December’s marketing & social media event calendar

[intro]December is a time when people celebrate the holidays with friends and family and may even (dare we say it?) take some time to relax and regroup. But December can also be a time to attend a few events and brush up on your industry know-how before all of that relaxing. Here are a few to consider adding to your schedule:[/intro]

nextMEDIA & The Digi Awards
Date: December 3rd & 4th
Location: Toronto, ON
A digital media marketplace where executive-level media buyers, sellers and creators meet to do business as well as a showcase of the remarkable work being done in the industry.

Understanding Media Innovation
Date: December 4th
Location: Toronto, ON
A special afternoon networking and learning event focused on reviewing the best work from the 2012 Media Innovation Awards, discussing how the winners produced their successful campaigns and how the industry will define media innovation in the months and years ahead.

Donate & Learn – Social Media Workshop
Date: December 4th
Location: Toronto, ON
Canadian Tire, Wind Mobile, Xplornet and Green Lotus social media managers will speak about strategic social media planning, management, and the search engine marketing benefits of a social media plan.

iStrategy
Date: December 4th
Location: Toronto, ON
Whether it”s building customer loyalty, increasing sales, improving lead generation or driving greater consumer engagement, our program has been specifically designed to help attendees develop their audience and build traffic, create brand awareness, improve customer service and develop better use of digital tools internally to drive more productive business outcomes.

Engaging Citizens, Fostering Innovation and Realizing Social Change in the era of Crowdsourcing and Social Media
Date: December 5th
Location: Toronto, ON
This workshop will look at examples and discuss the building blocks of leading effective community engagement and open innovation both online and offline.

Are there any events you plan to attend this month? What about events in 2013 that you”re excited for? Send us a comment and we can update our lists.