Exhibition Workshops Conference Intelligence Networking for specialist media professionals in print, digital and events
24 MAY 2012

Find all the ideas and inspiration you need to give your event, print and digital media business and career a boost in 2012. Join other specialist media professionals to swap ideas and make new contacts at the show on 24 May 2012 at Think Tank Birmingham. Register free now
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The 2011 show on 25 May was the place to start conversations that could change your business - with other media owners and expert suppliers and services.
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Visitors to the 2011 event could :
- Learn about new publishing ideas and pick up practical tips in free Workshops
- Book free Expert 1-1 consultations
- Meet new suppliers in the Exhibition
- Catch up with contacts in the Media Café: see who registered to attend
- Read inspiring stories of the Media Pioneers
- Win prizes on the day from exhibitors and sponsors
And senior directors and publishers listened to case studies and took part in practical round tables in the Conference.
See the full 2011 conference programme.
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24 May 2012, Think Tank, Birmingham

"As an independent publisher and exhibition organiser, I find attending the Specialist Media Show offers unrivalled learning and networking opportunities. I especially appreciate the opportunity to get under the skin of important business issues through the round table discussions. What's more, it's great value. "
Oliver Romain, Managing Director, Accession Exhibitions & Publishing Ltd (Macclesfield)
"Show was really good Carolyn. Found it very useful. Congrats"
Matt Wright, Publisher, Great Food Leics
"The conference programme was great - some fascinating presentations providing insight into how innovators in the industry are responding to current challenges - in particular digital media".
Alastair Gunn, Director and Media Specialist, Greenwoods Solicitors LLP.
"Thanks for a great conference - my take away 'a repeat isn't a repeat if it wasn't seen first time round"
Andrew Fisher, CEO, Media C2C
"Thanks for an excellent event. It was an interesting and productive day, made all the more valuable by the willingness of the speakers to share real numbers and details of their businesses."
Miles Galliford, CMO, Subhub
"Thanks to you, Carolyn and the team for making it all happen. The conference sessions I attended were very inspiring and are already influencing how we work."
Paul Sloggett, Marketing Director, Bauer Media
"Had great fun at the Specialist Media Show, catching up with familiar faces whilst meeting new. Received some really kind emails and phone calls following my 'How to improve your ad teams' sessions".
Jordan Adams, MD Love Media Sales
"Great day @specmediashow learning about the future of media."
Nicholas Rudd-Jones, MD Local Living Ltd
"Great event yesterday. Learned a lot, enjoyed all the presentations".
Ryan O Meara, Founder, Total Pet Publishing
"I thought there was a good range of topics and I thought the angles were nicely balanced. Clearly there is a huge gulf between the personal anecdote and the strategic tip, so I think all bases covered."
Mark Elliott, MD Time Out
"The workshops were the most valuable part of the day, make the most of them, use them!"
Visitor survey response
WHAT EXHIBITORS SAID:
"MagazineCloner.com attends many Publishing shows each year both in Europe and beyond, but yet again the Specialist Media Show is our most productive. In fact, I had a meeting this morning with a major publisher as a direct result of exhibiting and they have just signed on the dotted line!
The recent show was the second time we have attended and again we have picked up more business at your show than we have at many of the big international ones... for considerably less money!
I would therefore have no hesitation in recommending the Specialist Media Show to anyone involved in Publishing... and please can you reserve us the same space for 2012!"
Ian Remmer, Sales Director, Magazine Cloner
"The show was very successful for us. We got some extremely good leads with a couple looking like they'll produce business pretty soon."
David Nutt, Response Consulting
"SMS 2011 gave us the opportunity to talk to key players about how, when it comes to the legals, it pays to work with lawyers who understand and have real experience of the sector. It's not always easy to fix up those discussions - SMS 2011 provided a great vehicle for us to get our message across.'
David Woods, Director and Media Specialist, Greenwoods Solicitors LLP
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"Well done to all the team on an impressive and well organised show. With the impressive line-up of speakers, and the carefully targeted audience, this show is sure to be a success for us for years to come. We're looking forward to next year."
Reena Mistry, Marketing Director, Adestra

'We found the SMS show to be a perfect stage for us to showcase our wide range of specialist media solutions and came away having made a number of very good connections. We particularly like the fact that all the visitors we met were all what we would consider perfect prospective clients which was good for us as an exhibitor and of course the visitors. A genuinely successful event for Silvertoad!'
Toma Habashi, Director, Silvertoad










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