Practical Marketing Training: The Learning Social Media By Doing Course

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Social Media Strategies

Cool hands on image from handsongourmet on Flickr
Image credit: handsongourmet on Flickr

I’m sharing this after getting asked for practical examples of what companies have achieved after attending our social media marketing training courses.

Here’s what a company we recently trained achieved in half a day at the Learning Social Media By Doing Course, our Level 2 course social media training course.

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Real Fresh TV’s Monthly Social Media Events Guide – August

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Events, Social Media Strategies

June Social Media Events Guide ManchesterWow, where did July go?  It flew by so fast we didn’t get round to posting details of any events!

Well, here comes a roundup of upcoming social media and digital content events taking place in the region in August.

Want to add your event to the list?

Contact us at least one month before your event and we’ll publicise it! Call it a media partnership in the making…

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Real Fresh TV’s Monthly Social Media Events Guide – June

Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Events, Social Media Strategies

June Social Media Events Guide ManchesterHere comes a roundup of upcoming social media and digital content events taking place in the region in June.

Want to add your event to the list?

Contact us at least one month before your event and we’ll publicise it! Call it a media partnership in the making…

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Record Turnout for Free Social Media Surgery for Manchester Businesses

Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Social Media Strategies

Manchester Social Media Surgery

Manchester Social Media Surgery, in progress

Last month’s Social Media Surgery for Manchester business saw a 300% increase in attendees following coverage in regional industry press.

The free monthly Social Media Surgery events which help Manchester businesses embrace the social media revolution in order to grow and market their companies saw an influx of new attendees.

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Manchester Social Media Surgery welcomes Crain’s Manchester Business

Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Announcements, Social Media Strategies

Crains Manchester Business, the highly regarded weekly business newspaper for Greater Manchester

Highly regarded weekly business newspaper for Greater Manchester

I’m really excited to share that Samrana Hussain, business reporter at Crain’s Manchester Business, the highly regarded weekly business newspaper for Greater Manchester will be attending the Social Media Surgery later this month.

Manchester Social Media Surgery events offer real life advice and case studies from an experienced panel of digital and social media marketers who discuss social media projects and issues presented by the audience.

As shared earlier in the week, Hussain reported on the free Social Media Surgery events on Crain’s Manchester Business and I’m delighted that the experienced journalist is joining us at the event on Tuesday April 13.  Hussain recently joined Manchester Crain’s Business from ITV Granada.

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Real Fresh TV’s Monthly Social Media Events Guide

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Events, Social Media Strategies

Real Fresh TV - Social Media Events GuideImage Credit: thatsoftwareguy.com

This month sees the launch of Real Fresh TV’s Social Media Events Guide.

In the last week of every month, we will be bringing you a roundup of upcoming events, seminars and conferences focused on social media and the web taking place in the region.

Want to add your event to the list?

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The Case for Manchester Open Data City and the Joys of Courting Corporate Philanthropy

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Events, Social Media Strategies

Social Media Cafe Manchester, February 2010, in progress

Here come my notes from Tuesday’s Social Media Cafe Manchester event at the BBC’s offices on Oxford Road.

I’ve been a big fan of Social Media Cafe Manchester since being invited to be on the ‘panel of bloggers’ at the very first event in November 2008.  Whenever I can I try to blog about each ‘#smc_mcr’ I attend, after the event.

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What exactly happens at a Manchester Social Media Surgery event?

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Social Media Strategies

 Manchester Social Media Surgery

Cross-posted from the Social Media Cafe Manchester Ning.  With some additions in italics below.

Just sharing about the January Social Media Surgery event which took place at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Business Incubator Innospace on Chorlton Street on Tuesday 12th January 2010 from 2pm to 4pm. You can read about the first event on 8th December 2009 here.

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Presenting A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media at #smc_mcr

Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Events

A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media

There has already been much discussion on the web about the incredible meeting of minds that was the first Social Media Cafe of the year last night at The Northern.  You can read Manchester Evening News blogger Sarah Hartley’s 5 takeaways at the Mancunian Way blog which includes links to videos.

The first in the unconference format, myself and all the other speakers were bowled over by the enthusiasm of all who attended.

I presented a well attended Beginner’s Guide to Social Media session, slides after the jump:

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2009: The Year Social Media Becomes Big Business in the UK

Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by Chi-chi Ekweozor in Social Media Strategies

Social Media Predictions UK 2009

Or so it would seem.

It’s the season for predictions.  From the BBC’s list of hotly tipped bands for 2009 to Wired’s list of tech predictions including a look at the wry miscalculations of yesteryear, this time of year it seems you can’t move for lists of predictions.

I’ll throw one into the mix for good measure.  I think that 2009 will be the year social media makes its way into the enterprise in the UK. 

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