social media week los angeles
The morning session on Day 4 of Social Media Week LA started with a show of hands of how many people watch television with a connected device. Most of the hands in the room went up. Not as many for how many watch with two, but the big message today is that real time conversations…
Madame Tussauds Hollywood, the legendary wax museum, announced this week the official kick off of its “Social Media Figure Contest” during Social Media Week Los Angeles, a worldwide event exploring the social, cultural and economic impact of social media. For the first time ever, consumers will have the opportunity to select who they would like to…
by Kerianne Mellott The panels and events held in Los Angeles for Social Media Week all get four stars and two huge Facebook thumbs-up “likes” from me. I’m particularly excited about the following events that pull the folks from behind the glamorous curtain of Hollywood and into their own spotlight to shed some light on how…
by Maxine Tatlonghari As an e-commerce entrepreneur (www.VanityGirlHollywood.com), I am so beyond excited about what is about to converge upon LA, predominantly in Hollywood, next week. Social Media Week! To me, this is where geek meets chic. When I hear things like analytics, brand evangelists, venture capitalist, I get beside myself with glee. Once upon…
Collaboration is the new black, even in traditionally auteur-driven spaces like film. But the collaboration is no longer just between talent above-the-line. The rise of crowdfunding and social media means that the collaborative process extends to the audience at the development stage. Companies like JuntoBox films, a collaborative film studio that unites social development with traditional…
Smash Networks On The Future Of Mobile And Social Entertainment
Social interaction and search have a “MAJOR” place in the mobile says Smash Networks co-founder Harrison Painter. That’s why he and his partner Eric Rice have partnered with Mimvi CEO Michael Poutre and Founder/CVO Kasian Franks to make the online and mobile experience better for people. By introducing it to the everyday user in a…
With so much consumer activity now taking place online, retail and service providers with physical locations (hotels, restaurants, clothing stores, etc.) are looking to location-based marketing to help them attract new customers and keep their current ones. Social tools and technology now enable brands to know who visited their store, at which location, at what…
Digital LA’s Social Media Week Roundup
by Kevin Winston Digital LA, CEO/ Founder SMW LA Board Member We’re looking forward to a great Social Media Week LA this year and are excited for all the events based in Hollywood! Digital LA has organized five events each year for the past two Social Media Weeks in LA. We are proud to continue…
Social Media Week is upon us! This upcoming week you’ll have the opportunity to learn how to expand your business and your brand via today’s technologies, but it’s more than that. It’s a chance to network with other like-minded individuals, and what better way to do that than at any one of several restaurants and…
Typically people start with a cause and then form a foundation or event to support it. In Movember’s case, it started in a traditional Australian way: over a couple of drinks with friends. They were talking about ‘80s fashion and how eventually everything comes back into style, so they challenged each other to bring back…