Late last night I finished reading, ‘The Beginner’s Guide to Social Media‘ an E-Book available to download from Blah Blah Technology and written by Wayne Smallman. There have been very few e-books which I have started and read till the end, however this is one which held my interest even when I was puffed out from a long day and looking to grab some much-needed sleep.
I just signed up for the Think Visibility conference at Leeds in March 2009. I’m really looking forward to this, as some of the guest speakers include Tim Nash, Patrick Altoft, Tom Critchlow and Dave Naylor. Of course there are a whole host of other names that I’ll also be checking out. But the best thing about this conference is the price … £30.00 … that’s right, thirty smackeroos to hear some of the best names in search talk … it dosen’t get much better than that.
Why is the 8th of December an important date? Well, it is historically the day, in the UK, when consumer spending will peak on the lead-up to Christmas. With the current slowdown hitting the High Street this year, expectation is that online spending will reach a new height. As much as I am delighted for both myself, being involved heavily in ecommerce marketing, I’m also saddened by the current state of affairs within the UK bricks and mortar retail market.
