Calendar of Events

Latest Past Events

Digital Forum 7th September 2016

The Globe Centre St James Square, Accrington

Monthly free event for business owners, marketing managers and those responsible for improving the efficiencies of the businesses they work in. Focusing on core digital technologies and key changes within the digital space that impact your business now and in the foreseeable future. Come along to discuss with your peers and learn from those working in the digital world on a day to day basis helping businesses like yourself. This event is only open to those currently working as in-house marketers and business owners. Event format; 10:00 – 10:30: Arrivals & Networking 10:30 – 11:15: Digital Update, What you Need to Know covered by Contrado Digital 11:15 – 11:45: Guest speaker / or / Q&A / or / Digital Topic: This month's topic, TBC 11:45 – 12:00: Closing Remarks    

Free – £15

Improving UX with Customer Engagement

SpaceportX 24/26 Lever Street, Manchester

This talk will explain the evolutionary UX process behind TendoJobs.com, a website that links employers directly with job hunters making the entire recruitment process seamless and transparent. The design and building of TendoJobs.com has been driven by continual user feedback which has improved both the onboarding process and the engagement levels on the website. This talk will also cover some of the challenges faced and the lessons learnt while diversifying the business model from agency into a scalable technology product. Michael Cropper is the founder of tech startup TendoJobs.com and owner of digital agency ContradoDigital.com. He can be found on Twitter @TendoJobs / @Contrado Digital /@MickCropper, LinkedIn at /MichaelCropper86 and regularly publishes useful resources on digital topics over the company’s developer blog. Please invite your friends and colleagues and use #UXManchester Schedule: 5:45 Free refreshments 6:30 Michael’s talk & discussion 7:45 Lightning talks 8:30 Drinks & chat at PLY (next door) Lightning talks & Sketchnotes: Please feel free to prepare a Lightning Talk (max 3 min) or bring/create your Sketchnotes about any UX related or topic related idea, project, vacancy, event etc. Live streaming: This talk will be broadcasted live as well as archived on Periscope@UXManchester Book here: https://www.meetup.com/Manchester-UX-UI-Networking/events/232914157/

Digital Forum 3rd August 2016

The Globe Centre St James Square, Accrington

Monthly free event for business owners, marketing managers and those responsible for improving the efficiencies of the businesses they work in. Focusing on core digital technologies and key changes within the digital space that impact your business now and in the foreseeable future. Come along to discuss with your peers and learn from those working in the digital world on a day to day basis helping businesses like yourself. This event is only open to those currently working as in-house marketers and business owners. Event format; 10:00 – 10:30: Arrivals & Networking 10:30 – 11:15: Digital Update, What you Need to Know covered by Contrado Digital 11:15 – 11:45: Guest speaker / or / Q&A / or / Digital Topic: This month's topic, TBC 11:45 – 12:00: Closing Remarks    

Free – £15.00