16 February 2010 by Emma
Social media is all well and good for business, but unless it
translates into actual, tangible contacts you can leverage when you
need to, it's just meaningless chatter - which, let's face it, we
get plenty of at the pub on a Friday night.
Which is why we're very impressed with social media conference
Like
Minds in Exeter, which is working closely with the local
council to ensure the conference makes as big an impact as possible
on local businesses - which, naturally, means lots of local
contacts.
The conference takes place in Exeter on January 26, and its
'exquisite' (their word, not ours) line-up of speakers includes 140
Characters Conference organiser Daren Forsyth, Telegraph.co.uk
communities editor Kate Day, and Reputation Online editor Vikki
Chowney. They'll be looking at issues such as the change in
business towards greater levels of personalisation for customers
and the role social media plays in enterprises and charities.
While most of the main conference takes place in the Exeter
Conference Centre, there will be lunctime talks in restaurants and
cafés, giving you plenty of opportunity to explore the city.
Most of the tickets have sold out, but there are still a few
left and at just £25, we suggest you snap one up, pronto.