Social Media + Mobile Marketing Unplugged Conference at SFU Segal Graduate School of Business – July 7, 2012

by James Chung · Published May 30, 2012 · Updated June 26, 2012

Social Media + Mobile Marketing Unplugged (SM Unplugged) conference is returning on July 7, 2012 , 9am – 6pm, at SFU Segal Graduate School of Business in Downtown Vancouver.

Last year’s SM Unplugged conferences were sold out events in both Vancouver & Calgary. The Vancouver conference drew 350 attendees coming from across Canada, US & as far as the UK.

THE BIG IDEA

As Albert Einstein said, “Learning by example isn’t the best way to learn, it’s the only way to learn. ” At SM Unplugged, attendees learn real world marketing strategy applications through winning case studies from rockstar social media & mobile marketing practitioners.

This year, attendees will, once again, hear from rockstar marketers who have worked with organizations from local enterprises to international and Fortune 500 companies. Expect topics on social media strategies, implementation, engagement, brand building, non-profit strategies, mobile and gamification user engagement, mobile marketing strategies, marketing through mobile apps and more.

SM Unplugged conference will turbo boost your digital marketing efforts now plus give you the tools to adapt and succeed in the fast changing digital landscape.

Don’t forget to use promo code “hellovancity” & recieve an extra $25 off!

Register today! http://smunplugged.com/vancouver

2012 Speakers include:

“¢ Angele Beausoleil – Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Agent Innovateur Inc.

(Clients: CBC, McDonald’s USA, the Gap, British Columbia Lotteries Corp., Future Shop, Vancouver Organizing Committee for
the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), Tourism BC, Sony Ericsson and more)

“¢ Marty Yaskowich — Managing Director, Tribal DDB Canada

(Clients: UBC international recruiting division, Canadian Tourism Commission, Tourism Kelowna, Vancouver Convention Centre, the BC Lions, Telus Business Solutions, Starbucks, Amazon.ca, Quadrant Homes, ADT Security and more )

“¢ J Joly — Founder/CEO, Overactive Media & Creator of dimeRocker

(Clients: include Disney/ABC Television Group, Weinstein Company, the CBC and more )

“¢ Karyn Zuidinga — CEO, Analytic Design Group Inc.

(Clients: AT&T, Motorola, CGA- Canada, Sony Ericsson, Research in Motion, BC Cancer Agency, Translink, the BC Government, UBC and more)

“¢ Alan Jones – Vice President- Global Sales, Atimi Software, Inc.

(Clients: HBO, Best Buy, Postmedia Networks, Macworld, and the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and more)

“¢ Jenn Lowther — Founder/CEO, Indaba Digital

(Clients: The Rick Hansen Foundation, SilverStar Mountain Resort, The Donnelly Group, The Glowbal Group, Anthem Properties, Intracorp Canada, Tourism Surrey, Vancity Credit Union, Opus Hotels, Novus and more)

“¢ Nikolas Badminton – Director of Digital Strategy, DDB Canada

(Clients: Canadian Tourism Commission, BC Hydro and the University of British Columbia, Microsoft, AT&T, Electronic Arts, Kiwi Collection and more )

“¢ Trevor Westerland — Professional Sports Manager, Atimi Software, Inc.

(Clients: Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens & more)