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It's that time of the year again...when all the geeks around the globe start to get twitchy, flights start getting booked up and Austin, Texas starts to brace itself for the thousands of digital folk that will be embarking on the massive annual gathering that is South By South West Interactive 2012 (SXSW). 

Last week saw the first ever Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing conference take place in central London. With over 80 attendees, 30+ speakers and 10 great panels it was an event not to be missed.

If you missed any of the presentations, you can check them out on Chinwag's SlideShare account. 

The conference took place last Thursday, 6th October at the Swiss Church in Covent Garden, a less obvious place for a conference location, but we wanted to add a little inspiration and diversify from the average.

Last week saw the return of Chinwag Live, and with the help of our event sponsors, Conversocial we brought you Chinwag Live: When Customer Service Goes Social.

The event looked into the profound impact social media is having on how corporates interact with their existing and prospective customers. We discussed challenges and solutions as well as the future of customer service on Facebook and other social tools.

If you missed the event, or just want to take a look at the action again, you can check out the video here.

Today is the last chance to grab an early-bird ticket to this week's Facebook Marketing Conference on Thu 6th Oct. We know everyone works late, so the early-bird lasts until midnight.

Early-bird tickets start at just £199+VAT+booking fee with the chinwag discount code, saving £100 off the regular price. And for those interested in the Facebook Marketing Bootcamp workshop on Wednesday, there's just one ticket left.

The full programme is up on the website with a few last-minute additions helping us to take an in-depth look of the impact of the f8 announcements. It's going to be a busy day with 30 speakers from leading brands and agencies, discussing the strategies of getting ROI fro Facebook Marketing.

Chinwag Live returns next week, and we have a right treat in store for you. Not only do we have Facebook, Nando's, Conversocial, Marks & Spencer and Capgemini on the panel, we are very excited to announce that Robin Grant, Managing Director of We Are Social is joining us to complete the high profile line up.

Fancy hearing from leading brands such as Dell, BBC, Nokia, Tesco and Expedia?

Or how about examining some leading case studies, including The Big Fish Fight, Mr Men Sweets, Chelsea Football Club, Doctor Who and Top Gear?

If all of this sounds like something you would be interested in, you need to get yourself a ticket for the Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing conference on Thurs 6th Oct.

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.

We're very excited to announce the first Chinwag Insight conference and bootcamp, Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing taking place in central London on 5th and 6th Oct, 2011. And for the Chinwag audience, book early and save £100 - on the early-bird rates, too.

Facebook has an audience of over 30m registered users in the UK and 700m worldwide and with a multitude of channels and techniques to target them, what's working, what's not. The conference will look at case studies from Dell, Channel 4 amongst others as well as hearing from Facebook themselves.

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).

Chinwag Live returns to London on Wed 5 Oct, 2011 with an evening session that explores what happens When Customer Service Goes Social, sponsored by Conversocial.

The impact of social media is having an increasing impact on the way organisations market themselves and interact with their customers. Conversations previously confined to phone or letter are now taking place publicly on Facebook, twitter and other social media channels.

Taking place right in the middle of National Customer Service Week our expert panel will look into the profound impact social media is having on how corporates interact with their existing and prospective customers. 

Seven hundred million is a very big number. And with Facebook's big number comes big opportunities for branding, marketing, commerce, games, analytics and insight.

Following on from the success of Social Media Week London, Chinwag is launching "Chinwag Insight: Facebook Marketing", a brand new full day conference exploring how to harness the 700m strong userbase to create a positive impact on their business. 

The event scheduled for early Autumn will take place in central London for senior marketers from agencies, brands and media owners and is the first event (we can find) focusing solely on Facebook as a marketing platform.