Jan 23 2012

Starting on February 10th, The Reference is organizing 10 events on different digital subjects. As trend watchers, innovators and opinion makers, they believe it is important to share their insights with customers. Experts of The Ref are happy to provide you with their knowledge and to discuss the best practices of all things digital. You can choose the number of events you want to participate in. Customers of The Reference, Design is Dead and Emakina get a discount of 10%. If you register for all sessions, you receive the same discount.

The series of events starts on February 10^th with “Is social media part of your business”, where you will learn to make the correct strategic decisions in the social media landscape.

On March 2^nd, David Roose will explain you everything there is to know about “Measuring Business Goals with Google Analytics”.

“Strategic SEO for Marketing Managers” will be addressed on March 16^th. You will be guided in getting SEO on-board in your organization.

One week later, the 23th of March, it’s David Roose’s turn again for a workshop “Slicing and dicing with Google Analytics”. He will tell you everything about measuring more with custom code, configuring your accounts and profiles, and lots of other things!

On the 27^th of April, it’s time for Social again: “Social Strategy through Social Listening”. Tom Muyllaert will unveil the best free and paid listening tools and he will show you what you can learn from listening to conversations.

May 4^th is all about “Hands-on SEO for Webmasters and Copywriters”. In this workshop you’ll learn step by step the best methods that will help you to find the best possible keywords.

“Professional Link Building Strategies” are talked about by Nikolaas De Geyndt and Isabel Van Ruykensvelde. They will train you in how to strategically approach your link-building. The date for this event is May 11^th.

Mobile and tablet fans can have their say on June 1^st. Thomas De Vos, our mobile expert, will show you what “Mobile and tablets can mean for your business”. iOs? Android? Windows Phone? Web Apps? HTML5? Hybrid apps? There will be no secrets left when leaving this workshop!

On June 8^th you’ll learn everything about “Conversion Optimization”. Your website might be doing well, but experts of The Ref will help you to make it even better by striving for ultimate conversion.

And last but not least: on June 15^th Bart De Latte will introduce you to “The power of Search Engine Advertising”. He will show you how to analyze and interpret your results.

You can click the links if you are interested in attending one or more events. To subscribe, just fill in the form that you can find on the website. Should you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to contact Vicky Van Daele (vvandaele@reference.be)

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Oct 19 2011

On October 10, 2001, Emakina was born.
A bright digital native who grew up fast and is – as ever – full of positive energy.

From the start, the idea was that ‘The Best Way to Invent the Future, is to Make it Happen’. See here the clip that shows how Emakina and its clients at work really form a growing digital tribe on the move.

Emakina went to Digital Marketing First to celebrate its 10 years of excitement, good times and great projects. The real heroes of course are our clients too. They offered Emakina their trust and collaboration, making project after project a winning combination with our teams.
The slideshare presentation presented at the DMF wanted to highlight that fact…

So Emakina is as a ‘moveable feast’, a train of events and ideas that have lead a small group of entrepreneurs and creative minds from a garage operation to a listed company with over 300 people, offices in Belgium, France,  the Netherlands and UK and partnerships across Europe.

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Oct 12 2011

Emakina again made a big ‘splash at the DMF this year.

Lots of colleagues and invited guests joined the lively discussions, presentations and good times, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Emakina. It was a very exciting first decade, from garage startup to listed company, with a broad, international management team, great combined knowledge and experience and lots of exciting clients and projects… smiles all around and positive vibes.

When the fair was closing down, Emakina and guests just got started up…

Lots of people, animated discussions and fun….

Denis Steisel and Brice Le Blevennec, looking forward to 10 new great years

A celebration dinner with valued clients and friends

Making new plans together

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Oct 10 2011

Emakina is lighting 10 candles…

A project that started in the best web tradition in a garage 10 years ago grew into a listed communication company with well over 300 people working there.

Regardless the economic stormy weather in the past decade, Emakina booked success after success and recorded positive results … reason enough to celebrate and look ahead towards the future.

The intense team spirit and collaboration inside Emakina no doubt explains part of the growth and continued success of the Emakina Group. In opposition to some agency networks where different parts behave like loose atoms, Emakina teams work together closely and create potent synergies. Meetings in Brussels can evolve into skype calls to Antwerp or Paris, or joint online and real world presentations including colleagues from Gent or Rotterdam.

At digital Digital Marketing First 2011 Emakina shares its enthusiasm and combines the mood for celebration with dynamic knowledge exchanges…

Co-founders of Emakina Brice Le Blévennec and Denis Steisel will give a 10th Anniversary Presentation, in the main auditorium and raise a glass on the future…

Several of their colleagues will shed their light on burning communication topics:

• Digital changing the creative process. How to creatively answer the new customers needs? 
  Xavier Bouillon, Creative Director & David Grunewald, Head of Emakina/ Agency
• CRM & Direct marketing services… Introducing Emakina’s success stories
  Sammy Colson, Head of Emakina/ Direct
• Find out your brand’s character – Play the social media role game
  Karima Wardak, Amélie Sainthuile & Sophie Graillot, Strategy team of Emakina
• Mobile Matters
  Thomas De Vos, Head of Emakina/ Mobile
• What about Social media … Should we talk? 
  Audrey Benoit, Head of Emakina/ Social

So it’s going to be an exciting and busy day. And bubbles all around at 17h…

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Aug 23 2011

Emakina organised an original staff event at the Apéros de Saint Gilles.
The social meeting combined a fun get together with a positive AIDS awareness action.

Emakina’s agency developed several actions for the Sida SOS association (www.sidasos.be). This organization  tries to create awareness amongst young people about aids. So the drink was a good opportunity to give the campaign a symbolic ‘thumbs up’.

A 1 euro coin is the symbolic element of the campaign. It wants to encourage young people to be screened for aids. At the drink, each participant received a 1 euro coin to pay for their drink.  As this coin then  travels from hand to hand, it touches all. This symbolizes the fact that we can all be infected by aids without knowing it.

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