Join us in Bristol for the launch of Bristol.FreelancerSupport.Online, a community that helps you become an ‘elite’ freelancer in your chosen field. Fast. And completely on your terms.

This will be a facilitated Q&A session led by freelancing expert Roy Sheppard – specifically for freelancers in and around Bristol and Bath, as well as throughout Somerset, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire and Gwent. Bring your freelance business and marketing questions!

Please share this event with your freelancer friends and colleagues.

## This networking and business development seminar is Free, but there’s only room for 60!
## Pre-registered attendees only

My name is Ilaria Padovani and I am the Maker for Kaffe Fassett Studio.

I am hosting with local artist Jane-Marie Mahy, a Weekend of Creative Workshops inspired by Kaffe Fassett’s Flowers which will take place on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th November 2022 from 10am-4:30pm, at Stoke Bishop Village Hall, Bristol.

The weekend will feature creative workshops, talks and an exhibition, free to workshop’s attendees, of a selection of Kaffe’s Quilts on loan from his private collection alongside Works from textile artist Janet Haigh.

What happens when the worlds of offline and online influence collide?
Join the Herdify team and some good friends as we look beyond social media to supercharge your marketing strategy, find new customers and boost your bottom line.

Where? Huboo, 41 Corn Street, Bristol
When? 1 November, 6pm
Who? ecom marketers and business owners who want to learn something new (and spend a Tuesday night meeting a fun bunch of people, with drinks and pizzas on tap)
What? Ecom, marketing, good times

We know it’s event silly season and you’re busy people, so we’ll keep this short. Why should you drag yourselves away from Netflix and chill to spend a November night with us? Here’s what we’ll cover…

– Hello from Herdify & Huboo, our fabulous hosts
– The good, the bad and the ugly of the ecom world
– Fireside chat: What the heck is offline influence and why should I care?
– Panel: The power of local influence to grow at global scale, featuring some of our favourite Brizzle businesses

Oxford Geek Nights are back! After being postponed for the initial covid outbreak #OGN52 will finally take place on the evening of 16th November 2022 at the Jericho Tavern.

Oxford Geek Night is a regular meet-up for designers and developers run by Torchbox.

We have 5 keynote teaks of 15 minutes each followed by a musical interlude and 1-minute micro pitch slots. Door will open at 7:00pm with proceedings kicking off at 7:30pm. Please join us, we’d love to see you there:

19:00 – Doors open
19:30 – Welcome
19:35 – Steve Buckley
19:50 – Joe Wass – A lightbox in heavy times
Break (with musical interlude!)
20:30 – Christi Scarborough – Current battleground for digital freedoms
20:45 – Jake Howard – Computer Vision
Break
21:20 – Ben Foxall – Video, time & space
21:35 – Quiz
21:45 – Pitches
22:00 – Close

The ‘hers’ are on tour… TRAMP are your next favourite bunch of quirky Irish queer-dos who are bringing their groovy & infectious live experience to your local spot, and will get you gearing up to smash the patriarchy & love that little inner weirdo who just wants to dance.

Supported by Exeter’s favourite Riot Grrl band, The Maisonettes + South Wales’ own Aderyn, It’ll be a night of celebrating women in the DIY punk/rock scene! SEE YE THERE X

Are you a woman with a new business, idea or side-hustle who is looking for support to take your business to the next stage?

Join us for a launch event to find out everything you need to know about our free Enterprising Women 3.0 business support programme, and whether it’s right for you.

The event will include a panel discussion from an inspirational group of business women. The discussion will be chaired by Paul Forster, Community Manager at SETsquared Bristol.

There will be plenty of time during the event for questions about what it takes to set up and run your own business.

Enterprising Women 3.0 is a supportive and inclusive business support programme, fully funded by NatWest, to help women take their business or idea to the next stage.

You’ll benefit from SETsquared Bristol’s world-class business support and a valuable network to connect with. All costs for the programme are covered, apart from your own expenses.

More information on the programme and how to apply can be found here.

We particularly encourage applications from women with diverse backgrounds, including women from a minority ethnic background, LGBTQIA+ and differently abled women. The programme supports tech, tech-enabled and non-tech businesses.

You’ve got a great idea and a script you think industry producers and execs should read. But how do you convince them?

Join us for a two day live online workshop to take your pitching to the next level – and add pitch-deck creation to your skillset. The first date is 10am – 5pm on 14 November and a follow-up session for feedback will be held 10am-2pm on 28 November.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll understand how to create compelling decks that really sell your story, turning words into visuals that producers and execs won’t be able to ignore. The workshop is suitable for people pitching screenplays and documentary or factual ideas.

This two-session online course is suitable if you:

You’ll walk away with a template you can use over and over and tweak to fit all your different ideas, no matter what genre or format.

The workshop is led by Emma Millions, a seasoned writer and Development Producer with experience in creating industry-standard pitch decks for drama and factual that have helped multiple clients get commissions and move their projects to the next level.

‘CRM is a channel, you can’t do cool interactive stuff in emails, CRM is boring and should be thought about at the end of the process’. Wrong, wrong and wrong. Rob Pellow has been working in CRM for over 10 years and, like most people who end up in that world, he didn’t mean to. However, the amount of opportunity, genuine customer connection and provable, unrivalled ROI that it produces leaves him excited every day.

Join Rob as he helps us understand how and where CRM fits into a marketing stack, what is and isn’t the role of email, and what is and isn’t possible.

This session is open to all but is particularly relevant for client-side people responsible for or interested in CRM, teams that work in CRM but not as a main role, people interested in how to bring brands to life in less commonly discussed channels and people that would like to know how to power up their CRM!

Register here!

About Rob

Rob is the Executive Technology Director at CRM agency Armadillo. With over 10 years experience he is always positive, seriously knowledgeable and brilliant fun. Rob makes the complex simple.

> See Armadillo’s member profile here

> Follow Rob on LinkedIn

More about our ‘Wake Up Call’ webinar series

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 Sian if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.

The Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!

If you’re interested in becoming a member with BCI, you can read about the membership perks here.

Starting on Thursday 3rd November, the DMA (Data & Marketing Association) UK and Proctor and Stevenson are hosting a series of free talks to entice marketing folk out of their home offices and back to face-to-face knowledge sharing!

The event is open to DMA members, non-members, students and academics, with the aim to bring together the wider marketing community in the West and Wales region.

The first event of the series pits the always-on benefits of brand-building against the one-hit wonders of lead generation, exploring research, stats and case studies to prove the commercial case to your CFO for a shift in your marketing mix.

Follow the link below for more information and to grab your FREE tickets!

We’re delighted to invite you to join us at our Bristol HQ for an evening of inspiring dialogue, warm company, and an aperitif or two.

Join us for cocktails and conversation, including Richard Browning, founder and chief test pilot at Gravity Industries – pioneering aeronautical innovation company.

Richard Browning’s story is ground-breaking. Building an aviation business from his garage, Richard has demonstrated how grass roots innovation can disrupt established industries in exciting and unexpected ways.

Get a taste of life at ForrestBrown, the UK’s leading specialist R&D tax adviser.

Let’s get to know each other. We’d love to talk what about an exciting career in innovation looks like and learn what makes you tick.