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Music 4.5: Brand discovery...

Music 4.5: Brand discovery... A showcase and discussion - in collaboration with Brand-e.biz

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Date: 28 September 2011
Location: Central London location TBA, UK

techpitch 4.5

techpitch 4.5 is an evening pitch event created by 2Pears, in order to showcase some of the latest tech startups, including some of the startups that have taken part in the UKTI pitch-training workshops in the past 6 months.

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Date: 5 July 2011
Location: The Auditorium, Pinsent Masons, UK

Young Entrepreneurs Hackday @Techhub

Are you a software developer or designer? Are you a product manager, marketer or startup enthusiast? If so, come build a website or smart phone app at: TechHub on 25th June from 9am-11pm

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Date: 25 June 2011
Location: Tech Hub, UK

Social Media Strategies Summit

During this 3 day summit attendee’s will learn how to best utilize and integrate the myriad social media platforms to engage customers directly at a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing. Through the intelligent use of social media marketing you can, in house, have continuous direct contact with your customers.

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Date: 25 October 2011
Location: TBD, UK

'BEYOND THE PITCH' Agencies and Digital companies - HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SALES

Pitching is only one 7th of the process your company will go through with clients to win business. Find out the other 6 steps. , ‘Beyond the Pitch’ is the first workshop that demystifies the whole sales process for account managers, directors, heads of business development.

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Date: 7 July 2011
Location: ww.01zero-one.co.uk, UK

'BEYOND THE PITCH' FOR AGENCIES and Digital companies - HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SALES

Pitching is only one 7th of the process your company will go through with clients to win business. Find out the other 6 steps. , ‘Beyond the Pitch’ is the first workshop that demystifies the whole sales process for account managers, directors, heads of business development.

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Date: 8 June 2011
Location: ww.01zero-one.co.uk, UK

Deal of the Day: Groupon, LivingSocial, Facebook, Google Compared [Infographic]

Deals, Deals, Deals… and More Deals

Always a fan of a tasty infographic and this morsel from Online MBA doesn't dissappoint, featuring a breakdown of the top-line numbers behind the daily deal giants: Groupon, LivingSocial and new entrants Facebook and Google. Amazon's announcement that it's entering the fray is too new to be included.

The figures put Groupon's eyewatering valuation in perspective: revenue of $100m, valuation of $6bn and plenty of red ink. Is there a touch of snake oil amongst the current offerings? Kevin Kelleher blogging at CNN Money seems to think so:

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Facebook Cements Global Domination of Social Media. Almost. [Infographic]

Facebook Friends Map

Facebook this. Facebook that. Facebook blah blah blah. In digital circles that's all anyone seems to talk about these days. Over 500 million people can't be wrong? Or can they? The picture isn't quite as black and white, or should that be blue and white?

PR giant Edelman recently published two social media maps looking at social networks and social media consumption across Europe and Asia along with an analysis of the most popular social networks and online usage.

At first glance Facebook is dominant, with the majority of online time spent on social networks or consuming video, with Zuck's giant dominating the European scene. From the research:

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techpitch 4.5

techpitch 4.5 is an evening pitch event created by 2Pears, in order to showcase some of the latest tech startups, including some of the startups that have taken part in the UKTI pitch-training workshops in the past 6 months. The next techpitch 4.5 will be held on 5th July 2011.

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Date: 5 July 2011
Location: The Auditorium, Pinsent Masons, UK

Advanced Drupal Development with Features (Drupal Training)

This Drupal training course gives advanced practical advice on the tools you need for a more effective development. Organise site development in a modular way with Features and Code-Driven Development, enabling team collaboration, reusable code and precise traceability of changes.

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Date: 14 July 2011
Location: Baker Tilly, UK

AIME VIP Golf Day

Join AIME, our members, affiliates, and media partners in our 2011 VIP Golf Come and play at this fantastic course whilst networking and making valuable Industry contacts and competing against colleagues, clients and competitors.

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Date: 6 July 2011
Location: Silvermere Golf Course, UK

Music Rights: Inside & Out

A beginner’s guide to music copyright – everything you need to know about copyright law, licensing, monetising copyright, the fight against piracy and the future of the music rights industry. Please mention Chinwag when booking for a £10 discount on the cost of this course.

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Date: 15 June 2011
Location: UnLimited Insights, Shoreditch, UK

Pervasive Media Studio Artists Residencies Showcase

Join us for the final showcase event of our Southwest Artists Residencies 2011, a programme which explores the boundaries of music, dance, theatre, games and sonic art.

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Date: 9 June 2011
Location: Watershed, UK

Knight-Mozilla News Innovation Jam in London

you have ideas for how news and journalism can be edgier, cooler, and more interactive online? Join Mozilla & Knight Foundation, and The Guardian, on May 28 for an all-day brainstorm and design jam about the future of journalism online.

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Date: 28 May 2011
Location: The Guardian, UK

Newspapers: The Journey from Print to Web to Social (Infographic)

Newspapers and a changing audience by Will Sturgeon on The Media Blog

A neat demographic for those interested in how the old-school newspaper world is coping with the changes posed first by the web, and now social media created by Will Sturgeon on The Media Blog (an excellent read, follow them: @the_mediablog)

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