The annual Ukie Hotline is back and this year we have more companies involved than ever! The Hotline has been set up to allow you to get completely free advice from industry experts across various disciplines; PR, legal, recruitment, finance, business development and much more.
This initiative provides the perfect opportunity to take advantage of some completely free advice from companies within our membership pool.
How does it work?
Each day will see a different Ukie partner take to the phone and twitter to answer your questions, completely free of charge.
When is this happening?
The Ukie Hotline will commence on the 22nd of July and will last 3 weeks with a different partner taking part each day. You’ll be able to contact them between 10:00am and 16:00pm via phone. There will also be a 2-hour period each day in which each partner will be answering questions via the Ukie twitter page.
How can I get my free advice?
Phone
All experts will be available for free via the phone number listed on their pages. Please scroll down and click any of the linked partners to see their contact details.
Twitter Takeover
Send your questions in to our twitter account (DM) between 14:00pm and 16:00pm on their given day. The expert will then respond to these tweets via our account.
All participants emails are listed on their contact pages below. Feel free to email them whenever you would like to, not just during the Ukie Hotline. All experts are willing to answer your questions at any time.
Which companies are taking part?
Below is a list of Ukie member companies taking part along with the date they'll be on the Hotline. Click on each of the company's name below to see more information about what they do, what they can help you with and how to contact them.
Week 1
Date
|
Time
|
Partner (Click through to individual page)
|
Expertise/Specialty
|
---|---|---|---|
22nd July
|
10am - 4pm
|
Renaissance - Stefano Petrullo
|
Communication/PR for video games
|
23nd July
|
10am - 4pm |
Harbottle & Lewis LLP - Mike & Kostya
|
Legal/Law advice specific to video games industry |
24th July
|
10am - 4pm
|
GG Insurance Services - Phil Wildman
|
Insurance for the video games sector
|
25th July
|
10am - 4pm
|
Accessibility Consultant - Ian Hamilton |
Accessibility for gamers with disabilities
|
26th July
|
10am - 4pm
|
Myriad Associates - Chris Dowsett
|
Video games tax relief, R&D tax credits & grants |
Week 2
Date
|
Time
|
Partner (Click through to individual page)
|
Expertise/Specialty
|
---|---|---|---|
29th July
|
10am - 4pm
|
Amiqus - Kim Hunt
|
Specialist in games recruitment |
30th July
|
10am - 4pm |
Amazon Game Tech - Nick Ferguson
|
Cloud computing and software services |
31st July
|
10am - 4pm
|
Plus Accounting - Luke Thomas
|
Accounting and tax services for video game sector |
01st Aug
|
10am - 4pm
|
Game Dragons - Philip Oliver | Experienced video game consultants |
02nd Aug
|
10am - 4pm
|
Identity Spark - Natalie Griffiths
|
Branding, marketing and communications |
Week 3
Date
|
Time
|
Partner (Click through to individual page)
|
Expertise/Specialty
|
---|---|---|---|
05th Aug
|
10am - 4pm
|
Martin Tripp Associates - James Dodd
|
Executive search head hunters specialising in entertainment |
06th Aug
|
10am - 4pm | KWP - Kevin Williams | Consultancy in immersive out-of-home entertainment |
07th Aug
|
10am - 4pm
|
Oury Clark - Andrew Oury
|
Legal and accountancy firm |
08th Aug
|
10am - 4pm
|
Universally Speaking - Tim Horton | Localisation, QA, audio, app store optimisation |
09th Aug
|
10am - 4pm
|
Venatus Media - Rocco Quaradeghini
|
Game and entertainment advertising |
Week 4
Date
|
Time
|
Partner (Click through to individual page)
|
Expertise/Specialty
|
---|---|---|---|
12th Aug
|
10am - 4pm
|
Ansibly PR & Communications - Tracey M
|
Branding, marketing and communications |
13th Aug
|
10am - 4pm |
Sheridans - Alex & Liam
|
legal advice for games & interactive ent businesses |
14th Aug | 10am - 4pm | Aardvark Swift - Max Stuart | Specialist recruitment for the games industry |
15th Aug | 10am - 4pm | Parker Consulting - Nick Parker | Investment facilitiation, strategic planning & raising finance |
16th Aug | 10am - 4pm | OPM Response - Kim Parker | Games industry recruitment consultancy |