Upcoming Events: digital media
  • Using the Arts with Refugees and Asylum Seekers Training Course

    22/07/2008

    Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and in-house training provider for ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network), is delivering the one day course ‘Using the Arts with Refugees and Asylum Seekers’ on 22nd July 08 at Paddington Arts, London. This course is aimed at organisations currently using or looking to use the arts with refugees and asylum seekers. This one-day training course has been developed in partnership with Greenwich and Lewisham Young People’s Theatre (GYPT) and provides a practical exploration of the role and issues involved in using the arts with refugees and asylum seekers, both English and non-English speaking. Participants will be able to sample a number of practical approaches that are accessible to young people who are not fluent in spoken English, beginning with drama or movement though video and visual arts may also be explored. The different ways these approaches may be adapted will also be explored, as well as some of the barriers and issues that may be encountered in developing this type of work. The trainer delivering this course is Stella Barnes Head of Arts in Education at Oval House Theatre in Kennington, South London where she develops partnerships with non arts sector …

  • Key Account Management

    27/01/2009

    When: January 27th, 2009 09:30 to 17:00 Location: University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6UVPrice: £250.00 Reduced to £200.00 if you are eligible for a discount. Tags: management sales relationships Bookmark this article with: Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Make the most of your client relationships in an economic crisis for greater revenue opportunities, by learning how to better manage your key accounts. As the media marketplace becomes increasingly competitive and the need to achieve more with less becomes more acute, making the most of the relationships you already have becomes increasingly important. Reducing prices to achieve more sales is not only an unattractive option but also counter-productive. Instead, you need to learn to differentiate your products and services, to persuade and upgrade your clients. Learn how to make more of every meeting and keep the revenues flowing, even when the financial climate seems bleak. Assessing current practices – understanding current behaviours and processes, the successes and the failures Defining best practices, planning and processes – clarifying best practice to implement back at base, including how to run a meeting, structure, routine and guidelines Managing and building relationships, cross-selling and up-selling – nurturing the relationships you have, why people …

  • Project Management - Two Day Course

    27/11/2008

    When: November 27th, 2008 09:30 to November 28th, 2008 16:00 Location: University of WestminsterPrice: £350.00 Reduced to £250.00 if you are eligible for a discount. Tags: project management course Bookmark this article with: Delicious Digg StumbleUpon You want to improve your project success rate, and need practical dos and don’ts that you or your staff can implement immediately, but don’t want to pay huge consultancy fees….where do you begin? This course is a chance for you to learn to use basic and advanced project management tools and techniques, and to tailor them for use on your projects and in your company. The two-day course involves practical assistance, workshop theory and 1:1 consultancy, aimed to give you the best possible advantage in a highly competitive industry. You’ll be mentored by a seasoned project management expert, Rob Purdie. With over 11 years experience in the software and web application development industries, Rob has successfully managed hundreds of projects, led project management departments, established Project Management Offices and worked with senior management teams and staff to develop, implement and maintain strategic plans, processes and best practices. Book your place now for an opportunity to learn from him. How the course will benefit your …

  • Behavioural Targeting: The Fire and The Fury

    25/11/2008

    When: November 25th, 2008 18:00 to 21:00 Location: Bath House, 96 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 3TAPrice: £25.00 Tags: advertising privacy seo search ppc Bookmark this article with: Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Behavioural Targeting - the saviour of internet publishing or the death of privacy? Our panel debates the benefits, drawbacks, options and threats created by this new path for advertisers. Behavioural targeting. On the one hand, it means we should see advertising more relevant to us as individuals when we visit a website, and that can only be a good thing, both for consumers, the ad industry and advertisers. On the other, it also means that more of our data will need to be gathered to ensure advertising is targeted correctly, and a lot of consumers and privacy groups are concerned about the level of potential intrusion and what else the information might be used for. There’s been a lot in the media about the Phorm behavioural targeting system trialled by BT and set to be tested by other major ISPs. Detractors believe it’s a privacy infringement (and the fact that BT trialled without informing subscribers has come in for a lot of flak, too), but proponents are confident that the …