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Partners

	theEword is a digital marketing agency based in Manchester. Founded in 2006, the company specialises in search engine optimisation (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) marketing, website design and development and social media management. theEword works with a broad range of clients, from SMEs to multinationals, across a range of different sectors.
	Glorious is an award-winning creative design agency, named 1st for Strategic Thinking in the North of England Design Consultancy of the Year. Our design directors have worked on blue-chip brands ranging from the Co-operative Bank and Scottish & Newcastle to the Tate and the Northwest Regional Development Agency.
	Working across traditional and digital channels, award-winning SKV Communications has built an unrivalled reputation for agenda-setting media relations.The agency has recently launched an in-house video production and broadcast division. Clients include private enterprises, professional services practices, public sector organisations and corporate companies. SKV also has a strong track record in supporting and helping start-ups grow.Find out more at www.skvcommunications.co.uk
	More than 90,000+ professionals around the world use Econsultancy to get the inside track on e-commerce and internet marketing. We publish lots of highly practical research to help companies make more money online. Econsultancy also runs conferences, events and training in the UK and US, as well as the annual Innovation Awards. http://econsultancy.com

Supporters

	Helping North West Digital & Creative Businesses Thrive Business Link Northwest is an independent, free-to-use business support and information service. We have a specialist team of Digital and Creative advisers who can help to provide relevant and up to date information and guidance for all businesses in the North West, and people thinking of starting their own company in the region.To find out more call 0845 00 66 888, email info@businesslinknw.co.uk or visit www.businesslinknw.co.uk/digitalandcreative
	The Chartered Institute of Marketing exists to develop the marketing profession and improve the skills of marketing practitioners, enabling them to deliver exceptional results for their organisations. We run a range of events and courses, which are open to members and non members, and are committed to raising the bar for marketing in the region with the help of our dedicated and strong membership.
	The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) is the trade association for online and mobile advertising. With over 500 members, it's run for the leading media owners and agencies in the UK internet industry. Online is an exciting and fast-growing medium and our job at the IAB is to work with members to ensure marketers can identify the best role for online, helping them engage their customers and build their brands. Through the dissemination of research and the organisation of regular events and publications we aim to put online on the agenda of every marketer in the UK, acting as an authoritative and objective source for all internet advertising issues.
	Manchester Digital is the independent trade association for the region’s thriving digital, ICT and new media industries. Run by members, for members, Manchester Digital’s aim is to actively support and promote the region’s growing digital business sector as a centre of excellence, innovation and influence, and by working together make Manchester and the North West an even better place for Digital Business.
	UTalkMarketing is a global hub for marketing knowledge. Our mission is to fuel your passion for marketing by bringing the latest news to inform you, ads to inspire you and comment to challenge you. We’re also the UK’s leading providers of digital marketing training. Founded by a group of marketing professionals, UTalkMarketing takes the insiders view.
	The IoD is the professional body for business leaders, and we have been representing directors from all sectors for the last 100 years. Over this time, we have created a series of benefits and effective business tools designed to support our members in their strategic decision-making and their ever-growing portfolio of responsibilities required of today’s directors. We recognise that they have individual needs and we can help them meet their personal business challenges too.
	Creative Manchester is an initiative within Manchester Metropolitan University that aims to connect higher education to the creative industries in the North West. The aim is to generate projects and partnerships that enhance innovation and creativity in the digital media sector in particular.