Membership has remained strong with over 560 individuals and organisations from the South-West creative community. We’ve seen many of our members grow and flourish, plus several forming new partnerships and collaborations which we’re delighted to see. We’re excited to welcome new members in 2020 and to continue to grow membership.
Our events are an opportunity for members of the creative community to come together to meet their peers, network and learn from some of the most influential figures in industry.
We’ve hosted a number of world class speakers as part of our Vision Keynote series: We’ve dreamed the impossibility of indifference with Pentagram’s Harry Pearce, got under the skin of why leadership is so difficult with the legendary leadership guru Margaret Heffernan, and discovered how to be joyful at work with Twitter’s EMEA Vice President Bruce Daisley (in partnership with our friends at BIMA).
In November we brought back our famous Portfolio Review Night, this time connecting 15 freelance animators, copywriters, designers, photographers, filmmakers and even a voice over artist, with 15 creative directors from member agencies. It was an exhilarating (and exhausting!) evening at Origin Workspace, with lots of business cards exchanged and a couple of potential contracts, too.
The members lunch remains a firm favourite in the calendar. This year we’ve hosted 9 member lunches where we’ve had the pleasure of meeting over 250 people from member organisations. New for 2019 was the introduction of 3-minute elevator pitches and it’s been brilliant to hear what our members are up to. The pitches have been as entertaining as they have been informative and watching those lightbulb moments when members realise they can collaborate with each other is incredibly rewarding!
It’s important to us to facilitate growth and opportunities in the community, to inspire talented people to work here and encourage business growth. Our member organisations have posted over 670 job roles via South West Creative Jobs, from planners to developers, camera operators to designers, interns to directors, the jobs board remains the go-to site if you’re looking to advertise or secure a creative industry role.
Our workshops have proved to be another effective method to support and upskill local professionals. In January we kicked off with Blair Enns and his critically acclaimed workshop: ‘Mastering the Value Conversation’. An inspiring and practical session where we saw Blair share his expert pricing knowledge with 26 individuals from local businesses.
Throughout the rest of the year we’ve worked with some lovely businesses to hold training and workshops on a variety of subjects, including Copyright in Productions, CV & LinkedIn for Freelancers, how to Supercharge your Instagram, plus How to get the Big Idea with Patrick Collister. Watch out for more of these next year!
We took our second young person to Austin for SXSW as part of the Ben Martin Apprentice Award (BMAA). On returning, our BMAA winner Marissa Lewis-Peart, had the incredible opportunity of 15 paid work placements in local agencies, gaining a wealth of experience in various disciplines within the industry.
The competition to find our SXSW 2020 winner is underway with the successful candidate due to be announced very soon. In the summer of 2020, we plan to repeat the paid placements not only for the winner but also four of the runners up. If your firm would like to get involved, please contact [email protected]
We also bid farewell to our very own Content Apprentice, Izzy Bryant. Izzy has been a fantastic addition to the team, spearheading the Featured Member series where we’ve met some incredible businesses and individuals to find out more about what they do. One of our favourite moments from this series was a quote in response to the question ‘Describe Bristol in 3 words’, to which came the reply “Doing Things Differently”. We felt this perfectly summarised the local ecosystem and the uniquely collaborative nature we’re so proud of in Bristol.
Our City – our annual film competition in collaboration with the Mayor and local partners – has seen a record number of entries this year. As well as the cash prize of £1000, the young finalists have their film screened on Millennium Square, are offered industry work experience and a marketing workshop with Destination Bristol. The judges have been so impressed with the quality and creativity of the entries once again and are now finalising this year’s winner.
We have continued to fly the flag for Bristol within both the Creative Industries Council cluster group and the Creative Industries Federation (CIF) UK Advisory Council. CIF and Creative England (CE) have announced a merger in Spring 2020, and have published a joint Creative Industries Manifesto, which our board director, Paul Appleby, was involved in drafting. This will combine the London-based lobbying power of CIF with the national coverage of England of CE.
Next year, we’re seeing in our 15th year and we’ve got lots in store for the creative community in Bristol, Bath and the region.
It’s been quite a year but there is so much to look forward to in 2020, including a very exciting announcement! Thank you so much to all our loyal members and partners who continue to support us to deliver the great work.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, from all of us at Bristol Media.
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In this session, you will get an overview of some of the ‘golden rules’ of marketing, the evidence behind them, and why they’re not restrictive but launchpads for great creativity. It turns out that marketing isn’t always complicated, just hard.
The talk will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A so come prepared with your questions. Book here
The session takes place from 3 – 4.30pm on Tuesday 21st January at Zone, The Brewhouse, Bristol. Tickets are £20+VAT for Bristol Media members and £30+VAT for non-members.
Nick has spent the last 12 years helping brands navigate the choppy waters of creating effective marketing with a rigorous evidence-based approach. He’s won numerous awards including the coveted DMA Grand Prix, judges on several awards panels and has been published in leading journals such as Admap.
Bringing together creative businesses based at the Paintworks over drinks, nibbles and great conversation!
We (Purple Fish and Sundog Media Toolkit) want to build a community hub for all the creative businesses based at The Paintworks, where we can share ideas, experiences and have an all round nice time with our neighbours. We’re keeping it pretty informal, with monthly gatherings at one of our offices. Bring your own nibbles, drinks and of course, yourselves!
We’re looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible.
Thursday, 9 January 2020
18:00 – 20:00 GMT
Purplefish
Bath Road
Unit 7.04
Bristol
BS4 3EH
*This event is now SOLD OUT. Please add your name to the waitlist and we’ll confirm if a ticket becomes available*
Humans are innately illogical, and make unconscious decisions based largely on our emotions. Yet when confronted with a business or personal challenge, we have become obsessed with absolute logic, rationality, algorithms and data, and it’s threatening to stunt us: politically, socially and economically. What if there were an alternative to logic and rationality –a ‘psycho-logic’–that was far more pervasive and powerful than we realise, and when employed correctly, creates the kind of magic (or alchemy) most businesses or economists can only dream of?
Join us for a keynote with Rory Sutherland, the legendary Ogilvy Vice Chairman, the ‘Don Draper of the UK’, and one of our most acclaimed behavioural economists, who will share insights into his book ‘Alchemy – The Surprising Power of Ideas that don’t make Sense.’
Sutherland will use real case studies from his work and research with the world’s biggest brands and influencers, to reveal how we must learn to identify and understand the basics of ‘psycho-logic’, to get ahead in the modern world.
This keynote takes place between 12.30 – 14.00 on Tuesday 28th January at Foot Anstey, 2 Glass Wharf, Bristol BS2 0FR.
Tickets are 45+VAT for Bristol Media members (£60+VAT for non-members), a limited number are available to Bristol Media Freelance Members for £25+VAT.
Tickets include a buffet lunch and a copy of Rory’s book ‘Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas that don’t make Sense’ to take away.
Rory is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, an attractively vague job title which has allowed him to co-found a behavioural science practice within the agency.
He works with a consulting practice of psychology graduates who look for ‘unseen opportunities’ in consumer behaviour – these are the very small contextual changes which can have enormous effects on the decisions people make. It is a hugely valuable activity – but, alas, not particularly lucrative. This is because clients generally do not have budgets for solving problems they have not noticed.
Before founding Ogilvy Change, Rory was a copywriter and creative director at Ogilvy for over 20 years, having joined as a graduate trainee in 1988. He has variously been President of the IPA, Chair of the Judges for the Direct Jury at Cannes, and has spoken at TED Global. He writes regular columns for the Spectator, Market Leader and Impact, and also occasional pieces for Wired. He is the author of two books: The Wiki Man, available on Amazon at prices between £1.96 and £2,345.54, depending on whether the algorithm is having a bad day, and Alchemy, The Surprising Power of Ideas that don’t make Sense, published in the UK and US in March 2019.
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Marks and Spencer #gojumpers with Inspired
To bring some festive joy to Londoners’ morning commutes, Inspired and Mail Metro Media teamed up to orchestrate an impromptu performance of the Marks & Spencer, now iconic, Go Jumpers Christmas advert.
No tears or pulling on the heart strings this year; instead it’s all about the pure joy of the festive season.
In one of London’s busiest train station, the dancers from the Go Jumpers advert were inconspicuous in the crowds, until the instantly recognisable first notes of House of Pain’s “Jump Around” could be heard blasting out across the concourse.
Cue the shedding of their disguises, and a performance of the full routine from the Marks and Spencer’s Christmas ad, with even the busy bystanders busting out the infamous M&S shoulder roll.
Dressed in cosy knits from the new Marks & Spencer knitwear collection, the dancers definitely cheered up a freezing Tuesday morning for people on their way to work.
“I was pretty bemused at first when the music started,” said Rob Marr who witnessed the dancers in action. “But I’d seen the ad, and loved it, so quickly realised it must have been something to do with that.”
This surprise event is all part of the brand’s approach to celebrating the fun-filled side of Christmas.
Talking about the new campaign, Nathan Ansell, Marketing Director of M&S Clothing and Home said: “This year our Christmas campaign is all about great style and great value for the whole family. We’re having some fun with our customers and colleagues. We can’t wait to see the nation Go Jumpers for Christmas.”
Is that a not so distant jingling of sleigh bells, we hear? Oh yes it is! With Christmas just around the corner, the Homies have been thinking about how they can give back – giving really is the frankincense and myrrh of life after all.
To celebrate this, Home are running a week-long series of intimate and cosy wonder-ful evening events furnishing you with not only skills, but with fabulous gifts to share with your loved ones. You can come to one, or come to all – Home would just love to share a bit of Christmas magic with you.
By booking a ticket to one of our festive workshops not only will you come away with a brand-new skill and maybe some new friends or indeed contacts, but those good feels will be fully in action. All money raised from ticket sales will go to Cancer Research – a fantastically worthy cause that’s close to so many hearts at Home and beyond.
So, don your fake beard, elf shoes or whatever takes your fancy and join Home to celebrate Christmas 2019 in serious style – read below to find out more and head to the eventbrite page to get your tickets (link below). Spaces are limited so be quick!
Monday 2nd December – Book binding with a festive twist
Everyone loves a recycled (materials) present. Tony will be wearing his chequered trousers as well as teaching you how to sew, bind and create a masterpiece of a notebook made of old wrapping paper or cards. These gorgeous stocking fillers will have your family and friends making lists like there’s no tomorrow.
Tuesday 3rd December – Perfect the perfect wreath
Be the envy of your neighborhood after learning to make your very own Christmas wreath. Qualified florists Kate and Sarah will instill you with green fingers (don’t worry, we’ll give you gloves) and you’ll get to take your unique decoration, as well as your new skills, home.
Wednesday 4th December – Master a mean mince pie
Over the past 10 years Carol has painstakingly created the ultimate mince pie recipe. Now for the first time she’s prepared to share her simple recipe and skillfully demonstrate how to make them. You will never buy another again.
Thursday 5th December – Hand letter a beautiful bauble
It’s time to add some sparkle to your Christmas with a festive workshop about all things lettering with Louise. Alliteration at its finest. Learn the basics of modern calligraphy and create the perfect baubles and gift tags.
Friday 5th December – Mingle as well as jingle!
The Grand Finale. Come and meet all your fellow workshop attendees and some of the lovely Homies. Learn how to make mulled wine, and practice drinking it, with Home’s very own secret recipe. Get in the spirit of Christmas with some Carols around our tree, conveniently with Carol (and Fiona – a professional singer!).
Get your tickets here, we can’t wait to see you! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-week-of-christmas-wonder-at-home-tickets-80904476467
Instagram has continued to prove itself as a social juggernaut within the last year, with an increase to 1 billion monthly active users and more than 500 million of those using the platform every day. So how do you get your content seen among all the big influencers and bots?
In this creative and strategic workshop, Instagram experts Jess Siggers and Keri Hudson will show you how to up your Instagram game and find your tribe.
After a refresh of the most up-to-date Instagram essentials, Digital Content Creator/Community Manager Jess Siggers (@porthjess/@igersbristol) will talk you through all the latest tools, tips and secret tricks you’ll need to supercharge your feed & Stories for 2020.
We’ll then go behind the scenes with Ads Manager and explore best practice for Instagram advertising. Social media expert Keri Hudson (@keritweet) will share her top creative and targeting tips to help you produce effective campaigns for brand awareness and sales. She’ll also give you a heads up on the latest paid activity trends and a glimpse at what the future may bring!
The workshop takes place from 3 – 5pm on Wednesday 4th December at Prophecy Unlimited, Glass Wharf, Bristol. Tickets are £20+VAT for Bristol Media members and £30+VAT for non-members.
Jess Siggers (aka Porthjess) is an experienced Digital Content Creator & a photographer focusing on bold, vibrant colour. A Community Manager who runs the Bristol Instagrammers network IGers Bristol, and an Ambassador for SMW Bristol and Destination Bristol, Jess has been featured by the BBC, Time Out, The Chromologist, The Guardian & Mollie Makes. See Jess’s Bristol Media member profile here
Keri Hudson is a Social Media Consultant specialising in teaching businesses how to think strategically about their online activity. With a decade of experience, she’s worked with brands of all shapes and sizes, including Cancer Research UK, Land Rover, The BFI and Yotel. A strategist at heart, Keri focuses on the tactical and tech sides of social media, and is passionate about helping brands get the best from the platforms’ organic and paid functionality. See Keri’s Bristol Media member profile here
The final 2019 edition of the Bristol HubSpot User Group lands on Tuesday 19th November and attendees will learn about chatbots in a session called: Chatbots & Contextual Marketing – How To Accelerate Prospects Through The Buyer’s Journey.
The chatbot uprising is upon us and thanks to increased data collection and HubSpot’s SMART features, it’s never been easier to combine personalisation and automation to create real-time, dynamic experiences for your website visitors. But who should you be targeting, and which page is most deserving of its own chatbot?
At the next free HubSpot User Group, Jemma Legg (Digital Marketing Manager at Tribal Group) will share what she learned from implementing chatbots across the Tribal Group website. Combining her experience with what she discovered at HubSpot’s INBOUND conference, Jemma’s talk will help you understand how to create your own chatbots and enhance the performance of them using contextual marketing. This session will be followed by an interactive workshop.
After Jemma’s talk, you’ll know:
– How to create your own chatbot
– How to enhance the performance of existing chatbots
– How to use chatbots to accelerate prospects through the buyer’s journey
– How to use chatbots to streamline your sales process
This is your opportunity to pick the brains of a HubSpot user who has recently gone through the process of implementing chatbots as part of their marketing strategy.
This talk is best suited for:
HubSpot users who are considering implementing chatbots on their website and want to learn the “do’s and don’ts” from someone who has been there and done it. The session will also be useful for people who have recently launched chatbots and want to know the steps they can take to bring their chatbots to the next level.
You can register using the link below:
https://events.hubspotusergroups.com/bristolhugchatbotscontextual
What, Where, When?
The next event takes place on Tuesday 19th November from 1pm – 3.30pm at the Waterfront Meeting Rooms (2nd Floor, Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB).
Umbraco Spark is back in 2020 and it’s on 6th March at the M-Shed in Bristol.
This official conference is a must for all Umbraco developers that want to find out what’s going on with Umbraco in 2020 with loads of innovative implementations and ideas.
Umbraco Spark features both practical talks on development as well as more thought-provoking topics around innovation and forward-thinking. Topics such as Umbraco Headless, getting the most out of V8, upcoming packages, machine learning, personalisation, mobile apps, content as a service, and digital assistants.
What’s in it for you?
We are currently offering early bird pricing, so book now for the best prices: umbracospark.com
We already have some speakers confirmed for track 1 and more to come very soon:
We will also be hosting a second track where you can talk about what you have been doing with Umbraco that is innovative or interesting. This may be a talk you’ve previously done at a community meetup or we might be your first audience. Either way, if you would like to have a 20 /45-minute slot to talk about cool stuff, submit your talk here https://umbracospark.com
Thanks to the huge and ongoing support from the Umbraco community we are excited to welcome back Crumpled Dog as one of our sponsors next year. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of Umbraco Spark 2020 then just drop us an email at [email protected]
To find out more, submit a talk, and get your tickets, head over to umbracospark.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Twitter: @umbracospark
Instagram: umbracospark
Quantock are proud to be co-hosting three regional School Marketing events across the UK.
The second event hits Bristol on the 20th February 2020 @ Badminton School – BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
Today the schools sector is very diverse, with independent schools and academies increasingly competing, and all schools are facing difficult decisions due to financial pressures and political uncertainty.
These events are for admissions and marketing professionals looking to unlock the untapped potential of digital and brand marketing.
The Future of Independent School Marketing is a day event involving:-
• 5 stimulating and insightful talks from digital and brand marketing experts
• Informal interactive sessions hosted by the speakers giving you the opportunity to explore and debate the issues raised, and your own individual challenges
• Excellent opportunities for peer to peer learning
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
One: The power of video and how to harness it. George Hughes, Creative Director, Small Films
Two: Master SEO and use Facebook and Google adverts. Will Quick, Tipi Group
Three: Attract Chinese students through digital marketing. Samantha Kwok, Ping Pong Digital
Four: Effective email marketing. Stafford Sumner, Jarrang
Five: The fundamental principles behind a strong brand. Shaun Mears, Quantock
Starting in London each event will bring professionals up to date with the latest digital marketing tools, help them to develop a stronger school brand, reach new demographics and drive more enquiries.
Tickets need to be ordered and printed in advance so head over to the individual Future of Independent Schools Eventbrite page(s) to book your place now. Alternatively speak to one of the Quantock team.
There are a few early-bird tickets still available for each event (Saving £90 per ticket)
E: [email protected] or [email protected]
T: +44 (0) 1823 327532
REGIONAL LOCATIONS & BOOKING:
[LONDON] 28th November 2019, Edgeborough School, Surrey
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-the-future-of-independent-school-marketing-tickets-72100399235
[BRISTOL] 20th February 2020, Badminton School, Bristol
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristol-the-future-of-independent-school-marketing-tickets-72378697633
[MIDLANDS] March, King Edward VI High School for Girls, Edgbaston
Register your interest – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midlands-the-future-of-independent-school-marketing-tickets-72377413793
ABOUT THE HOSTS:
Quantock is a Brand and Creative Communications Agency that has worked in the schools sector for over 20 years, transforming independent school brands including Radley, Badminton, Shrewsbury, Taunton and many more……
www.quantock.com
Small Films is a Creative Video Agency working with the education sector to create video content for marketing. Clients include Eton College, Blundell’s and Moulsford.
www.smallfilms.com
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