Way Beyond Austin: Lessons From SXSW 2013
SXSW Interactive gets bigger every year, but it’s still the world’s best bellwether of what the future of media, business and technology has in store. Here’s what we took away from this year’s event. more
- Follow Sparksheet on Twitter
- Facebook Page
- Transumer LinkedIn Group
- YouTube Channel
- Subscribe to the Sparksheet RSS Feed
Events
In a connected world, real-world gatherings and conferences are more important than ever. We’ve got them covered.
Everything You Need to Know About International CES 2013
This year’s International CES didn’t produce any smartphone, PC or tablet revolutions, but it made clear that the future of tech is mobile, multiscreen – and now. more
Where Academia Meets Industry: Lessons from the Futures of Entertainment 6
Sparksheet was in Cambridge, Massachusetts this past weekend for the sixth-annual Futures of Entertainment event, where academics and industry types met to discuss the changing nature of storytelling in the digital era. Worlds clashed, sparks flew. more
Five Lessons from Digital Book World – Discoverability and Marketing
Books are not dead. In fact, people are reading more than ever. That was one lesson of the Digital Book World – Discoverability and Marketing conference in New York City this week. Read on for more. more
The 3 Most Important Words at Content Marketing World 2012
If last year’s Content Marketing World conference was the branded content industry’s coming out party, this was the wedding. Spafax Content Director Arjun Basu reports. more
C2-MTL: Rethinking the Business Conference
Creativity, commerce, and the sweet spot where they meet were the focus of C2-MTL, an exclusive business conference that took place for the first time last week in Montreal. Here's our in-depth words and pictures roundup. more
The Future of Digital is Tangible: Lessons From FITC 2012
In our latest event roundup, Spafax’s Carly Gatto reports from FITC 2012, a digital conference that ended up being all about engaging with the physical world. more
This is Your Brand on Yelp: Video Q&A with Crystal Henrickson
With 66 million monthly visitors and a valuation of more than $1 billion, Yelp is North America’s go-to site for user-generated business reviews. We spoke with Yelp’s Crystal Henrickson about what it takes to create a robust community both online… more
Events Go Virtual: Q&A with Cisco’s Dannette Veale
What happens when you mix a global networking technology leader with virtual events? As Cisco's Digital Engagement and Technology Strategist Dannette Veale explains, you get great content. more
Five Lessons From SXSW 2012
Marketing, retail, entrepreneurship. Journalism, coding, design. This year’s SXSW Interactive had something for everyone who works with digital media. Here’s what we brought back from Austin. more
Popular Topics
- social media
- content
- marketing
- brands
- design
- publishing
- travel
- branding
- return on engagement
- branded entertainment
- advertising
- airlines
- events
- emerging markets
- content marketing
- engagement
- magazines
- sparksheetTV
- journalism
- transumer
- agency culture
- conferences
- best of the web
- mobile
- sparksheet news
- books
- brandsconf
- branded content
- youtube
- storytelling
- content strategy
- brazil
- China
- IFE
- video
- business
The Sparkbeat
News and insights from our team.
- Everything Brands Need to Know About Google Glass
- C2-MTL 2013 Live Feed
- CTRL ALT Delete: Google+ Hangout with Mitch Joel
- Want to Join the Sparksheet Team?
- Sparksheet at Dx3 Canada This Week
- Help Us Make Sparksheet Better
Spark Quotes
We have a great opportunity to create narratives that show the world that Brazil is about more than samba, bunda [booty] and landscapes.
Maurício Mota
Transmedia, Brazil: Q&A with Maurício Mota
What is Sparksheet?
We’re an award-winning multiplatform magazine. We explore how brands are using different platforms to get relevant content to the right people wherever they may be.
About Sparksheet →Sparksheet Events
We turn events into content. From speaker interviews and think pieces, to live-tweeting and post-event roundups, we’ve got conferences covered before, during, and after the event.
Sparksheet Events →Sparksheet TV
We have our own YouTube channel. Check out our candid backstage video interviews with some of the world’s most influential marketers, journalists, authors and CEOs.
SparksheetTV →Accolades
Some of the awards we’ve won
Webby Awards 2013
- Webby Honoree for Best Email Newsletter
Folio Awards 2012
- Best Standalone Digital Magazine, B2B (Gold – Eddie)
- Best Online Column or Blog, B2B (Gold – Eddie) (Return of the Editor)
- Silver – Best Digital Edition/Digital Magazine Design (Silver – Ozzie)
Canadian Online Publishing Awards 2012
- Best overall online-only publication (Gold)
- Best website design (Gold)
- Best e-newsletter (Gold)
- Best mobile-optimized website (Gold)
- Best blog (Silver)
- Best use of social media (Silver)
- Best article of series of articles (Silver)
Folio Awards 2011
- Eddie Award, Best Online Column, B2B (Print in Digital Clothing)
National Magazine Awards 2011
- Silver for Best Digital Design
Webby Awards 2011
- Webby Honoree for Best Business Blog
W3 Awards 2010
- Corporate Communications (Silver)
- Public Relations (Silver)
- Blog Newsletter
Our Latest Tweets
You should follow us on twitter.Recent Comments
What readers had to say
@spundge said:RT @Sparksheet: We’re live-curating content from the commerce and creativity conference, #C2MTL...
C2-MTL 2013 Live Feed
tushnaa said:Journalism also needs to be in a correct and ethical way. The article is very well written and...
Five Journalism Habits Brands Should Avoid
@Sparksheet said:John Mackey references Dan Pink – here’s our Q&A with him from earlier...
In Defense of Sales: Q&A With Daniel H. Pink
@rontite said:Great interview with @danielpink and even features a trailer for his new book. Looking fwd to...
In Defense of Sales: Q&A With Daniel H. Pink
@michaelassad said:RT @TPLDrew: In Defense of Sales: Q&A With Daniel H. Pink http://t.co/NXu8HsI1kC...
In Defense of Sales: Q&A With Daniel H. Pink