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TIA Singapore founders meetup: Marketing outlook for 2017

Happy New Year TIA community! Let’s kickstart our monthly meetups for the year with a panel, this time, with a focus on marketing outlook and strategies for 2017.
The following panelists will be on the session:
Dan Clarke – Dan is the founder of disruptient, a full stack Digital Marketing Consultancy with a focus on SEO and Organic Digital Marketing Solutions. With almost a decade’s experience consulting some of the worlds largest brands, including Groupon, HSBC, Nissan, Adidas, and Zalora. He is also a Google Adwords certified professional.
Ruoshan Tao – Ruoshan is the Marketing Team Lead at Shopee, Garena’s mobile-first online marketplace. She specialises in social media, online publishing, brand building, marketing automation and performance marketing, to name a few. Prior to Shopee, Ruoshan had stints as an Inbound Marketer at TradeGecko and also led the marketing team at Tickled Media. She also actively participates in speaking engagements at tech conferences and events, most recently, giving a talk to Singapore Polytechnic students of digital media and information technology as part of Tech in Asia’s Campus Outreach initiatives.
Sharon Neo – Sharon is the founder of Digital Influence Lab, the only Digital Marketing Agency selected by SPRING Singapore to help Singapore SMEs build their digital marketing capabilities in Facebook, Google, and content marketing. She mentors at GrowthX Academy, organizes the Digital Marketing Summit Asia and runs marketing focused meetups with over 3000 members from all over Asia under Digital Marketing Singapore.
Moderator – Cheong Huimin, Head of Events Marketing at Tech in Asia.
Event details
Date: 17th January, 2017(Tuesday)
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Location: Deloitte Singapore (6 Shenton Way, OUE Downtown 2, Level 20, S’068809)
Agenda:
- 6.30pm: Arrive, fill your tummy with some refreshments and drinks!
- 7.00pm: Brief intro about TIA Community & community partner(Deloitte Singapore)
- 7.10pm: Panel on Marketing outlook for 2017 + Q&A(Feat. Dan Clarke, Ruoshan Tao & Sharon Neo)
- 8.00pm: Mingle & Network!
Light refreshments provided.
Limited slots only, so hurry sign up quick!
Walk ins are not allowed for this event.
Shoutout to our community partner for this meetup, Deloitte Southeast Asia. Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. The Deloitte Southeast Asia Innovation team also collaborates with stakeholders such as startups, investors, and corporate clients to drive innovation within the ecosystem. For collaboration opportunities, contact Jason here.
TIA founders meetup is a cosy night of meaningful conversations/talks for startup founders. This is the seventh in a series that aims to address the tough problems you encounter as a founder, leaving you with insightful takeaways and actionable solutions.
The views expressed in this article are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Tech in Asia.
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