The Conference will return on May 25th 2022, and take place at the Sherwell Centre on the University of Plymouth campus.

The Conference will be the opportunity to bring marketing people from across Devon and Cornwall together. I don't know about you, but I'm fed up with committing a lot of time and traveling long distances to attend interesting and informative events. The Conference means you won't have to do that anymore - the experts will come to you!

We'll have 6 workshops in the morning, hosted by experienced, talented and well known marketing professionals from the South West. And here's who's delivering the workshops!

Jon Payne, (Founder), Noisy Little Monkey

Jon's workshop will cover "how to write blogs that rank on Google (for fun and profit)". Jon will run a live demo of how to create a content calendar of blogs, articles, and downloads that will generate relevant visitor traffic from Google to your website. You’ll learn the secrets to perfect preparation, see live demos of the free tools the professionals use and learn how to structure your content for maximum impact on Google.

Kate Doodson, (Joint Chief Executive), Cosmic

Kate will be looking at "digital marketing trends" – a deep dive into the next 12 months and beyond, discovering how tech is going to impact on digital marketing and ways to get ahead of the curve on the newest and latest developments.

Jonathan Alder, (Founder), Alder & Alder

Jonathan's workshop title is "How your brand will improve your marketing". During his session, you will learn how your brand will make your marketing more effective and efficient. You'll leave with practical advice to take back to your office.

Jaye Cowle (Managing Director) and Elliot Smith (Paid Media Director), Launch

Jaye and Elliot will be discussing "Five essential Google tips for your business". Launch, a leading SW Google Partner agency takes you through five ways to help your business get found online by your customers.

Lis Anderson (Founder), and Katy Barney (Senior PR Consultant) AMBITIOUS PR

Lis and Katy will discussing "ESG - tools and tips to help your marketing & communications activity". This is going to be particularly interesting for those of you who are thinking about or actually embarking on your new ESG journey.

Florence Bate, (Founder), Florence Bate Communications

Florence will be passing on her advice on "What to include in your PR press kit, and how to build it". Very few companies actually put enough thought into what should go into their press kit, and once you have it, what to actually do with it!

Following lunch, the afternoon session will see 3 high-profile speakers engage everyone in discussions and talks. Here's who's talking:

Joyann Boyce, (Founder), Arima & Co

Joyann will be discussing the importance of diversity in marketing, of not just having photos on your website or social media of 40 year old white guys, and passing on some tips and advice to help you make your marketing more inclusive.

John Brown, (Founder), Don't Cry Wolf

Don't Cry Wolf is a brand activism agency, and John, the founder is a larger than life personality that everyone is going to really love listening to. He's going to be talking about "why brands have to give a shit", and we can't wait!

John Thornton, (Content and Social Media Manager), innocent drinks

Everyone's heard of innocent drinks, and everyone normally loves their social media posts - from the small woolly hats on their bottles, to the posts about the colour blue and the Eurovision Song Contest. John will be telling you how to write the best social media posts and avoid getting fired!

We'll have expo stands at the event, with the companies giving special offers to attendees.

The event is there to introduce marketing people to each other, to build new relationships and connections, and to learn new things to help you do your job better. Learn from experts from all over the country.

For more information, check out the website - https://www.building-brands.co.uk/theconference