We are now exposed to as many as 4000-10,000 ads per day, and the average person consumes around 74 GB of information daily, equivalent to watching 16 movies or spending seven hours online. It is harder than ever to be seen in this over-saturated and information-led world.
In this FREE webinar, hosted by our Deputy Managing Director, Laura Lear, our panel of comms experts will unpack the tactics and tools corporate and B2B businesses need to maximise their brand for cut-through, expanding on our recent report ‘Brand and your business: why brand building is non-negotiable in 2025’. The session will cover:
– Why brand is important today: how the changing parameters for brand recognition impact the strategies needed to achieve it, such as AI utilisation and SEO plans.
– Establishing your brand: how to develop your brand messaging and values for impact.
– Delivering your brand: creating and employing content across channels to maximise your reach.
– Maintaining your brand: why reputation management, brand advocacy and trust signals are essential to your growth.
This is an exclusive opportunity to gain expert knowledge from AMBITIOUS specialists across the agency, from content to strategy to campaigns and community, and get your comms queries answered.
There will be 15 minutes at the end for a Q&A, so make sure to submit any questions ahead of time or during the session.
Having presence in the boardroom, making a sales pitch, or giving a presentation that captures and engages your audience isn’t an innate skillset.
For most, mastering these skills require hours of craft and regular practice. These moments are all about performance, but very few are fortunate enough to have been trained in traditional acting techniques that actually resonate and translate effectively at work.
In this informal webinar, voice actor and communication coach Melissa Thom will guide participants through exercises designed to boost confidence ahead of public speaking.
This webinar is for anyone who’d like to learn some practical tips to help unlock the power of their voice, successfully influence an audience and communicate with confidence.
Melissa Thom is the CEO and founder of BRAVA, which specialises in high performance communication coaching.
She’s had a prolific career as a voice actor and has coached hundreds of professionals across voiceover, podcasting, live radio and public speaking.
Melissa extends and improves professionals’ voice, speech and communication skillset in the workplace and beyond.
> Connect with Melissa 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.
Worried about client retention? Concerned your clients might be looking elsewhere?
With winning new business being tougher than ever, this session will not only refresh the essentials of client management, but uncover the things client really want from agencies, and the steps agencies can take to retain them.
Anyone working as a client relationship lead or in account management.
Get tickets for Part one: Managing talent
With a career spanning two decades in both global networked and international agencies, Claire has led award-winning teams for some of the nation’s best-known brands.
Taking her experience of leading operations and businesses development, she now works with agencies as a consultant and trainer, to ease their growing pains and operational challenges.
She is a longtime advisor and mentor for initiatives which aim to improve diversity in the creative and comms industries.
> Early bird BCI member tickets are available up until Mon 21st January at £110 +VAT.
> BCI member tickets are £125+VAT.
> Non-member tickets are £185 +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.
Are you a line manager or someone responsible for developing and retaining talent? You’ve been great at creative, PR, design or digital but now you need to add people management to your skillset? Don’t panic, this session will help.
Effective line management requires a whole new set of skills if you want to not only develop but retain the people you are managing.
Anyone with line management responsibility, new or experienced, or anyone involved in people management.
Get tickets for Part two: Managing clients
With a career spanning two decades in both global networked and international agencies, Claire has led award-winning teams for some of the nation’s best-known brands.
Taking her experience of leading operations and businesses development, she now works with agencies as a consultant and trainer, to ease their growing pains and operational challenges.
She is a longtime advisor and mentor for initiatives which aim to improve diversity in the creative and comms industries.
> Early bird BCI member tickets are available up until Mon 14th January at £110 +VAT.
> BCI member tickets are £125+VAT.
> Non-member tickets are £185 +VAT.
Are you looking to give yourself the essential skills require to manage and lead? This bootcamp is designed around building the fundamental skills required to step up into a leadership role.
Course Overview
Do you work in project management but don’t have a formal qualification?
This course will give you the skills in developing and planning projects, managing people and projects, and preparing for change.
Course Overview
This course is aimed at those with little or no experience of project management. It covers the key elements of the project management cycle, and includes project management planning, scheduling and resource management. It will look at how to manage risks, and review projects.
Classes are one day per week for 10 weeks.
The course is a mixture of online and in person classes, in Bristol. The team will provide you with the information and skills to complete the multiple choice examination (One hours, 60 questions).
Courses are free for independent learners, or up to 90% funded for employers wishing to enrol their staff (subject to eligibility).
Becoming a leader for the first time is a big shift.
You go from being a confident expert to feeling like a beginner.
It’s not just about getting your work done any more, people are looking to you for direction, opinions, and solutions.
You’re used to being good at your job and want to keep up your high standards, but taking on leadership responsibilities alongside your day job is starting to feel overwhelming.
It can be a lonely place to be.
You don’t want to tell your boss or your team that you’re struggling or unsure, for fear of looking like you don’t know what you’re doing.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
🌟Introducing ‘Confidence Accelerator’🌟
Build your self-belief and develop your leadership strategy while connecting with fellow leaders. A dedicated support network to share your challenges and encourage each other.
In just 8 weeks, you will:
There are two ways to get involved:
📍In person in Bristol
Fortnightly sessions at The Square Club
Launching Tuesday 11th March 9-11am
💻Online
Fortnightly sessions on Zoom
Launching Wednesday 12th March 9-10:30am
Charlotte May is a qualified Leadership Confidence Coach and Founder of Your Future Space. She works with new leaders, predominantly in media, marketing, and creative roles to overcome self-doubt, feel confident in their decisions and connect on a deeper level with their teams.
Before Coaching full-time, Charlotte worked in Media Agencies, leading brand strategies for household brands such as Sainsbury’s, IKEA, Vodafone and Compare the Market. She now combines her strategic and coaching expertise to help her clients develop their leadership strategy and build their confidence at work.
As this is the inaugural launch of Confidence Accelerator, the first cohort will receive a discounted Beta price of £660 (normally £825)
Spaces are limited to 6 per group. To find out more and don’t miss out on this one-time-only discount, email [email protected]
This morning workshop will help businesses to hone essential finance and marketing activities, and create an immediately actionable implementation toolkit.
Marketing
Finance
Productivity
This workshop is ideal for founders, freelancers and directors of micro businesses, who want to build confidence and knowledge in order to grow their business in a healthy and sustainable way.
Ben brings over 20 years of experience in marketing and web design, working with businesses of all sizes, from small enterprises to global corporations. He hosts a marketing podcast featuring insightful interviews with industry experts and creates practical content that has guided hundreds of businesses across southern England. His deep market knowledge and ability to learn from every experience make him a valuable resource for business advice.
Strategic finance director, with a focus on business and profit growth. Huw works with, and coaches, business owners and directors to ensure they have a clear understanding of how they want their business to develop and the actions needed to achieve this target. He gets tremendous satisfaction from working with passionate and hard working entrepreneurs, and seeing their companies grow profitably and sustainably.
Agile delivery lead, working in and leading high performing teams to drive focus, productivity and quality. Leadership and mentoring are key focus areas. Along with people development, Alice thrives on working with teams and individuals to create continuous improvement in frameworks, process, tools and quality – enabling businesses and solopreneurs to work smarter not harder.
> BCI member tickets are £35+VAT.
> Non-member tickets are £95 +VAT.
Your story isn’t just part of your business – it’s the heart of it.
In this practical and inspiring talk, business storyteller and author of The Roar of Her Story, Hilary Salzman, will explore how storytelling can help small creative businesses connect with customers, collaborators, and communities. You’ll learn why your unique story matters and how it can shape how others understand who you are, why you do what you do, and how you can help them.
You’ll tackle the confidence challenges that often come with sharing your story – like imposter syndrome and fear of judgment – and provide practical advice to overcome them. You’ll also get actionable tips and real-world examples to help you craft and share stories that make introductions, pitches, and conversations feel natural and engaging.
This talk is for anyone running their own creative business and wanting to explore how they can turn their experiences and insights into powerful stories that attract and engage their audience and motivate them to take action.
This session will leave you feeling inspired to use your voice, carve out your space, and connect authentically with the people who matter most to your business.
Hilary Salzman is a business storyteller, writer, podcast host, and speaker dedicated to helping female business owners who struggle to use their voices and tell their stories confidently.
Her debut non-fiction book ‘The Roar of Her Story – How to tell everyday stories to attract your dream clients and build a business that’s unapologetically you‘ encourages women to set their own personal benchmarks for success, empowers them to make meaningful life changes and provides practical advice on building a brand story that reflectstheir true selves.
> BCI member tickets are £20+VAT.
> Non-member tickets are £40 +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.
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