and thought leaders on new marketing.  

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6 April 2011 by Danny Bluestone

SMW London Round-up: The Future of TV Advertising: Keeping It Social, sponsored by JWT and Fundamental Amp

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Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it's taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, slides and coverage from The Future of TV Advertising: Keeping It Social, sponsored by JWT and Fundamental Amp.

The panel brought together leading thinkers in the field to discuss the opportunities and challenges of TV in a world where social media is embedded into the daily lives of the majority of the audience. How can brand advertisers and their agencies put the social into TV to maximise impact.

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6 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton

£1m R&D Funding Competition Launched to Support East London's Tech City

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The government's continuing focus on Silicon Roundabout, which they're dubbingTech City, sees the announcement of a £1m R&D funding competition launching in May.

Backed by the Technology Strategy Board this competition is intended to support small projects, which can then go on to raise further investment, seed capital. As with most TSB funds, this competition requires 50% match funding, but there's a neat difference this time around.

Companies that are successful in winning R&D money from the TSB will then have up to 12 months to approach potential investors to raise the other half of the money, rather than having to have it secured from the get-go.

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5 April 2011 by Sam Michel

SMW London Snippet: Interview with Joshua March, CEO of Conversocial

Joshua March

Inbetween Social Media Week panels and business meetings, we managed to grab a quick chat with Joshua March, CEO of Conversocial, just after the Social Telly: From Compaigning to Commentary to Community Building panel session on Tues 8th Feb 2011.

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5 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton

SMW London Round-up: Social Telly: From Campaigning to Commentary to Community Building sponsored by Conversocial

Social Telly SMWLDN

Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it's taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, slides, pictures and coverage from Social Telly: From Campaigning to Commentary to Community Building, sponsored by Conversocial.

The event looked at the best practice in the world of TV and social media and lessons we can learn from this to take to the advent of social TV.

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4 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Ticket Competition: Win Activate New York 2011 Tickets

Activate 2010

Brought to you by the Guardian newspaper, Activate New York will be taking place 28th April at The Paley Center for Media, New York.

The Activate Summit is the Guardian's gathering place for leaders of a new global network focused on harnessing and employing technological and social innovation for human betterment.

We're delighted the organisers have offered two lucky Chinwaggers the chance to win a free conference ticket worth $844.99 (£1013.19 to us Brits). 

Entering the competition could not be easier, simply fill in the form below by Monday 18th April and a ticket could be yours.

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4 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton