That goes without saying emily - everyone knows girls are smarter than boys (I'm not being sarcastic hah)
Chris Saad Please excuse brevity and typos - Sent from my iPhone On 17/09/2008, at 10:46 PM, Emily Wearmouth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the write up Elias, but I wanted to add that as well as > being hot stuff, PR girls are of course also often highly skilled > professionals in their field.... ;-) > > > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:12:33 -0700 > > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Media Opportunity for Silicon Beachers > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > > > > > > Just to give a testimonial. I spoke at Phil's other major event > > Kickstart forum in March along with Mick Liubinskas and Chris > Hitchen. > > > > "DO IT!" > > > > Phil is one of the stars in Australia that can help us build this > > industry - as he can link the journalists with the industry - and in > > private exchanges I know he really wants to pump up Aussie startups. > > His team organise a top notch conference. > > > > I'm happy to give some advice to anyone that's speaking there on how > > to get your presentation appreciated by the journos. I was asked to > > speak about DataPortability, and so I was technically sitting with > the > > "vendor" camp (not that I minded, PR girls are hot stuff) but > alchohol > > made me bond with the journos and I came to understand what they > were > > looking for. > > > > This is a great networking opportunity, even if your presentation > > bombs. This event is best described as a marketplace for > information - > > those that demand (the journos are in demand for information) and > > those that can supply (information about interesting products that > > business and consumers would like). > > > > > > > > On Sep 18, 11:57 am, Phil Sim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello Silicon Beach folk, > > > > > > I don't think I've introduced myself properly here before but my > name > > > is Phil Sim and I run a company called MediaConnect (and a web > > > software offshoot called Influencing). > > > > > > Our company's role is to better connect tech companies with tech > > > journalists and vice versa which we do via or online portals and > also > > > two media conferences. > > > > > > We have an event called Influence Forum which starts this Sunday > and > > > runs through to the Monday. What I like to do when we have a spare > > > spot is offer them to good, local companies particularly web-based > > > one. Basically its an opportunity to network with 50+ > journalists and > > > also present to them and participate in industry discussions. > > > > > > I have three sessions to fill. Please contact me on (02) 9894 6277 > > > ASAP if you're interested. > > > > > > One is a demo session. You get 10 minutes to show your product and > > > take questions. Looking for something that has a bit of wow factor > > > with general appeal. > > > The other opportunities are in our main media sessions. You get 15 > > > minutes of which 5-7 minutes is presenting a point-of-view on > industry > > > trends and then taking questions/leading a discussion for the > rest of > > > the time. Both spots I have are in the consumer sessions, so you > would > > > need to have a consumer play. One is in the mobile session, the > often > > > is consumer/lifestyle session. > > > > > > The journalists we get along are there to network and improve > their > > > understanding of key issues so don't fret about getting "grilled". > > > > > > Its at the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley and we cover the accom, > meals > > > and bus transport from Sydney if you don't want to drive. Elias > and > > > Mick have both attended recent events and I think (hope) would > vouch > > > for their value. Anyway, please give me a call ASAP if you're > > > interested. > > > > > > Phil Sim > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
