We had a huge number of visitors to the iKontakt stand at Social Media World Forum 2012 at Olympia this week, where we enjoyed many stimullating conversations with people from all over the world. Our bowl of mini jelly babies also proved to be a big hit.

Companies and organisations from varied sectors, including healthcare, education, travel and entertainment, were keen to discuss and share ways of interacting with parents through online PR and social media. We also met plenty of mummy (and daddy!) bloggers, as well as potential work-at-home employees for iKontakt.

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Television production and licensing company Chapman Entertainment, has appointed iKontakt to reach out to mums for its pre-school TV show, Little Charley Bear.

Little Charley Bear is the new series for 1 to 4 year olds on CBeebies every weekday at 9.30am and 1.30pm, narrated by James Corden. This adorable little bear uses his imagination to play and go on adventures where he discovers new things about himself and the world around him through active role play. Little Charley Bear is a gently paced show that inspires creativity, discovery and imagination. It has the feel of a classic children’s television show but with advanced modern animation.

The campaign, which includes a Facebook page, blogger outreach, merchandise seeding and online PR, will run from April until Christmas 2011. Branded content such as video, games, apps and educational resources will be shared throughout the campaign, to coincide with merchandise and event launches, and the run up to Christmas. The Facebook page will aim to become a community of parents who share an interest in Little Charley Bear, sharing exclusive content and providing up to date information for fans.

Online PR agency iKontakt was appointed after a 3 way pitch, having worked previously on campaigns for other Chapman Entertainment brands, Roary the Racing Car and Fifi and the Flowertots, in 2010.

Nikki Grass, Director of Marketing for Chapman Entertainment, says, “We strongly believe that social media gives us a unique opportunity to engage with mums. iKontakt presented a very strong strategy for Little Charley Bear and we are looking forward to working with them again.”

iKontakt comments, “Mums are one of the fastest growing consumer groups in social media – it provides an invaluable channel for information sharing, support and social interaction, and smart phones mean that mums can connect wherever they are and whatever they are doing. Chapman Entertainment, as a TV company, has a wealth of top quality content that we are looking forward to sharing with Little Charley Bear fans.”

We know there are a lot of very talented people out there wishing that they could find part-time, flexible work that uses the skills that they’ve developed over years, but still allows them to follow other interests, look after their children or simply work less. iKontakt is an online PR agency that wants to harness all that talent to offer you a different and more flexible way of working.

We are looking for people with strong experience in any of the following areas: PR, online marketing, account management in an agency setting.

You will be interested in working on a freelance basis, from home to support our work in providing an online marketing solution to our clients.

This may include:
» Researching websites that reach our clients’ target markets
» Developing content for those websites and pitching the content to editors, bloggers and journalists
» Management and curation of social media presences
» Project management of campaigns

You don’t need to have specific online marketing experience but you must have a good working knowledge of the internet and the wealth of information and social opportunity that it offers.

If you are interested and would like more information, or to discuss it further, please email us on jobs@ikontakt.co.uk

Because our team is predominantly made up of ‘location-independent’ individual experts, travelling to and from a central office is not an issue. Many workers have found themselves suddenly working from home because they are either stranded or don’t want to take the risk of not being able to get home again.

We use the latest technology and communications solutions to ensure that all of our team are connected, enabling us to deliver seamless service excellence to our clients.

Why waste your day battling with the elements and transport system, when you could be getting things done in your preferred location? We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join the iKontakt team.

Having worked in a similar way with Sport Relief and Children In Need, we have found the digital community to be very supportive of good causes. Even though we recognise many media owners are under extra pressure in these uncertain times, we are hopeful of a positive response in 2009.

Please contact us if you would like to get involved, or have inventory that you can donate.

See our appeal ‘Free banner space sought for Comic Relief ads’ on Brand Republic