Venue: Inferno, 38 Holdenhurst Rd, Bournemouth, BH8 8AD Date: 21st March 2013 Time: 6.30pm Cost: FREE Digital animals, both industry and students, get your questions ready… Meetdraw is back and is giving you the opportunity to pose your questions to some of the industry leaders within local Dorset agencies. 10 industry experts, of varying disciplines, have kindly given up an…

What is this Dorset Creative Census and how does it relate to me? Were you aware that there are over 300 creative agencies operating across Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole?  Don’t worry if you didn’t know that, as not a many people do.  But we think more people should know.  That is why we’re carrying out the census and that…

Last week, Bournemouth’s fine dining establishment The Print Room played host to Meetdraw’s 16^th social event: The Amazeball.  Thanks to our generous sponsors, Rubicon People, 130 attendees enjoyed a brilliant night of great food, great company and great music.  And thanks in part to Mr & Mrs Christmas showing up (you can see the photos here…

As headline sponsors of this years Silicon Beach 2012 conference, alongside financially supporting the event, Creative England and the Creative Industries iNet wanted to do something that would add real value for the participants too.  So they commissioned Embedding Innovation: Silicon Beach Intensive. With any well-curated high profile conference, the calibre of the presentations is always going to be of…

Following on from last year’s hugely successful event (read about it from those who attended here, here and here), Silicon Beach returns to Bournemouth this October and promises to be an even bigger and more inspiring event. Once again the very best of the UK’s creative and digital thinkers and doers are lining up to head to Bournemouth…

Ever felt like something is missing in your life?  That amazing sense of fulfillment from being part of something great? Well good news – we are looking for a few new committee members (or “Butchers”) to join the handful of us that look after Meetdraw and run the events! Ideally you will have attended Meetdraw events previously, but essentially you’ll…

Are you in the business of helping other companies reach their target market?  Are you certain YOUR marketing is targeting the right people, in the right places, in the right way? …Would you like to be? Creative England’s Shortcut Marketing Programme: Bournemouth is open for registrations Marketing is not a dark art. Some of it works and some of it…

When: Thursday 27 September Where: Hot Rocks (next to the pier), Bournemouth What: Well, ahem, where do we start…. Cheese & Pineapple is billed at the cheesiest Meetdraw ever, it’s going to be a ripper of a night with free nibbles, worst shirt competition (with actual prizes), plus party entertainment to make you cringe.  It’s going to be totally awesome,…

With 14 successful events under its belt, you could say that Meetdraw is now about to enter into its potentially difficult adolescent phase.  And like any other teenager, it perhaps thinks it knows it all.  But also like any other teenager, there’s a wealth of experience out there that it could learn from if it had the sense to ask.…

A quick wrap up from all on the Meetdraw 14 team for those of you who missed the event or possibly bailed due to the weather… we know who you are! 🙂 Given that we opted for a “Summer Beach Party” in June, we’d be forgiven for thinking we could rely on the sunshine to adorn the event but alas…