Annual Social Media Day Event promises Thought-Leaders, Digital Discussion, and Business Networking Opportunities.
Amidst the ever-changing conversation that happens online, local digital agency BlogAmo is hosting a Digital Media Week, June 27 – 30 aptly themed “Digital 876: Building Brands For Global Impact”. The four-day series, happening at venues across Kingston, will highlight the need for an understanding of the digital space and global business opportunities that exist.
An evolution of the annual event “Social Media Day”, taking place on June 30 DMW has expanded due to the shifting needs of both business and consumers alike to use the digital space responsibly for maximum expression, e-commerce, social interactions and impact.
Social Media Day, which will wrap the week of activities, is the largest of its kind in Jamaica. Celebrated in over forty (40) countries globally, the mixer is the largest party in tech with over two hundred (200) Jamaican personalities, corporate brands and users of social media coming together for the 2015 staging to celebrate social networks and users while recognizing and honoring the digital revolution happening around the world.
The Business of Digital In a joint statement, the principals of BlogAmo, Shane Bennett and Corve DaCosta said “We’re very pleased to host the third local staging of Social Media Day Jamaica and the first staging of Digital Media Week; it is the hope of BlogAmo to showcase to our local businesses, the opportunity for growth and the impact social brands can have on a large scale. We’re not just thinking bottom dollar, but how we can use our music, our personalities as well as our start-ups and Government officials to start conversations online that will lead to a change in legislation, business culture and job opportunities for Jamaicans on a whole; as we’ve seen with the last general election, there is a fire that resonates in the digital and we’re happy to showcase how your brand can benefit from this”
As the event will offer digital solutions to private, public and government brands, sponsors, Digicel, The Gleaner Online, ATL Automotive, Bazzle Amusement, The Jamaica App Factory, The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, The Dynamic Lifestyle, MarketMe, ESIROM- among others have partnered with BlogAmo to host the event, endorsed by Social Media Day founders and international knowledge portal, Mashable. For more information on Digital Media Week and the week of activities, visit www.digital876.com
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