Wow, what a week it was for Trinket Creative from Monday 22nd March!

Alex has already filled you in about the workshop so I hope what I say doesn't repeat it too much but this is a mini update on that jam-packed week!

On Monday, we held our first workshop for Media Talent Bank which was a great success. The theme of the workshop was social media because we felt this was a topical subject amongst all creative students. Time and time again, we are told by our lecturers we need to be using social media to network and make relevant contacts and many students are doing this already however, there are some that are either still unsure or just don’t understand it at all.

This is where our workshop played its part in giving the students an opportunity to ask the questions they have about social media, hear some advice and guidance from professionals as well as learn more about what Media Talent bank can offer them.

The professionals we invited to the event were social media savvy and respected individuals from the Birmingham’s online scene which included; blogger and photographer Pete Ashton, PR Account Executive Simon Partington, Wolverhampton Homes Communications Manager Kate Hughes, Pesky People Director Alison Smith and ‘Digbeth is Good’ blogger Nicky Getgood.

Throughout the afternoon, we encouraged people to tweet about the workshop using the #MTBworkshop hashtag.

The feedback we got from the students and guest speakers was really positive and it was great that Pete and one of the students blogged about the workshop afterwards which hopefully has spread the word about Media Talent Bank online.

Buzzing from the workshop, we met on Wednesday to discuss our next event which will be a networking evening. Until this point, we had put all our time and effort into the workshop so had little time to spend planning anything and subsequently agreed that we would have to put it back by a week. This will allow us to spend more time on making it a quality event which will involve members of Media Talent Bank showcasing their work for professionals to come and see.

So since the meeting, we have all been off doing our own bits of research for venues as well as collating contact lists for MTB members and professionals to get in touch with. We even managed to fit a night out to attend BrumTwestival, a social gathering of tweeters across Birmingham which was a chance to relax as well as meet new people and tell them about Trinket Creative and our project.

And to finish the week off on a high, we received a piece of online coverage for the workshop from Behind the Spin.... they are also keen for us to write a feature article about the workshop which will give us an opportunity to go into more depth about social media as well as Media Talent Bank. The university also published our press release both on the School of Media and BCU homepage which was great to have their support.

Hopefully, there will be more coverage to follow and that we will also gain some before the networking event to raise further awareness of Media Talent Bank!

As for now, we are all enjoying our mini easter breaks but it won't be long before we are back, working hard as the networking event requires more planning and preparation than the workshop but we are looking forward to the challenge.

Happy Easter!