Leading lights from the region’s new media industry have joined forces with academics in the North West to produce a groundbreaking new search engine optimisation (SEO) course designed to improve search and social media marketing skills. This course will help Manchester’s SEO community by offering SEO training by the industry for the industry.

Dates for your diary:
1st September 2011 – #SSMM – Free Taster Session
22nd September 2011 – Search & Social Media Marketing Foundation course
20th October 2011 – Search & Social Media Marketing Professional course

More Information

For more information please visit http://www.searchmarketing.salford.ac.uk/

Steven blogged about some of those techniques on the Manchester Net Tuesday blog, and he has also given us the heads-up on a new international pro bono programme for non-profits called The Analysis Exchange.

The Analysis Exchange has been set up to help community organisations obtain advice from local SEO experts. The programme is also an opportunity for budding SEO consultants to get experience, building their confidence and boosting local talent.

You can find out more on the Analysis Exchange website and there’s an introduction to the programme on YouTube.

You can also find Manchester Net Tuesdays on Twitter, and the group meets regularly at the MadLab.

The University of Salford Business School course in Search and Social Media Marketing (www.searchmarketing.salford.ac.uk) is aimed at both individuals and businesses keen to boost their chances of getting their websites on the first page of Google’s rankings. Moreover, delegates will develop skills in using websites as a business tool focussing on delivering return on investment.

It’s the first in the UK to earn accreditation from the global leader the US-based SEMPO Institute and is the result of a unique collaboration between leading figures in the Manchester digital marketing industry — including PushOn, Latitude and Mediaedge:cia — and the university.

The 10-week evening course, which has been developed so that it will appeal to both business owners and professionals alike, has been put together following research in the digital sector.

Simon Wharton, Managing Director of award winning Manchester agency PushON, said: “This course is going to bring the knowledge of those in the trenches on a level with those in academia and will give great exposure to anyone wanting to update or develop their Search and Social Marketing skills.”

And Richard Gregory, Chief Operations Officer of Warrington-based Latitude, adds: “Search and Social Marketing is an industry that has experienced exponential growth over the past decade — a course that allows delegates to reflect on the past and prepare for the dynamic future is exactly what is needed.”

Leading to a recognised qualification, the course will also feature plenty of input from industry speakers from the region. It will offer business users a chance to understand the cutting edge techniques required to get their businesses in front of a huge market of potential customers.

It will feature material developed by SEMPO — a global non-profit organization serving the search engine marketing industry. Katie Donovan, Managing Director of the SEMPO Institute, says: “We are delighted that Salford Business School has selected to use our online courses as support material for this class. A relationship with such an innovative university as Salford enables us to further our charter of educating the next generation of search marketing professionals.”

A special open evening for the Search and Social Marketing course takes please on July 29 at 5.30 pm at room 516 in the Maxwell Building at the University of Salford.

To reserve a place please contact Victoria Hartley on 0161 295 3547 or email v.hartley@salford.ac.uk.

Teawitter 2

Location: MadLab (Downstairs)
Date: 9th May 2010 from 1pm – 5pm

Register at http://teawitter2.eventbrite.com/

It’s a social gathering, a way to meet friends old and new, and build on the thriving tea party twitter community!

Please note this event carries a suggested donation of £3.

NSManchester – North West UK Apple Developer MeetUp

Location: MadLab
Date: 10th May 2010 from 7pm – 9pm

Register at http://nsmanchester.eventbrite.com/

Manchester Social Media Surgery

Location: Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) offices
Date: 11th May 2010 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm

GeekUp

Location: MadLab (Downstairs)
Date: 11th May 2010 from 6pm – 9pm

If you have any question contact Andrew Disley on 07921040857 or @andrewdisley

Manchester Inventors Group

Location: MadLab
Date: 11th May 2010 from 6pm – 9pm

Manchester Inventors Group (MIG) is a group that aims to help both local and any inventors by providing the right information and sharing experiences.

This month there will be a talk by Richard Harvey; Accounting REcords for Inventors.

Digital Conversation – Conversion Marketing

Date: 11th May 2010 from 5:30pm – 9pm
Venue: Roof Lounge at Great John Street Hotel, Great John Street, Manchester, M3 4FD

For more information please contact Kirstie Buchanan at k.buchanan@readingroom.com

FutureEverything 2010 – 12 – 15 May

FutureEverything is an award winning, world class organisation using mass participation in creativity and social innovation to bring the future into the present.

More information at www.futureeverything.org/

HACMan

Location: MadLab (Downstairs)
Date: 12th May 2010 from 7pm – 9pm

This will be a Social & Hacking Meeting, where people can show off their cool hacks, new software, make awesome gadgets, build giant robots, hack on software or just lounge about and chat!

Opportunity Knocks: Start Building New Partnerships for Innovation

Venue: The SmartSpace, Steelcase Manchester, Belvedere Building, Booth Street, Manchester, M2 4AW
Date: 12th May 2010 from 11am – 12:30pm

For more information please contact Paula Turner at p.turner@mmu.ac.uk

Web Marketing Is Moving Fast…Are You Keeping Up?

Date: 13th May 2010 from 12:30pm – 2pm
Venue: The Insider Suite, Stockport County, Edgeley Park, Hardcastle Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 9DD

For more information contact Eve Haffenden at eveh@boothainsworth.co.uk

Social Media Café

Time: May 13, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
Details: TBC

For more information visit http://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/events/social-media-cafe-may-2010

Search Marketing – Organic/Natural (SEO) – Advanced

Venue: Peter House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Date: 13th May 2010 from 9:30am – 5:00pm

More information at http://econsultancy.com/training/courses/search-marketing-advanced-organic-natural-seo

The Global Digital Cafe

Date: 13th May 2010 from 6pm

For more information visit http://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2977755:BlogPost:7270&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post

HACMan

Location: MadLab (Downstairs)
Date: 15th May 2010 from 10am – 6pm

Manchester Linux User Group

Location: MadLab
Date: 15th May 2010 from 2pm – 4pm

One of the oldest UK Linux User Groups, the first meeting was held in November 1994. Today, ManLUG meets at 14:00 on the third Saturday of the month (except for December). It aims to get one or two volunteers to give a talk at each meeting, and holds two Installfests a year.

ENERGISING MANCHESTER’S FUTURE

Date: May 18, 2010 from 4pm to 7:30pm
Location: BDP Manchester

For more information and to buy your tickets click here

INNOVATION FACILITATION…PASS IT ON!

Date: May 19, 2010 All day event
Location: BDP Manchester
Price: £250

For more information and to buy your tickets please email Kate Pickering

PR & marketing for artists & creatives talk

Date: May 19, 2010 from 1pm to 5pm
Location: Waterside Arts Centre, Waterside Plaza, Sale

For more information visit http://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/events/pr-marketing-for-artists

PR & marketing for artists & creatives talk

Date: May 19, 2010 from 1pm to 5pm
Location: Waterside Arts Centre, Waterside Plaza, Sale

For more information visit http://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/events/pr-marketing-for-artists

Damian Hughes: The Survival Guide to Change

Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, MMU Business School, Aytoun Building
Date: 19th May from 5:30pm – 7pm

For more information visit the MMU website.

Manchester Digital AGM 2010

Date: 19th May 2010 from 6pm

For more information visit http://mdagm2010.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn

Northwest Ruby User Group

Date: 20th May 2010 from 6:30pm – 8pm
Location: This meeting is being held at one of our regular venues, the BBC Manchester main building on Oxford Road in central Manchester.

If you want more information email nwrug@willj.net, or call Will on 07939 547 962 or tweet@will_j.

Green IT and the Carbon Agenda

Date: 20th May 2010 from 8am – 10am
Location: KPMG, St James Square, Manchester, M2 6DS

For more information contact Frank Wadsworth at frank.wadsworth@hudson.com

Search Marketing – Organic/Natural (SEO)

Venue: Peter House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Date: 20th May from 9:30am – 4:30pm

http://econsultancy.com/training/courses/seo/dates/530

Techcelerate Healthcare Pitching

Venue: eOffice Manchester
Date: 25th May from 6:00pm – 9:00pm

To register and for more information visit http://www.techcelerate.org/may10

Get Connected – 90 Seconds Business Pitch

Date: Tuesday May 26th 2010 11am – 2.00pm (10am start for pitching companies)
Venue: Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus

Any questions please call Pauline on 01925 607015 or visit http://www.visionandmedia.co.uk/EventDetail/Get_Connected__90_Seconds_Business_Pitch/1577/17.aspx

Fast Track Digital Marketing

Venue: Peter House, Manchester, United Kingdom
Date: 26th/27th May 2010 from 9:30am – 4.30pm

For more information visit http://econsultancy.com/training/courses/fast-track-digital-marketing/dates/533

Whose party is it anyway? Developing a Manageable Social Media Strategy

Date: May 27, 2010 from 9:45am to 4pm
Location: Manchester (The Hive), Lever Street, Manchester

For more information visit http://socialmediamanchester.ning.com/events/whose-party-is-it-anyway