FREE EVENT - Network & Develop: Using your personal brands to develop your career. Social Media for business professionals

A fresh approach to gaining CPD and networking, Network and Develop will comprise of welcome drinks, a networking buffet, 2 presentations and exhibitors such as local businesses, professional network groups and other professional organisations that can provide advice and guidance on a range of areas.

6.00pm Registration / Exhibitors
6.30pm Presentation One – Using your personal brand to develop your career
7.15pm Networking / Exhibitors
8.00pm Presentation Two – Social Media for Business Professionals
8.45pm Close

A sandwich buffet and drinks will also be served during the networking break.

Pt1. Using your personal brand to develop your career
Laura-Jane Sarkodee, Director of Recruiting Edge, will show you how to develop and utilise your personal brand to help you further your career and put you ahead of your competitiors.

* Identification of your Personal Brand for Career Development
* The Art of Self Promotion
* Be Proactive - Expand your Online Presence
* Creation of a Career Development Strategy

Pt.2 Social Media for Business Professionals
The social web is changing communications and the way we do business. Major changes have already taken place and more are on the way.  We however need to stop thinking about digital communications and e-commerce, the line between digital and analogue is fading fast.

Rob Brown has worked in PR for over 20 years and for over a fifteen years held senior PR positions within three major global advertising networks; Havas, McCann Erickson and TBWA.  He launched his own business ‘Rule 5’ in MediaCityUK, Manchester in November 2012 with a PR and digital agency in MediaCityUK Manchester with clients in food, international sport and the media. He is listed in the PR Week Powerbook 2008-2012 and was named the 4th most respected individual working in PR in the UK in an industry survey in New Media Age’s ‘Reputation Online’ in 2011  

Rob is the author of ‘Public Relations and the Social Web’ (2009), blogs for The Huffington Post and is co author of 'Share This Too' which will be published by Wiley in 2003.

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