Hannah Suarez

Creative and digital content industries

Social Media for Business // Global Interview Series

Had a LinkedIn or message from Kris Olin about doing an interview series for his site on social media for business.  Good timing as it was on the same day as Interactive Minds event with Paul Borrud, Regional Vice President, Facebook Australia and New Zealand. Great quote from the Event page:

“Facebook’s audience is bigger than any TV network that has ever existed on the face of the earth.”

Randall Rothenberg
President & CEO Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)

And the interviewees are:

The answers will be revealed in certain stages.

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Creative³ Speaker Notes

Last week I attended the inaugural Creative³ international forum and came out of it inspired, challenged, moved into action…and about 20 pages worth of notes from the speakers.  Most of these have been ‘translated’ from note form and into the following blog entries just for the creative3 and the QUT Creative Enterprise team!

Karen Walker (international fashion designer) – When you are in a creative world, inspiration can come from everywhere

Sanjoy Roy (Managing Director of Teamwork Films) – Do not devalue what you are doing

Patrick Delaney (Executive Director, Sales and Product Development, FOXTEL) – Storytelling is key, simplicity is paramount

Margaret Manning (CEO, The Reading Room) – Creativity runs throughout the whole business

Hugh Mason (Partner, Pembridge Partners) – Capital raising for creatives

Graeme Wood (Founder, Wotif) – Every business starts with a simple idea

Michael Smellie (Former Global COO Sony BMG) – The world is global and it can only become moreso

Michael Lynch (ABC B oard Member, Former COO of Southbank Centre in London) – Art is what remains when all the rest has vanished

Russel Howcroft (GPY&R Chairman, Gruen Transfer panel member) – Advancing creativity in an economic context

Adam Elliot (Academy Award Winning Director of Harvie Krumpet) – Life is not a dress rehearsal

Check out my blog entry on why storytellers make great presenters (or is it the other way around?)

About QUT Creative Enterprise Australia

QUT Creative Enterprise Australia equips emerging businesses with the skills required to make and manage their success, provides access to leading technology, office space and facilities, and connects their ‘young’ business clients with the right networks and opportunities!

Since 2003, new and start-up businesses have benefited from the range of business advisory and development programs, networking and training opportunities, research, workspace solutions, production facilities, and financial support on offer.

These business support services are focused on supporting clients through each stage of their business growth, and accelerating their capacity so they can effectively compete in the marketplace. Aiming to be internationally recognised as a successful creative industries development agency, the organisation drives creative industries enterprise, research and engagement through its services. For further details click here

Filed under: Australia, Brisbane creative industries, Conference, Entrepreneurship, Events, Professional Services, TV/Radio, Technology, creative industries , , , , , , , , , ,

Loving the #CN2010 #DigitalBritain Social Media Setup

So much that I decided to do a snapshot of it:

Click to full view.

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Speaking at Ignite Brisbane: Information and Communication Technology Industries

The inaugural Ignite Brisbane, as part of Global Ignite Week, will be on Thursday March 4 at the Queensland College of Art and will focus on the Information and Communication Technology Industries.

What Is Ignite?

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers.

Ignite was started in Seattle in 2006 by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis. Since then 100s of 5 minute talks have been given across the world. There are thriving Ignite communities in Seattle, Portland, Paris, and NYC.

This community site is sponsored by O’Reilly.

Click here for more information about the event and about the speakers.  Register here.

Have something creative, innovative, interesting to share?  Their speaker proposals are still open and you can submit a proposal by February 9.  For interested speakers, here are some of my thoughts on what makes a good public speaker.

Filed under: Australia, Brisbane, Events, Personal, Technology , , , , ,

Creative Sydney | AIMIA Mobile Advertising Guidelines | X Media Lab | More…

Filed under: Australian Interactive Media Industry Association, Brisbane creative industries, Conference, Design, Events, Mobile, Technology

One of the most inspiring 'Brisbane Creative Industries' days I've had for 2008

…the next biggest thing was November 7 + 8 which was the 2high Festival.  Otherwise, today was a very significant day for me and it wasn’t event planned.  In fact, I have never even realised it until only a few minutes ago when I actually had time to sit down (in the midst of hospital visits and summer naps) and think about today.

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Filed under: Agency, Australia, Australian Interactive Media Industry Association, Brisbane, Events, Online, Retail, Technology

Snippets!

  • Founder/Editor of BCI (Brisbane Creative Industriess)
  • Founder/Editor for Start-ups: MCI and SCI (Melbourne and Sydney versions of above)
  • I love attending various events.
  • Blogger in my site at Media Suarez
  • Brisbane Festival - Online Marketing Coordinator
  • Involved in various other consultancy work - mainly in the areas of digital PR, event coordination, online content, web editing, social media, mobile. It was all exciting and worthwhile work :)
  • Love what I do!

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