Social media marketing | Liz Hover's Diary of a Web Gal

Adapted from an item in On Screen Manitoba‘ s newsletter:

With the overwhelming success of On Screen Manitoba’s inaugural All Access: The TV Edition in spring 2009, it was evident that Manitoba’s screen-based media industry wanted more.

On Screen Manitoba will deliver two conferences in 2010 – All Access: The Digital Incubator (January 28) and All Access: TV 2010 (April).

I’m particularly excited to attend The Digital Incubator which takes place on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Fairmont Winnipeg – Midway Ballroom.

This is a daylong interactive digital media forum which will highlight the different types of interactive digital media and how they are being used in film and television and vice-versa.

The day will consist of a keynote speaker, a panel discussion, guest speakers, round-table meetings, one-on-one meetings and networking opportunities.

The confirmed speakers so far are:

• Ken Bautista, CEO & Creative Director, Hotrocket
• Norm Bolen, President & CEO, Canadian Film and Television Production Association
• Mark Bishop, Partner & Producer, marblemedia
• Keith Clarkson, CFO, Xenophile Media Inc
• Rochelle Grayson, Social Media Consultant
• Alexander Manu, Senior Partner & Chief Imaginator, InnoSpa International Partners (keynote speaker)

More details will be posted on On Screen Manitoba’s website in the new year.

Back in October I gave a presentation about social media to Canadian Women in Communications.

As a result I was invited to talk about social media to the staff of On Screen Manitoba.

A colleague of mine attended my Canadian Women in Communications presentation and came up with an idea: to present a series of workshops delivered by me and hosted by my employer, National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI).

Beginning January 2010, the National Screen Institute in Winnipeg will hold three lunchtime workshops covering Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

This is the start of something I have aspired to do for a long time: to share some of my knowledge about all this internet stuff I read about and practice daily in my job as website manager and online content producer.

This blog is one place where I do that but I’ve learnt that I love to present in person and social media gets me pretty excited.

There are further plans in the pipeline which I’ll share when I know more.

I had my annual review with my boss last week. I told her how lucky I feel to have found my passion. Most of us wait a long time to discover a career we truly love. I’m so pleased to have found mine.