Normally priced at £15 (+vat) to qualify for a FREE headshot you must book and bring one other person who will also get a FREE headshot*.

Although the headshots are FREE we will be collecting on behalf of Diverse Abilities Plus on the day, all donations gratefully received.

Other services also available on the day (video must be pre-booked):

• Video headshot, web intro film – £100 (+vat)
• Profile writing, written by one of our journalists – £50 (+vat)

So, what are you waiting for, contact or call us now on 01202 779604 to give your profile a makeover to maximise your online networking opportunities during 2011.

*Maximum of 2 free headshots per company, additional people charged at £15/person

If you do not have a password please contact us with the childs name and school and we will be in touch.

Case-study style presentations from expert practitioners will illustrate best practice and bring out the critical issues in four themes:

•    an outline of the most effective ways that small businesses can monitor, engage and communicate online using social media in 2011. Presenter: Andy Headington (Adido)
•    the changing landscape of consumer behaviour and how local businesses can use mobile technology to reach potential customers. Presenter: Carl Martin (AKQA)
•    the concept of profiles, and how business professionals can incorporate “Linked In” into their profile strategy. Presenter: Linda Parkinson-Hardman (Grow A Better Business)
•    how to make your voice heard in the noisy “blogosphere”, and how one business owner got so good at it that it is now a business in its own right. Presenter: Steve Cook (Seeker News & Photo)

After a networking buffet, it will then be your chance to raise any concerns or questions you have about this topic or the preceding presentations, in a “Question Time” style panel discussion.

Presenter profiles

Each of the guest speakers at this event brings unique skills and insight to share and all of them have hands-on experience in the local business community in their particular area of expertise.

Andy Headington is Marketing Director of Adido, a leading digital marketing agency which operates in Surrey, Dorset & Hampshire.  He is a prominent speaker on Internet marketing in the South of England, making Internet marketing easy to understand and inspiring his audiences with his energy and enthusiasm to get their online marketing working effectively.

Carl Martin graduated from Bournemouth University in 2008 with a degree in Interactive Media, joining Dorset digital agency Redweb to front their initial drive into the mobile space. Carl has become a well recognised mobile evangelist in the UK, and recently joined AKQA’s global mobile team, working with some of the biggest brands in the world.

Linda Parkinson-Hardman is a social entrepreneur, business consultant, interim social media strategist and mentor who is committed to enabling businesses to grow sustainably into the future through the appropriate use of the Internet technologies. Linda has developed a reputation as a business “diva” with her gift for presenting how businesses can put strategy into practice.

Steve Cook of Seeker News & Photo has been in business for over a decade, and in that time he has photographed everything from multinationals to local one man bands, from solicitors to rock stars. Having begun blogging to grow his Seeker brand he set up his own business news website – Seeker News.co.uk, which has now evolved into a press, PR and photo agency, with a family of blogsites designed to help clients do more business.

Event details

Wednesday 26 January 2011
18:00–21:00, Shelley Theatre (seats 80)
Bournemouth University (BU), Talbot Campus, BH12 5BB

• CIM Member: £15.50
• Studying Member: £7.50
• Student: £0
• Guest: £25.50
• The price of this event includes refreshments and a buffet for paying delegates.

Booking Details at CIM website

Steve Cook, experienced photographer and owner of Seeker News and Photo will talk through the elements that make a good photo, including use of lighting and angles, appropriate styles, setting and the technical requirements.

This workshop will include practical demonstrations and advice on delivering the best images for PR professionals and takes place on the Thursday 13 January 2011 in Southampton.