sociable* – 2010 Predictions

What are your predictions for Social Media in 2010 ?

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Social Media mixer*

A networking event for people working in, affected by and interested in the future of social media. For more information and to register please visit http://mashupevent.com/

Robin Wight (President, Engine Group)

As President of both Engine and WCRS, Robin was part of the management team that led the management buyout from Havas in 2004. Robin began his career by setting up a student advertising agency while he was still an undergraduate ...

Katy Lindemann (Strategy, Naked Communications)

Katy Lindemann is a senior strategist at Naked Communications, a creative communications agency, where she develops social ideas and communications strategies for clients such as Vodafone, Nokia and the COI. She is also part of the IPA (Institute of Practitioners ...

David Hart (CEO, Codegent & Co-Founder, Tepilo)

David is the co-founder of online property advertising site, Tepilo. David also runs London-based digital agency, Codegent. In late 2008, David and Sarah Beeny, from Channel 4's Property Ladders, discussed the possibility of creating a joint venture where people could upload ...

Marshall Manson (Director of Digital Strategy, Edelman)

Marshall Manson is Director of Digital Strategy for Edelman in EMEA, and a leader in the field of online strategy, communications and reputation management. Marshall is based in London, and previously, was Vice-President of Online Advocacy in Washington, DC. Marshall advises ...

Toby Gunton (MD, Altogether Digital)

Toby started his digital career at Haymarket publishing in 1997 where he set up a digital team and launched Autosport.com. He founded Backend London in 1999, sister agency to Deepend and Glue. He was a Director of digital agency Perception from ...

Penelope Lipsham (Social Media Planner, Altogether Digital)

Penelope joined Altogether Digital as a Social Media Planner in August 2009 with the remit to strategically plan Social Media campaigns based on consumer insight and behaviour for Altogether’s clients, which include Abbey, Sony Audio and Kleenex. Prior to this Penelope ...

Emma Cowan (COI)

Emma has worked on a wide range of pioneering and innovative campaigns including Royal Air Force recruitment, Sexual Health and the Schools Food Trust. Emma strives to deploy the full potential of the digital landscape to help her clients achieve their ...

Mat Morrison (Digital Planning Director, Porter Novelli)

Mat Morrison is a senior digital comms planner and (these days) socialmedia expert with leadership experience at a regional and global level. He has held board director roles, or been a director of his own companies, since 1999. You’d think ...

Deborah Copeland (Digital PR, Brahm)

Deborah Copeland is Head of Digital PR, Brahm, one of the UK’s leading independent agencies. Deborah’s career in digital PR started over 12 years ago working with the likes of BT and Global Platform before moving in-house to launch the ...

Amanda Brown (Head of PR, first direct)

Amanda is head of PR at first direct, the UK’s best online bank and has been responsible for spearheading a series of its innovative campaigns for nearly ten years. Amanda was responsible for the 24 hour society report which is ...

Paul Borge (Head of Digital, Consolidated)

I help clients understand and engage with the online space around their organizations and brands. I specialise in creating and implementing clear and objective strategies that encompass the myriad digital and social media channels, along with traditional PR, experiential and ...

Mark Pack (Associate Director, Mandate Communications)

In June 2009 I joined Mandate Communications as an Associate Director, Digital, having previously been Head of Innovations at the Liberal Democrats.I am a Fellow of the RSA and have a history PhD from the University of York, looking at nineteenth century ...

Nic Ray (MD, Quirk UK)

Andrew Gerrard (Digital Media Consultant)

Andrew Gerrard is a social and digital media strategy consultant, helping organisations to understand and engage in the conversations that their users and customers are having, and how to convert them into mutually profitable long-term relationships. With a proven track record ...

Giles Palmer (CEO, Brandwatch)

Giles is the founder and CEO of Brandwatch. He has taken the company from an initial project to build a local search engine for the UK government to a social media analysis system that has customers all across the globe. ...

Heather Hampson (CIO)

Since joining COI Interactive Services in May 2009, Heather has been inovled with through the line campaigns for the Department for Health (swine flu), RAF recruitment and a national consultation on Autism. With a background in journalism, she has previously worked ...