Manchester Social Media Surgery Events: an Introduction

Introducing Manchester Social Media Surgery

Presented at Social Media Cafe Manchester #smc_mcr by @realfreshtvon Tues 1st December 2009Venue: BBC Cafe, Manchester

Why the need for Social Media Surgery events in Manchester?

Making sense of it all

“Social media are media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques”.

What #%!$!...?

“I Want Me Mum!”

What is it?

Social Media Surgery events are: Informal afternoon meet ups Social Media ‘clinics’ Panellists discuss problems

presented by audience

Why?

The inspiration:Lots of people not sure where to

start Agencies and consultants in the

region cannot service this need

on their own

Doing Something

Social Media Surgery events are:Backed by Manchester Digital,

MDDA and Creative TIMESInformal, collaborative business

development for the sector

At the event we agreed that

Social Media Surgery events can be a gentle introduction to Social Media Cafe Manchester

The target audience is people who have little experience of social media but need to know more for their work/business/organisation.

When

2nd Tuesday of the month,

starting next Tuesday, 8th Dec 09!

When exactly?

Which time is best? 12:30 – 2:30pm

vs. 2pm – 4pm

2pm – 4pm works best as it allows people coming in from out of town to attend an afternoon event, work needs permitting.

12:30pm – 2:30pm implies it’s a working lunch event.

Lunch is *not* provided!

At the event we agreed that

Where

VenueMMU’s Business Incubator Innospace on Chorlton Street

www.innospace.co.uk

How it works

Sign up via Social Media Cafe NingPost a social media ‘problem’‘Doctors’ discuss this at the

surgery

We will begin with an hour long ‘open surgery’ session where a case study is presented and audience input invited.

After this we will have an hour long ‘clinic’ of one-to-one meetings with the ‘doctors’.

At the event we agreed that

8th December event is a soft launch.

We are trying out the venue and the concept.

Will invite @sweetmandarin to be video interviewed for the first case study (action for @realfreshtv).

At the event we agreed that

Who’s Involved

Anyone can be!Sign up on the Social Media

Manchester NingPanellists and audience members

wantedhttp://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/

When is it on?

DatesTues 8th December 2009Tues 12th January 2010Tues 9th February 2010Tues 9th March 2010 Tues 13th April 2010

Questions?

Sign up on the Ning and share:http://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/

Ask on Twitter using the Manchester Social Media Surgery hash tag: #mansms

Get involved!

...a lot simpler...

Social media is...

Thank You

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