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meshmarketing: A Preview

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Months in the planning, meshmarketing is happening tomorrow at the Allstream Centre.

This is the third meshmarketing, which was started after people who attended the marketing stream at mesh asked for more in-depth and tactical sessions. They wanted to hear from speakers who could provide them with tangible and action-able insight and information to do their jobs better or differently.

With speakers coming from across North America, we have put together a line-up with expertise in digital marketing, content marketing, social media, mobile, data and influence discovery.

meshmarketing kicks off with a morning of thought-provoking discussions that features Stuart MacDonald in conversation with WestJet’s Greg Hounslow about the importance of community, while Mark Evans will sit down with IdeaPaint’s Marcus Wilson and Marcus Sheridan (aka The Sales Lion) about the growing focus and value of content marketing.

After lunch, Klout.com’s Joe Fernandez will provide some insight into why influence and influencers have become such an intriguing, interesting and controversial part of the digital and social media marketing landscapes. Anyone who has a Klout score, particularly those who their scores drop recently after Klout adjusted its methodologies, will no doubt be interested in learning more about the influence world by Fernandez, whose company finds itself within the eye of the hurricane.

Then, meshmarketing gets down and dirty with eight interactive and hands-on sessions and workshops that will provide people with what they need and want to change how they do business. It’s a chance to hear from not only experts but people in the trenches about what’s happening, what’s over the horizon and what businesses need to do and think to stay competition amid an ever-changing landscape.

Unlike other digital marketing conferences that focus on big picture/big thought issues, meshmarketing has been created for people who do digital marketing but looking for new approaches, tools, techniques and ideas on how to do it better, smarter, faster or more successfully. As well, a key part of coming to meshmarketing is being able to network and connect with not only people within your industry but people who work in other sectors who can offer a new or different perspective.

Tickets for meshmarketing are still on sale. Here’s where you can check out the schedule and the speaker line-up.

meshmarketing panel: Big Data

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PanelData Here, There and Everywhere. Analyzing and Leveraging Big Data

Speakers: Rod Smith (IBM) and Joe Fernandez (Klout). Moderated by Stuart MacDonald.

Why this panel? For many companies, data can be one of their most valuable assets. The insight and intelligence provided by data can provide a company with a wealth information to make strategic and tactical decisions to meet the needs of customers, attract more business and drive sales. The challenge for many companies, however, is effectively dealing with the wealth of data being collected so it can become a valuable asset as opposed to a lot of data.

This panel will give you insight into how to measure, analyze and leverage the growing mountain of data to make smarter strategic and tactical decisions. It will also focus on the most relevant metrics the best approaches and tools to use.

Links:

A Conversation with IBM’s Mr. Big Data (InfoWorld)

IBM Makes Big Data Easy for the Little Guy (GigaOm)

Big Data, Bigger Brains (Klout)

Tickets to meshmarketing, which happens on Nov. 15 at the Allstream Centre, can be purchased here. Here is the complete schedule and list of speakers.

meshmarketing panel: social media in the trenches

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Panel: Social Media in the Trenches

SpeakersGail Gabrielle Ordogh (Real Sports), Sheldon Levine (Sysomos) and Dorothy Steel (Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation). Moderated by Michael O’Connor Clarke

Why this panel? For all the talk about best practices and tools, the best advice about using social media comes from companies and people on the front lines who can provide real-world insight into how to leverage social media to drive awareness, engagement, customer service and sales. Learn from people who work in the social media trenches every day how they do their jobs, approach different situations and achieve corporate objectives while using the right tools to be as efficient and productive as possible.

Some of the questions to be addressed include:

–          Why is it important to your organization to incorporate social media in your communications plans?

–          What has been your biggest challenge to date with social media use?

–          What advice do you have for organizations nervous about making the leap into social media?

–          Talking about social media measurement, what’s most important to you?

–          Of the other organizations, brands and companies you’ve seen working in this space, are there any whose social media efforts you particularly admire? Why?

–          Of the social media platforms in use at your organization, which is most important to you strategically? Personally?

–          Where does GooglePlus fit within your plans for 2012? Watch and learn, evaluate, test, actively implement, or ignore?

–          Speed seems to be a constant topic within social media. How fast do you think an organization needs to respond to audience comments, questions or complaints?