business & innovation

The Conversion Conference (30th Nov - 1st Dec) is dedicated to anyone wanting to achieve maximum ROI from their online campaigns. The event will see internationally renowned experts explain how to improve sales and dramatically increase your site’s conversion rates.

We're delighted the organisers, Rising Media, have offered one lucky Chinwagger(s) the chance to win a free conference ticket.

To successfully cultivate plants you need the right tools. Cultivating the potential of talented people and their ideas is no different. You need the right tools and the right environment to encourage and support their growth.

Digital businesses are often incredibly creative businesses – and the working environment can play a huge part in harnessing or hindering this.

Here’s the advice I give to any business (established or starting out), on how to make sure that their workplaces do what any business asset should: generate value for the company by making the most of human potential. 

The companion to the Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing conference, the Facebook Marketing Bootcamp (Wed, 5th Oct) is a chance to roll up your sleeves and really get stuck in. Don't worry it's almost certainly not as muddy or as energetic as the picture suggests.

This day-long workshop, taking place at Channel 4's offices in London, will explore the practical side of the tools, tactics and best practice of Facebook Marketing.

Find out how to use the tools to achieve that all-important ROI, the Bootcamp is a great place to hone your practical skills and great preparation for the following day's conference.

Chinwag Live: When Customer Service Goes Social just got really exciting with the announcement of some leading brands joining the panel.

The event, taking place on Wednesday 5th October, will look into the profound impact social media is having on how corporates interact with their existing and prospective customers.

We are very pleased to announce that we'll be joined by Gavin Sathianathan, Strategic Partner Manager at Facebook, Julia Monro, Community Manager at Marks and Spencer, Boris Jacquin, Digital Marketing Manager at Nando's Australia and Guy Stephens, Technology Consultant at Capgemini (UK).

As you will of course be aware, last night was our Late Summer BBQ, with Bootlaw, Kingston Smith and Great British Chefs. It was a wonderful evening of delicious food and exciting discussion.

We're so glad so many of you could make it and it was brilliant to catch-up with you all.  Judging by the Tweets we've spotted last night and this morning, everyone had a fantastic time.

The Advanced Email Conference, taking place in London on 15th November, will discuss the difficult task of creating personalised, targeted and engaging email campaigns that stand out in the sea of emails we receive on a daily basis.

The organisers, Global Insight Conferences, have offered an exclusive discount for Chinwaggers (see below). Here's what they have to say about the conference: