Insights from Google, IBM and Microsoft plus an exploration of the V&A's digital projects, the wonders of gut bacteria, and a story about Kevin Costner's dog - it's Thinking Digital 2016. Here are some of our highlights from the two-day conference at Sage Gateshead in the mighty fine city of Newcastle.

We went to London's City University to be part of World Information Architecture Day 2016, where the common thread in a thought-provoking day of talks was the power of collaboration.

We're proud to sponsor e-luminate 2016, the modern arts festival which brings together the best of Cambridge tech and creativity to shine a new light on our historic city.

Friday 9 October saw more than 150 copywriters descend on Haberdashers’ Hall, London, for a packed day of talks, workshops and relaxed networking. It was CopyCon 2015 and the Sookio gang were there to soak up the creative atmos. What were our highlights?

This summer our director Sue Keogh was invited on board the Creative Express to mentor talented young copywriters, designers and art directors from across Europe.

Read the talk she gave to the teams before they set off in cable cars and the challenge began...

Kickstart your programming skills and close the gap between coding and business marketing with this intensive one-day workshop hosted by Sookio and the Cambridge Coding Academy.

Facebook's Chris Cox was at Cannes Lions 2015 talking about expanding the horizons of how we interact with mobile, and Sookio was there to hear what he had to say - and pick up one some of the exciting innovations in mobile coming out of India and China.

We were lucky enough to be able to attend the 10th National Digital Leaders' Conference at Whitehall this week.

Speakers including Baroness Martha Lane-Fox, Dr Sue Black, Ed Vaizey MP, Matt Hancock MP, Emma Mulqueeny, Rachel Neaman and Helen Milner OBE tackled an important question: How can we encourage digital transformation in the UK and reap huge benefits to the economy and society?

Our Director, Sue Keogh, has been invited by the Sage Business Experts team to join the StartUp Britain Bus Tour to offer tips to new businesses on communicating with more clarity.

See slides and a write-up of Sue's talk at the Cambridge Network about crisis management and social media.

How can you use social media to avoid a crisis happening in the first place and to stop things escalating when it all goes pear shaped. And would you use Protein World's 'robust' approach to crisis management if something went wrong in your own business?!

March saw us bring our series of #SookioSocial masterclasses into 2015. This time we looked at social media's impact on politics and our nation's culture in the run up to one of the most closely fought General Elections in recent memory.

It's another big-league gig for Sookio as our Director heads to the Professionals Copywriters' Network Conference 2015 to talk about writing shareable content for your social channels. Check out the full line up and book your ticket!