Wiredrive will be attending this year’s SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, March 12-17 and posting real-time updates of the events and festivities on our Tumblr blog. You can also check out our coverage on the Boards Input blog where we’ll be covering the event as guest reporters for Boards Magazine. As always, keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter or visit wiredrive.com.
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Join the conversation at SuperSchool Weekend Miami, where our round table will focus on the different challenges new digital platforms impose on creative production.
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Wiredrive and AICP brought advertising and film industry leaders together on Wednesday, November 18, for Spot Goes Green, a panel discussion intended to shed light on how businesses can reduce their harmful impact on the environment. The event was slated to be held at the Wiredrive studios, but was moved to the larger Ground Zero Advertising due to overwhelming interest. Ground Zero founder Jim Smith has always been committed to environmentally sustainable production and was more than happy to host the event. Moderated by Hype’s Jessie Nagel, the panel included the following people:
Blog Out Loud, a resource for businesses that want to develop creative marketing blogs, recently held Belong: Building a blog community, a Wiredrive-sponsored event hosted by editorial shop Therapy. The event featured a panel of successful bloggers who shared their social media insights on a range of topics:
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People interested in promoting their brands through social media received some top-notch advice Wednesday, October 14, during Blog Out Loud’s Belong: Building a blog community event. About a hundred attendees filled the offices of editorial shop, and gracious host, Therapy for the Wiredrive-sponsored event, which featured a panel of successful bloggers who discussed the nuts and bolts of gaining traction on the slippery social media slope.
by Meghan Mackintosh 09/04/09
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So, the economy has thrown the advertising industry into a tailspin, but it’s not all doom and gloom. There are ways to take control of your personal brand and propel yourself to a new job; getting more creative work in the process. The only catch – it takes a bit of effort and confidence, as well as a website and the ability to carry on a conversation.
The insights shared at the August 26 SheSays meeting, which took place at the One Club in New York City, are powerful strategies for overcoming a fledgling economy. Three respected women in the creative industry shared their thoughts and strategies to successful self promotion.
I furiously scribbled down tons of notes at the event, and this blog’s purpose is to share with you some of the best ideas from the panel, as well as some of my own thoughts and personal experiences.
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