Category: Celebrity

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Thank you for coming to our SMWLDN events!

It was great to see such a big turn out to our Social Media Week London events this week. A big thank you goes to our speakers, Syeda Irtizaali from Channel 4, Mark McCullum, Personal Assistant to Gok Wan, David Ellis from Station 10 and Lisa Logan and Steve Kuncewicz from Gateley LLP.

If you need any more information, or just want a chat about what we could do for you, get in touch!

Below are our presentations from both events plus Sam’s interview for Talking Telly with Alan Carr.

 


Talking Telly, by Tayler Cresswell

 

David Ellis, from Station 10, on how social media is changing the way we prove the value of TV

If you tried the lovely food, it was supplied by our sponsors, Tangerine Dream. Our Talking Telly event was also in partnership with Pact.

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Social Media Week event: Social Celebrities

Join us on Monday 13th February at 6pmfor an enlightening talk on Social Celebrity.

As part of Social Media Week London, we’ll be talking about how celebrities can make the most of social channels whilst protecting their online reputation.

Gok Wan

We’re joined by Gok Wan’s personal assistant, Mark McCullum, who will be talking about his role. It is one that is becoming increasingly digital as he helps Gok interact with his audience online through Twitter, Facebook, Gok’s website and now Google+.

Also speaking are measurement and analytics specialist David Ellis from Station 10, will discuss the importance of data analysis and how the future value of large fan-bases online should be evaluated. Plus legal expert Steve Kuncewicz, from Gateley LLP who will discuss the legal framework for Social Media and about how celebrities can best protect their name online.

Find out more and book your free place on the Social Media Week website

The venue is Gateley LLP, Fleet Place House, 2 Fleet Place, Holborn Viaduct, London EC4M 7RF

If you have any questions, send us a tweet @liberty842! We look forward to seeing you there.

Event sponsored by Tangerine Dream– Proud suppliers of thought-provoking cuisine

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A night at the Royal Academy

Last night our wonderful client and friend Wayne Sleep invited Tayler and I to the premiere opening of David Hockney’s A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy.

For three hours, we were immersed in a world of rich colour, texture and creative talent. Hockney’s latest masterpieces – on canvas, film and prints from iPad drawings – are mind blowing. The sheer scale and the amount of time and thought that has gone into creating this exhibition is inspiring. It’s not surprising that it looks likely to outsell the Monet retrospective – the RA’s most successful to date.

Of particular interest was a huge video wall with a piece staring dancers from The Royal Ballet, “improvised” by (and also staring) Wayne Sleep. He was invited by Hockney to create the piece – his brief was simply “colour”. We will be interviewing Wayne next week to find out more about his relationship with the artist and how he went about creating the work.

It was a night we will never forget – a huge gathering of stars from TV, film, fashion and the arts were there including Sirs Michael Caine, Ian McKellen and Bob Geldof, plus Bill Nighy, Tracey Emin, Zandra Rhodes, Andrew Lincoln… we were surrounded by the most creative talent in the world. What a treat. Thank you Wayne!

Tayler, Bill Nighy, Daisy and Andrew Lincoln at the Royal Academy

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Gokwan.com is launched

 

 

Gokwan.com is now live and kicking! It marks the first stage in a longer project to develop a strong community presence for Gok Wan online.

Gokwan.com is a personal site and a place where fans can talk directly to Gok, through his blog, and find out where he is and what he’s up to.

Gok’s blog has already generated an average of over 50 comments per post, with many fans sharing their stories and asking questions.

Take a look at gokwan.com.

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What a week it’s been!


(to borrow a phrase from @AlanCarr)
Saturday 4th September, Liberty842 celebrated one year in business! And the celebrations have lasted all week…

We are one!


On Sunday night, it was the series finale of Alan Carr: Chatty Man and we had a fantastic Twitter party from our respective sofa’s @chattyman with our 80,000 fans sharing Lambrini, Twiglets and laughs during the show.

On Monday we were cheering Alan Carr, Open Mike Productions and Channel 4 for winning the TV Choice Award for Best Entertainment Programme for Alan Carr: Chatty Man.

On Tuesday we were pitching in Soho and I was brainstorming ideas for The Archers 60th anniversary in W1. After which, we all met up again at David Downton‘s book launch at the amazing, set-in-aspic Dorchester hotel. We were star struck when we met Marie Helvin, Erin O’Connor and Carmen Del’Orefice (we can’t believe Carmen is 80 – she looks incredible).

David’s book, Masters of Fashion Illustration is, in his own words, about “a group of artists whose elegant, reductive line recorded and interpreted the world of fashion in a way that was unique”. The book is as gorgeous and full of the best fashion illustrations of the last century. David’s blog is soon to be launched, so watch this space!


Tuesday at the Dorchester for David Downton’s book launch

On Wednesday we took a peek at our new branding – which we’re VERY excited about (we hope to reveal all at the beginning of October). Then in the evening we were back with David at his book signing in Fenwick.


David Downton signing books in Fenwick

Thursday we were at a special birthday party and Friday was (almost) a day of well earned rest!


Happy birthday Mr Wan!

That’s not to mention last Friday’s trip to Manchester for a wonderful tour of the set of Coronation Street courtesy of ITV Studios.


At The Rovers, where I poured Newton & Ridley’s finest on my shoes, forgetting it was a working set!

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Filming Michael McIntyre

At the end of October, Daisy and I went up to Manchester to film comedian Michael McIntyre backstage at the colossal MEN Arena. From the footage, we created 10 mini videos to post on YouTube that aimed to give Michael’s fans a real insider’s view.

The content is directly related to Michael’s upcoming DVD, Hello Wembley – which was filmed on tour. It also supports the Twitter feed and Facebook group we’ve set up for Michael. All the videos are on our YouTube channel. Enjoy!

 

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Following the Twitterati boom

If you’ve followed the rise and rise of twitter, you may have noticed that it’s attracted a few celebs of late.

It’s now gone well beyond the digerati. Jonathan Ross (self-styled “Number One Twitter Detective”) is there using his celebrity contacts to cajole others to join. David Mitchell is now there (apparently Jeremy Clarkson’s “thinking about it”). You’ll also find the real Alan Carr along with Stephen Fry, Yoko Ono, John Cleeseand MC Hammer. Within six hours, the real David Mitchell attracted well over 1,000 followers.

Earlier this week, Ross asked for ideas for disguises as he had paparazzi camped in his garden. This authentic news (yes, it really is him) will help to put paid to the declining tabloids. However long their lenses, they won’t be able to see into the quirky mind of Ross – infinitely more entertaining than some blurry photo of Ross taking his dog for a walk – and free to follow.