A slightly different format to normal, this month you’ll be able to ask digital and social media consultant Matt Navara all your burning social media questions.

Come along with a few prepared and we’ll spend a couple of minutes chatting all things social.

Matt has over 10 years industry experience, working with some of the world's biggest brands. Formerly director of social media for popular global tech news publisher TNW (thenextweb.com), Matt was responsible for the social media strategy of both news editorial output and TNW Conference, one of the world's largest tech conferences (25,000+ attendees | 450+ million social impressions).

Matt's other responsibilities included audience development, content syndication, branded content partnerships, vendor and social media platform stakeholder management, training and development, and content optimisation (including copywriting).

Earlier in his career, Matt held the position of digital communications lead for the UK Government. He has worked within the Intellectual Property Office, Cabinet Office, and Government Digital Service (GDS). Matt has worked on numerous projects during his time as a civil servant, including developing, launching, and managing the Intellectual Property Office's online collaboration with BBC 2's Dragons Den, offering tips and advice about IP to aspiring business moguls and innovative inventors.

In 2018, Matt went became a freelance consultant and set up Matt Navarra Media Ltd. Matt typically works with startups in the social media/messaging space, through to major global brands and NGOs. Matt's experience and contacts in the industry enable him to help clients with copywriting for social platforms, social and digital media strategy, training and development, product development/beta testing/roadmapping, content marketing strategy, digital comms strategy (press, tv, radio, social), event speaking, and more. Clients in 2018 included The International Red Cross, United Nations, BBC News, Buffer, Unilad, Mail on Sunday.