WordCamp UK 2010 is happening in Manchester… woot!!

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements, Inspired

WordCamp UK 2010 is happening in Manchester… woot!!

You have to wait 10 weeks for a blog post and then two tumble out in two days!

As I shared in the last post, I’ve been pushing hard on a number of fronts over the last few weeks but this is one result I’m really pleased about.

I found out over the weekend that the bid I entered for Manchester to host WordCamp UK 2010 has been accepted, beating Portsmouth’s strong offer.

This can only mean one thing:

WordCamp UK 2010 is happening in Manchester!

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Free WordCamp UK 2009 Ticket Giveaway: We have a winner!

Posted on 14. May, 2009 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements

Free Ticket Giveaway WordCamp UK 2009: We have a winner

Thanks so much to everyone who entered the WordCamp UK 2009 Free Ticket Giveaway.

We have a winner!  Of the 7 comments left after the blog post since it was published on May 12th, 5 have been entries to the contest.

I ran the numbers 1 and 5 through the Random Number Generator at random.org and 5 was chosen!

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Real Fresh TV wins Manchester Evening News Blog of the Week award

Posted on 07. Nov, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements, Inspired

Real Fresh TV - Manchester Evening News Blog Of The Week

 Wow, I’m completely blown away by this.

Paul Robinson, seasoned tech blogger and contributor to the Manchester Evening News, the widely read regional newspaper that shares a venerable heritage with the Manchester-born Guardian newspaper has awarded this site ‘Blog of the Week’ on the site’s The Mancunian Way blog!

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Real Fresh TV featured in the UK’s Top 100 Marketing Weblogs

Posted on 15. Oct, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements

Real Fresh TV in the UK’s Top 100 Marketing BlogsLovely to see we are getting even more widely read!  We’re straight in at #75 which isn’t bad for a new entry.

Here’s the full list of the The UK’s Top Marketing Weblogs.  It is managed by the splendidly named James Gordon-MacIntosh of Seventy Seven PR.

Excellent stuff.

Photo credit: Northxeast.com

Currently Experiencing Some Email Problems

Posted on 14. Oct, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements

EmailProblemsI’m currently experiencing some problems receiving emails sent to @realfresh.tv accounts.

It is being looked into and should be resolved within the next 24 hours.

If you need to get a hold of me urgently, drop me a line at:

chichi at thisischichi dot com

Or shoot me a tweet or direct message via Twitter.  You can always ring too!  Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Real Fresh TV Founder Short Listed for a 4Talent Multi-Platform Award

Posted on 18. Sep, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements, Multi-Platform Content

4Talent 2008 AwardsSuch brilliant news!

I’m really excited to announce that I have been short listed for a 4Talent Award, in the Multi-Platform category.

For those who are unaware, 4Talent acts as a talent spotter for the various arms of Channel 4.

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Putting On A Social Media Starter Course

Posted on 28. Aug, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements, Events

SocialMediaStarterCourseI’m putting together our first Social Media Starter course.

The idea is to provide a practical forum for people to learn how to get started in social media.

It’s a two hour interactive seminar/workshop, packed full of insights into creating and executing social media and content marketing campaigns that work on the web.

Keeping with the classroom theme, I’m deliberately keeping it small with attendance limited to only 20 places.

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Announcing The Winner of the 5 Day PUMA Manchester Giveaway

Posted on 02. Jun, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements, Engagement Marketing

Winner of the 5 Day PUMA Manchester Giveaway We have a winner!

Congratulations to Nathan Keller whose entry got the most votes in the 5 day ‘comment contest’ that was the 5 Day PUMA Manchester Giveaway.

Nathan wins 5 pairs of tickets to an exclusive Hadouken! gig at Manchester’s Moho Live on June 17th and a pair of USAN trainers from PUMA’s Runway Collection.

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Disqus Turned Off

Posted on 16. May, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements

I’ve uninstalled Disqus, the third-party blog commenting system I installed a week ago on the Real Fresh TV website and blog whilst I investigate alternative Comment Voting systems.

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Real Fresh TV Partners with PUMA On A Social Media Search To Find Manchester’s Most Promising Band

Posted on 07. May, 2008 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements, Social Media Strategies

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Real Fresh TV is excited to announce it has partnered with leading sportswear fashion brand PUMA to find Manchester’s most promising band.

Barely weeks after opening the third ‘new concept’ PUMA store in the UK in Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre, PUMA is sponsoring a band search competition to find Manchester’s most promising musical talent.

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