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Social Networking Congress & Expo Results

Published

10 years ago

March 18, 2015

SNCE 2015: results. Moscow hosted landmark event for SMM industry

On March 14 the third Social Networking Congress & Expo finished in Moscow – business event for industry representatives who are already active in social networks or have only started to develop strategy of social media presence. Now it’s time to sum up the results of this fruitful event.

“The world of SMM and digital-marketing is constantly changing. Last year was full of unexpected events and sometimes controversial innovations. Today we can safely say that in the world of SMM 2015 will be a year not of quantity but of quality.

“This is the third year in a row when SNCE welcomes all industry professionals and provides opportunity to get a glimpse of the future of the industry and to understand what areas have sunk into oblivion, and what is taking the lead.

What trends will be relevant in different directions spheres of digital and SMM, how to grow in crisis, how to increase sales via social networks, what subtleties of performance-marketing should be considered, how to position your brand, what real KPI of viral videos is, what the prospects of retargeting are, and in general – what experts should get ready to in 2015 – attendees of Social Networking Congress & Expo will get to know this and much more”, – Mares Shamzhi, curator of the conference, said in his welcoming speech.

Event dedicated to business in social media, was held for three days in Exhibition and Convention Center “Sokolniki” in Moscow, and it brought together over 1,000 professionals.

SNCE was a combination of conference and demo zone – platform where speakers presented their report and companies operating in the industry showcased their products and services.

One the first two days, on 12 and 13March, there was a business conference, consisting of 28 interesting and incredibly actual performances by renowned market experts held within SNCE.

There were a lot of prominent speakers among experts performing at the conference: Damir Khalilov (GreenPR), Polina Desheulina (Mail.Ru), Roman Agafonov (JagaJam), Vladimir Azizov (Hungry Boys), Felix Zinatullin (“Cerebro Target”), Alexander Breus (Nectarin), Artem Welker (LikeHack Inc, USA), Andrei Volkov (GRAPE), Vasiliy Lebedev (Institute of Communicative Technology), Lara Ispravnikova (“Svyaznoy”), Oleg Barmin (“VimpelCom”), Max Ulyanov (Bosch & Siemens), and others.

The experts shared their predictions for industry development in 2015 and talked about the new trends that will be in demand this year.

Thus, Lara Ispravnikova noted that in 2015 the main trend will be gamification in social networks, including as a method of promotion. Also wiki-activity will take its important place.

Andrei Volkov is sure that this year promotion in YouTube will be on trend, because it’s the age of video advertising starting now. And due to the economic situation, according to the speaker, the number of analytical services will increase.

Speakers of SNCE explained in details how everything should work – how to create a clear, interesting, and most importantly – useful for users SMM strategy.

The moderators of the two-day conference were Alexander Bakeev, Nikita Chernov-Zhehovskoy and Pavel Targashin.

Many speakers who has taken part in the event for the first time, noted high involvement of the audience, as well as friendly and warm atmosphere of the event.

This year participants of demo zone were companies such as Postsovet, Agakat.com, Brand Analutics, Jagajam, eLama et al.; they pleased visitors with original designs of their stands and even lured everybody with sweet souvenirs.

The third and final day of the event – March 14 – was entirely dedicated to entertainment topics. Since this year SNCE was part of large tech show MATE, there were a lot of pleasant surprises from companies involved in this grand event.

Fun program that was of interest not only for adults but also for children, consisted of roller coaster ride using virtual reality helmet Oculus Rift, 3D selfies from 3D Pechka, master classes in augmented reality, testing apps for students and performances within open lectures, where one could get to know about latest developments in IT field.

SpeedDealing went down the storm – this is a special, well-known in business circles format of meetings that helps start-ups and investors find each other.

Investor of Rostelecom Sergey Shlikov paid special attention to Martin Mecklenburg with startup Zoobe (animated video messages for communication in social media).

Zamir Shukhov showed genuine interest in many start-ups, because in the nearest time his company, GVA LaunchGurus is going to invest a lot in promising projects. Among other, Zamir singled out the following projects: startup by Sergey Kravtsov – Happimess – social geopositioning service with built-in affiliate system of discounts for students of mega cities, project of Alexander Belozerov; he also stated his willingness to appoint meeting and discuss in detail possible partnership with Anton Azarov (HeapPoint), Hovhannes Mersopyan (LifeWay) and Martin Mecklenburg.

Nikita Yuriev from Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) also noted the project of Alexander Belozerov and JagaJam – already successful project for effective social media marketing.

Summing up these three days, it should be stressed that SNCE has perfectly manifested itself as an important event for professionals of social media industry. For the umpteenth time this event proves that this is where you can get acquainted with leading market players, talented developers, major investors, listen to interesting reports by digital-stars, see and test gadgets and their apps, and establish important business contacts.

Event organizer Smile Expo expresses its sincere gratitude to all participants and partners for cooperation, and to visitors – for their trust.

See you next year!

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

With an experience of over 8 years in the online gambling industry, as an affiliate, later affiliate manager and consultant, I consider myself a veteran of the industry and can guarantee that you will be served with the most accurate information.

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The 8th edition of the Romanian Conference on Gambling

Published

7 years ago

February 21, 2018

George Miller

On the 6th of March 2018, the Parliament Palace in Bucharest hosts the 8th edition of the Romanian Gambling Conference – CRG8, the biggest annual event of the gambling industry in Central and Eastern Europe.

The eighth edition of the CRG, a regional conference of gambling, will be held under the slogan “Ready for the Gambling of Tomorrow.”

As in the previous editions, this years event aims to approach all elements of the gambling industry based on the novelties of the legislation and the enforcement rules, both in Romania and other European countries, as well as the vulnerabilities of the current system, passing through the slot rooms and AWPs, but also casino life or online gambling. Special sections will be provided for human resources, marketing, image, social responsibility and responsible gambling.

Among those who will speak, we find representative names in the gaming world both in Romania and abroad. Representatives of the Romanian authorities, as well as from other European Union countries, are on the guest list.

Those present at the event will be able to ask questions to clarify all the unclear aspects in the special questions and answers (Q&A) sections.

The organizer, as in all previous editions, is the most popular magazine of the Romanian gambling industry, Casino Life & Business Magazine, the double winner of the “Best iGaming Magazine of the Region” Award at the CEEG Awards Budapest, Hungary in 2016 and 2017.

As in the previous editions, during the conference, the organizers wish to host a mini-exhibition in the lobby, so that participants can see on the spot the novelties, as well as other projects of interest.

The event, of both local and international importance, will be hosted by the famous marble halls of the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon, on March 6th, 2018.

The Draft of the Program has four plenary sessions as follows:

– Partners Presentation
– CSR & Responsible Gambling
– Europe up-to-date
– Romanian Actuality

The Program has also coffee breaks and a working lunch.

Permanent partners of the events organised by Casino Life & Business Magazine are DGL PRO, GRISOGONO jewelry and ROMBET.
Gold Partner of the conference is NOVOMATIC Romania.

Media partner of the event are the portal www.forrichonly.ro, BURSA news-paper and the very well-known iGaming Business Magazine, part of Clarion group.

Those interested can download the Registration Form from here: Registration Form conf march 2018

For details, registration and other information send your inquiries to [email protected]

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The gambling industry in France, un problème historique

Published

7 years ago

December 19, 2017

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

The link between France and gambling always has been strong and could even be described as historic.

The country largely contributed to the development of gambling through time with the creation of inescapable games such as roulette (by the mathematician Blaise Pascal) and the 52 card game which gave birth to Baccarat or Shimmy (also known as Chernay).

As a consequence, it feels natural for gambling to be legal in France. But to settle on this territory, you must have a license from by several organisations:
• for betting activities: Pari Mutuel Hippodrome (PMH) and Pari Mutuel Urbain(PMU);
• for bingo lotteries and sports betting, only the Française des Jeux (FDJ) keeps the monopoly on land base activities.

Some conditions must however be respected if you want to offer gambling activities in France. For example, physical casinos can only be established in seaside and tourist towns (except Paris) and on some cruise ships with the French flag.

Since 2010, online gambling is regulated by the Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL), which can authorise licenses for club games (until now, only the poker is allowed), sports betting and horse races. Online casino games are forbidden in France.

Fifteen licenses have been issued by the ARJEL so far. This particularly low number of licenses can be explained by high tax rates which can frighten some operators.

However, the market is doing well as the third quarter of 2017 results show: an increase by 23% of the revenues linked to sports betting despite a year without international competition, a 10% growth of horse racing revenues and +5% for poker.

France is a market which needs to be followed especially as online casinos should be authorised very soon. The 2018 Football World Cup, with a French team considered as favorite for this new edition, should also contribute to the sector’s success thanks to high sports betting revenues.

On October 16, 2018, the inaugural European Gaming Congress in Ljubljana is set to host a panel where the state of France will be discussed directly with the regulator. To find out more details about the event make sure you follow our news.

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We are sponsoring the prizes at ASEAN Gaming Summit Poker Freeroll

Published

7 years ago

December 19, 2017

Zoltan "Hawkie" Tundik

We are excited to announce our first event sponsorship and we would like to thank our friends at All-In Translations for the opportunity and initiative. As a strategic partner of Asia Gaming Brief (organizers of ASEAN Gaming Summit), the honor is even higher. (see EEGMedia/EEGEvents engages in strategic partnership with Asia Gaming Brief)

It was great to see that All-in Translations will once again host the official poker tournament of the ASEAN Gaming Summit in March and we want to make it even more interesting for the players by giving some prizes on behalf of our company.

The tournament is a freeroll for delegates attending the conference and we will be sponsoring the prize pool with no less than three packages of great value.

Prize 1 (worth $1600): 1 Seasonal ticket for a company representative which includes access to 5 EEGEvents in 2018.

Prague Gaming Summit – 29.03.2018
Mare Balticum Gaming Summit – 08.05.2018
Vienna International Gaming Expo – 30.05 – 01.06.2018
Central and Eastern European Gaming Conference and Awards– 25-26.09.2018
European Gaming Congress – 16.10.2018

The ticket includes access to the conference/seminar, complimentary lunch and access to all networking sessions.

More details about the events can be found on the official landing page of the events division: www.eegevents.org

Prize 2 (worth $550): Tickets for 2 EEGEvents in 2018 for a company representative.

The winner can choose from the above list of events.

Prize 3 (worth $900): Featured radio spot for 3 months and interview on iGaming Radio

The player who wins this gets the opportunity to present the company with a radio spot which will be streamed during peak hours on iGamingRadio.com. The radio spot can be created by the representative’s team or by the team at the first online radio dedicated exclusively for the b2b sector of the online gambling industry. A selected representative will also get the chance to take part in the Innovation Talks monthly show and discuss the latest innovation in the industry.

As you may already iGaming Radio is the first online radio streaming gaming related news exclusively through daily shows, interviews and press releases. The aim of the station is to keep its audience connected 24/7 with the online gaming industry by playing awesome music and serving the news first hand.

You can tune in on www.igamingradio.com

About ASEAN Gaming Summit

TECH TRENDS, CONVERGENCE, STRATEGY, RETURN ON INVESTMENT
20-22 MARCH, 2018, CONRAD MANILA, PHILIPPINES

The ASEAN Gaming Summit draws together the region’s leading operators, regulators and suppliers, who are successfully developing the next generation of gaming offerings, both terrestrial and online.

From new-style integrated resorts, addressing the premium mass market, to sports betting innovations and online gaming, this event is for anyone with an interest in this dynamic region.

Mark your calendars for 20 -22 March, 2018.

For any questions about the 2018 conference, send an email to [email protected] or visit the official website www.aseangaming.com

About All-In Translations

All In Translations is the only Language Service provider offering such a large variety of languages (70+) combined with a true enthusiasm for iGaming, hence their slogan “We speak your iGaming language”.

They are now a market-leading provider of language services to the iGaming industry. Their high-quality standards and service level are ISO certified and trusted by several of the biggest platform providers, developers, operators and affiliate marketers. The team helps companies like Playtech, William Hill, Betfair, Microgaming, Interblock, Betsson and many more to boost their online presence and grow their brands internationally.

The subject of iGaming has been their bailiwick since the company started up in Malta in 2008, meaning that all their linguists and project managers have both a strong knowledge of and a genuine passion for casino games, poker, sports betting, lotto, bingo, trotting, backgammon, roulette and more.

Visit their official website for more details: www.allintranslations.com