Social Media Podcast No.23 now published

We caught up we Valerie Surgenor of MacRoberts Solicitors to talk about the Digital Economy Act following the release of Ofcom's Consultation Paper on the Act. Valerie explains the contents of the consultation paper and outlines how the act will be enforced and the impact it will have on ISP's.

We also briefly discuss the New Media Breakfast "Social Media and the bottom line" with Gordon McIntyre-Kemp and we get a tour of "Capella", their fabulous new Glasgow offices.

You can download or subscribe to the podcast on here on iTunes

Social Media Podcast No.22 now available...and a solution for Steve Jobs

The Social Media Podcast team are back to discuss a variety of social media topics including: the iPhone 4 problems and our revolutionary solution - The iGlove.  Here we see Shona Lyttel modelling our solution to the current iPhone 4 problems.  This is a prototype with full iGlove branding in the fatBuzz pink — a truly wonderful solution for Steve Jobs.

We also discuss the successful launch of Connected FM's new networking site, Connect with FM and Iain Murray brings us his usual offerings from the world of gadgets, Apps and, software including: Poyzo, dlvr.it, the Wired iPad App, and various others.

The Buzz network from fatBuzz also launched last week and we discuss how that network will be used in a slightly different way from the Connect with FM network; a good example of how Niche Networks can be used in a variety of ways. 

It's often light hearted and always informative, this episode is well worth a listen.

You can subscribe and download the here

Lack of Business Podcasts

There's a very interesting article on Neville Hobson's blog today about the lack of good business podcasts in the UK,  I've thought the same thing for a long time now, perhaps one of our own clients in the professional sector might consider addressing this issue.  Better still, we have a broad range of professional, financial and creative expertise working in B2B among our client base, why not collaborate in a regular business podcast?

Neville is extremely well respected in PR, social media and podcasting and is co-presenter of For Immediate Release, a podcast about the convergence of PR and social media.

If you have any interest in exploring this please drop me an email at gordon@fatbuzz.com or add your comments below. 

Social Media Podcast No.21 in Top 10

Our first podcast as fatBuzz is currently at No.10 in the Top Audio Podcast podcasting category in iTunes.

You can download the podcast on iTunes at this link.

Win a fatBuzz notepad and pen every day in our Open Sweep

WIN A fatBuzz NOTEPAD AND PEN EACH DAY OF THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

To win in our Open Championship Sweep each day all you have to do is pick your overnight leader. E.g. Pick who you think will be overnight leader on Thursday from the list below then do one of two things:

1.  You can send a Twitter message with the name of your golfer and @fatBuzz
2.  Type your golfer's name in the status bar at top of the fatBuzz Facebook Page.

We will enter your name against that golfer (first come first serve) and if he is the Thursday overnight leader you winn the fatBuzz Notebook and Pen. If the name is already taken we will message you for an alternative.

We will then repeat the process for Friday, Saturday and the winner of the Open on Sunday.
Please only submit one golfer's name each day.

You can see the entries here:

Social Media Podcast No.21 now available

We have just uploaded the Social Media Podcast Edition No.21; the first podcast produced since we launched fatBuzz.

In this edition some members of the Attacat team (Tim Barlow, Ben Rogers and Joel Lumsden) talk about their recent presentations on search optimisation, pay-per-click advertising, Google Analytics and Facebook advertising. We enjoyed our chat with the Attacat team members and reviewing some of the points raised during the presentations.

We also discussed Kyle's new iPhone 4 and the teething troubles he endured during the registration process, we chat about Google Cafe and the rumours about Google Me and, we take a look at the forthcoming New Media Breakfast presentations in Glasgow and Edinburgh with Gordon McIntyre-Kemp.

You can subscribe to or, download the latest podcast here

Vince supporting the 2010 World Cup Winners

Vince & the fatBuzz Team would like to congratulate the Spanish Team for winning the World Cup 2010 !

fatBuzz FAT Friday

The team at fatBuzz are enjoying another FAT Friday lunch.

Remember to join our fatBuzz Facebook community .

Social Media Marketing and the Bottom Line

Guest speaker Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp (@theintelligiser)

30th July 2010 at No.29 Exchange Square Glasgow at 8am
12th August 2010 at The Tower Restaurant, Chamber Street, Edinburgh at 8am

Social media is not a revolution or even a trend or fad it’s a symptom of the wider paradigm shift in how businesses and customers need to communicate. Old style sales and marketing models: cold calling, advertising, direct mail etc are delivering diminishing returns – people don’t want to be sold to any more they want a relationship and they want your company to help them make informed buying decisions.

Gordon will be talking about the key role that social media marketing plays in closing sales, building trust, generating leads and increasing profit. Exclusively at the NMB in Glasgow and Edinburgh Gordon will be sharing the results of the Intelligise social media business attitudes survey and explaining what the results mean to businesses that are not yet engaging clients on a deeper level.

About Gordon

Schooled in Sales and Marketing as a P&G graduate Gordon worked on big brands like Wash & Go, Head and Shoulders and the Launch of Pantene before moving into major account sales for Northern Foods.

As the Managing Director of First Tuesday in Scotland and the Now-Business network Gordon was a pioneer of online business to business networking and discussion group facilitation in the 1990’s.

Having worked as a business development consultant in Europe and the Middle East Gordon has recently launched Intelligise Ltd a full service business development practice to advise medium to large
sized firms, on social media marketing, sales growth, networking and recruitment strategy.

An active hockey player and Thai boxer Gordon is as competitive as he is opinionated.

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BOOKING

Early indications are that this will be an extremely popular subject so, please book now to ensure your place.

The New Media Breakfast Glasgow is on the 30th July at No.29, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow.

You can book your place below.

COMPLIMENTARY FOR 29 MEMBERS

This event is complimentary to 29 Members - If you are a member you should email Malcolm to reserve your place.

I look forward to seeing you on the 30th.

fatBuzz donates £577 to withKids

The fatBuzz team believes in the Entrepreneurial Exchange's motto "work hard, play hard, give something back."

On the 17th June at our re branding launch night in No29, we had the idea to sell off all of our old business cards for a £1. We decided to donate all the proceeds to the With Kids charity, a charity that is close to our hearts hear at fatBuzz. In doing so we are pleased to announce that together we have raised £577.

"The £577 raised from the raffle will pay for 32 vulnerable children to have a fun day at the seaside. Everyone at the With Kids team would like to thank Marion, Gordon and the fatBuzz team for everything that they have done for us. Their support is invaluable."

A huge thanks to everyone who bought an old business card on the night once again.

Please join the With Kids social network here.