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SMW London Snippet: Interview with Adam Mountford, Producer of Test Match Special

Adam Mountford

Just before the Sports and Social Media Panel organised by the BBC on Weds 9th February, we interviewed Adam Mountford, Producer of Test Match Special (@tmsproducer).

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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 to have taken part in the UKTI pitch-training workshops in the past 6 months. The evening will kick off with a special keynote - to be announced shortly - and then followed by a number of pitching companies.

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Date: 25 May 2011
Location: The Auditorium, Pinsent Masons, UK

FutureEverything 2011

Manchester’s FutureEverything festival has launched its full line-up for this year’s event. The festival, now in its 16th year, aims to sum up Manchester’s edgy urban feel by bringing together forward-thinking ideas, new concepts in the digital world, along with a backdrop of innovative music.

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Date: 11 May 2011
Location: Manchester, UK

SMW London Round-up: Game On! Games & Brands sponsored by Nokia and JWT

NokiaConnects

Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it’s taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, tweets and speaker presentations from Game On! Games & Brands sponsored by Nokia and JWT.

Traditionally two separate industries, games and social media have meshing together in a variety of ways, providing opportunities for brands.

Traditional games companies are embracing social media, social gaming market is set to hit over $1bn this year and brands are combining game mechanics and social media to drive campaigns.

Opportunities exist, all are benefiting from targeting a wider demographic, increasing engagement and create rewards and status to drive behaviour both off and online.

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SMW London Snippet: Interview with David Rowan, Editor of Wired UK

David Rowan

We caught David Rowan, Editor of Wired UK for a quick chat after the Game On! Games and Brands panel, sponsored by Nokia and JWT, on Weds 9th February as part of Social Media Week London.

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Ale 2.0 at the Harp

This is a relaxed meetup for people who work in digital and like real ale (or other drinks). There are no name badges.

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Date: 5 May 2011
Location: The Harp, UK

SMW London Snippet: Interview with Miguel Andres-Clavera, Head of Innovation for JWT

Miguel Andres-Clavera

We managed to grab Miguel Andres-Clavera, Head of Innovation at JWT, for a chat after the Game On! Games and Brands panel, sponsored by Nokia and JWT, on Weds 9th February as part of Social Media Week London.

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Mixing Digital with Dinner: Tips from 35,000 Ft

Virgin Atlantic's Social Media and Digital Policy.Claire Higgins is joining us for dinner to share her views and advice on vtravelled's social media strategy and their plans to connect with customers at 35,000 feet.

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Date: 11 May 2011
Location: Ristorante Biagio, UK

Digital Sparks: Technology for Publishers

Digital Sparks has been conceived to provide a focussed event for an invited audience of publisher and media owner decision-makers to hear directly from a handful of innovative technology providers alongside keynote speaker insights.

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Date: 29 June 2011
Location: Bureau Private Members Club, UK

DigPen II - The UK South West's Second Web Unconference

Unconference and meetup for web designers, developers, and digital media specialists based in the UK South West

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Date: 14 May 2011
Location: Exeter Phoenix, UK

Social Media Influence 2011

We've chosen the Creativity & Innovation as the theme for the 2011 Social Media Influence conference. At this year's event you'll hear from the industry-leading brands & companies about how they are employing creative content and technological innovation...

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Date: 14 June 2011
Location: Cavendish Conference Centre, UK

Linkedin Workshop London

Programme 1 – Learn how to build an effective profile 2 – Learn how to leverage your network 3 – Learn how to look for people and information and increase your reputation 4 – Key features on LinkedIn and real-life cases

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Date: 24 May 2011
Location: BPI, UK

SMW London Snippet: Interview with Mark Hindle, Communications Manager at Nokia UK

Mark Hindle

After the Game On! Games and Brands panel, sponsored by Nokia and JWT, on Weds 9th February as part of Social Media Week London, we caught up with Mark Hindle, Communications Manager at Nokia UK.

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SMW London Round-up: The "Friend" Close: Social Sales

Social Media Week London

Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it's taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video and coverage from The "Friend" Close: Social Sales.

From lead generation to closing sales, how has the sales process been affected by social media? From peer to peer recommendations to group buying to online stores, learn from the experts in using social media as part of the sales cycle.

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"And The Winners Are..." Social Media Week Prize Draw Winners Announced

Liam Social Media Week

After Social Media Week London, we asked all attendees to complete a survey telling us about their experiences and thoughts.  As a 'thank you', all those who took the survey were entered into a prize draw.  Prizes were generously provided by our sponsors, Nokia, Kodak and Microsoft Advertising.

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