Tag: Social Media

Guest Post from @digimindci     If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is around to tweet or take a selfie with it, does it really make a sound? The answer: probably not. Today, news without social media is at best sluggish and at worst non-existent, so

Social media continued to become more integral than ever this year to how we communicate, market, sell and do business and here we bring you the eight social media trends of 2013. 1)      New advertising options  There were a number of changes to the social media advertising landscape in 2013

We are always keen to find out what you want to hear more about at #SMWF and earlier this month held a meeting with our #SMWF advisory board members to find out what key topics they felt we should be covering in next year’s event at the end of March.

  Understanding how your customers behave on social channels and how you can better interact with them is crucial to driving sales through social media. For eBay it has been a key part of creating a successful content strategy as Clelia Morales, Head of EU Social Media at eBay, explained

    At whisky brand Jack Daniel’s it’s no accident that its customers identify so closely with the brand – especially on social media, because it has worked hard to ensure its social media presence reflects its brand personality. Speaking at #SMWF Jack Daniel’s global community manager Cordell Lawrence said

      Earlier this week Tesco revealed it was developing the world’s first socially created wine – the ultimate example perhaps in how crowdsourcing helps new product development and generating huge press coverage as a result, especially since it will also benefit the community where the wine will come

    Building customer relationships is important for any business but in the retail industry it’s absolutely vital, and social media is the perfect tool. Customers are voicing their opinions across the social media channels – from Facebook to Twitter – and ignoring what they are saying means missing rich

The world of social marketing means that brands no longer have to be faceless organisations but can get closer than ever to customers. And what better way of doing that through the voice of your brand? As ITV’s ‘who dunnit’ drama series Broadchurch concluded in the UK recently social media

Who’d have thought that the online equivalent of a corkboard and pins would have revolutionised how brands are marketed? And yet the social media phenomenon that is Pinterest is changing the way brands are marketed online for good – especially to its predominantly female audience. So what exactly does the

By: Heidi Myers, Marketing Communications Manager, UK, Middle East & Africa, Meltwater This year, social media changed the way the world saw the Oscars. The celebrity world has always remained a mystery, with outsiders waiting eagerly to catch a glimpse of their favourite star on the red carpet. But with the rise

With just 2 months until the 5th #SMWF Europe, don’t miss your chance to take full advantage of the early bird discount ending this week! Register before Friday (18th Jan) at 1800 GMT and save up to £300 on your pass. This year’s show, taking place at The Brewery, London

With two jam-packed days of content, frequent networking opportunities and the best of the industry at your fingertips, it’s easy to miss some of the messages being spread at #SMWF N. America. Merlin Ward, account strategist at Renegade, has six lessons from some of social media’s brightest brains at last

For any social media marketer worth their salt, engagement is the holy grail. It’s also a tangible, quantitative attribute which puts you ahead of the rest – and not everyone realizes this. #SMWF sponsors, #engagementlabs, explains what needs to be done to push engagement to the next level… I think most of

In a world full of ‘take’, we can’t underestimate the qualities of ‘give’ in social media marketing. Ted Rubin, Chief Social Marketing Officer at Collective Bias and #SMWF speaker, discusses Return on Relationship: what you do in building social bridges might not be an instant win, but it can put

#SMWF is very pleased to announce that Sprinklr, the social media management system, has joined us as Gold Sponsors for the event at Sentry Centers, New York, on 27-28 November. Sprinklr’s Social@Scale product helps enterprises mature in their social sphere, with thousands of users in various countries utilising the system and has

The arrival of our British summer time has got us in the BBQ mood! We wanted to invite you to come along to our first ever SMWF Summer BBQ taking place at Vibe Bar on 17th July. It’s a great opportunity to catch up with your social media peers as

By Zoe Sands, Head of Digital Marketing, Juniper Networks  On my quest for social media knowledge and learning I continue to attend lots of social media events, most recently SMWF  in London. After attending many sessions it sprung to mind that although there is still a lot of buzz around

Writing about social media is exciting – it’s a bit like writing about the emergence of the Web in the mid-1990s, which I did. A brand new medium, very exciting but very quickly people take it as read that we’re all webbed up, or ‘social’ now. Understandably they want to

By Luca Benini, Managing Director, Europe, Buddy Media The 2012 version of SMWF London had a different feel than last year. Last year, I saw app developers everywhere I looked. But in 2012, these app developers were mostly replaced by social software and platform companies like Buddy Media. In my

That’s SMWF Europe over for another year; thanks to everyone who took time out of the ludicrously summery weather to come indoors and listen to a host of social media experts waxing lyrical about the developments in our industry. After Chris Brogan tore down our preconceptions and misapprehensions on the

It was great to see everyone and celebrate the industry at the Social Soiree! We hope you’re all feeling fresh and ready for another exciting day of discussion and insight. Today alongside the keynote track the Enterprise and B2B Marketing workshops will be taking place as well as the Mobile

We hope you’ve enjoyed the action packed agenda today, now it’s time to sip some drinks and catch up with everyone at the show at tonight’s Social Soiree! We’ll be at JuJu in Chelsea from 7.30pm tonight for some serious social media networking, with a DJ, dance floor and a

So SMWF has officially kicked off, and boy do we have a jam-packed first day set for you! With so many sessions to feast your eyes on, it’s difficult to whittle it down to just a select few that are unmissable. Today we’ve got the keynote track taking place along

SMWF is nearly upon us. On tomorrow the doors of Olympia will open on one of this year’s most eagerly anticipated social media events; offering six conference tracks, a bustling exhibition space, and more industry movers, shakers and deal-makers than you could shake a stick at. Read on for some

                      The official SMWF 2012 app is now available to download from the iTunes App Store now providing you with instant access to the latest agenda, speaker details, floor plan and exhibition information.

By Helen Clark, Marketing and Communications Assistant at ContentPlus Content marketing is a way of creating and sharing content to promote ideas, engage targeted audiences and encourage them to take action. It’s an integrated approach to marketing, with quality content at its heart. Just as the heart powers the body, content

The advent of social media has changed the music industry for good. With fans able to source and share music using Spotify, Facebook and YouTube, it’s never been more important for record labels to become digitally aware. But what challenges does this bring for the music industry? The Drum caught

By Nico Jacquart, Director, Digital Blighty No matter what your business, you can use guest blogging to build brand awareness and grow your customer base. Guest blogging provides a way for you to reach readers through an established platform. A guest blog post is one made by someone other than

The Social Media World Forum Europe 2012 is kicking off next week on 27-28th March at the Olympia 2 in London. The event boasts a packed agenda with over 150 speakers, delivering top notch insigh and discussion on the social media trends. We’ve created a speaker index that allows you

A feature that is hard to miss and central to the SMWF networking hub within the expo area is the Tweet Wall, an innovation by our partners ultraknowledge. The SMWF Tweet Wall will be back and this year we have teamed up with Text 100, an award winning public relations consultancy,

Taking place on the evening of 27th March, day one of SMWF, the official Social Soirée is set to descend on the The JuJu, Chelsea Kicking off from 7:30pm, this is going to be the social media networking knees-up of the year; including a complimentary bar, DJ, dance floor and

The SMWF Connect Live networking sessions will be taking place at SMWF on both days of the event for paid delegates, speakers, sponsors & exhibitors. SMWF Connect Live will take the format of speed networking providing a structured, yet informal environment, to meet and connect with fellow SMWF folk. There

by Margaret Donnelly, Director of Marketing, Meltwater Buzz For all the thought leadership, case studies, and best practices guides available today, many businesses are still having a hard time applying those principles and practices to their own unique circumstances. At every social media conference I attend, I overhear the same type

By Ed Hadley, Senior Marketing Manager at Neolane  Imagine  world where the email that hit your spam filter actually came from the people and brands you know and trust, via your social networking news feed updates. We can become so bombarded with status updates, new “likes” and “shares”, and sponsored

We are pleased to announce the launch of SMWF Connect our brand new networking service for 2012! SMWF Connect provides the opportunity for all workshop delegates, speakers, exhibitor & sponsors to connect pre-event, share knowledge, engage in discussions & pre plan meetings with key folk they are looking to connect with

By Kiron Mair, UK Community Manager for Synthesio It’s no big secret that in 2012 social media is driving most of the world’s conversations about anything and everything. But it’s only been in the last three or four years that brands have cottoned on to the idea of social networks

Retailers and brands are discovering new ways to gain valuable customer insight through their use of social media. By creating online social communities, retailers are not only able to build brand loyalty but receive feedback on their products and gain insight for future projects. A recent report found that 85%

By Maya Grinberg, Social Media Manager, Wildfire Interactive Summing up social marketing in 2011 and making predictions for the coming year is a daunting task! 2011 saw more industry growth than any other year; we saw the widespread acceptance of social marketing for B2B companies, and we witnessed moments that

Twenty years ago Gerald Ratner described the jewellery his stores sold as ‘crap’ at the Institute of Directors annual conference. Days later his organisation had seen £500m wiped off its value. It’s reputation unsalvageable. Had Gerald made the same faus pas today his company reputation would have been destroyed in

With spending on customer service processes and applications to assist sales expected to exceed $1Billion globally this year (Gartner Research),  the hype around Social CRM software is over and  companies are rolling up their sleeves and getting down to business.   While B2C markets have seen the biggest adoption of social

We’re soriee’d out after a lovely night at the hospital club with Vitrue and friends of SMWF!  It was great to see everyone last night at the ‘Social Soiree’. The night at the Hospital Club was a facebook gaming, live art creating, ipad dj’ing &  social media chattering  networking night,

We’ve teamed up with Vitrue to celebrate Social Media Week next week with a Social Soiree at the Hospital Club in Covent Garden on Thursday 16th February between 5 and 9pm. Come and join us and get involved over some networking drinks with social media enthusiasts and friends. The event

By Lance Concannon, UK social media lead at Text 100 Speak to any senior corporate comms exec about the barriers that prevent them from using social media more in their organisation, and I guarantee that the issue of ‘risk’ will usually come close to the top of the list. This

The SMWF team are excited to announce that the fourth annual SMWF Europe event will be taking place on 27th and 28th March at Olympia in London. This year’s show is your chance to experience a packed agenda of interactive workshops, combined with unique networking opportunities, a bustling exhibition space

We are pleased to have partnered with both the K West & The Hilton London Olympia to offer all SMWF visitors a discounted room rate for the 26th, 27th & 28th March 2012. Only a limited number of rooms are available at each hotel, and the rate is only available

By Christer Holloman author of ‘The Social Media MBA’  For how much longer will we call ‘smartphones’ just that and not simply ‘phones’? ‘Smart phones’ will be the de facto standard in a not too distance future (it’s already the case in certain clusters), the long name will eventually be made

A big thank you to those that attended the Social Media World Forum in New York. Also a special thank you to all the speakers, sponsors, exhibitors & media partners we enjoyed working with you and look forward to meeting you all again next year! Greg Cargill kicks off the Social Media

At Conversocial, we spend a lot of time working with companies who use our software to boost their customer service offerings on Facebook and Twitter. We’ve learnt quite a bit about the challenges they face along the way. Two thirds of customers want to use social media to communicate with

For all those driving to the event next week here is a list of all the car parking facilities near the Javits Centre in New York. There is no parking at the Javits Center.  However, there are a variety of lots open nearby, ranging from 24-hour, 7-days a week, to more

Social Media World Forum N. America is almost upon us. The event is designed specifically to help delegates build valuable connections in New York and the rest of the digital world. We have compiled a few of suggestions suggestions for how you can get the most out of getting connected at the

According to a study by SAS and the Harvard Business Review, by 2012, 88% of companies will use social media worldwide. Well, 2012 is just around the corner, and if you haven’t taken the steps to make your business socially active and aware, now is a great time to start!

This November the Social Media World Forum will be landing in New York and we are giving you the chance to win an access all areas workshop pass as well as an invitation to the evening networking party. What can you expect from #SMWF N. America? SMWF North America will

Ted is a leading social marketing strategist and coined the term ROR: Return on Relationship,  a concept he believes is the cornerstone for building an engaged multi-million member database, many of whom are vocal advocates for the brand, like the one he built for e.l.f. Cosmetics as the Chief Marketing

On Nov 1 -2 at the Javits Center, Robert Harles, Global Head of Social Media for Bloomberg will be discussing how to integrate social media into a traditional organisation. We caught up with Robert to ask him a few social media based questions: 1. How did you get your start

Back in 2010 NASA rolled out a new branded partnership with Foursquare, straight off the heels of announcing the space agency was teaming up with another geo-location based social platform, Gowalla. The partnership features a customised section on the Foursquare website, where NASA provides official information about the space program

1. Two days of action packed engaging content within 30+ sessions, across three tracks covering all aspects of the social media & apps ecosystem. 2. 100+ speakers from top names in the industry including Twitter, AT+T, Radian6, Google TV, Yahoo and Bing. 3. Unique opportunity to network with 2500+ attendees

Managing your business across the social space is a little more complex than simply having a facebook page or twitter account. Much of social reputation comes down to educating internally and ensuring that those within the business are aware of the core values and key messages that should be portrayed.

To brands Facebook isn’t about playing games, it’s all about starting new relationships as well as building and supporting existing ones. With over 550 million users Facebook is something at brands cannot afford to ignore, but with over 3 million fan pages how do you stand out from your competition?

If you’re looking for a job, your online profile is more important to you now than ever before, even more so if you are looking for a job within social media! Social media now plays a role in finding, positioning and promoting yourself to your potential future employer. With strong

There was a time, when marketing and PR professionals could take their time, having hours until daily newspaper deadlines. Today, however, it is a completely different story and minutes can make the difference between being part of the buzz of the latest headline or being yesterday’s fish and chip paper.

After the great success in London in March 2010, the Social TV Forum is continuing its journey to the Asian TV applications and widgets market (www.socialmedia-forum.com/asia) opening its doors at Suntec in Singapore on 22nd September 2010.

This year we are pleased to have introduced an advisory board of leading social media experts. The role of the SMWF Asia advisory board is to support us in shaping our 2-day conference agenda, by advising on key hot topics, and industry news, interactive conference formats, viewing speaker submissions, and

In light of the recent negative publicity and criticism surrounding social media and in particular social networking platforms such as Facebook. It has become apparent that while everyone recognises that Social Networking is a powerful platform to help people and businesses share information and experiences, strong actions and immediate measures

Penny Power, Author, International Speaker, Entrepreneur and founder of Ecademy talks about the role of social networks for modern professionals. Penny Power is a published author, a highly engaging speaker and one of the UK’s most inspirational and successful female entrepreneurs. Penny founded Ecademy, the UK’s first social network for

To be in for a chance to attend the “Must attend” Social Media event of the year FREE, simply take part in our Re-Tweet competition! It’s Really Easy to Enter All you need to do is put your Social Media skills to the test and re-tweet our competition tweet on

We are very excited to have Mark Watts-Jones, Head of Development and Innovation at Orange UK confirmed to speak at the SMWF 2010. Orange recently announced that Twitter users in Europe will soon be able to tweet to each other via their TV sets while watching entertainment and sports shows,

The Social Media World Forum Conference and Exhibition, taking place on 15-16 March 2009 at Olympia in London announced new line up of social networks speaking at the show. The event has also announced a 25% discount for early bird registration until 22nd December.

We are pleased to announce that Immediate Future have joined  the Social Media World Forum on the 15th & 16th March. Immediate future is at the heart of social media pr, releasing a study of the top 100 brands in social media, and recently using google trends to compare leading

We are pleased to announce that we are offering a huge early bird saving of 25% on all conference passes for the Social Media World Forum event taking place on the 15th & 16th March, at Olympia Conference Centre, London. Our Early Bird saving can save up you to £340*