GROW19 - Make Marketing Mean Something!

GROW19: A one-day unmissable marketing event, featuring inspiring talks and awesome networking

At GROW19 you will...

✅ Gain vital marketing skills

✅ Meet likeminded people

✅ Develop new ideas for marketing your business

✅ Get inspired to Make Things Happen

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What's happening?

The teams at Social Brighton and Content Club have curated an AMAZING day of marketing talks to help you storm ahead of the crowd with your content, social and digital marketing.

As well as a line-up of amazing speakers, a panel of local business with great marketing stories and experiences, great beer and tasty food, we're also running 4 workshops in the afternoon if you want to get practical!

What is GROW all about?

GROW is a new event led brand that promotes responsible digital marketing

We are leading a positive change in marketing practices by bringing people together around inspiring ideas and actionable learning.

Through GROW events we hope to spark the conversations that need to happen to make us all better marketers.

Marketing, communication and creativity are the most powerful tools we have to influence others… let’s use them well!

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Confirmed speakers include...

Jules White - Best Selling Author & Dragons Den Winner

"Putting HUMANITY back into selling"

Jules White is here to take us on a sales road trip, to show you exactly how your best sales always come from developing great relationships.

Jules has written an Amazon bestseller, is a TEDx speaker AND she’s won investment from a top businessman on BBC’s Dragons’ Den.

Iain Scott - Founder and MD of Base Creative

"How not to win clients and influence nobody"

Iain has a long history in online and digital marketing, with experience and passion in knowing how the web can generate prospects and new business.

Iain has worked brands such as the BBC, the RSPCA, National Trust, Harrods as well as a myriad of small and start-up organisations.

Tim Healy - Shoot 4 The Moon

"Social Media: a force for the greater good?"

After 20 years as a globe-trotting house music producer/DJ/label owner, Tim Healey flipped his career and became an award-winning creative director, strategy and solution supplier for global ad agencies, this included working on several projects with Google Creative Labs and various think tanks for YouTube.

Now he coaches, supports and mentors individuals and teams passionate about creating an impact with their business through his business development consultancy Shoot 4 The Moon.

Damian Keyes - MD - Black Rock Media

"How to grow your personal brand on YouTube"

Damian was a founder of the British & Irish Institute (the largest independent music provider of music education in the world.

Damian owns several businesses including DK Music Management, Warble Entertainment and Black Rock Media. Damian is also the author of 2 Amazon best-selling books and has over 100'000 followers on social media.

Jenni Sargent - Founder and MD of First Draft

"Building trust in an age of disinformation"

Jenni founded First Draft in 2015, devising initiatives to support organisations tackling the challenges of trust and truth online.

As a specialist in digital verification, Jenni pioneered CrossCheck, a global network that connects competing newsrooms around the world to collaboratively investigate and report misinformation.

Neil Witten - Tech. Entrepreneur

"How to change"

Neil Witten is a technology entrepreneur and modern-day philosopher. He is a co-founder of Brighton Tech startup Story Stream, but recently exited the business to focus on new projects!

Neil hosts the podcast Life Done Different.ly, which is a journey to discover what drives people to get out of their comfort zones and create inspirational stories.

Bethanie Mardon & Sam Garrity - Marketing Director & CEO, RocketMill

"Why marketing needs to put people first."

Beth and Sam come to us from the headquarters or Rocketmill, one of Brighton’s most exciting content and digital agencies in Brighton and the UK!

RocketMill is one of the largest independent digital marketing agencies in the UK. They placed 12th on The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For and have been recognised as one of Campaign’s 50 Best Places to Work.

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At 8.10pm our brilliant panel will be discussing 'Becoming a lovable brand' and taking questions from the audience.

Join Imelda Glackin, CEO of Martlets, Jon Card, Co-founder of Chief Storytellers and journalist for The Guardian, Telegraph and The Times, Laurence McCahill,
Co-founder, The Happy Startup School as well as Emilie Lashmar, Creative Director, Platf9rm.

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We all share content online - individuals, businesses, charities - and we all want to engage our audience and get our message across.

But... there is a hell of a lot of advice out there for marketers, and so much of it isn't worth the device it was typed on.

Top tips, hacks, strategies to get more traffic/sell more stuff/drive down CPC - but what's the right thing to do?

Well, we believe in shaking it up and doing it better: no cheap tricks or dodgy hacks - better marketing means quality engagement and brand loyalty.

Join the movement and let’s build a more positive and responsible approach to marketing.