On April 26th, 9PM – which is tonight – the team at Garnier Men are going to host a Google Hangout with Rahul Dravid, Kumar Sangakkara, VVS Laxman and Kris Srikkanth.

The agenda of the live Hangout is about how they go about grooming their teams and how they intend to support Garnier’s PowerLight a Village initiative.

Moderating the Hangout will be Deepak ‘Chuck’ Gopalakrishnan. He will be managing the flow of the conversation and will ask questions to the cricketers, Laxman and Srikkanth.

The players and moderator are currently in Jaipur but the Hangout will be stream live on Garnier’s Facebook Page as well as its official YouTube channel.

What’s more? For every view the Hangout gets and for every Tweet posted with the hashtag #GarnierMenHangout, 1 Watt of energy will be donated to the PowerLight a Village campaign.

Details

Time: 9 PM – 10 PM, April 26th.

Event Page

YouTube Link

Facebook Link

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On 17th May, travel lovers from Delhi, NCR and beyond will have a solid reason to flock to the TUI Travelhood Cafe, Gurgaon. You too should come, to hear our very own Aditya Gupta talk about ‘The Social Traveller in Digital Age. How Digital Influences Travel Decisions.’

You’ll be amazed to discover the tips and tricks (and some ‘cheats’ too) that can get you the best travel deals and opportunities on the internet and in general. If you are a travel-addict and an internet junkie rolled into one, this should pretty much be your Mecca.

Travelhood Cafe is a unique initiative by TUI Travel, world’s largest travel company, where travel-fans meet, exchange travel stories and plan their journeys ahead.

Just walk in, chill out and interact freely with Aditya. Entry is free.

Time: 7:00 pm onwards, 17th May

Venue: TUI Travelhood Cafe, Shop No-SF-068 , first floor, Galleria Market, DLF-IV, Gurgaon

To Register visit the Event Page and RSVP.

To know more about TUI, join them on Facebook or Twitter.

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Digital Vidya, India’s premier Digital Marketing training company invites you to it’s upcoming hands-on Digital Marketing for Lead Generation & Sales Workshop in Delhi on June 13-14 (2013).

Workshop Overview

The paradigm of Lead Generation & converting it into Sales is changing in the digital media. With a host of platforms & tools, new methods of lead generation have evolved which are cheaper and better. This workshop will provide best and the latest of models, tools and techniques to leverage Digital Marketing for your Lead Generation & Sales efforts.

Key Promises of the Workshop

• The latest & the greatest about Digital Marketing for Lead Generation & Sales
• How to make strategic choices among various Digital Marketing avenues (SEO, Digital Advertising, Social Media) for Lead Generation & Sales?
• Techniques & Tools to use for generating incredible amount of relevant Traffic
• How to effectively Listen & Engage on Social Media for Lead Generation?
• How to build a loop of Audience Aggregation & Content Marketing?
• How to Nurture your Leads to improve ROI of your Digital Marketing campaigns?
• How to Measure & Analyze the performance of your Digital Marketing campaigns for Lead Generation & Sales?
• For further details, please check hour-wise workshop agenda.

Basic Information about the Workshop

Date: June 13-14, 2013
Location: Delhi
Venue: Hotel Mapple Emerald
National Highway-8,
Rajokri,New Delhi-110038

Fee*: Rs 19,900 (+12.36% service tax) (15% Early Bird Discount till May13)
*This includes self study social media course worth US$99 (Rs 5000).

Group Discount (can’t be combined with any other discount)

15% discount for 3 or more registrations

How to Register?

You can register online or contact Karan Gulati at +91-9716034040 or write to karan@digitalvidya.com

About Digital Vidya

Founded by serial entrepreneurs who hailed from IIT Delhi, Digital Vidya is India’s largest and most respected Digital Marketing training organization. It has organized over 110 Digital Marketing trainings for more than 2500 profesionals from over 500 brands such as Reliance, Star TV, Infosys, Cisco, Pepsi, ICICI, Airtel, Nokia, MakeMyTrip, Naukri, Standard Chartered, Google, Microsoft across India, Singapore, Oman and Malaysia since Jan 2010.

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Event Name: Openions@23 HKV

Date & Time: 10th May 2013, 6:30 PM

Event Description: Drizzlin media and & Juxt Consult brings to you a weekly talk series by marketing professionals engaged on social media. This will help current and budding marketeers understand real world challenges that brands face and how social media can help them bridge it. Get ready to be enlightened.This Friday, Anupam Dikhit (Head Digital Marketing) from MTS will be the first speaker.

Venue: 4th Floor, 23 Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi 110016

RSVP: hello@drizzlin.com

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Digital Vidya, India’s premier Digital Marketing training company invites you to it’s upcoming hands-on Social Media Marketing Workshop in Mumbai on June 20-21 (2013).

Workshop Overview

Doing Social Media is no more an option today. What matters is how you do it! If you are looking at leveraging Social Media for Brand Promotion, Lead Generation and Customer Acquisition, you may not want to miss this case-study driven, hands-on workshop. Over 2500 professionals from 500+ brands across India, Singapore, Malaysia and Oman have already benefited through our 110+ Trainings!

Date: June 20 & 21, 2013 (127th Social Media Workshop)
Location: Bangalore
Venue: The Pride Hotel
#93, Richmond Road,
Bangalore 560025.
Fee: Rs 14,900* (+12.36% service tax)
Early Bird Discount: 15% till May 19
*This includes self study social media course worth US$99 (Rs 5000)

Group Discount (can’t be combined with any other discount)

15% discount for 3 or more registrations
How to Register?
You can register online or contact Karan Gulati at +91-9716034040 or write to karan@digitalvidya.com

About Digital Vidya

Founded by serial entrepreneurs who hailed from IIT Delhi, Digital Vidya is India’s largest and most respected Digital Marketing training organization. It has organized over 110 Digital Marketing trainings for more than 2500 profesionals from over 500 brands such as Reliance, Star TV, Infosys, Cisco, Pepsi, ICICI, Airtel, Nokia, MakeMyTrip, Naukri, Standard Chartered, Google, Microsoft across India, Singapore, Oman and Malaysia since Jan 2010.

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Title: Indian Digital Conclave

When: May 23, 2013

Where: JW Marriott – Mumbai, Maharashtra

Timings: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Description:

Cosmos Forums is glad to announce the Indian Digital Conclave to be held at J.W. Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai on the 23rd of May, 2013.

As The Indian Digital Conclave is a Leadership Forum focused on key decision makers from the Indian Digital Space. As more Indians go online through mobile devices as well as the traditional PC, it gives tremendous opportunities for Marketers and Digital companies to target their desired audience. Marketers have become cognizant in the increasing role of digital in their strategy. As marketers evolve rapidly to tap into these new opportunities in the digital space, some still find it difficult to integrate digital into their traditional marketing activities.

The Indian Digital Conclave brings together some of India’s top minds in the marketing space to discuss the evolution of marketing and the role of Digital in their marketing strategies. Focused on top management in the digital space, the event will bring together key decision makers who will share their experiences and expertise with each other. The idea is to create a knowledge platform to encourage networking and knowledge-sharing. Being a CXO level forum, there is a greater emphasis on discussions rather than individual speeches.

Indian Digital Conclave is a C-Level forum and will witness participation from over hundred senior executives from the marketing community. Snapshot of these include:

• Corporate Marketing heads
• Head-Digital from various companies
• Brand Heads
• Top executives from various agencies
• Mobile VAS companies and operators
• Internet companies (including ecommerce)
• Innovative Technology companies targeting the Digital space
• PE/VC investors looking to invest in the Digital Opportunities
• Angels investors, consultants, bankers etc.

Confirm Speakers:

• Rafiq, VP Marketing -YRF Films
• Avinash Pant, Head – Marketing – Nike
• Virginia Sharma, CMO – IBM
• Sunil Punjabi, Business Head – Sony Pictures
• Siddharth Roy, COO – Hungama
• Valerie Wagoner, CEO – Zipdial
• Manish Kalra, Head – Marketing – MakeMyTrip.com
• Vikram Tanna, VP – Star Digital
• Harsh Roongta, Founder – Apnapaisa.com
• Dr Sohan Shah, Sr VP & Country Head – McCann Health India
• Anisha Singh, Founder – Mydala
• Aditya Save, Head – Digital Marketing – Marico
• Arpanarghya Saha, Head Digital – Max Life Insurance
• Subash Kamath, Managing partner – BBH
• Vijay Sankaran, Head – Digital – Edelman
• Sridhar B, Head – Digital – UB Group
• Lalit Bhagia, Ex -Head Digital - STAR TV
• Prashanth Challapalli, Business Head - Jack in the Box
• Dr. Sreedhar Potarazu, CEO - Vital Spring Tech In

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Digital Vidya, India’s premier Digital Marketing training company invites you to it’s upcoming hands-on Social Media Marketing Workshop in Banglore on June 20-21 (2013).

Workshop Overview

Doing Social Media is no more an option today. What matters is how you do it! If you are looking at leveraging Social Media for Brand Promotion, Lead Generation and Customer Acquisition, you may not want to miss this case-study driven, hands-on workshop. Over 2500 professionals from 500+ brands across India, Singapore, Malaysia and Oman have already benefited through our 110+ Trainings!

Date: June 20 & 21, 2013 (127th Social Media Workshop)
Location: Bangalore
Venue: The Pride Hotel
#93, Richmond Road,
Bangalore 560025.
Fee: Rs 14,900* (+12.36% service tax)
Early Bird Discount: 15% till May 19
*This includes self study social media course worth US$99 (Rs 5000)

Group Discount (can’t be combined with any other discount)

15% discount for 3 or more registrations
How to Register?
You can register online or contact Karan Gulati at +91-9716034040 or write to karan@digitalvidya.com

About Digital Vidya

Founded by serial entrepreneurs who hailed from IIT Delhi, Digital Vidya is India’s largest and most respected Digital Marketing trainingorganization. It has organized over 110 Digital Marketing trainings for more than 2500 profesionals from over 500 brands such as Reliance, Star TV, Infosys, Cisco, Pepsi, ICICI, Airtel, Nokia, MakeMyTrip, Naukri, Standard Chartered, Google, Microsoft across India, Singapore, Oman and Malaysia since Jan 2010.

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Hello Bangalore!

We’ve had two amazing meetups so far, one in Delhi and the other in Mumbai which saw a huge participation And now, we are looking forward to meet you guys!

While the Delhi meetup saw people coming into Hauz Khas Village, the Mumbai meetup crowded the already crowded suburb of Bandra. And, we are hoping that it will only get better in Bangalore!

Here’s what happened at the Mumbai Meetup:

So, if you’re in Bangalore are associated with the world of social media, be it as working professional or just an avid social media enthusiast, you are most welcome to be a part of the Bangalore edition of #SSMeetup. It doesn’t mater if you are an executive, a brand manager, an agency owner, a startup, a consultant or even the one who doesn’t care about social media, come by & meet the other folks around to have a good conversation. Just come by and say Hi. :)

Agenda: The meetup will be an informal casual event just like your ideal weekend. The agenda is to connect and share experiences among people. You could talk about any social media aspect, the annoying client you are tolerating, give & take a lot of gyaan or anything else! There are no rules & all that is needed is probably some enthusiasm.

Folks who want to attend the meetup, please register below.

Date: 8th June

Time: 7 PM to 11 PM

Venue: We are currently hunting for a nice venue. We would be glad if you could chime in with your suggestions below or even better, find us a venue sponsor! :)

If you would like to sponsor or help us organise the meetup, please feel free to get in touch with us at contact@socialsamosa.com

Also, we are looking for photographers and a video company to cover the #SSMeetUp. Please reach out to us at the same email above if you are one or know of any.

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TFM&A India 2013

Organizer: UBM India

Start: 19th June 2013

End: 20th June 2013

Summary:

TFM&A is India’s only integrated online and digital marketing show that gives you access to the latest marketing technology solutions and products, allowing you to network with the select universe of the senior marketing, media and advertising decision makers.

Few of the eminent speakers to present at TFM&A India are:

• Aaron Kahlow, Founder & CEO, Online Marketing Institute
• Achal Shah, Head Marketing, Times of Money
• Ankur Warikoo, CEO, Groupon India
• Bharti Lele, Head – Innovation Labs at L&T Infotech
• Deepa Thomas, eCommerce Evangelist, eBay India
• Deepali Naair, Country Head – Brand, Corpate Communication & Customer Service, L&T General Insurance
• Kunal Bahl, Co – Founder & CEO, Snapdeal
• Edward Bray, Group Marketing Manager – APAC, LinkedIn
• Praveen Gupta, Head – Social Marketing, Tata Docomo
• Sundeep Kapur, Evangelist, NCR Corporation
• Varun Sharma, Industry Head, E-commerce, Google India
• Valerie R. Wagoner, CEO & Founder, ZipDial

Venue: The Lalit, New Delhi

Contact: Priti.dutta@ubm.com / rajendra.rao@ubm.com

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Close on the heels of the successful inaugural webinar, the International Association of Advertisers (India Chapter) has announced its next webinar on ‘World goes Digital’ on Thursday, May 23 at 3 pm. Mr. Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder and CEO, Rediff.com, will be the speaker at this webinar being held on Google Hangout.

Mr. Srinivasan K. Swamy, President, IAA India Chapter, said,

IAA’s first webinar with Mr. Rajan Anandan, in April, was an impressive success. We had nearly 200 people participating and more than 1000 people seeing it on our YouTube channel later. Going by that, I am confident that this second webinar will have at least twice the number. A small service, that IAA is providing, for young professionals and others to learn more about the digital medium.

Mr. Abhishek Karnani, Director, Free Press Journal and Mr. Manish Advani, Head – Marketing & Public Relations, Mahindra Special Services Group, are co-chairing this IAA webinar series.

This series of ‘World Goes Digital’ webinars is aimed at equipping professionals across age groups with what’s happening in the digital domain. Ajit can distil all the digital trends and nuances and bring it down to specifics

said Mr. Karnani.

Marketers need to evolve based on time, place and circumstance. Youth is a catalyst of change, IAA would like to inspire the Youth to explore the opportunities Digital Media presents through Digital Gurus like Mr. Balakrishnan,

said Mr. Advani.

Over the last few months, the IAA (India Chapter) has conducted a series of activities – the IAA Leadership Awards, a unique Gender Sensitization Seminar, the IAA Olive Crown Awards. Every month, the IAA also conducts “IAA Debates” in different cities, on topical issues concerning the industry.

About IAA

The International Advertising Association is the world’s only globally-focused integrated advertising trade association with membership representing Advertising agencies and the Media. The IAA comprises Corporate Members, Organizational Members, Educational Affiliates, as well as 56 Chapters with individual members and young professionals from 76 countries including the top 10 economies in the world. lAA is 75 years old and is Headquartered in New York. Membership to the Indian Chapter of IAA is by invitation only and IAA has very senior marketing, advertising and media professionals as it members. Recently, they also admitted Young Professionals in a new class of membership to attract young people to join this industry body.

For any other details visit www.iaaindiachapter.org or contact iaaindiachapter@gmail.com

On behalf of IAA

Pushpa Chauhan – Hansa Public Relations +91 9324562724

Laxman Pant – Hansa Public Relations +91 9819952005

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Digital Vidya, India’s premier Digital Marketing training company invites you to it’s upcoming hands-on Digital Marketing for Lead Generation & Sales Workshop in Mumbai on July 18-19 (2013).

Workshop Overview

The paradigm of Lead Generation & converting it into Sales is changing in the digital media. With a host of platforms & tools, new methods of lead generation have evolved which are cheaper and better. This workshop will provide best and the latest of models, tools and techniques to leverage Digital Marketing for your Lead Generation & Sales efforts.

Key Promises of the Workshop

• The latest & the greatest about Digital Marketing for Lead Generation & Sales
• How to make strategic choices among various Digital Marketing avenues (SEO, Digital Advertising, Social Media) for Lead Generation & Sales?
• Techniques & Tools to use for generating incredible amount of relevant Traffic
• How to effectively Listen & Engage on Social Media for Lead Generation?
• How to build a loop of Audience Aggregation & Content Marketing?
• How to Nurture your Leads to improve ROI of your Digital Marketing campaigns?
• How to Measure & Analyze the performance of your Digital Marketing campaigns for Lead Generation & Sales?
• For further details, please check hour-wise workshop agenda.

Basic Information about the Workshop

Date: July 18-19, 2013
Location: Mumbai
Venue: Le Sutra- The Indian Art Hotel
14 Union Park, Khar(W) | Off Carter Road,
Between Olive and Out of the Blue Restaurant,
Mumbai – 400052. India.
Fee*: Rs 19,900 (+12.36% service tax)
*This includes self study social media course worth US$99 (Rs 5000).
Group Discount (can’t be combined with any other discount)

15% discount for 3 or more registrations
How to Register?
You can register online or contact Vaibhav Kakkar at +91-9716033040 or write to vaibhav@digitalvidya.com

About Digital Vidya

Founded by serial entrepreneurs who hailed from IIT Delhi, Digital Vidya is India’s largest and most respected Digital Marketing training organization. It has organized over 110 Digital Marketing trainings for more than 2500 profesionals from over 500 brands such as Reliance, Star TV, Infosys, Cisco, Pepsi, ICICI, Airtel, Nokia, MakeMyTrip, Naukri, Standard Chartered, Google, Microsoft across India, Singapore, Oman and Malaysia since Jan 2010.

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Digital Vidya, India’s premier Digital Marketing training company invites you to it’s upcoming hands-on Social Media Marketing Workshop in Delhi on July 25-26 (2013).

Workshop Overview

Doing Social Media is no more an option today. What matters is how you do it! If you are looking at leveraging Social Media for Brand Promotion, Lead Generation and Customer Acquisition, you may not want to miss this case-study driven, hands-on workshop. Over 3000 professionals from 1000+ brands across India, Singapore, Malaysia and Oman have already benefited through our 140+ Trainings!

Date: July 25 & 26, 2013 (146th Social Media Workshop)
Location: Delhi
Venue: Hotel Mapple Emerald
National Highway – 8,
Rajokri, New Delhi – 110038
Fee: Rs 14,900* (+12.36% service tax)
Early Bird Discount: 15% till June 25
*This includes self study social media course worth US$99 (Rs 5000).

Group Discount (can’t be combined with any other discount)

15% discount for 3 or more registrations
How to Register?
You can register online or contact Vaibhav Kakkar at +91-9716033040 or write to vaibhav@digitalvidya.com

About Digital Vidya

Founded by serial entrepreneurs who hailed from IIT Delhi, Digital Vidya is India’s largest and most respected Digital Marketing training organization. It has organized over 140 Digital Marketing trainings for more than 3000 profesionals from over 1000 brands such as Reliance, Star TV, Infosys, Cisco, Pepsi, ICICI, Airtel, Nokia, MakeMyTrip, Naukri, Standard Chartered, Google, Microsoft across India, Singapore, Oman and Malaysia since Jan 2010.

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Now in its 3rd year, Entrepreneurship India 2013 has become the marquee entrepreneurship event on building enterprising entrepreneurs in India. The event will attract over 300 leading entrepreneurs and members from the Indian investor community together with CEO’s and professionals leading Growth oriented organizations. Held by Franchise India Media, it is to be held on 6th & 7th July 2013 at The Claridges, Surajkund, Delhi NCR.

With more than 400+ attendees, 70+ Global experts and 30+ award categories, along with market reach through print, electronic and cyber media includes 800,000 emails to 45000 entrepreneurs, 25+ associations, electronic and print coverage of worth more than 75 lacs, Entrepreneur India provides a common platform to increase its area of business.

The mission is to capture the business logic of the networked era while keeping a sharp eye for what is relevant, real, and actionable for opening a treasure trove of real possibilities for business to grow in a new world. Entrepreneur India 2013 aims to reach out to the larger community by creating multiple platforms of interaction beyond the scope of the main event.

Entrepreneur India is designed for business owners, women entrepreneurs, start-ups, students enablers to provide the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem with a nurturing environment in which all could learn through the sharing of knowledge, experience an information. The convention is designed on the theme of 7i’s which are: Inspire, Ideate, Individualize, Incubate, Innovate, Invest and internationalize. To celebrate entrepreneurs who have contributed extensively towards the growth of entrepreneurship in our country, Franchise India also organizes the prestigious Entrepreneur India Awards along with the convention. The awards give national recognition to the most inspiring entrepreneurial entities across the country in their respective sectors.

Who Should Attend:

• Start-ups
• Emerging Entrepreneurs
• Technology Entrepreneur
• Women Entrepreneur
• Young Entrepreneur
• Business Suppliers
• SMEs
• Business Students
• Intrapreneurs
• Technology Companies

Entrepreneur India 2013 is aimed at helping entrepreneurs and owners managers and professionals in India to harness and develop their entrepreneurial ambitions. If you wish to use more of the entrepreneurial spirit, join the league!

Pictures from Entrepreneur India 2012 -

For more information please visit- http://www.entrepreneurindia.com/2013/

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Digital Vidya, India’s premier Digital Marketing training company invites you to it’s upcoming hands-on Digital Marketing for Lead Generation & Sales Workshop in Bangalore on Aug 8-9 (2013).

Workshop Overview

The paradigm of Lead Generation & converting it into Sales is changing in the digital media. With a host of platforms & tools, new methods of lead generation have evolved which are cheaper and better. This workshop will provide best and the latest of models, tools and techniques to leverage Digital Marketing for your Lead Generation & Sales efforts.

Key Promises of the Workshop

• The latest & the greatest about Digital Marketing for Lead Generation & Sales
• How to make strategic choices among various Digital Marketing avenues (SEO, Digital Advertising, Social Media) for Lead Generation & Sales?
• Techniques & Tools to use for generating incredible amount of relevant Traffic
• How to effectively Listen & Engage on Social Media for Lead Generation?
• How to build a loop of Audience Aggregation & Content Marketing?
• How to Nurture your Leads to improve ROI of your Digital Marketing campaigns?
• How to Measure & Analyze the performance of your Digital Marketing campaigns for Lead Generation & Sales?

For further details, please check hour-wise workshop agenda.

Basic Information about the Workshop

Date: Aug 8-9, 2013
Location: Bangalore
Venue: The Pride Hotel
#93, Richmond Road,
Bangalore – 560025
Fee*: Rs 19,900 (+12.36% service tax)
*This includes self study social media course worth US$99 (Rs 5000)

Group Discount (can’t be combined with any other discount)

15% discount for 3 or more registrations

How to Register?
You can register online or contact Vaibhav Kakkar at +91-9716033040 or write to vaibhav@digitalvidya.com

About Digital Vidya
Founded by serial entrepreneurs who hailed from IIT Delhi, Digital Vidya is India’s largest and most respected Digital Marketing training organization. It has organized over 140 Digital Marketing trainings for more than 3000 profesionals from over 1000 brands such as Reliance, Star TV, Infosys, Cisco, Pepsi, ICICI, Airtel, Nokia, MakeMyTrip, Naukri, Standard Chartered, Google, Microsoft across India, Singapore, Oman and Malaysia since Jan 2010.

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The fourth edition of Mashable’s Social Media Day is being celebrated by social media enthusiasts all across the world on June 30^th 2013. It is a day to recognize the digital revolution happening across the world. More than 9 cities and 1 U.S. state have declared Social Media Day an official holiday including the State of Nevada & Arizona, NYC, Toronto, San Jose (California), Dublin (Ireland) and Ottawa.

After hosting a successful Social Media Day in 2012, Graffiti Collaborative, a Bangalore based creative agency will be curating the celebrations, second time in a row in Bangalore. Social Media enthusiasts from across the city will be coming together to make this event a fabulous blend of fun and knowledge sharing – truly in the spirit of social media.

The celebrations for the day will span across different media platforms and activities. The day will start at 11 AM with panel discussions at Hard Rock Café on St Marks Rd. The panel will touch upon multiple aspects of social media – thereby giving us an opinion on where it stands today & where it is headed. Some of the topics that will be examined are the ROI of Social Media, regulating content, endorsements, case studies of 2012 social media campaigns and much more.

The panelists will include top social media influencers, brand managers, entrepreneurs and social media professionals. Panelists for this edition of Social Media Day include:

• Prem Panicker, Editor-in-Chief @ Yahoo
• Preetham Venkky, Business Head Asia @ KRDS
• Aditya Gupta, co-founder @ Social Samosa
• Bhupendra Khanal, founder @ Simplify 360
• Ravi Rao, Leader (South Asia) @ Mindshare
• Karthik Srinivasan, National Lead- Social @ Ogilvy
• Gautam John, Head- KLP @ Akshara Foundation
• Pranesh Prakash, Policy Director @ CIS India
• Ramesh Srivats, MD & CEO @ Tententen
• Mahesh Murthy, Founder @ Pinstorm
• Siddharth Narrain, Legal Researcher @ Alternative Law Forum
• Rishi Jaitly, India Marketing Director @ Twitter
• Vikas Bagri, National Innovation Council

The discussions will continue after a small break, to enjoy a sumptuous Hard Rock Lunch.

There is no better way to celebrate Social Media Day, than to unwind over a few beers, cocktails and a whole lot of networking. And that is precisely what we will be attaining in the second half of the day.

The celebrations continue through the evening with an eclectic mix of interactive activities, games, quizzes followed by a delightful stand-up act by the’ kolaveri di of stand-up comedy’, Vipul Goyal.

Obviously, a day to celebrate digital revolution cannot be complete without online activities. A very creative twitter led activity is planned out that will be conducted throughout the span of the event, along with other multiple online activities as well. You can get access to all of them by visiting the Social Media Day India Facebook page – SMDayIndia

Social media enthusiasts, who want to understand the industry trends better, should definitely be attending this ‘Limited Invite Only’ event.

The Social Media Day passes are available @ buzzintown.com at a price of INR 800/person, which is inclusive of an appeasing Hard Rock Café lunch, a refreshing mug of beer, panel discussions, activities and evening performances!

Follow the official hashtag #SMDayBlr on Twitter!

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Digital Vidya, India’s premier Digital Marketing training company invites you to it’s upcoming hands-on Social Media Marketing Workshop in Mumbai on Aug 22-23 (2013).

Workshop Overview

Doing Social Media is no more an option today. What matters is how you do it! If you are looking at leveraging Social Media for Brand Promotion, Lead Generation and Customer Acquisition, you may not want to miss this case-study driven, hands-on workshop. Over 3000 professionals from 1000+ brands across India, Singapore, Malaysia and Oman have already benefited through our 140+ Trainings!

Date: Aug 22 & 23, 2013 (152nd Social Media Workshop)
Location: Mumbai
Venue: Le Sutra – The Indian Art Hotel
14 Union Park, Khar(W) | Off Carter Road,
Between Olive and Out of the Blue Restaurant,
Mumbai 400052.India

Fee: Rs 14,900* (+12.36% service tax)
Early Bird Discount: 15% till July 22
*This includes self study social media course worth US$99 (Rs 5000)

Group Discount (can’t be combined with any other discount)

15% discount for 3 or more registrations

How to Register?
You can register online or contact Vaibhav Kakkar at +91-9716033040 or write to vaibhav@digitalvidya.com

About Digital Vidya
Founded by serial entrepreneurs who hailed from IIT Delhi, Digital Vidya is India’s largest and most respected Digital Marketing training organization. It has organized over 140 Digital Marketing trainings for more than 3000 profesionals from over 1000 brands such as Reliance, Star TV, Infosys, Cisco, Pepsi, ICICI, Airtel, Nokia, MakeMyTrip, Naukri, Standard Chartered, Google, Microsoft across India, Singapore, Oman and Malaysia since Jan 2010.

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The International Advertising Association (IAA) – India Chapter announced its next webinar on ‘World goes Digital’.

Nishant Rao, Country Manager, LinkedIn, will be the speaker at this webinar on Google Hangout. The webinar will be on Thursday, June 27 at 3 pm

Srinivasan K. Swamy, President, IAA, India Chapter, said, 

“We began with Rajan Anandan in April and followed it with Ajit Balakrishnan in May. We are seeing increased participation, and are glad that this knowledge sharing platform by IAA about the Digital medium is gaining traction.”

Abhishek Karnani, Director, Free Press Journal and Manish Advani, Head – Marketing & Public Relations, Mahindra Special Services Group, are co-chairing this IAA webinar series.

“It’s an honour to be presenting Nishant Rao in our next Webinar. This ‘World Goes Digital’ webinar series is aimed at helping professionals across age groups understand digital trends and nuances,”

said Karnani.

“When I landed in India after a long stint in Canada, I didn’t know anyone in India, but through LinkedIn I was able to expand my network at a rapid pace. Network led to Net worth for my organization. I am glad through IAA many youngsters in India will learn more about LinkedIn that too from a leader of LinkedIn,”

said Advani.

The inaugural webinar with Rajan Anandan, MD, Google India, was held in April and with Ajit Balakrishnan, Founder and CEO, Rediff.com in May. Over the last few months, the IAA (India Chapter) has conducted a series of activities – the IAA Leadership Awards, a unique Gender Sensitization Seminar, the IAA Olive Crown Awards. Every month, the IAA also conducts “IAA Debates” in different cities, on topical issues concerning the industry.

About IAA

The International Advertising Association is the world’s only globally-focused integrated advertising trade association with membership representing Advertising agencies and the Media. The IAA comprises Corporate Members, Organizational Members, Educational Affiliates, as well as 56 Chapters with individual members and young professionals from 76 countries including the top 10 economies in the world. lAA is 75 years old and is Headquartered in New York. Membership to the Indian Chapter of IAA is by invitation only and IAA has very senior marketing, advertising and media professionals as it members. Recently, they also admitted Young Professionals in a new class of membership to attract young people to join this industry body.

For any other details visit www.iaaindiachapter.org or contact iaaindiachapter@gmail.com.

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Change is a word that has been used so often that it has become synonymous with the society and its people. Embodying this change is INK. Through their main events- the INK Conference and now INK Live, they aim to equip you with their special ingredient through which you can do wonders.

The INK Conference, in association with TED, is a coming together of a diverse set of people for 3 days of complete immersion in ideas. Compared to a ‘brain spa’, the stories, ideas, and perspectives shared here challenges your thinking and what you know. This year, the conference is held in Kochi from 25^th- 27^th October.

Targeted specifically for the main change makers of today- the youth, INK Live is a stimulating experience created around the live telecast of the INK conference from 25^th – 27^th October, with simultaneous workshops, contests, speaker interactions, and more. With attendees from India and different parts of the world, one can explore the ethnic, social and professional diversity of the world. It will be a perfect break for everyone who wishes to catch a break to engage, interact and learn.

At INK we get an amalgamation of thoughts from across generations of thinkers and innovators, along with the opportunity to learn more. The willingness to change with time is something that must be imbibed and what better place to learn than INK.

Social Samosa is proud to be associated with INK Talks 2013. To win free passes, click here.

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Article courtesy Kruthika on behalf of INK.

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NGOs need to keep up with the latest in Technology trends and learn how to leverage them for maximum impact. NASSCOM Foundation`s ConnectIt program , In association with Microsoft invites you to attend capacity building workshops in Bangalore and Hyderabad which are focused on imparting skills on developing high impact communication , increasing  online outreach & fundraising through social media and other technology tools.

The workshops will also introduce Microsoft Office 365 and how it can be used in social development sector.

The agenda features an array of topics which you will find both useful and engaging with our dynamic speakers sharing practical tips and tools for NGO leaders.

Registration is limited to no more than two representatives per NGO and will be more beneficial if attended by the Communications or Technical staff.

Location & Dates:

Hyderabad: 24^th July, 2013 & Bangalore: 26^th July, 2013

Cost: Rs. 500 per person

Venue: To be announced

How to Register?

Registration for Hyderabad

Registration for Bangalore

Point of Contact:

Sneha Sahasrabudhe: 022- 28328518/19

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