August 2012

Don't Miss the Deadline! SMWLDN Event Submission Deadline - 21st August

Are you planning an event during Social Media Week London this September (24th - 28th)?  Have you submitted it to the schedule yet? You need to make it quick, the event submission deadline is 21st August, just two weeks away!

Also, the SMWLDN Sept '12 Schedule goes live tonight, with our official London schedule launch tomorrow morning. 

Not to worry, we have all you need to know to submit your event below.

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7 August 2012 by Lauren Cotton

Pearson International's Lessons in Global Growth: People are the Secret Sauce

Avenue of Flags at the UN Building by Erin Faulkner

On the face of it, it's tough to draw parallels between one of Britain's oldest publishing business and small, fast-growing firms in the digital, or any other, industry sector. But there's some useful lessons to be learnt here that apply to any business, especially those based on intellectual property.

Last week, the folks at Fresh Minds invited me to a breakfast roundtable with guest speaker, Mark Anderson, President of Strategy for Pearson International who took us on a tour of Pearson International's journey from book publisher to one of the world's largest education providers.

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6 August 2012 by Sam Michel

Social Media Week London: Introducing & Announcing SMWLDN Sept ’12 Hubs

With 180+ events taking place across London, it can sometimes be a little difficult to navigate and get between events. To aid this problem, this September we're introducing SMWLDN Hubs to London, where events topics and some of the best events will be grouped into venues during the week.

We're very excited to introduce five Hubs for this year's SMWLDN Sept '12 at some very cool venues, with more Hubs and their topics to be announced.

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1 August 2012 by Lauren Cotton