Learn more about how the Brandery can help accelerate your startup and pitch your business to Brandery leadership, mentors and alums at an upcoming Brandery office hours.

Brandery Town Hall (leveraging Brandery alum CrowdHall): http://crowdhall.com/h/3

Friday, March 22: Cincinnati
4-6pm
The Brandery
1411 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Register: http://officehoursmarch22.eventbrite.com/

Friday, April 5: Virtual
1-3pm Eastern
Google Hangout
Register: http://branderyhangoutapr5.eventbrite.com

Tuesday, April 9: Cincinnati
4-6pm
The Brandery
1411 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Register: http://officehoursapril9.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, April 17: Chicago
4-6pm
Location TBD
Register: http://brandery-chicago.eventbrite.com

Wednesday, April 24: New York City
4-6pm
SoftBank Capital
130 West 25th St, 8th Fl, NYC, 10001
Register: http://brandery-nyc.eventbrite.com

Want to launch a start-up?

Applying to join our 2013 class?

Curious how to attract investment?

Join our digital office hours and ask away! Brandery founder Dave knox, General Manager Mike Bott, Mentor Jo Medved, and Alumnus Chris Bergman from Choremonster will be answering your question throughout the week!

http://crowdhall.com/h/31

We have already received some great questions, but we’re hoping to answer many more! This is a great chance to introduce yourself to the community, engage our founders and mentors, and prepare yourself to launch your startup, especially if you are unable to swing by our office in Cincinnati!

For those who are in Cincinnati, join us for our Office Hours/Happy Hour on Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM!

Register NOW: http://officehoursmarch22.eventbrite.com

Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to meeting you, both online and at the Brandery!

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Join us for one of our upcoming events and classes!

Wednesday, March 20, 4:00 to 6:00 PM at LPK: "Agency Pitch Event" hosted by the Brandery! Cincinnati’s world-class startup accelerator, The Brandery, has organized a special Agency Edition of their Demo Day. You’ll hear 7-minute presentations from 6 start-ups, and have an opportunity to speak with them in more detail. Each offers a digital solution that will help give you the edge to knock your next client presentation out of the park! Agencies, startups, and marketers are welcome to join us.

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Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn something new!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ve probably heard at least one person mention South by Southwest. SXSW is an annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival held in Austin, Texas. Every year, thousands of people head to SXSW in hopes of “Keeping Austin Weird.”

According to their website, “The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals (March 8-17, 2013) offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery.”

Although we love great music and inspiring films, we here at the Brandery are most interested in the interactive session at SXSW. It is here that companies, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs from around the country reveal emerging technologies and share ideas with as many peers as possible.

This year, Brandery graduates including REPP, Modulus, Learnmetrics, and ChoreMonster, are attending the conference. They have had the opportunity to network, share their concepts, and market their businesses to investors, consumers, fellow entrepreneurs.

Follow @myREPP, @OnModulus, @Learnmetrics, and @ChoreMonster for updates and insights from this year’s SXSW!

If you’re going to launch a marketing campaign at South by Southwest 2013, where a sea of humanity continually swarms throughout downtown Austin, you’d better find a way to stand out.

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Technical office hours on Saturday, March 9th and March 16th from 10:30am-2pm. Experienced developers will be available to answer any questions you may have about a website/project you’re working on that’s built with HTML/CSS, Javascript, Java, PHP, Ruby or Ruby on Rails. We will also discuss local software development training programs for those interested.

This event is open to the public, you do not need to be a GDI student to attend. Please RSVP via the link below on the date most convenient for you to attend, no cost is required. *RSVP only required for 3/16

http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Cincinnati/events/103677062/
Hosted by: Brandery, Girl Develop It Cincinnati, Neo and Gaslight.

On Monday, March 4, The Brandery welcomed Tim Warren, CEO of The Warren Company and SEO Exposed, to provide us with an Intro to SEO. His company’s mission is to “empower business owners to take control of their website and Google Rankings through education, knowledge, inspiration, and teamwork.”

Tim explained that SEO is really quite simple. Search Engine Optimization is a tool, not unlike other forms of analytics, that can be used in a variety of ways. All you need is a basic understanding and the willingness to build your brand.

He explained to our audience of creatives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners that SEO is “important because of lost opportunities. You’ll never know growth potential without accessing online consumers.” It can take as few as three or four hours to update your meta tags, keywords, and URL and, according to Tim, those three to four hours can translate into new clients, higher profit margins, and increased brand awareness. He also suggests that you think outside of the box with SEO! Develop creative ways to link your site to industry leaders and create strategic backlinks.

According to Google, the top search result on the page receives 42 percent of all online traffic. That’s right, 42 percent! That being said, there are absolutely rewards and advantages associated with building a strong search presence.

If you are interested in learning more about SEO and how to profit from it, we recommend you read through the live Twitter feed created during the event. If that doesn’t give you enough of an explanation, contact Tim Warren at SEO Exposed. His company offers a variety of different training courses and classes to help you understand SEO.

Keep your eyes peeled for more Brandery events!

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World-famous creative conference, OFFF, will return to Cincinnati on March 6 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The event, first held in Cincinnati in 2011, was founded in Barcelona and is recognized as being an innovative, informative, and inspiring design conference.

OFFF garnered such a positive response from attendees in 2011 that the organizers have, once again, named Cincinnati as the conference’s exclusive U.S. location. The event will include presentations from James Paterson, Onur Senturk, James Victore, Sara Blake, Jon Burgerman, Brendan Dawes, Ramon Escolá and Multitouch Barcelona. James Victore is best known for his animation visual effects work on movies, such as Dark Knight Rises and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

OFFF is a mecca for creative professionals, including designers, innovators, creative thinkers, and entrepreneurs. The conference exposes them, not only to high-quality curated content, but also to a network of peers, mentors, and potential business partners.

Don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity! Get your tickets now at cincinnatiarts.org!