Yorkshire Business, SEO and Social Media Autumn 2014 Events
Wow, the summer has flown by! I hope you all managed to enjoy some R&R as well as working hard to keep your business ticking over during the summer months. Now it’s September, it’s back to school time, and also time for launching the Autumn events season.
Here in Yorkshire, we have some great events coming up for business owners and B2B professionals; including the Brand Yorkshire 2014 conference and Leeds Business Week 2014 (13 to 17 October). I highly recommend you check out the programmes as there is something to suit everyone and some great speakers.
I’ll be out and about a lot this Autumn and it would be great to see some of you along the way. Below is a list of my upcoming events. Please do let me know if you’re attending and if you’d like to catch up for a chat on the day.
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Jonny Ross Social Media Speaker Events: Autumn 2014
The Flooring Show
Sun 21 September 2014, Harrogate
Blogging for retailers: the real value
The UK’s national flooring show comes to Harrogate from 21st to 23rd September. I will be leading a seminar at The Flooring Show on the importance of blogging, with practical tips on how to improve your digital presence.
For the Love of Food
Fri 26 September – Sun 28 September 2014, Millennium Square, Leeds
For the Love of Food is a three-day festival of food, drink and entertainment: the world’s biggest street food festival! OK so this may be less work and more pleasure! But regular readers will know that I love food and am a keen home cook – and you can’t run a business on an empty stomach!
Brand Yorkshire 2014 Conference
Wed 8th October 2014, Pavilions of Harrogate
Win business with a sparkling SEO strategy
The Brand Yorkshire conference brings over 1000 Yorkshire business people and decision makers together with 90 exhibitor stands and 10 guest speakers. I will be examining the fundamentals of search engine optimisation (SEO) and how to use blogging to both connect and engage with customers and clients, and to boost your website’s search engine rankings.
Leeds Business Week 2014
Mon 13 October to Friday 17 October 2014, venues across Leeds
With around 100 events across the city, Leeds Business Week brings all the city’s stakeholders (city leadership, big business, SMEs, public sector, arts and culture, charities and social enterprises, networking and business membership groups, creative and digital sectors, Leeds City Council) together to share great content, stage some terrific events, network and build better business relationships.
If you’re about, do let me know if you’d like to arrange a meeting. Catch me at the events below:
Think like a search engine
Tues 14 October 2014, Leeds
In this talk with Northern Lights, I’ll be sharing SEO tips and techniques that you can implement yourself to improve your Google rankings, attract more long term clients and customers, and win more business.
Leeds Business Lunch, hosted by Yorkshire Mafia
Tues 14th October 2014, Bibis restaurant, Leeds
As part of Leeds Business Week, the Yorkshire Mafia is putting on its first ever Leeds Business Lunch, offering attendees a chance to network and build business relationships whilst getting insights and inspiration from our great business speakers. Come and say hello!
Get a competitive edge with LinkedIn
Wed 15th October 2014
I use LinkedIn all the time to generate new business and keep on top of industry development. Here, I will share my knowledge and help you to do the same; examining the fundamentals of social media and how to think like a search engine when using LinkedIn. I will give an overview of how to grow your database on LinkedIn through effective list building and use the power of LinkedIn to increase your online reputation with sites like Google. I will also show you techniques to engage with your target audience, build a community around your business and build an effective profile page. You will leave with a ton of SEO tips and tricks that are easy to implement and can achieve the best/quickest results.
You can book on my event by following this link, Get a competitve edge on LinkedIn
Connect Gazelle’s Summit 2014: Capitalising on the Yorkshire brand
Tues 25th November 2014, aql, Salem Chapel, Hunslet Rd, Leeds
The Connect Gazelles Summit 2014 will be opened by Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, and the man who brought the world’s greatest road race, the Tour de France, to Yorkshire in 2014. Gary will be joined by James Lambert OBE and Colin Graves, both of whom have built major national and international businesses, having started out in Yorkshire.
Hopefully I’ll see you soon!
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