Marketing news and events for the week commencing Monday 17 August 2015

Events

@CebaWA will be joined by LinkedIn guru @darrel_griffin at their MeetUp on Tuesday morning (18 August) as he shares his Six Pillars for LinkedIn Success. Check out the CEBA site for more details and to register.

Business Station @businessstat continue their online marketing workshops this week with sessions on LinkedIn and Instagram on Wednesday (19 August) in Joondalup. Book here but be quick as places are limited.

This week @VorianAgency are hosting seminars on Pinterest on Wednesday morning (19 August) and Search Marketing Integration on Thursday morning (20 August). Click here for the full schedule of up-coming #online marketing seminars.

@CommunityWestWA support not-for-profit organisations and are offering sessions on Marketing Strategy & Planning for NFPs and an Introduction to Social Media for NFPs on Thursday (20 August) in Manning. Click here for more details.

The @Nifnex Success Academy are hosting a Social Media Debate on Thursday evening (20 August) with Perth’s leading online marketers Steve Cartwright @FX_Digital, @doylebuehler, James Lush @lushjames and Kim Barrett. Get your tickets here.

News

2015 is the year of video marketing. We’ve seen Twitter introduce video autoplay in their feeds, Facebook now give advertisers the option to buy video ads and we’ve seen the rise of live video streaming services Periscope and Meerkat. @Hubspot shared a great infographic detailing 25 video marketing statistics from this year. See the Hubspot blog to view the full report.

Perth digital agency @lush_digital shared their Content Marketing Trends for 2015…so far. Their key prediction that Content Marketing will dominate marketing budgets has proven to be true. View the full report here.

@hootsuite announced that they now fully integrate with @instagram. Users can schedule posts to Instagram, find, like and comment on photos, mention and engage with followers and cross-promote Instagram activities across your other social media platforms. Check out the full announcement here.

Jobs

@AndrewLevy_ of BrandManager is looking for an Inbound Marketing Strategist to work with clients to advise them on inbound marketing strategies. Check out the ad on Seek here.

@PerthZoo have advertised for a part-time Marketing Coordinator. Click here for more details.

@City_Joondalup are hiring a Marketing Officer and the @CityofPerth have a vacancy for a Retail Marketing Officer.

@The_BlueRoom_ Theatre is looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager to promote the Theatre’s programs, services and activities. Find out more here.

#perthmarketing TIP

Events are a great way to showcase your business, strengthen relationships with customers & stakeholders and meet prospective clientele. Host events to: open a new premises; launch a new product; position yourself as an industry leader by giving expert presentations; network in your local area; or to thank and reward customers and stakeholders. Be sure to list your event on local event directories and invite your local media representatives to create some free publicity. Click here for more of our business development tips.

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