These might just be our most exciting Idea Shop talks yet. Just got one left to finalise – be good to hear what you’d like to see for that one. Let us know.

If you’d like attend any of these talks please register at http://socialmediaweek.org/london/schedule/ or rsvp to ideashop@ogilvy.com

Hope to see you there.

Here’s the schedule:

Tue 8th Feb
6:30 – 7.15pm
Speaker: Kevin Whitlock
Topic: How can I make PR work for me
Get essential PR know-how for your business or charity as Ogilvy Group UK’s PR guru, Kevin Whitlock, tells it like it is. He will draw on his experience both as a fleet street journalist and communications manager of Ogilvy Group UK and OgilvyOne Worldwide.

7.30 – 8.15pm
Speaker: Hamish Priest
Topic: Social media for small businesses & a few important dos and don’ts
Discover how to develop and execute a cretive social media strategy on a tiny budget with social media planner Hamish Priest (OgilvyOne’s). Hamish will draw on his experience creating campaigns for small businesses such as London’s Bombay style cafe, Dishoom.

Wed 9th Feb

6:30 – 7.15pm
Speaker: Lloyd Davis           Â
Topic:Making Creative Collaboration work for you
Special guest Lloyd Davis from http://perfectpath.co.uk/ on how to initiate, and get the most out of, creative collaborations.

7.30 – 8.15pm
Speakers: Leo Ryan, Emma King and Tom Molnar
Topic: Social Media Planning Live with Gail’s Bread.
Leo Ryan, Strategy Director of OPR 360 in conversation with Emma King, Managing Director of Gail’s Bread and Tom Molnar, Managing Director of Bread Factory. The three speakers will aim to develop a social media strategy live with help from the floor.

Thur 10th Feb

6:30 – 7.15pm
Speaker: Martin Buckwell
Topic: Stand out from the crowd

Find out how giving your brand a point of view can help it stand out from the crowd. See some inspiring examples and then discover how you can use the resources available to a small business to follow their example.

7.30 – 8.15pm
Speaker: Matt Gierhart
Topic: Spending money in the right places
Discover how to spend a limited budget to get maximum results using social media with Matt Gierhart, Head of Social at Ogilvy Action.