FREE Digital Network Events

Take advantage of the FREE Network Events which are being hosted within the Enterprise Hubs and venues across the Borough. Open to all Barnsley businesses, networking events offer you and your business the opportunity to explore new markets, meet potential clients, generate new ideas and bring you up to date with new operating processes.

Social Media for Business Workshop

Tuesday 19th January 2010 from 5.30p.m - 8.15pm

Barnsley DMC, County Way, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2JW.

As part of the Enterprising Barnsley Project, bmedia would like to invite you to a workshop on ‘Social media for business.’ The event will be a similar format to the “Third Thursday” seminars bmedia held in Bradford.

The workshop content includes:

• Social Media and Twitter What it is and Why should I use It?
• Customer Relations
• Crisis Management
• Corporate Reputation Management
• Event Management
• Sales & Promotion
• Issue & Advocacy
• Internal Communications
• How to Twitpitch
• Twitter Do's and Don'ts
• And other online resources

Sponsored by Enterprising Barnsley this digital network event is FREE and open to Barnsley businesses with refreshments provided on the evening.

To register for the workshop please email dev@bmedia.org.uk

For directions to the DMC in Barnsley please follow the link: http://bit.ly/4FsOxg

OpenCoffee Workshop

Wednesday 20th January 2010 10 and 12 midday

Thurnscoe Business Centre, Barnsley

The emphasis of OpenCoffee is very much on the internet, new media and digital industries etc. These free events are informal and see a range of technology entrepreneurs, designers, bloggers, developers, investors and anyone else who's interested in digital media and technology exchanging ideas and striking up relationships that would otherwise never have flourished. The philosophy of OpenCoffee is very much of an Open House of ideas and people.

OpenCoffee Barnsley is being sponsored by Enterprising Barnsley.

Please follow link for directions: http://bit.ly/64fGJ4

The event is open to anyone who is interested in the region's digital, creative and new media industries. You're welcome to enjoy the coffee, bacon butties, the cakes and the company. We do however need to have an idea of numbers for catering, so please book your place please contact:

Dev Dulai either by e-mail dev@bmedia.org.uk or ring 01226 720 700.