On Wednesday we hosted our second social media workshop at the MDDA in Manchester. This was hosted by KMP’s MD – Jon Keefe, alongside one of our Client Service Managers, Gerry Daring. The workshop was a great success, and had attendees from a wide range of companies including Johnsons Cleaners, Business Link NorthWest, The Beatles Story and Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. As part of the workshop, Jon adressed the popular topic of “How to get your Organisation Social Media Ready,” and a video of this section of the workshop can be seen below. http://www.vimeo.com/3378687

It’s just a week to go now until we host our first workshop of 2009 – and it looks to be a cracker! The social media workshop was fully booked in record time, and it promises to be a great event. Social Media is still a hot topic, and although the concept has been around for a while, it’s only now that companies are beginning to sit up and realise that it’s something that they should be doing. Whether it’s creating a Facebook profile, setting up twitter or even a YouTube channel, there are many ways that you can get involved. Don’t worry though, if you’ve not managed to book your place on a Social Media Workshop, we will be running a Social Media Marketing seminar on the 25th February. Speakers for this include KMP’s Chairman – Bill Daring, Dominic Sparkes from Tempero and Mike Antliff from Huzu. Bill will open the seminar with an introduction to social media and the different tools available, as well as using some case studies to show how companies are effectively using social media as part of their Marketing Strategy. Mike will then discuss online communities, including important things to consider when building a community, and Dominic will talk about how to manage communities 24/7. Book now for an early-bird discount!

Welcome back to inblackandwhite.tv, the place where you can find all the latest information about KMP seminars and workshops! We’re kicking off 2009 with an action packed few months of workshops and seminars!  There really is something for everyone, from Social Media workshops to seminars on the topic of Reputation Management. 2008 ended with the success of the KMP Blogging Workshop, which proved so popular that we decided to run it twice.  And it looks like the momentum is set to continue for 2009, with a Social Media Workshop that was fully booked so quickly that we’ve had to schedule another one just a few weeks later! There are only 2 places left for this Social Media Workshop which takes place on the 11th February, so book now to avoid disappointment. If a hands-on, interactive workshop isn’t quite for you, then maybe our Social Media Marketing Seminar on the 25th February will be more helpful.  Featuring speakers from Huzu, the social media platform, Tempero, an interactive community management company, and KMP – this seminar is not to be missed! We look forward to seeing you in 2009!

KMP’s next event is a Social Media for Beginners Workshop, which takes place on the 29th January at the MDDA in Manchester. The half-day workshop will be hosted by KMP’s Social Media Expert – Paul Fabretti, alongside Content Strategist, Dave Kinsella. Paul will be looking at the role of blogging within social media, using case studies to show how blogging can be used as an effective business tool. He’ll also use a case study to help attendees work through the tools and methodologies involved with creating a social media strategy so that attendees can build their own campaign. Dave will be exploring the world of social media and showing you how easy it is to get started with the different social media tools that are available, including social networks, photo-sharing sites, video and blogs. Already proving to be popular with companies such as The Co-operative, United Utilities and Wales Millennium Centre signed up, there are only a few places left for this complete guide to Social Media. Book now to avoid disappointment.