As influencer marketing continues to be a key part of brand marketing plans, this Wake Up Call webinar will talk you through the ways that marketers and agencies work with content creators are changing.
Moving away from creators as content cows, Imogen Judd will share tips on how to create a meaningful influencer strategy that builds community, and the positive results that this can bring.
This session will be useful for marketers and agencies who already work with creators or are considering adding them into their marketing mix.
Strategy director at Team Eleven, Imogen Judd’s skillset is rooted in insight-driven strategy, both at brand and campaign level. From FMCG and financial services to medical devices and pharmaceuticals, Imogen has run the gamut of brands and businesses, understanding what makes people tick and how to bring this experience into transforming brands.
> See Team Eleven’s BCI profile
> Connect with Imogen 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.
Did you know that a little pressure can be a good thing? It keeps us focused, engaged, and motivated.
But too much? That’s when pressure turns into stress, leading to burnout, reduced performance, and team disengagement. How do you stop yourself, and your team from tipping over into unhealthy stress?
When we learn to manage stress and build resilience, we are better able to maintain focus, creativity, and decision-making under pressure.
Businesses that focus on their people’s wellbeing create a healthy culture, and a loyal collaborative team better able to deal with challenges and change.
In this Wake Up Call, Polly Robinson will explore how you can get better at coping with stress and become more resilient.
Polly will share practical tips on:
This webinar is suitable for anyone who wants to learn how to become more resilient and cope with stress, whether you are leading a business, managing a team or a freelancer juggling life and work.
Polly Robinson is the founder of Growth Space and works with leaders and managers to build leadership confidence, create thriving teams and build a thriving people-first business.
She delivers bespoke leadership development, management training and coaching to support people at all levels with the skills to inspire, motivate, and create lasting impact.
Polly Robinson is a qualified executive coach, leadership specialist, facilitator and culture consultant. Her background is brand and communications and she ran her own agency for years before becoming a coach.
> Connect with Polly 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.
Building a strong personal brand is essential in today’s competitive landscape. It allows you to differentiate yourself from others, establish credibility, and attract the right opportunities, whether for your career or building your business.
In this webinar, David Gilroy will present some thoughts on, and actions you can take, to help build your personal brand.
He will talk about how building his personal brand and that of others in his team has been critical to the success of his business over the last 21 years. Expect a lot of stories about the colour orange!
The session will be particularly useful for anyone who works in sales, who wants to use public speaking in their career or who is scaling their business.
David Gilroy is the managing director of Stuff & Things Conscious Solutions, a 50-person agency and the UK’s leading provider of websites and digital marketing to law firms.
He is one of the company’s founders and has personally worked with over 300 law firms on digital marketing strategies, website design, email marketing, lead conversion, social media, SEO, PPC and CRM. He’s an engaging, challenging, and occasionally rude* presenter at legal marketing and in-house seminars all over the UK and internationally.
*his wife made him put that in!
> Connect with David 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.
Strike Comms special breakfast panel event exploring how leading change-makers, activists and charities communicate and campaign for change.
Featuring speakers from:
This is a ticketed event aimed at comms, marketing & creative leaders, as well as senior charity folk.
Limited tickets available, so do register quickly if you’re interested in coming along.
For our next Behind the Scenes screen industries meetup, we’re focusing on skills and opportunities for people in the industry, and the challenges for finding work or moving to different sectors.
The evening will begin with some casual networking, followed by an introduction from Sara Whybrew from the British Film Institute, before we go into a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities around skills in the screen industries.
We’ll then have a break before splitting into separate breakout sessions focusing on specific challenges around moving from scripted to unscripted, updating your CV, and mental health and support in the screen industries.
We’ll also have a showcase area where you can meet local suppliers and find some useful resources.
Our panel of experts from broadcast, education and the film industry will help answer the most pressing questions from our host Adam Millbank (Nine Tree Studios), as well as the audience.
Panelists: Stacey Olika from Channel 4; Jane Coulter from All Set West; Charlotte Wadsworth from Aardman; Sara Whybrew from BFI and Sherie Humphreys from WEMCA.
Worlds apart – how to go from unscripted into scripted
Laura Aviles from The Bottle Yard Studios and Amanda Brown from BBC Studios will be lead a discussion looking at the skills required to make the switch from unscripted to scripted, sharing advice on how you can adapt your skills and move into other areas of the industry.
Make your CV work hard for you
Join us for a practical session where we’ll share tips on creating a CV that stands out in today’s ever-changing job market. You’ll learn how to craft a CV that not only highlights your strengths but can also be adapted to help you pivot into other roles in the creative sector. Whether you’re looking to switch careers, or open doors to new opportunities, we’ll show you how to showcase your existing skills.
Don’t miss out on this chance to create a CV that works hard for you! This session will be run by Charlotte Ball from Gritty Talent – with a decade of experience as a TV Producer making content for the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5, across a variety of genres, Charlotte’s industry knowledge and practical production experience position her as Gritty’s lead on training, development and off-screen recruitment. Most recently, she has been leading training sessions for Virtual Production Bootcamps, with a core focus on upskilling and empowering individuals from the creative sector.
Mental health and support needs in the screen industries
Hosted by Elle Dimond with input from freelance mental health champion Dominic Pisani, this session and open discussion will tackle the current impact of industry disruption on mental health, and the resources you can access.
This event is open to anyone working or who has worked in screen industries. It will allow you to widen networks, make new connections, discuss common problems, and discover potential opportunities for collaboration going forward.
Tickets are £5 for BCI members or £8 for non-members and include food and soft drinks on the night. The bar from Lost and Grounded Brewers will also be open for purchasing additional drinks.
This event is lead sponsored by West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
Many thanks to our event partners My World and RWK Goodman.
And to our supporting sponsors City of Bristol College, Albert Goodman, Distillery II, University of the West of England, The Doc Film Lab, Access Bookings and Rebecca Steer.
5pm – 5:45pm – Arrivals and networking
5:45 – 6pm – Take seats for panel discussion
6pm – 6:15pm – Introduction from Sara Whybrew, BFI
6:15pm – 7:15pm – Panel discussion
7:15pm – 7:45pm – Break for networking
7:45pm – 8:15pm – Breakout sessions
8:15pm – 9pm – Networking
Do you have ADHD? Know someone who does? Are you interested in the topic?
Following his popular Wake Up Call on the subject, join Jason as he gives a brief talk on ADHD before opening up the floor for an informal discussion on the topic.
You will learn about the origins, prevalence and some basic strategies for managing ADHD before asking anything you want about the topic – so come with lots of questions!
Who is this event for?
This talk will be useful for people who have ADHD, those who work with someone who has ADHD, and everyone in between.
About Jason
Jason leads Weston College’s ADHD provision, and has lead various training sessions on ADHD, Anti-Racism and the intersection between race and SEND.
Tickets
> Attendance is free for BCI members.
> Non-member tickets are £10 +VAT.
We’re pleased to host another tailored workshop from Spark AI, which will show you exactly what AI means for your creative business, how to embrace it in the design process, and practical advice on how to move forwards.
When we talk to creative businesses, we often find that while they know AI is going to change our industry, they are not clear on what the impact is likely to be, how they can embrace AI themselves, and how they can get started on the AI journey.
Many creatives feel overwhelmed by AI, worry it will undermine their creativity, and are unsure how to integrate it into their creative processes without losing the human touch that defines their work.
This workshop demystifies AI, and gives you straight forward, practical advice on how to get started. It covers:
· What really is Generative AI, and why do you need to embrace it to compete?
· What are the big creative agencies using Generative AI for, and where is this all going?
· What are some of the tools out there for text, images and video?
· How can you get the best out of ChatGPT and Midjourney for creative tasks?
· How do you embed AI-augmentation throughout the creative workflow?
· How is this going to change the industry, and what can we do to remain competitive?
· What are the risks around data privacy and IP?
· How do you get started operationalising it in your team?
This four-hour session turns pessimism about the future with AI into optimism and enthusiasm to get started, with a practical path forwards.
This workshop is ideal for agency leaders, creative teams and freelancers at the early stages of AI adoption. It’s perfect for those just exploring the possibilities of AI, and those looking to move from experimenting with it to truly operationalising it.
> BCI member tickets are £125 + VAT
> Non-member tickets are £185 + VAT
Join us in person at Origin Workspace in Bristol for an afternoon filled with insightful talks, hands-on practice, and networking opportunities. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn, connect, and be inspired!
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.
Networking, an inspiring debate and a free lunch!
Join for the last free event in the ‘Gather Round Presents’ series this year.
Listen to a panel of experts in the cosy meeting room at Gather Round on Wednesday 4th December 12.30 – 2pm.
The team will be asking the audience to participate in this open discussion around: ‘music and design and how the two industries influence each other.’
Local freelance journalist Dan Martin hosts the latest Enterprise Nation meet-up for small business owners in Bristol and surrounding areas.
Come along to learn new skills, discover opportunities, discuss challenges, be inspired and make a group of local business friends.
Attend the free meet-up with a business challenge or need in mind and the friendly group of fellow founders will help you solve it.
This in-person event takes place at Tabb Hub, the new co-working space for creatives above Sparks Bristol, the former Marks & Spencer building in Broadmead. Free drinks will be provided and Christmas jumpers are encouraged 🙂
Calling all tech entrepreneurs – you are invited to the Discover SETsquared open event.
Find out from the UK’s top startup hub:
Plus hear talks and a Q&A from the SETsquared team and an alumni company, followed by an optional tour of Engine Shed and networking lunch with the community.
UK tech founders or aspiring tech entrepreneurs of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to attend.
Discover will take place both in-person at Engine Shed and online to be accessible to anyone in the UK.
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