MARCH 22: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Bowery Wine Company
With winter weather still hammering NYC we thought that we’d brighten up your days with another great Digital Media MBA Happy Hour. Please join us again this month when we will be joined by Ben Lerer who is the co-founder of Thrillist, a leading daily email service that represents the evolution of both male lifestyle and local city guide content. Ben and his co-founder have built a profitable national brand that consistently sells out its ad space — at up to triple-digit CPMs — while other online publishers search for ways to unload their remnant ad inventory. If you want to hear about a true startup success story, please stop by and introduce yourself to this member of Inc. magazine’s “30 Under 30: America’s Coolest Young Entrepreneurs.”
We’ve been glad to hear that many attendees of our events have been making business connections as well as discovering potential job leads in NYC. We’re also thrilled that we’ve been adding new names to our membership list as word spreads that our happy hours are a fun and relaxing environment for meeting digital media MBAs from leading business schools as well as interesting execs from around the digital media community. If you haven’t come before, take this email as your
invitation to join the best group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them.
We’ll be returning this month to Bowery Wine Company where we will receive special happy hour prices on food and drinks.
You can RSVP here, or just show up.
Don’t forget to visit www.DigitalMediaMBA.com to check out our latest listings of jobs, events, resources and news.
ALSO: Our annual Career Event is in the planning stage for mid-April. If your company would like to interview leading MBA candidates for jobs in business development, marketing, strategy, finance and more, please email us at: careerevent@digitalmediamba.com. We also welcome companies as event sponsors. Contact us to find out more.
Digital Media MBA
A networking and socializing group for MBAs working in (or interested in) digital media and technology. Meet your peers working in interactive and digital media in a relaxed informal atmosphere.
This group is an ongoing effort to encourage networking and community among Columbia Business School’s Digital Media MBA alumni, as well as others in the field.
Professor Jeremy Kagan of Columbia Business School (Internet Marketing, New Media Master Class) and Doug Herman are your hosts.
2010 MBA Media and Entertainment Conference (February 26, 2010)
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN:
2010 MBA Media and Entertainment Conference on February 26th, 2010
Space is limited, so be sure to get your ticket before the conference sells out!
Featuring Keynote Speakers:
Philippe Dauman, CEO/President of Viacom
Janet Robinson, CEO/President of The New York Times
and executives from…
Where: NYU Stern
When: Friday, February 26, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
What: Learn from and network with Media & Entertainment executives and MBAs
Cost: Students $55, Alumni $85
Register NOW:
Student Tickets: https://nyustern-MEC.campusgroups.com/rsvp.aspx?id=14732
Alumni Tickets: https://nyustern-MEC.campusgroups.com/rsvp.aspx?id=15428
Panels Topics Include:
Creating Sustainable Franchises in Media
Investment Banking in Media
Entrepreneurial State of Mind
The Business of Making an Independent Film
The Changing Landscape of Live Entertainment
Corporate Collaboration: Traditional & New Media Teams
Best Practices in Strategically Marketing Entertainment Products
Investments in New Media Companies
Starting a New Dream Factory: Gaming and Entrepreneurship
Where Is Social Media Headed?
The Future in Digital Content
Artists Going Global
Building an Online Presence in the Sports Industry
A Look at New Emerging Revenue Models in Journalism
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FEBRUARY 10: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Union Bar
Well our last happy hour was such a great success that we’re having another one right away. Many of you were pleased at the chance to speak with our last “Featured Guest” and we are certain you won’t be disappointed this time either. Please join us for our Happy Hour this month when we will be joined by our latest high-profile “Featured Guest”, Rafat Ali, the Founder, Publisher and Editor of paidContent.org, a leading online news company covering the business of digital media.
Rafat, a tech journalist by trade, founded ContentNext Media in 2002 and paidContent.org became his company’s leading online web property. He sold the business to Guardian Media Group of London in July 2008, and is still running the company along with the exec team. Please stop by to speak with this highly respected journalist and tech insider. I’m sure he’ll want to tell you what you can expect to learn at his company’s first namesake conference, “paidContent 2010: Discussing the Economics of Content” which will be held in NYC on February 19. [NOTE: Rafat and paidContent have generously offered $300 off to Digital Media MBAs who enter the special discount code "COLUMBIA" when making their purchase.]
We continue to learn that many of our attendees have been making business connections as well as discovering potential job leads in NYC. Help us to spread the word that our happy hours are a fun and relaxing environment for meeting digital media MBAs from leading business schools as well as industry insiders from around the digital media community. If you haven’t come before, take this email as your invitation to join the best group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them.
The weather has been so cold this month that we’ve decided to stick with our last venue since it’s so convenient to get to and the staff treats us so well. So this month we will be returning to Union Bar on 17th Street and Park Avenue South.
You can RSVP here, or just show up.
Digital Media MBA
A networking and socializing group for MBAs working in (or interested in) digital media and technology. Meet your peers working in interactive and digital media in a relaxed informal atmosphere.
This group is an ongoing effort to encourage networking and community among Columbia Business School’s Digital Media MBA alumni, as well as others in the field.
Professor Jeremy Kagan of Columbia Business School (Internet Marketing, New Media Master Class) and Doug Herman are your hosts.
JANUARY 19: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Union Bar
Welcome to 2010, a brand new year filled with the possibility of increased digital innovation, improved job prospects and great new gadgets like Apple’s iSlate (let’s hope). Please join us for our Happy Hour this month when we will be joined by our latest “Featured Guest”, Naveen Selvadurai, who is the co-founder of Foursquare, one of the most talked about startups in the mobile social networking industry. The CEO of Mashable has already written that the location-based service is likely to become “a mainstream hit” and “tech’s poster boy for 2010.” Please stop by and introduce yourself to Naveen.
We’ve been glad to hear that many attendees of our events have been making business connections as well as discovering potential job leads in NYC. We’re also thrilled that we’ve been adding new names to our membership list as word spreads that our happy hours are a fun and relaxing environment for meeting digital media MBAs from leading business schools as well as interesting execs from around the digital media community. If you haven’t come before, take this email as your invitation to join the best group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them.
So we look forward to you and other digital media experts joining us to talk some shop over rounds of cocktails. This month we will be returning to Union Bar on 17th Street and Park Avenue South.
You can RSVP here, or just show up.
Digital Media MBA
A networking and socializing group for MBAs working in (or interested in) digital media and technology. Meet your peers working in interactive and digital media in a relaxed informal atmosphere.
This group is an ongoing effort to encourage networking and community among Columbia Business School’s Digital Media MBA alumni, as well as others in the field.
Professor Jeremy Kagan of Columbia Business School (Internet Marketing, New Media Master Class) and Doug Herman are your hosts.
DECEMBER 21: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Bowery Wine Company
Ring out 2009 with one more Digital Media MBA Happy Hour! Our last event of 2009 is upon us and we would love to end the year by catching up with all of you and looking forward to exciting new things-to-come in 2010. We also want you to stop by and meet our “Featured Guest”, Donnovan Andrews, who is the VP of Strategic Development at Tribal Fusion, a leading online ad network. Donnovan is a great guy and a great resource if you’re interested in hearing about all of the latest developments in online ad technologies, trends and business models. Just introduce youself and he’ll be happy to answer your questions.
We’ve been glad to hear that many attendees of our events have been making business connections as well as discovering potential job leads in NYC. We’re also thrilled that we’ve been adding new names to our membership list as word spreads that our happy hours are a fun and relaxing environment for meeting digital media MBAs from leading business schools as well as interesting execs from around the digital media community. If you haven’t come before, take this email as your invitation to join the best group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them.
We’ll be returning this month to Bowery Wine Company where we will receive special happy hour prices on food and drinks.
You can RSVP here, or just show up.
Digital Media MBA
A networking and socializing group for MBAs working in (or interested in) digital media and technology. Meet your peers working in interactive and digital media in a relaxed informal atmosphere.
This group is an ongoing effort to encourage networking and community among Columbia Business School’s Digital Media MBA alumni, as well as others in the field.
Professor Jeremy Kagan of Columbia Business School (Internet Marketing, New Media Master Class) and Doug Herman are your hosts.
NOVEMBER 24: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Obivia
Welcome back for our penultimate Happy Hour of 2009!
In spite of the rough year some have had we hope that our happy hours have given you the chance to meet with your peers and relax over a few drinks. We hope you’ll join us for another evening of cool drinks and insightful industry conversation with Columbia Business School peers, digital media MBAs from fellow schools, and other execs from around the digital media community. If you haven’t come before take this email as your invitation to join the best group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them.
We’ll be returning this month to Obivia where we will receive special happy hour prices on food and drinks. Check out the menu below.
You can RSVP here, or just show up.
| Drink Specials | |
| Obivia Draft | $2.50 |
| Bud Lite Bottle | $3.00 |
| Mixed Drink | $4.00 |
| Sangria Glass | $4.00 |
| Sangria Pitcher | $12.00 |
| Specialty Cocktail | $5.00 |
| Wine Special Glass | $5.00 |
| Food Specials | |
| Mini Burger | $3.00 |
| Basket of Loaded Steak Fries | $4.50 |
| Basket of Steamed Dumplings | $5.00 |
| Obivia Wings | $6.00 |
| 12″ Thin Crust Pizza | $8.00 |
| Basket of Vegetable Empanadas | $8.00 |
OCTOBER 26: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Union Bar
Please join the Digital Media MBA group for a special Happy Hour this month where we will be joined by three Columbia Business School professors who have just written the new book “The Curse of the Mogul: What’s Wrong with the World’s Leading Media Companies.” If you follow the link to pre-order your copy of the book now — released on October 15 — just bring it with you and get it signed by the authors.
Here’s some info about the book and those behind it:
- – We live in the age of Big Media, with the celebrity moguls at the helms of the media conglomerates telling us that “content is king” and “growth is good.” But for all the excitement, glamour, drama, and publicity they produce, why can’t these moguls and their companies manage to deliver the kind of returns you’d get from closing your eyes and throwing a dart? In The Curse of the Mogul, Jonathan A. Knee, Bruce C. Greenwald, and Ava Seave lay bare the inexcusable financial performance that lies beneath Big Media’s false veneer of
power.
- – Jonathan A. Knee is a longtime investment banker and the author of The Accidental Investment Banker. He is also an adjunct professor and director of the Media Program at Columbia Business School.
- – Bruce C. Greenwald, an economist, is the Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management at Columbia Business School. His books include Competition Demystified.
- – Ava Seave is principal and cofounder of the consulting firm Quantum Media and has held management roles at Scholastic Inc. and The Village Voice. She is also an adjunct associate professor at Columbia Business School who will be teaching an EMBA Master Class in Spring 2010 called Media Strategy: Analysis, Innovation and Implementation.
So we look forward to being joined by these industry experts and offering you the chance to talk some shop with them over cocktails.
If you haven’t attended before please accept this as your invite to join the largest group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them. Since our events keep getting bigger we know that people are making valuable connections while relaxing and having a fun time.
Please save the date and we will notify you of the downtown venue as soon we have confirmed it. You can RSVP here, or just show up.
SEPTEMBER 15: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Bowery Wine Company
With Labor Day behind us many of you may be returning to school, returning from vacation or bidding farewell to your summer Hamptons share. We want to help ease your transition from the breezy days of casual dress, Out-of-Office messages and confused temps so we’re holding our next Happy Hour as soon as possible.
Come down at the end of your day to talk shop or exchange vacation stories over a few drinks. Our events keep getting bigger so we know that people are making valuable connections while relaxing and having fun.
If you haven’t attended before please accept this as your invite to join the largest group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them — to enjoy happy hour pricing at the Bowery Wine Company. If you’re a regular feel free to share this invite with anyone you think would like to join us.
You can RSVP here, or just show up.
AUGUST 24th: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Obivia
We’re back for our August Happy Hour! The end of the Summer is upon us and we don’t want to let up on the momentum our events have been building. Join us for another round of cool drinks and industry conversation with Columbia Business School peers, digital media MBA’s from fellow schools, and other execs from around the digital media community. If you haven’t come before you’re invited to join the largest group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them. We’ll be holding this month’s event at Obivia where we will receive special happy hour prices on food and drinks.
You can RSVP here, or just show up. Feel free to bring a friend!
JULY 20th: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Bowery Wine Company
We’re almost one month into the Summer and it looks like we are finally getting past the rainy days. So come down at the end of the day and unwind with your peers over a few drinks. Our events continue to grow and we hope that people are making good connections and having fun. If you haven’t come before you’re invited to join the largest group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them — to enjoy happy hour pricing at the Bowery Wine Company; weather permitting, the patio is terrific.
You can RSVP here, or just show up. Feel free to bring a friend!
