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Brand marketers - join us as our guest at the sumptuous Ivy Room for a scrumptious breakfast with mouth-watering presentations and stimulating discussion on everything social and mobile.

We’re flying out US author and leading brand strategist, Jonathan Salem Baskin to give the keynote address which will focus on the truth in marketing. Jonathan asserts that as a brand marketer,  you should ask yourself how involved you are in contributing to truths, not merely “content” or engagement, whether about your brand, your industry or the world in which your business operates. What makes your social involvement necessary? How do you propagate truthful information that empowers and inspires your consumers to use P2P media to make better, more durable decisions?”

HotHouse Founder Simon van Wyk and Bill Kearney, Senior Sales Director at Oracle Corporation will join Jonathan on stage to explore how you can best optimise your marketing activities to seamlessly interact and engage with customers across mobile and social channels.

This event is fully booked.

HotHouse enjoyed a day in the sun - and in the river - before closing office for the holidays. We headed up to Peats Bite on the Hawkesbury river for a fantastic end of year long lunch. Afterwards we refreshed ourselves with drinks and a few even had a spontaneous splash in the water. Check out a few of the pics below.

Drinks at Peats Bite

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Hothouse headed to Cabana bar on Tuesday to watch the Melbourne Cup and refresh from the scorching afternoon. Some money was made, a bit more lost but a good time was had by everyone who was there. Check out some of the Hotties in action.

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A group of Hotties  (perhaps needing a change of pace from the foos) went out last Friday to Strike Bowling, a quasi nightclub/pool hall/bowling alley with gourmet snacks served throughout the night – what more could you ask for at the end of a working week?  Making things even more interesting, there were some “surprising” performances by certain Hotties whose sporting reputations might never recover. Lots of laughs were had by all, and even if we didn’t all grace ourselves on the lanes, the bar certainly added some cheer.

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Last weekend around 25 Hotties went on a mission to Thredbo. It was a right ripper of a weekend with all the elements - rain, sun, snow, wind, more rain, more snow, schnapps and shenanigans. We’ve got lots of photographic evidence, but its probably best that what goes on tour stays on tour. So here’s just a quick taster of some of the more sober fun:

Above: the view of the mountain from our lodge read more