(WAL) When economic conditions are harsh, entrepreneurship is one of the core skills that individuals need to draw on to pull themselves out of a slump. Inspiration from training is only half the battle, and a great idea needs to flourish with business knowledge in order to develop into something bigger than just a pipe-dream.
Today myself and DK are visiting Bridgend College to work with the Entrepreneurial Champions on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. These champions aim to promote entrepreneurship to their students across Wales. Once empowered, we hope they will go on to enable others to steer their motivation in the most effective, communicative and financially lucrative way possible.
Only then, will our work be done! Keep an eye on this post for more photos, videos and testimonials updated throughout the day.
If you have an inspiring website, link, or knowledge resource regard teaching and/or entrepreneurship, please let us know in the comments below, so we can share with the guys on the day, or send us a message through MediaSnackers on Twitter.
(IRL) Yesterday myself and DK had a short notice phone call to step into another speaking gig for Vistage UK.
Like excited little bunnies (or at least me, because this is my first trip to the Emerald Isle) we packed and fled the country like a pair of high tailing bandito’s.
As usual throughout the day we will be inspiring, motivating, empowering and training a great group of like minds, interested in understanding the powerful opportunities of Social Media in the corporate world. We’re really looking forward to it and hoped to be challenged throughout the day.
If you want to keep an eye on further discussions and conversations online regarding Vistage, please be sure to follow the search for the #vistageuk hashtag on Twitter and also keep an eye on this page for more media as we capture it.
(WORLD) The MediaSnackers podcast focusses on individuals, organisations or companies who are simply impressing us and which are crying out for more discussion.
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0.00—0.46 intro
0.47—3.07 the digital strategy
3.08—5.30 monitoring the brand online and how do they react to it
5.31—9.12 examples of engagement
9.13—11.45 priorities relating to internal adoption
11.46—13.41 future plans
13.42—13.53 outro
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(GBR) Serving up another juicy half-day social-media-taster for a group of CEOs on behalf of Vistage International this morning in Putney.
DK and Mark helped us today to understand what social media is all about and showed us in a very practical way how we could use it. The 'new normal' for all our businesses requires us to consider and implement more person to person communication in our marketing mix.
(WORLD) There's only one week left (less really) to read for FREE our little publication Zen And The Heart Of Social Media—come 1st March 2010 you will only be able to taste selected chapters and you'll have to purchase either the book or pdf to get the full meal.
On Twitter please hashtag all things ‘Zen And The Heart Of Social Media’ with #zathosm.
(GBR) Chuffed to be speaking at the fourth seminar in the (deep breath) 'Rethinking Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media' series (no website), here at Open University, Milton Keynes.
The morning session will be on 'New directions in youth culture research', delivered by PhD students, the afternoon session is focussed on 'Youth as a consumer market' in which I'll be presenting.
DK gave a polished, engaging, multi-media presentation about youth and social media for our research seminar series "Rethinking Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media" (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council). Those attending—a mix of established academics and newer researchers in the field of youth culture, and people from national youth organisations—found it fascinating and thought-provoking, and DK gave us some clear issues to take our discussions forward.
Professor David Buckingham, Director of the Centre for the Study of Children Youth and Media, Institute of Education
(GBR) We’re in Windsor delivering another half-day social media taster for a group of CEO’s on behalf of Vistage International.
An important aspect of Speaker sessions/workshops at Vistage meetings is helping our (CEO) members to be aware and abreast of the many developments and changes in the world of business, through technology. This awareness is vital to their having a competitive advantage.
MediaSnackers, in their presentation to one of my CEO groups in February 2010, amply fulfilled that objective and fully engaged the participants.
Our big sister company for executives Our little publication Our pro-bono project from 2009
Clients
Rather than just talking about technology MediaSnackers came storming into LGT and made us get on with it! The best way to learn!
MS training exceeded expectations for a group of techie and non-techie staff and gave us all a fascinating insight into other web applications and the world out there that we had almost forgotten about! Thanks for bringing the outside world back in and for entertaining us!
Fiona Cleary, Director of Production, London Gifted & Talented
