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Mightybytes Projects Earn 2011 Hermes Creative Awards

Statues are nice. We like statues. Especially shiny ones that are molded like the winged messenger god Hermes with his fist in the air.

Recently, Mightybytes earned two 2011 Hermes Creative Awards and an honorable mention, so we’ll have a chance to add some more shiny, fist-pumping icons to our awards shelf.

Based on the evaluation of the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals judges, three of our projects received the following awards (in order of highest to lowest):

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. The competition recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communications professionals.

We are very proud of the hard work our crew has accomplished to receive these awards.

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Workshop: Using Social Media to Build Awareness

Tim will present a workshop at Community Media Workshop’s Making Media Connections Conference on June 8th in downtown Chicago. This session will cover the topic of using social media to build awareness and measure results.

The afternoon session will help you put the vast array of available social tools to work for your business or organization through content strategy, implementation, and measurement of results. Participants will walk away with a blueprint for generating a stronger brand identity and building community through social interaction, engagement, and strong content.

Tim will cover topics such as:

  • Content strategy and social media optimization
  • Best practices for engagement and building community
  • Measuring success with analytics and reporting

The workshop will also showcase real-world examples and lessons learned from various social media campaigns covered in Tim’s latest book Return on Engagement: Content, Strategy and Design Techniques for Digital Marketing.

For examples of tips and techniques that Tim will cover in this workshop, check out two of his posts on Business Insider:

UPDATE: You can download a PDF of the presentation used during this workshop at the link below:

Download MMC2011 Presentation (2.2 MB PDF file)

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Help us Help the Environment!

Team Mightybytes is working hard to fight climate change, but this team needs your help!

Joy, Tim and Steve are in heavy training/fundraising mode while counting the days down to mid-May’s NYC to DC Climate Ride. We can put the training miles behind us for this 300+ mile ride that benefits nine different environmental organizations, but our team has a fundraising goal of nearly $7,000.00 and the ride is just around the corner.

Think you can help us raise this cash?

Any donation, large or small, is greatly appreciated and will help fund the work of the following organizations:

Donate to our Ride!

Why We’re Riding

Tim’s Ride

“The Climate Ride experience is exhilarating and inspiring. You get to push your own physical limits while meeting 100+ other like-minded riders who bring their own unique stories to share. The group is small enough that you really get to know fellow riders, unlike some of the larger rides I’ve done. Plus, with nightly presentations, film screenings, and discussion panels, the opportunity to learn about sustainability and the things we each can do to help the environment is constant and ongoing throughout the ride. Of course, most importantly, you ride to benefit these nine great organizations, each of which has a unique environmental-related mission.”

Joy’s Ride

“With encouragement from Tim, who rode in the California Climate Ride last Fall, I decided to put myself to the test for this upcoming NYC to DC ride. I knew it would present several challenges for me, such as preparing myself physically and raising the required funds in time, but I always love the opportunity to rise and meet a good challenge. After researching the ride a bit more and learning about all the ways the money we raise goes towards funding the designated sustainable and eco-minded organizations, I realized this would be the perfect way to do my part to help our planet. Here’s to a brighter future for our beloved Earth!”

Steve’s Ride

“When Tim first told me about Climate Ride, I have to admit I was pretty hesitant. I wasn’t in that good of shape to do something like this, nor have I ever done a long distance bike ride before. But the more I thought about it, the better the idea sounded. I made the decision to do the Climate Ride as a personal test to myself, but I also view it as an opportunity to get to know my (fairly new) co-workers. I lived in an environmentally-conscious town (Athens, OH) for the past four years before moving to Chicago, so striving to find ways to support the environment is important to me. I’m excited to meet other cyclists and those who share the same interests, and I’m looking forward to learning a lot about myself (physically, mentally) while learning more about my fellow teammates (Tim, Joy). 300 miles? Bring it on!”

Please consider donating to our ride and sharing this page with your friends. We need all the help we can get and truly appreciate it! Thank you.

Donate to our Ride!

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Presentation: Engage Your Community at Catalyst Ranch March 16

What’s better than an uber-creative space for an early spring brainstorming session?

Tim Frick’s fun and creative approach to marketing your business or organization in a way that truly engages customers is the perfect fit for Catalyst Ranch’s unique environment. Tim will cover digital marketing techniques from his book, Return on Engagement, on March 16th at Catalyst Ranch, one of Chicago’s most unique meeting and event locations for brainstorming and innovation.

Founded by Eva Niewiadomski, Catalyst Ranch is a stimulating, colorful meeting space where the word “Catalyst” is not just their name, but a way of seeing the world. Tim’s presentation will feature tips and best practices for getting a return on engagement through your website, blog, content, design, social media, email marketing and mobile business efforts.

Take a virtual tour of Catalyst Ranch.

See details to register for this event.

Cost

$15 or provide two children’s books that will later be donated to Open Books

Date

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Time

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Place

Catalyst Ranch (Chicago)
56 W. Randolph, Suite 3W
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 207-1710

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Presentation: Going Mobile: What’s best for my business?

In 2010, internet access via mobile devices surpassed 50% of all online traffic.

Mobile apps and mobile websites have been game-changers for many businesses, but how do you decide which might be right for your own organization?

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Consulting Roundtable presents this free session on mobile marketing. The mission of the Roundtable is to help Chicago alumni and a broader community of marketing professionals learn more, meet other colleagues, and solve marketing issues. 
Learn more about this event.

Tim will lead this presentation which covers how to make educated, business-specific decisions regarding the constantly evolving world of the mobile medium. We will discuss marketing opportunities, trends, technologies and considerations for creating content-in-context to the platform on which it is delivered.

Date

Monday, January 31, 2011

Schedule

  • 6:00 - 6:30   Registration—Networking and Cash Bar
  • 6:30 - 8:00   Program
  • 8:00 - Cash Bar Re-opens

Place


Gleacher Center

Room 600

450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr.

Chicago, IL

Register Now Online

Session Details

Going Mobile: What’s best for my business?

Framing this discussion will be a comparison of mobile applications versus web applications optimized for mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) and when it might be appropriate to use each. We will present several cases of businesses using these tools effectively and round out the session with a set of actionable tasks that you can use to create the most direct and effective roadmap to a mobile future for your company or organization.

Tim is also currently on the steering committee for MobileAppEx, an upcoming B2B trade show and conference dedicated to bringing business end-users to developers, service providers, distributors and hardware manufacturers in the mobile space.

Discounted Parking
Chicago Booth has arranged with the AMC Theater-River East Self -Parking Garage to provide discounted parking:
300 East Illinois Street (AMC Theater-River East Self Park Garage)
$6.00 after 3:00pm


Download this Presentation (1 MB zip file)


  

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