Director of Engagement Strategy at 1000heads
Twickenham, United Kingdom
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James Whatley’s Summary
James Whatley is the Director of Engagement Strategy at 1000heads, avid blogger & a regular contributor to the leading mobile news site, TheReallyMobileProject.
During his time at SpinVox, James was been involved in numerous projects including; ‘The Future of Voice’, ‘Stand By What You Say’, ‘Big Talk’ and the 'SpinVox Wishing Well'.
Prior to joining SpinVox he was Customer Champion at Mippin, (formerly Refresh Mobile), and was a major contributor to defining and refining the user experience for mobile consumers.
James also helped to secure the prestigious ‘Nokia Pro Developer of the Year’ award for Refresh in 2006. More recently, James helped develop the concept for the ‘Social Networks through SpinVox’ service, which was a finalist at the 2007 Media Guardian Awards.
Passionate for all things ‘Social’ (tools, media, networks and objects), James is a frequent speaker at Social Media conferences and events. A recent example of this was ‘Media Camp London’, where he led a discussion around Social Media and how it applies to big brands & companies, as well as to his vision for SpinVox.
Creating the Mobile Geeks of London two years ago, a networking group that started in the UK and has since gone global, James created an opportunity for industry and non-industry mobile fans to come together and share their ideas. Thanks to this, he himself is now currently a key strategic advisor to Dabr, a third party mobile web interface to Twitter.
In 2008 he was one of the leading contributors to The Mobile Industry Review show and site, which at its peak, reached 250,000 viewers within the first year of launch.
James is a regular guest on a number of podcasts and was invited onto Radio 4’s ‘Today Programme’ to talk about ‘The Business of Blogging’ early last year. James’ work centres around user experience, technology, and how on-and offline social structures mesh with technologies of engagement.
You can read his personal blog at http://whatleydude.com
James Whatley’s Specialties:
Blogger Relations, User Experience, Viral Marketing, Social Media, Mobile Convergence, Community Building, Branding & Identity, Turning Messages into Conversations.
James Whatley’s Experience
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Director of Engagement Strategy
1000heads
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Co-Founder, Writer and Presenter
The Really Mobile Project
(Telecommunications industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
The Really Mobile Project is a mobile-focused online video show and website, brought to you by Ben Smith, Dan Lane, James Whatley and Vikki Chowney with a regular guest contributors. Featuring a mixture of written and video-based features, including interviews with key industry figures and event coverage, the project aims to provide analysis and opinion for mobile-centric professionals and enthusiasts.
Reaching out and involving those that read the site is key - so if you have something to say - just join the conversation.
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Strategic Advisor
Dabr
(Telecommunications industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Dabr is a mobile web interface to Twitter's API. It has been described as "m.twitter.com on steroids", and tries to provide as much mobile functionality as possible.
Word of mouth marketing, online brand reputation management, blogger outreach, community and brand building. -
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Mobile Geeks of London
(Telecommunications industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
The Mobile Geeks of London is exactly what it says on the tin.
It’s not about business development, nor is it, to an extent, just another networking event.
It’s about genuine Mobile Geeks coming together and sharing an evening over beers, talking about the thing they love to geek over most, mobile!
Industry and non-industry folk, mixing it up it up and sharing ideas.
With over 500 members of the facebook group and a history of events stretching across the pond and back, the MGoL is a worldwide meetup group that just seems to keep growing and growing.
Just the facebook group to find out when the next one will be.
Additional Information
James Whatley’s Interests:
New Technology, Mobile, Social Media, Blogging & the Blogosphere, Digital Media
James Whatley’s Groups:
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Jaiku Users. -
Oasis James & The Art of Connection Masterclass Series
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