Search engine optimisation (SEO) isn’t just about optimised code or relevant and regularly updated content. Sure, they’re important, but some smart design choices can make a big impact, too.
In this session, Rob Morrisby will share five simple ways to blend your creative vision with an SEO-boosting site build that will rank well and your clients will love.
He will cover:
This isn’t about pandering to our Google overlords – as a creative you know that websites should be designed and developed for humans first, and the algorithms second – this is about keeping SEO ~ in mind ~ during the design phase to maximise your works’ impact once it goes live. Because what’s the point of beautiful web design if no one gets to see it?
If you’re a designer or creative agency looking to level up your web dev game, then this one is for you.
Rob Morrisby is the founder of Jambi Digital, a Bristol-based web development agency that has been delivering WordPress virtuosity for creative agencies since 2018. From strategy and development, right through to maintenance and continuity, he’s here to ensure your WordPress game matches your creative expertise without the hassle of employing in-house.
> Connect with Rob on LinkedIn
These Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team.
Our community is full of such amazing talent so we’re giving members the stage to talk about things that excite them so they can inspire their peers. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.
Our usual online format is an interactive ‘meeting’ but for this series we’re running webinars so that it’s easy to listen in while prepping for the day ahead or while having your breakfast! Cameras and mics will be off but you can ask your questions through the chat box or submit them beforehand.
Please get in touch with Dan if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
Does the customer base you’re building truly offer sustainable growth?
We’re hearing more and more from CMOs backed into a corner, pushed to prioritise volume of customer acquisition with little regard for the quality of those customers.
As marketing leaders, you know it: not all customers are equal. Not all leads are equal. 80% of your revenue comes from 20% of your customers. Why is that 20% more fruitful? They spend more, buy more frequently, advocate for your brand, and make fewer returns and complaints.
This event will help you redress the balance – to reclaim the time and resource you need to reach those most valuable customers.
Hosted by Launch’s award-winning team, the event will also welcome high profile speakers from the marketing industry including Pinterest and Icelandair.
This is a discussion you’ll want to be in on.
The agenda
09:00: Arrival & Coffee
09:30: Introduction, Molly Rush, Head of Growth, Launch
09:40: Happiness Hypothesis – Redefining Performance Marketing for Sustainable Growth, Jaye Cowle, CEO and Founder, Launch
10:10: End-to-end Performance Marketing: Unpacking the Pillars for Success, Amy Budd (Client Services Director) and Paul Bentley (Managing Director), Launch
10:40: A Fireside Chat: End-to-End Performance Lessons from Icelandair
Danny Ireland (Head of Performance Media, Launch) and Nicolas Olivier (Marketing Specialist Europe, Icelandair)
11:10: Coffee Break
11:30: Performance content – scaling creative for results, Molly Rush (Head of Growth, Launch) and Becky Herbert (Head of Performance Creative, Launch)
12:00: Pinterest keynote – speaker TBC
12:30: Lessons from the Field – Learning Programs & Experimentation, Joe Johnston, Head of Conversion, Launch
13:00: Closing remarks – Jaye Cowle
13:00 – 14:30: Networking Lunch
Ticket prices (suggested charity donation of £25 with all tickets)
Launch client ticket – free
Agency Ticket – £100.00
CMO or In-House Marketing Team – £45.00
General Admission – £55.00
Limited number of free tickets for BCI members – enter the code BCI at checkout – be quick!
Learn how to craft messaging which compels people to buy from your small business.
Tom will start by explaining some general principles before throwing open the call to discuss your website and how (if at all) it can be optimised to bring you more enquiries.
You will learn
Who is it for?
About Tom Fallowfield
Tom, AKA vanillakiller.com helps coaches, consultants and course creators attract their perfect clients by positioning themselves conceptually as a bridge to a desirable future state.
Tickets
> This event is free for BCI members.
> Non-member tickets are £15 +VAT.
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
Dive into the future of product development!
Come along on February 11th at The Square Club for an evening hosted by The Product Bridge exploring how businesses of all sizes can leverage AI tools to find and keep product-market fit.
They’re bringing together business leaders, product people, developers and other curious minds to delve into the way that AI tools that are changing the way we discover and achieve product-market fit.
They’ll be focused on brining people together to share tips and advice on incorporating the best of these platforms into your own workflows.
Some key questions they’ll discuss include:
– What does a hybrid team of AI workers and humans look like in the near future?
– How can you implement these new tools into your workflows?
– Where do these tools add value and when should they be avoided?
Agenda
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Doors, Networking & Drinks At The Bar
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Keynote Speakers
7:30 PM – Close: Networking
Are you a business in the creative, digital or media sector, looking to connect with up-and-coming talent?
As part of the Local Skills Improvement Plan project, we’re hosting a webinar with Weston College to give employers, like you, a unique opportunity to hear first-hand how working with students can bring fresh ideas, creative solutions, and energy to your workplace, while supporting the development of the next generation of talent through things such as industry placements, apprenticeships, T Level placements, work experience and recruitment.
Sign up to discover more about Weston College’s creative department, the talented students and their projects, and learn more about pathways for learners aged 16-18 and 18+.
We will be showcasing the benefits of collaborating with education, including the chance to work with students on placements, real-world projects and access to new perspectives.
You’ll also have the opportunity to provide feedback on the skills needs in your industry and the current curriculum, ensuring it meets the future needs of businesses.
Finally, there will be chance to ask questions, discuss answers as a group and interact with other delegates.
Production Unlocked is back and will be at Bridgewater House in Bristol on Wednesday 12th February 2025.
Highlights include a creative conversation exploring storytelling with two senior execs leading the charge in the city, Sacha Mirzoeff, Head of Channel 4 Bristol and Jonny Keeling, Head of BBC Studios Natural History Unit. Plus a session focusing on how AI is being integrated into TV productions and the guidelines to ensure it is responsible and ethical.
If you’re a budding writer, BBC Writers will give an insight into how they work with writers and two alumni from the scheme, writers Daniel Rusteau and Emily Burnett will share their creative process.
Ever wanted to know how the BBC coverage of Glastonbury is put together? The production team will outline the challenges involved in filming, managing the logistics and creating the look and feel of the content.
Discover how Love Productions has created the global phenomenon, The Great British Bake Off, in a session delving into the multi award winning format and featuring Tasha Stones, semi-finalist from Series 14.
Meet commissioners from BBC Natural History, BBC Ideas and Channel 4 Specialist Factual at the end of the day as they talk through ongoing opportunities for producers, followed by networking drinks.
Join us at the Hi-Tech Digital Centre at South Devon College to find out more about Artificial Intelligence (AI), discover practical tools to help your business or creativity and see how local creatives are applying AI within the creative sector.
Whether you’re a designer, artist, or simply curious about AI come and be inspired by the possibilities that AI offers to unleash your creative and commercial potential.
Blue Metaphor Ltd presents “Stories of the hearts untamed”, the second of a series of themed events bringing all art forms together, with filmmaking at the center.
Led by Bristol -based producer and director Sheherazade Bodin and owner of Blue Metaphor Ltd, the production company aims to help filmmakers, writers and any creative voices develop their projects portraying social and/or cultural matters.
This event is open to all creatives and those with passion projects looking for production support. In particular, those with noisy or misunderstood voices, looking to share their stories for greater impact!
Networking
For filmmakers and artists, there will be an hour of networking, a valuable opportunity to deepdive into other projects around the city, whilst enjoying the art exhibition.
Screenings
“Broken Bird”, a short comedy written and directed by Sheherazade Bodin, produced by Blue Metaphor Ltd and supported by the Bristol Pride Community Fund, followed by a Q&A with the team behind it. A concerned and loving daughter tries to set her disabled mother up with a taciturn character, ready to make dating as awkward as possible.
“Funeral of a Marriage Counselor”, a multi-awarded dark comedy written and directed by Ronit Meranda, produced by Fern Scott , followed by a Q&A with the team behind it. Following the sudden death of their long-term and much-too-depended-upon counsellor, a couple in their 50s take a chaotic stab at rebalancing their relationship, while grappling with their own mortality.
“ToMe2”, an experimental film about self-love by artist and dancer Maria Martinez, followed by a Q&A with the team behind it. “This video performance piece is based on the idea of love, care, and the self. By creating a cast of my body, I gave body to the external perspective of what it’s like to take care of myself. With this project, I aim to make people intrigued by the weirdness that this video conveys regarding obsessive caring, and make them reflect on how natural caring should be.” – Maria Martinez
Performances
Langa Ncube: “War” // Spoken words and sound
Langa Ncube will use spoken word to take you on the journey on how they overcame self-hatred to gain self-love. There are 4 parts to this piece ‘Intro’, ‘Pre-war’, ‘The War’ and ‘Post war’.
Martin Viktorov and Anastasia: “Spirare” // Experimental electronic music and contemporary dancing, combining movement and sound.
Spirare is a sound and movement performance exploring how breath can communicate and transform emotion. It expresses the diverse range of feelings that relationships with our loved ones can stir within us.
Exhibition
“Gaia’s Legation” amidst the Cosmos by artist Javeria Salar Khan
Javeria Salar Khan is an artist hailing from Dir, a remote region of North Western Pakistan. A land with rich cultural and artistic heritage spanning multiple civilizations, eras and techniques. She is a graduate of Pakistan’s prestigious National College of Arts (NCA), and later pursued her master’s in Fine Arts from School of Art, Birmingham. Her work focuses on the use of color, darkness, geometric forms and patterns to depict realities around her and how humans perceive the all-encompassing and ever-present cosmos
Food and drink
This event is non-alcoholic. Hot drinks and soft drinks will be available, along with snacks, pastries and more.
Tickets
Earlybird £7
Regular £9
Late £10
Keep on reading if you need to do your tax return and you’ve not yet done it. The deadline is 31st Jan to submit and pay. And that is for sole traders, directors, partnerships, freelancers, landlords…
This 90 min group session will help you submit your tax return while on the call.
Have your bookkeeping at ready and feel free to have some questions ready about allowable expenses.
Yarka is limiting the workshop to only 5 attendees to make the most of it so you want in.
Marketing plays a crucial role in B2B sales processes. But, with more content being shared than ever and platforms prioritising individuals, how can your marketing team make an impact?
Content marketing offers the opportunity to build brand awareness, generate leads, and offer value to prospects.
In this webinar, Christopher Goodfellow will share how you can update your approach for 2025 to maximise your team’s impact.
This session will be particularly useful for marketing experts at B2B companies with long sales cycles or who want to engage prospects in the awareness phase.
Christopher Goodfellow is a freelance marketing consultant and was previously managing director of B2B marketing agency Inkwell. He has advised brands like UCAS, Dell and PwC on marketing strategy as well as supporting local scale-ups.
> Connect with Christopher on LinkedIn
These Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team.
Our community is full of such amazing talent so we’re giving members the stage to talk about things that excite them so they can inspire their peers. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.
Our usual online format is an interactive ‘meeting’ but for this series we’re running webinars so that it’s easy to listen in while prepping for the day ahead or while having your breakfast! Cameras and mics will be off but you can ask your questions through the chat box or submit them beforehand.
Please get in touch with Dan if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
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