GIANT Talks: What was life like before Social Media?

Heading back before the days of MySpace, Friendster and that difficult decision of how to distribute ‘love’ on Bebo, we’re going to explore the evolution of social media. We’ve lived every day of it which makes it difficult to appreciate just how far it’s come. Come along to gain insights from local social media experts – from theory to practical workshops, this event really will cover it all.

Time to remember a time where your GameBoy was the device glued to your hand, not an iPhone. When you used a Rubix Cube to test your mind rather than coming up with amazing puns for trending topics on Twitter. Making mixtape cassettes rather than sharing your fav Spotify song on an Instagram story… how times have changed!

This isn’t about just “doing social”, it’s about doing social properly. Our speakers will be looking at social media from a marketing perspective, obviously, providing you with advice and best practices on how to learn from our past and the mistakes people/business/Trump has made. 

We’re all on social media, and, despite what most people would say, social media ‘taking over our lives’ hasn’t been all bad – go on, admit it! Let us talk you through the good stuff and show you how to do the good stuff. 

Speakers:

Danny Windsor

Danny Windsor, head of Giant Campus and Brand & Marketing at Sleeping Giant Media, has spent his time at the companies landing GIANT clients and injecting his enthusiasm for digital and education into everything he does.

Lucy Hall

Lucy Hall, head of Avviso Media and Social Day. Starting out in publishing sales, Lucy worked with many financial services organisations delivering pioneering marketing solutions that offered value for audiences and achieved results. After a varied career working for brands including Jazz FM, Lucy set up a freelance consultancy in 2011 where she began to help businesses use Social Media for marketing.

Luke Quilter

CEO of Sleeping Giant Media, Giant Campus and Pocket Giant, Luke Quilter has found something that he enjoys and excels at, and that is digital business. With an excess of 15 years worth of experience, he runs three businesses and regularly lectures, coaches and trains in search engine optimisation, pay per click advertising, social media and business start-ups.