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April Fools newsletter?! No we wouldn’t do that to you!
Happy Thursday everyone and welcome to the April edition of ‘In the Klick’. We have been busy little bunnies this past month, from adventures in Texas to organising exciting events…we hope you enjoy reading what we’ve been up to.
We wish everyone a very happy, safe and relaxing Easter.
Love Team Klick
Social Media Seminar: Forward to Basics
Following on from the success of We Blog the World, Klick is back with another Social Media 101. Have you got a Twitter account, a blog and a Facebook account – but wondering what to do next? How do you make these social media platforms work for your business or personal brand?
Come along and learn the basics from a bunch of social media dudes who are practical specialists and, in our humble opinion, some of the best in the business! Join Scott Rhodie, Heather Snodgrass, Mandi Bateson, and Klick’s own Kim McKay to learn the basics on the big 4 Social Media Platforms – Twitter, Blogs, Youtube, Facebook and how they can work for you.
All proceeds from this seminar will go to Youngcare – a charity organisation that aims to provide residential care for young people with diabilities. Young Australians with catastrophic injuries or illnesses (like Motor Neurons or Multiple Sclerosis) have few alternatives but to live in aged care, which we believe is unacceptable. Not only is the medical care inappropriate (its designed for the elderly), everything about the environment is telling them their life is over. Aged care is no place for any young person. Young people deserve young lives. And that’s where the wonderful organisation Youngcare comes in…
Social Media: Forward to Basics
When: 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Wednesday 21st April, 2010
Where: Sir Stamford at Circular Quay
Cost: $50 with all proceeds going to Youngcare
Purchase your ticket at Eventbrite by clicking here
We look forward to seeing you there!
South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference
In March, Director Kim McKay hit the road to Austin Texas for the South By Southwest Interactive Conference. Kim met some of the greatest minds working in the digital space today to bring back the latest info on web trends and brief glimpses into tomorrows tech trends.
From closed network gaming platforms, to advances in mobile augmented reality, to what the latest web standards mean to you, SXSW is the launching pad for creative technology and Kim has returned with the best of the bunch…as well as a few choice picturesof our Digital Strategist, Scotty Iseri.
Acorn Media
We are very excited to now be working with Acorn Media who provide distincitive home video products with a special focus on the best of British Television.
One of their latest releases is the very unique cooking show with a twist, Heston’s Feasts, where Heston Blumenthal challenges himself to recreate peculiar medieval dishes as the food of the future. For each unforgettable feast he invites six celebrities to a dinner where he creates a banquet of forgotten flavours, textures and taste sensations from eras bygone. Check it out!
Kosciuszko Alpine Way
Sydney Melbourne Touring is pleased to announce the addition of the Kosciuszko Alpine Way to its formally endorsed touring routes.
Sydney-Melbourne Touring Chairman Ken Hore says, “Sydney-Melbourne Touring is excited about adding Kosciuszko Alpine Way to its touring route offering. This diverse route will bring great benefits for our members and provides an additional link between Canberra and Albury.”
For any media interested in famils on this drive, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Emma – emma@klick.com.au
Australians Stay Longer and Spend More in Hawai’i
In 2009, Australians visiting Hawaii stayed on average 9.3 days versus 8.6 days in 2008 (+7.5%) according to data just released byHawaii Tourism Oceania (HTO).
The results underpin a series of new initiatives to be launched in Australia by HTO under the tag line “So Much More Hawaii” to encourage more Australians to include a visit to at least one neighbour island on their next visit to Hawaii.
Crystal Bay Prawn’s Great Prawn Peel Off
How many prawns can you peel in 60 seconds? 5, 10, 20 maybe more?
Crystal Bay Prawns are looking for Australia’s first ever national Prawn Peeling champion, and you could be that person. Here’s your chance to show your skill and become Australia’s National Prawn Peeling Champion. You could win a trip to New Orleans to The Great American Seafood Cook Off. Entry is FREE and you get to keep all the prawns you peel.
Click here to find your nearest prawn peeling venue
Australian Traveller 100 Greatest Gourmet Experiences
The team from Australian Traveller celebrated the launch of their Top 100 with some of Australia’s best-loved foodies on Tuesday 23rd March at The Observatory Hotel.
Tetsuya Wakuda, Alla-Wolf Tasker from The Lake House, Michael Ryan from The Provenance and Australia’s freshly minted number one foodie, Rodney Dunn from the Agrarian Kitchen joined the throng of partygoers in celebrating the diversity, quality and abundance of great Aussie food.
Australian Traveller editor Greg Barton says: “The end result is a marker for where Australian food experiences are in the country right now. “Cooking schools have also well and truly arrived. Other key findings were the great interest in heirloom or heritage varieties of produce, which have unique and unexpected flavour profiles. Kitchen gardens that provide instant organic produce are also well established at most great gourmet experiences .”
Woodford Reserve
Klick is delighted to announce that it will be launching the Woodford Reserve’s Social Media campaign in May 2010.
All we can say is keep an eye on your Facebook accounts – we have lots of fun in store for you, especially if you love super-premium bourbon as much as you love horse racing.
