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Heise UK rebrands as 'The H'

ISSUE 20
February 2009


This month in IT marketing.

Every month the Kingpin Newsletter brings you a selection of at-a-glance news and views (and a bit of fun) from the world of digital marketing. 

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The H

IT news site Heise UK now has a new name in the UK – The H. There's also a change of focus with the site now concentrating on security and open source technologies. A comment from the new-look site's editor says:

"H is for hardening your security and for helping with open source and free software.'

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EVENT

Digital Cream 2009

This invitation-only networking event now in its third year offers senior client-side digital marketers the chance to share the latest best practice info in a structured, round table format.

Date: 5 March 2009
Location: London

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Email marketing:
advanced training

This one-day course aimed at experienced marketers fuses intensive email marketing training with workshop discussion time.

Date: 5 March 2009
Location: London

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EVENT

Fast track digital marketing

This intensive two-day course opens up the world of digital marketing to marketers more experienced in offline channels assesses how to build your dream online strategy by concentrating on acquisition tools and management issues.

Date: 10 March 2009
Location: London

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We're all ears!

We're all ears!

Tell us what you'd like to see in next month's newsletter (a news story, a fun gadget, your ad, whatever). Drop our ever-eager newsletter guy Patrick Murray a line at:

Patrick Murray
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Bright Giant

Twitter ye not?

Twitter

Micro chat application Twitter has gone from dubious fad to serious marketing tool in less than a year. If you're not convinced about its ability to make money, or don't know where to start, take a look at IT Pro's beginner's guide to all things Twitter.

Beginner's guide to Twitter for business

DMA email marketing survey – get a free copy of the results

DMA email marketing survey

The Direct Marketing Association wants to know what clients think of email marketing – just fill in the survey for its National Email Marketing Client report 2009 and you'll automatically qualify for a free copy of the research.

To take the survey, click here

Whitepaper library

Whitepaper library

Dutch IT management site Automatisering Gids has launched a white paper library, helpfully organised by topics: CIO, Mobility, Networking, Security, Outsourcing, Storage and Tooling. The company hopes to provide an invaluable resource for IT information in the Netherlands. The online service is however, entirely in Dutch.

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KIngpin Intelligence

Action Cam

Action Cam

The trouble with hand-held cameras is that you have to hold 'em. No such digitally challenging issues with Oregon Scientific's Action Cams though, they're shock and water-proof and they'll attach to helmet, handlebars or clothing for hands-free video recording anywhere. More at Firebox.com

USB cassette deck

USB cassette deck

Have you still got old cassette tapes stuck in the back of drawers or neatly boxed in the attic 'just in case'? you might not have played them for years, but the USB cassette deck has come to save your mixtapes of yesteryear. It will play your aging cassettes and give them a spanking new lease of life as MP3s. More at Firebox.com

Volkswagen's bankers

Volkswagen's bankers

Still find it hard to forgive them? Me too.

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Energy saving the hard way

Energy saving the hard way

Just plain silly.

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