Blogs tagged "experience"
July 2019
CMC 2019: Report – Alexa, How should Youth Brands Use Audio in 2019?
As audio’s influence importance grows, and podcasts, smart speakers and audiobooks are increasingly part of family life, children’s brand strategies are placing audio at the heart of their media mix. This session explored how brands hope to capture the ears and interests of young people around the UK, and how they are coming to grips with these exciting new audio experiences. Takeaway: Fast growth across all audio experiences, with unmet demand. Audio and Voice family offering needs to be better. ‘Nothing not to like’ - Audio and Voice offer something exciting and new for a child’s media world. A fertile ground for innovation, but quality and detail are essential. Detail: BBC research suggests 32% of homes with kids have smart…
November 2016
Manimation 2016: Report – Panel 5: Training and Development – New Initiatives, New Entrants
Speakers: Belinda Peach Peachy Abigail Fairhurst, Brown Bag Films Steve Swanborough, Freelance animator, motion designer and editor Praveen Zacharias, Brown Bag Films, Rose Marley, Sharp Futures Helen Brunsdon, Creative Skillset Adrian Healey, The Manchester Growth Company Takeaway: Getting ahead in the industry is about hard work, dedication and work experience, whether that’s in relevant positions or simply by improving your social skills working in Costa Coffee. Detail: The panel looked at: The changes to the apprenticeship schemes coming in April 2017 and what will be expected of businesses. Why universities and industry need to work together more. How the transition from education to work can be improved The beauty of growing and nurturing apprentices and watching individuals grow and flourish as…
July 2016
CMC 2016: Report – Volunteers’ Career Guidance Session
Over 80 students and young people from the industry make up the CMC volunteer team. You'll see them everywhere in their yellow tee-shirts. They're from a wide variety of institutions across the county, including Edinburgh, Leeds, Sheffield, Hallam, Nottingham, Lincoln, De Montford Leicester, Manchester, Brighton and Sussex. On Monday 4 July they were all briefed, given their CMC business cards, assigned their tasks and went to a career tips session organised by recently graduated Oli Ridgeon. Takeaway There’s no set path or hard and fast rules to get into children’s media, but there are certain attributes that can help you along the way, including: Persistence Willingness Having a positive attitude and a willingness to be helpful, and listen Taking rejection in your stride…
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