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Posted on May 14, 2013 by Kieron

The Brighton ‘Digiscape’ – Are you on it?

This month we have a guest blog post for you courtesy of Steve Penfold at Smart Digital Business, who has put together this fantastic map of the digital sector in Brighton using data from our Directory of Members. So without further ado it’s over to Steve: Get your head around the digital landscape of Brighton with The Brighton Digiscape! Quickly see where your digital business fits in, which areas are under-served and most importantly, where you should be driving the direction of your digital business. Why create the Brighton Digiscape? You may already be familiar with the Lumascapes, which are …

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Posted on April 24, 2013 by Caroline

The unabridged version of my Argus article (23/4/13): Employment growth in the local digital, media & technology sector

Employment growth in the local digital, media & technology sector Caroline Morris of Wired Sussex Working for Wired Sussex I’m at the heart of the local digital, media and technology hub. It is my job to help our member companies find the right people with the right skills to grow their businesses. The digital sector is all about talent and it is one of the strengths of Brighton that talented people do want to be here. Most of the digital companies that Wired Sussex supports are small and many of them are start-ups. They are driven by people who are passionate about …

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Posted on April 22, 2013 by Caroline

Developing Young People’s Skills in Digital Media; how Brighton University student James has found working with the Cherokee and UK schools.

By James Shreeve, Digital Media Arts student at the University of Brighton At first I was somewhat apprehensive about the Cherokee nation project as it would not only move me away from our creative comfort zone but would also require working with children and teaching them programs that I have only just recently mastered myself so that would be rather interesting to say the least. For a while the project itself was alive in email chatter between work colleagues. But unbeknownst to us, the deadline for the project was swiftly moving forward so it was time to get to work …

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Posted on April 19, 2013 by Laura

Networking, networking, networking.

As the Events Manager for Wired Sussex, I’m always talking to people about Wired Sussex events as well as recommending other meetups and networking opportunities in the local creative, digital & tech community. Networking is a great way to not only find potential new business leads, but is also really important for keeping up to date with and sharing the latest business news, potential joint working opportunities and more. And as well as that it’s great to meet other like-minded people in the industry! Wired Sussex Member Meetups are regular (every 4 months) informal networking events for our members, attracting on average over 100 …

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Posted on April 9, 2013 by Kieron

5 simple tips to improve your directory listing

As the membership coordinator for Wired Sussex I’m often asked how you can get the most out of a listing on our directory pages. You see, one of the great benefits of joining Wired Sussex is that you’ll be added to our growing directory of over 2000 other talented companies and freelancers working in the digital, media and creative sector in Sussex. Many of our members regularly secure direct leads and business referrals as a result of their directory listing, as it is searched by thousands of people every month looking for web, design, marketing and other digital media services …

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Posted on April 5, 2013 by Laura

Top tips for successful freelancing, from successful freelancers

Last week saw the first event at The FuseBox, the Wired Sussex Breakfast Workshop: Being a Successful Freelancer. Led by Steve Bustin of Vada Media, Fran Swaine, Digital Marketing Consultant and Jo Munro, Virtual PA, the workshop was full of handy hints and top tips for successful and enjoyable freelancing. Knowledge is power and there was knowledge, shared experiences & tips aplenty at the workshop. We’re all about sharing, so below you’ll find the key takeaways and top tips from the event, for being a successful freelancer. Work/Life Balance: Do something that you are passionate about! Keep re-skilling yourself to …

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Posted on February 27, 2013 by Caroline

Wired for Sound 2013 – Even more fun was had at our 2nd charity DJ compeition

Wow thank to all for coming on Saturday to our charity fundraiser and Wired Sussex members DJ competition and social. I think I can safely say that everyone involved had a lot of fun! Here’s an account of the night from one of our lovely sponsors, that not only took part in DJing, but also helped raise a chunk of money for charity too! Digby is an SEO from No Pork Pies a digital agency in the heart of Brighton, but at night he also goes by the name DJ-igby, Wired for Sound DJ. Last Saturday the core fibres of …

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Posted on February 14, 2013 by Laura

Untangling the Wires – TV and the web

Last week we ‘Untangled the Wires’ between TV and the web at the 3rd Wired Sussex ConnectedTV Brighton event. We were really pleased to hear from Nigel Walley, Managing Director of London based media strategy consultancy Decipher. Nigel works at the forefront of the evolving TV revolution and heads up Decipher’s work defining future formats for television advertising. He is the Chairman of the Decipher Group of companies which includes iBurbia, the interactive media research lab and also the chair of Manchester Digital’s TV Tech Group, launched in January 2013. The event covered the theories behind ConnectedTV, the stages of TV evolution, channel branding …

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Posted on February 13, 2013 by Caroline

‘Wired for Sound’ fundraiser event: a bit about the 3rd of your nominated charities – Sussex Macmillan Cancer Support Centre

Following on from my recent blog posts about our ‘Wired for Sound‘ event’s charities, I’d like to present a bit more detail about the last of the 3 local charities local in which our DJ competition and social will be supporting; ‘Sussex Macmillan Cancer Support Centre‘ We are Macmillan Cancer Support. One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. We provide practical, …

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Posted on February 4, 2013 by Caroline

‘Wired for Sound’ fundraiser event: a bit about the 2nd of your nominated charities – FareShare Brighton and Hove

Following on from last week’s blog post about our ‘Wired for Sound‘ event’s first nominated charity I’d like to present a bit more detail about the 2nd local charity in which our DJ competition and social will be supporting; ‘FareShare Brighton and Hove‘: FareShare Brighton and Hove: Fighting Hunger, Tackling Food Waste and Improving People’s Chances. At FareShare Brighton and Hove we do three amazing things. Firstly we tackle food waste by collecting quality surplus food from the food industry and saving it from landfill. With this food we help support over 50 organisations in the Brighton, Hove, Worthing …