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Welcome.Connector started running monthly meet-ups for the digital

community in 2008. After a break, we believe time is right to

bring back our monthly networking events for the tech,

media, advertising and media community.

The goal is to run 12 events per year and then build on that

with other events for our growing community.

The events are to be held in The Church’s Cellar Bar &

Tower Bars which can hold approximately 250 people and a

demo area for new products.

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Connector.Connector has run events for digital, creative and

entrepreneurial communities for almost 10 years.

In our work as Experience Design Innovators, we work

with many brands like Huawei, Sony, Benecol,

Volkswagen and many startups to grow their

businesses online and offline.

We educated over 5,000 business professionals via our

sister brand SocialMedia.ie and work with many

educational institutions too.

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ConnectorTech+.Connector Tech + is a series of free monthly meetup for

the tech, creative, media and advertising communities in

Ireland. Or anyone who wants to come along!

Not an ordinary networking event, the meetup will be full

of fun activities with creative twists to inspire creativity

and help attendees make lasting, worthwhile

connections.

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2017 Calendar.

SEPTEMBER 6th

Connector Tech+ Launch event

OCTOBER 4th

Connector Tech+ Food & Drink

NOVEMBER 1st

Connector Tech+ Retail

DECEMBER TBC

Connector Christmas Party

2018 EVENTS

Tech+ Careers

Tech + Fashion

Tech+ Transport

Etc.

RSVP – CONNECTOR.IE/EVENTS

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Our community.

The Connector community is made up of marketers,

entrepreneurs, influencers and digitally connected makers

who thrive in the hyper-connected world. We held the first

Connector Open Day on January 19th 2017 in Trinity

College Dublin Innovation Academy.

Over 600 free tickets for the talks and workshops were snapped

up in just a few days and trained almost 300 people on the day.

For our video review, see connector.ie/openday

Our audience.

Conor Lynch LinkedIn – 8,030 connections - http://bit.ly/ConorLynchLinkedIn

Connector LinkedIn – 11,618 followers – http://bit.ly/ConnectorLinkedIn

Connector Facebook – 8,923 followers – http://bit.ly/ConnectorFB

Connector Twitter – 5,977 followers – http://bit.ly/ConnectorTwitter

Connector Instagram – 6,391 followers – http://bit.ly/ConnectorIG

Connector Slideshare – 473 followers – http://bit.ly/ConnectorSlideshare

SocialMedia.ie Twitter – 6,618 followers – http://bit.ly/SocialMediaIETwitter

The Snapys Instagram – 13,700 followers – http://bit.ly/SnapysIG

Connector CRM – 3,000 professionals

Connector Email Newsletters - 5,000 professionals

Total Reach: 69,730

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EventActivities.

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Pitch Battle.

• One new networking experience with a unique, creative twist.

• Three product launches / pitch parties - attendees can register

for the chance to pitch their product at the event.

• The three best pitches will be selected monthly.

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PowerPoint Karaoke.

PowerPoint Karaoke is an improvisational activity in which

a participant must deliver a presentation based on a set of

slides that they have never seen before.

Rules:

• The presenter cannot see the slides before presenting.

• The presenter delivers each slide in succession

without skipping slides or going back.

• The presentation ends when all slides are presented.

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Startup vs Legacy Company Speed Dating.

Company speed dating or speed networking is a meeting

format designed to accelerate business contacts. The

Startup vs Legacy Company Speed Dating gives start-ups

the chance to dive into the world of entrepreneurship and

connect with highly qualified and established legacy

companies.

Organised in a similar fashion to speed dating,

participants will greet each other in a series of brief

exchanges during a set period of time. During an

interaction, participants share their professional

backgrounds and business goals. This style of networking

can help gain exposure to new markets and to expand

their pool of contacts.

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Battle of the Designers.

Two graphic designers will lead a team and compete on

the spot to develop a new product concept or design

based on a specific theme.

This activity promotes rapid design and innovation to

inspire the creation of something completely unique!

Each month a guest speaker will be invited to

speak and participate in the event. The speaker

will be chosen based on their experience,

credibility and relevance to the audience

attending.

This event will give attendees the chance to hear

from an inspiring figure in their field and ask them

any questions they may have.

Creator Meet & Greet.

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Name Tag.

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We will break the attendees into smaller groups, starting

by giving the attendees the wrong name tags and tasking

them with finding the person with their name.

When they have found the right person they must answer

3 questions to get the name tag back and then this will

continue until everyone has the correct name tag!

This not only helps people to approach each other and

learn more about other attendees but can also encourage

groups of people to start having conversations that they

can continue later on.

Quick Fire.

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We will tell your attendees to find a partner and give them

60 seconds each to fire off quick questions to the other

person (leading questions will be displayed on the

screens to help the employees).

This exercise will give people the opportunity to explore

different topics in a fast paced way and learn how to find

and establish new connections.

Three Communities Game.

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We will invite people to play a simple game that will give

insights into what communities they are, and have been, a

part of.

We will ask people to share using the Two Truths, One Lie

game – which as the name suggests, involves an attendee

telling two truths and one lie about the communities they

are part of and the other person (or people) must guess

which one the lie is.

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O P E N I N N O V A T I O N S T U D I O

Connector ProfileConnector is an Open Innovation Studio based in Temple

Bar.

Powered by our Collaborate, Create and Connect model, we

created platforms such as SocialMedia.ie, TheSnapys.com

and Futurology.ie.

We leverage a fearless approach to creativity, a culture of

learning and a fast moving tech-startup environment to design

business strategy, prototype digital products, engage

influencers and produce ‘real world’ experiences.

Some of these ideas build brand, grow market share and

increase revenue for our clients while others become

business drivers within our own eco-system.

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Consultancy

& Education

L E A R N M O R E

CollaborateStudio & Product

Development

L E A R N M O R E

Create

Experience Design

& Activation

L E A R N M O R E

Connect

C O N N E C T O R

Services

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CONOR LYNCHC E O

Prior to establishing Connector in 2010, Conor advised International

brands such as Guinness, Coca-Cola, RaboDirect, Vodafone,

Danone, Nokia and more. Since then his team have created a

number of successful digital brands and businesses.

Conor Lynch has 20 years of technology experience, gained while

working in Asia Pacific, USA, UK and Ireland, with a wide range of

companies including start-ups, SMEs and global brands. He

graduated with an Honours Degree in Marketing Management from

DIT & Trinity College before studying at the Michael Smurfit

Graduate Business School.

Conor is one of Ireland’s

leading experts in digital

business innovation.

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GREG FRYT R A I N I N G M A N A G E R

Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Digital Video, Social

Advertising and Social Business Strategy.

Alongside training, Greg works as a Social Business and Content

Consultant. He believes that in order to make social media work for

your business you must have a clear business goal, a clearly defined

strategy, great content and make sure that everything you do is

measurable. Greg has also won awards for his blogging whilst

contributing to the tweakyourbiz.com community. Greg has worked

with top companies including: Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland, Ulster

Bank, Microsoft, Virgin Media, Symantec and Coca-Cola Hellenic. And

he hopes this is the year he will work with you!

Greg is an International

Social Media trainer

delivering regular training

and workshops on

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SocialMedia.ie Education DivisionSocialMedia.ie is the Irish market leader in practical digital,

social & mobile marketing training for the corporate sector.

Our ‘Consultative Training’ approach generates maximum return

on investment by using a mix of proven strategic methodologies,

best practice case studies and all delivered by the best trainers.

We offer our clients customised education with one-to-one

sessions, webinars and group workshops. We provide them with

up-to-date knowledge and innovative tactics ready to be

implemented into their organisations.

Through online and offline ‘hands-on approach’ workshops we

offer a highly personal, interactive experience where the client is

given the opportunity to both learn and participate in activities

which will teach them the skills to build and manage effective,

targeted and engaging social media campaigns.

200+ Clients

5,000+ Trainees

60,000+ Social media

connections

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Happy clients

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Gold Winner

Best Use of Digital &

Social Media

Gold Winner

Technology / Innovation

Category

Bronze Winner

Advertising Category

Best Small

Agency

Shortlistee 2016

Best Small

Agency

Shortlistee 2015

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Honours & Awards

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We’re delighted with the award winning

work Connector did with the Huawei

Snapys. Great results and great to work

with too.

Justin Costello

S A L E S & M A R K E T I N G

M A N A G E R , H U A W E I

I R E L A N D

The team at Connector did a great job

on our new XL website. We were very

happy with the design and usability of

our new mobile friendly website!

Jenny Egan

M A R K E T I N G M A N A G E R ,

B W G F O O D S

Conor and the team at Connector were

great and produced a website that we

love. We have had so many people tell

us they love our leaves!

Ruth Callaghan

M A N A G E R , N A T U R E ’ S B E S T

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J O I N N O W !

Welcome to the Connector - a special program full of

benefits and rewards for those who join the Connector

Club.

We want to reward our loyal friends and clients. We will

keep you informed about all the latest news in our email

newsletter and you’ll be a participant in all our giveaways

and promotions.

Benefits

• Free consultations

• Free training

• Tickets to events

Join @ connector.ie/club

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Contact.

connector.ie

conor@connector.ie

+ 353 1 906 0006

Twitter: @connector

Connector Studio, 18 Eustace Street,

Temple Bar, Dublin 2