event submission
With February behind us, we are eagerly looking forward to our next Social Media Week, set to take place September 23-27, 2013! And we want you to experience it in a new way. What if you had the chance to travel to one of our host cities this SMW September? Imagine joining amazing conversations, seeing…
This is a joint post from our SMW Singapore team and Lindsey Taylor Wood of the SMW NYC team. Always wanted the opportunity to conduct your own social experiment, showcase your favorite case studies, or crowdsource the next rising startup? What about plan the best tweetfest? With only 3 days left to submit your event…
February is a tough time to be in NYC. It’s too cold; the holidays are over; spring is still far off; everything seems mundane, except for the arrival of one of the best networking events of the year: Social Media Week (SMW). I got involved with SMW in Feb 2011, pitching my first event partner…
As the year winds down, we begin to ramp up for SMW13. With less than 2 months before we kick off Social Media Week, now is the time we start seeing all incredible events showcasing your creativity. Last February we saw more than 1000 events- we don’t want any of them to get overshadowed. To…
How To Become a SMW Top 10
This is a guest post from She’s the First volunteer Andrea Bartz. Last February, the non-profit She’s the First (STF) had the opportunity to host an event for Social Media Week New York, in the official Social Good hub. STF, a social media-loving organization that funds girls’ educations in the developing world, started with all of…
Getting Started with SMW13- Tips from Lagos (Infographics)
The clock is ticking but there’s still time to get involved with SMW13. To get you started, keep in mind that Open & Connected is not just our Global Theme, it’s how Social Media Week works overall! We are an event driven by you, our community. As our team in Lagos reminds us, companies big…
As we enter into our final stretch for event submission, there’s no need for the pressure to be creative to overtake you. We can find inspiration in the most normal of situations. After all, as Rita Mae Brown said, “Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.” To get…
Switch It Up: New Event Formats
Who doesn’t like a good idea? We’re expecting some amazing ideas coming out of SMW13, but we don’t want them to get lost in the shuffle. Even the best content can get buried if not highlighted properly. So, to help your idea stand out, we think a little change of format will help it shine….
In the past four years, we’ve seen more than 3000 events around the globe. What makes some of them stand out time and again? We went about dissecting what do our favorite events have in common- all in time for event submission for SMW13 February. If you’re searching how to make a great SMW event,…
Powered by Nokia for a third year, Social Media Week (SMW13) is scheduled for February 18-22, 2013 and will take place in Copenhagen, Doha, Hamburg, Lagos, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington DC. (Toronto, we’ll be seeing you in September.) With a new unifying global theme: Open & Connected: Principles for a…