Ignite Social Media Sponsors #IgniteRaleigh
Ignite Raleigh would not exist without our sponsors, so we want to thank them, and would like for you to do the same. If you or business need the services our sponsors offer, please consider contacting them for more information.
If there was ever a natural fit for a sponsor for Ignite Raleigh, it is Ignite Social Media. And it’s not just because we share similar names, but because we are both about spreading ideas using the latest communication tools. Ignite Social Media is a new breed of company that specializes in helping corporations use social media tools, sites and applications to connect with customers and prospects. What brought them together was a fundamental belief that social media, while maturing nicely for individual use, is in its infancy for corporate use and brand building. Millions of dollars spent on marketing; just pennies spent really communicating.
Ignite Social Media strategizes, engages and sparks conversations. In a rapidly evolving space, they filter out noise and ensure you’re part of the community. Devising strategies that fuse content with technology, they help your brand make deeper connections. They kindle, cultivate, and measure conversation by developing tools and participating online.
If you want to package the message up tightly, neatly, and with six coats of polish in the hope that your customers will continue to swallow it whole, then Ignite Social Media is not the right fit for you. If, however, you’re ready to talk, really talk with your customers, they’ll help you find the right way to do it. Fun ways, strategic ways, operational ways…ways that improve the value of your brand, to empower brand evangelists, and help your company continue to grow. If that’s the kind of thing you’d like to ignite, you’ve come to the right place. Based in the heart of the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, Ignite Social Media works with progressive companies across the United States. They’re a team of professionals with experience in public relations, advertising, marketing strategy, web development and search engine optimization.
The game has changed, the tools have changed and the ways you can talk to your customers has changed. Are you ready? If so, talk to Ignite Social Media. They work with brands that see the change they see and want help navigating it. They’ll assemble a core team from creatives, copywriters, PR people, web designers, programmers, and search engine experts to create a plan customized to meet your business objectives.
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Thirdparty Labs Sponsors Ignite Raleigh
Ignite Raleigh would not exist without our sponsors, so we want to thank them, and would like for you to do the same. If you or business need the services our sponsors offer, please consider contacting them for more information.
Thirdparty Labs specializes in building advanced, standards-based, usable, content-managed web sites. They solve clients’ toughest technical problems with their approach. Thirdparty Labs is a group of seasoned web developers. They share a passion for technology and innovation, and strive to create solutions that are elegant in both form and function. Their multi-disciplinary backgrounds give them the unique ability to maintain full perspective on all aspects of a project at all times; considering standards, functionality, and usability during the design phase, and user experience while coding. They love what they do, and approach each project with enthusiasm and commitment.
Rob Ruchte founded Thirdparty Labs in 2006 to provide top-notch technical services to the advertising and PR industry. He is the creator and maintainer of the Carbon Content Management Toolkit, a framework for rapidly developing 100% custom content management solutions, social media platforms and web applications. Follow Rob on Twitter at @RobRuchte.
Read More#IgniteRaleigh Tweet contest, 4 prizes to win, unlimited tweets to enter. Today only
We’re one week away from Ignite Raleigh and I hope you’re excited as I am. In honor of our seven day countdown we want to announce that Ignite Raleigh will be giving away four door prizes to a few lucky attendees.
The four prizes are:
1. State Fair Family Fun Pack
Two adult size State Fair tie-dye T-shirts
Four admission tickets
Four bumper stickers
Four notepads
Four posters
2. Two Geek T-shirts from CrazyLikeThat.com 
3. One week of free CoWorking at Carrboro Creative Coworking 
4. Two Carolina Rollergirls tickets (one day pass only)
Two tickets (one day pass only) to the Flat Track Roller Derby Eastern Tournament Sept. 11-13 in Raleigh @ Dorton Arena at Ignite Raleigh
The contest rules are simple: Send a tweet with the hashtag #IgniteRaleigh today ( July 29) as often as you like and you’ll enter to win. You must be present to win the prize at Ignite Raleigh on Wednesday August, 5 at the Lincoln Theatre. If you’re one of the four lucky winners, your name will be called out and we ask that you find a volunteer to collect your prize. Enjoy your day, good luck and happy tweeting.
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New featured speaker: Ruby Sinreich @Ruby, founder & editor of OrangePolitics.org
As we get closer to Ignite Raleigh we’ll be making a few announcements about music, featured speakers and other entertainment for you. Today we’re excited to announce Ruby Sinreich is the founder and editor of OrangePolitics.org, a progressive multi-author weblog with a vibrant community discussing local issues around her hometown of Chapel Hill, NC.
Ruby Sinreich is the founder and editor of OrangePolitics.org, a progressive multi-author weblog with a vibrant community discussing local issues around her hometown of Chapel Hill, NC. Professionally, she specializes in strategies that connect people to each other, sometimes known as “network-centric advocacy,” “social media,” “Web 2.0,” or “grassroots organizing,” depending upon what type of geek one is.
“Ruby is one of the most smart and principled people I know, and a real force in the community.”
- Doc Searls
Ruby is the Director of New Media Strategy at HASTAC, an innovative interdisciplinary project that works to build the field of digital media and learning. She previously served as the Co-Director of Communications at the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith organization working for peace and justice through active nonviolence since 1914. Her previous professional experience includes social network analysis, blogger outreach, organizer capacity-building, web site design and development, online communication strategy, and all manner of trainings. Ruby has helped hundreds of progressive nonprofits use technology more effectively in service of their educational, movement-building, and political missions. She has worked with organizations of all sizes and scopes including local women’s centers, statewide advocacy organizations, and national and international institutions such as Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Greenpeace International, and the American Civil Liberties Union.
“She’s a natural agitator.”
- Ed Batista
Ruby is also an engaging and informative public speaker and workshop facilitator. She has led sessions or served on panels at South by Southwest Interactive, Harvard’s Berkman Center, NetSquared, IPDI’s Politics Online Conference, N-TEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, and many other events for nonprofits and advocacy organizations.
Ruby earned a BSPH from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1993, and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University in 2000. She has served on a variety of nonprofit and local government boards and commissions including the Chapel Hill Planning Board, which she chaired for two years. Ruby practices Engaged Buddhism. She lives in a townhouse on the edge of Bolin Creek with her husband Brian, son Izzy, and two cats.
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Announcing the MC. Zach Ward @zachward, founder & artistic director of DSI Comedy Theater
As we get closer to Ignite Raleigh we’ll be making a few announcements about music, featured speakers and other entertainment for you. Today we’re excited to announce Zach Ward @zachward Founder and Artistic Director of DSI COMEDY THEATER @dsicomedy in Carrboro, N.C. as the MC of Ignite Raleigh.
Zach Ward is a Chapel Hill-Carrboro resident and proud Carolina graduate. Founder and Artistic Director of DSI COMEDY THEATER (Awarded 2006 New Business of the Year, 2006 INDY Triangle Arts Award), Founder and Executive Producer of the NORTH CAROLINA COMEDY ARTS FESTIVAL and International Improv Instructor, Zach has received critical acclaim from the Chicago Reader and the Chicago Tribune for DUAL EXHAUST (Top 10 “Most Influential Comedy Duos of the Past Decade”) and THE BEATBOX (Critic’s Choice, Best Bet, Chicago’s “Top 5 Latenight Shows”). Zach can currently be seen performing comedy around the country and at the DSI COMEDY THEATER. Zach translates success both in business and on stage to Professional Coaching, Speaking, Brand Consulting, Leadership Development and Team Building for clients that include PROCTOR&GAMBLE, MONSTER.COM, CISCO, OLD NAVY, THE ARTSCENTER, DUKE UNIVERSITY, PROJECT COMPASSION, and MOTOROLA LATIN AMERICA.
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