Would you like to learn how other companies are benefitting from using free social media tools like Twitter and Facebook to market and grow their businesses?

Would you like to find out how you can drive quality search engine traffic to your website by starting a company blog?

Want to meet and network with digital media and marketing businesses in Manchester?

Don’t miss the next Manchester Social Media Surgery event at Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) offices on Tues 11th May 2010, from 5:30pm – 7.30pm!

Social Media Surgery events are informal, free-to-attend, evening business networking events based around a panel made up of social media practitioners and agencies discussing and dissecting social media project issues presented by the attending crowd.

New Time and New Venue!
We've previously met at Innospace, MMU's business incubator but for May's event we're over at the offices of Social Media Surgery supporters Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA). We'll be starting at the slightly later time of 5:30pm. Map and directions to MDDA here.

The theme for the May Social Media Surgery is:

'What businesses can learn from how social media is used during the 2010 UK elections.'

Social Media Surgeons:
Adrian Slatcher, Senior Digital Development officer, MDDA - Chair
Katie Moffat, Social media consultant, organiser of Manchester Twestival and Manchester Digital council member
Nigel Barlow, freelance journalist, co-founder of hyper-local news site for Manchester, Inside the M60
Matt Hackett, Manager, Digital & Marketing Recruitment Team at Orchard
Sarah Hartley, Local launch editor for The Guardian

Event agenda:
5:30pm Refreshments and networking
5:45pm Social Media Surgery
7:00pm Further refreshments and networking
7:30pm Event ends

Community groups curious about using social media most welcome.

Refreshments at this event are sponsored by Euroffice the UK's no. 1 online office supplies company for small businesses.

Live blog of previous events:
Tuesday 8th December 2009 live blog
Tuesday 12th January 2010 live blog
Tuesday 9th February 2010 live blog
Tuesday 9th March 2010 live blog
Tuesday 13th April 2010 live blog

Please use the hashtag (#mansms) when you refer to Manchester Social Media Surgery events on Twitter. Cheers!