LONDON, October 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Vincent
Sider, Vice President of Social Media for BBC
Worldwide, will Open This Year's Conference
Rising Media and WebMediaBrands, producers of the AllFacebook
Marketing Conference, today announced that Vincent Sider, Vice President of Social Media
for the BBC, will open this year's London conference as the keynote speaker.
Sider will address how the BBC harnesses social technologies and
explores opportunities for enhancing engagement and monetisation
across a variety of social media platforms, including
Facebook. In his role, Sider creates and delivers social media
strategies to support the broadcast company's global brands.
AllFacebook Marketing Conference is being held on 19 November at
200 Aldersgate, London.
A full-day event designed for professionals who are
interested in leveraging Facebook to grow their businesses and
extend the social reach of their brands. The conference is packed
with case studies, practical advice, and concrete examples
of how to monetise content through this social media platform.
Sider's presentation marks an exceptional opportunity to learn
how one of the world's largest broadcasters is successfully
leveraging social media. Attendees will walk away with advice and
actionable tips to apply to their own social media strategies.
"Being responsible for the BBC's social media strategy is a
mammoth task in a corporation which has so many worldwide brands,"
said CEO of Rising Media, Matthew
Finlay. In his opening presentation, Sider will outline why
Facebook, as well as other social media platforms, are fundamental
to the BBC's marketing plans and reveal just how they leverage the
multitude of opportunities this presents."
Additional conference speakers include professionals from Kred,
Yorkshire Tea and Taylors Coffee, salesforce.com, Syncapse, Spruce
Media, and more.
The AllFacebook Marketing Conference
is sponsored by Adobe, Alchemy Social, and King.com.
To register for the conference, please visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/events/allfacebook/2012/11LONDON/register.asp
About Rising Media
Rising Media is a specialised media company excelling in the
production of business technology-related conferences and
exhibitions. Rising Media currently produces events including
eMetrics Summit, Conversion Conference, Search Marketing Expo,
Predictive Analytics World, Text Analytics World, DemandCon,
Affiliate Management Days, Internet Marketing Conference, Web
Effectiveness Conference, Social Gambling & Gaming Summit,
Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit, Semantic Technology &
Business Conference, Building Business Capability in the US,
Canada, UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Australia. See http://www.risingmedia.com for
more info.
About WebMediaBrands Inc.
WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) (http://www.webmediabrands.com)
is a leading Internet media company that provides content,
education, and career services to social media, traditional media,
and creative professionals through a portfolio of vertical online
properties, communities, and trade shows. The Company's online
business includes: (i) mediabistro.com, a leading blog network
providing content, education, community, and career resources
(including the industry's leading online job board) about major
media industry verticals including new media, social media,
Facebook, TV news, advertising, public relations, publishing,
design, and mobile; (ii) InsideNetwork.com, a leading network
of online properties providing original market research, data
services, news, and job listings on the Facebook platform, on
social gaming, and on mobile applications ecosystems; and
(iii) SemanticWeb.com, a leading blog providing content,
education, community resources and career resources on the
commercialization and application of Semantic Technologies, Linked
Data, and Big Data. The Company's online business also includes
community, membership and e-commerce offerings including a
freelance listing service, a marketplace for designing and
purchasing logos (stocklogos.com) and premium membership services.
The Company's trade show and educational offerings include
conferences, online and in-person courses, and video subscription
libraries on topics covered by the Company's online business.
All current WebMediaBrands press releases can be found online
at:
http://www.webmediabrands.com/corporate/press.html
Media Contact
Jackie Bissell
Rising Media
jbissell@risingmedia.com
+44-1580-714332
+44-7710-512617
Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities
Nick Paul
Rising Media
npaul@risingmedia.com
+44-01580-714332
+44-7796-434386
