RTS West of England has teamed up with the Film and TV Charity to deliver an introduction to The Whole Picture Toolkit: For Mentally Healthy Productions.
A free to use website, The Whole Picture Toolkit has been created by the Film and TV Charity and a coalition of industry partners and bodies, freelancers, individual trailblazers, mental health experts, and sector practitioners. It gives anyone working in production – from those working on large scale productions to those operating on a shoestring – the tools they may need to improve working environments and the industry’s wider approach to mental health.
The launch of the Toolkit in March this year comes after the charity unveiled its Let’s Reset behaviour change campaign in October 2021, calling on leaders from across the industry to commit to the action needed to improve wellbeing and to destigmatise the conversation about mental health. The Whole Picture Toolkit is the key to HOW the industry can start to action changes.
It’s already creating positive changes in the film and TV industry.
Find out how to put the toolkit into practice by attending our workshop on 20th June, 3-5pm at SquareWorks, 15 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HB
The workshop will be led by Valeria Bullo, the Lead for Mentally Healthy Productions at the Film and TV Charity.
Free to RTS Members, £5 for Non RTS Members. Tea and coffee will be served.
Generating ideas for a business blog can feel like an arbitrary process. You know roughly the kinds of things you need to be talking about but how do you come up with specific titles that will actually deliver results?
In this session, copywriter and agency founder Rin Hamburgh will be looking at the different types of blog post you might use to engage your audience at each stage of their buyer journey and guide them one step closer to doing business with you.
This session is particularly relevant for marketing leads, business founders and anyone else who wants to harness the power of blogging to drive results.
About Rin
Rin is the founder of Bristol-based copywriting agency, Rin Hamburgh & Co. A journalist turned copywriter with two decades of experience, she is a great believer in the power of words to help exert-led brands establish their authority and drive growth.
> See Rin Hamburgh & Co member profile 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 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.
Women over 50 are the fastest growing demographic in the workforce, and a significant percentage of these woman are likely to be in senior/leadership roles, plus on the front line of client relationships. 25% of menopausal woman say it can have a ‘debilitating’ effect on their ability to do their job, but unfortunately due to lack of awareness and societal shame, this is issue is not acknowledged enough in the workplace.
What can you do if you manage a team that includes women who could be heading towards menopause if you know nothing about it, and wouldn’t have much of a clue how to tackle a conversation about it?
Thanks to recent high profile TV documentaries and regular coverage in the national news, awareness of the menopause and its effects has increased but the conversation needs to be opened up further. There are major employers who are flag carriers for menopause policy and benefits, such as Channel 4, and we can learn a lot from their work to date. However, what can smaller organisations do, perhaps with less resource or financial clout? Kinneir Dufort are more representative of BCI members and are starting to kick off this discussion internally – hear Head of Team Development Tamsin’s thoughts on what they are doing, and what more needs to be done.
Join Fi and Tamsin for this online session as they discuss why this is such a relevant topic for the workplace, why is it not spoken enough about currently, and what business leaders can do to address this and get the ball rolling. Further resources will be shared, plus there will be opportunities at the end for attendees to share their thoughts and ask any questions they may have.
Please note: this session is for anyone responsible for people initiatives within their business (such as Founders, MDs, HR, Line Managers etc), it is NOT a support session for members who are experiencing symptoms of menopause 🙂
About Fi
Fi Craig is an executive coach and facilitator, and has spent much of her career as planning and strategy directors of creative agencies in the South West. She is skilled at having difficult conversations, and tackling thorny subjects with ease, humour and purpose. As a senior woman in agency-land, and as a coach to multiple senior women, Fi has seen how both the bias towards youth and the lack of even basic menopause-awareness can make the workplace especially challenging for older women, especially those at the peak of their careers.
About Tamsin
Tamsin Chambers is Head of Team Development at Kinneir Dufort. As an organisation, Kinneir Dufort is motivated by Designing a Better World, and recognises that it can only design products & experiences for a diverse global society by having a team that reflects that. Tamsin’s focus is about making KD a workplace where everyone can be their best, and this means ensuring that the environment, policies, ways of working and support strategies are mindful of as many different perspectives as possible. In particular, Tamsin is keen to ensure that the experienced, valuable women who have often had to fight for their place in the Design Industry are not suddenly left suffering in silence when the menopause hits.
Tickets
This event is FREE for BCI members however registration is still required.
Non-member tickets are £25+VAT.
If you’d like to access this talk for free, you can read all about becoming a BCI member here.
Digital Marketing Futures Discusses is a series of in-depth conversations about the future of digital marketing with those creating it.
Continuing a three-part series on the future of Conversion Optimisation, for this session we’re joined by Nicholas Aramouni & Tan Nguyen, both UX Researchers at global remote user testing platform, Userlytics.
Why Conduct International User Testing?
Faced with increasing competition, many more businesses than ever before are going global to achieve their growth ambitions. But what works domestically isn’t guaranteed to deliver internationally, across diverse countries and cultures.
Together they chat about…
• The business impact of international user testing
• The difference between conducting user testing domestically vs. overseas
• Three things you should consider when user testing internationally
With hybrid work now becoming part of the modern working environment, Assured Digital Technologies will explore how you can leverage the benefits of technology to plan, consider, implement and adapt to hybrid working trends and the security implications to your organisation.
What will be covered:
• Hybrid work: How the landscape has changed
• Cyber security: Ensuring your IT systems meet the key technical control themes
• Cloud migration: Scalability, dependability, security, and cost-efficiency
• Business continuity: A critical area of your IT strategy for your organisation
• Connectivity: The crucial ‘hidden’ aspect that underpins your productivity
• What next: Cloud is the next step for your organisation
Join Neil Sims as he outlines his approach to keep an agency on the front foot in remaining a valued asset to a client marketing team.
The average tenure for an agency client relationship is 3.2 years* and these partnerships are getting shorter (*R3 research)
It takes a lot of hard work to win a new client. How do you maximise that effort and maintain a relationship that can grow and remain profitable over time?
70% of Oakwood clients work on average with the agency for over 7 years.
Neil outlines his approach and some ‘essential’ rules to help keep an agency on the front foot to remain as a valued asset to a client marketing team.
This session is useful for anyone who manages clients in both B2B and B2C sectors and has a vested interest in maintaining and growing existing client relationships and revenue.
About Neil
After starting a career in London and then Bath, Oakwood Agency came to life in the heart of Bristol in 1995.
My role as CEO is to help deliver a creative ‘WOW’ for our clients business and support the team to manage this to the best of their abilities.
From initial strategy to creative application our ideas unite a wide range of disciplines, all under one roof in our studio on Park Street.
I am also be a sounding board for ideas (from all parties) to deliver ‘the creative difference for brand impact’ as our client partnerships continue to grow.
> See Oakwood member profile here
> Connect with Neil on LinkedIn
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.
The DMA Awards 2021 were packed with work amazing work. But what lies behind the brilliance – and what lessons can we learn? Find out alongside Armadillo, Cunard, Edit, Jaguar Land Rover, Join the Dots, McDonald’s, and RSPCA.
This in-person session uncovers the secrets behind the bold thinking and cut-through creative that fuelled the best work in the industry.
Hear first-hand from DMA Awards winners to gain invaluable insight into what makes a Gold-winning campaign.
In particular, you’ll explore how their #GoFurther campaigns are still producing exceptional results today.
Chaired by Caroline Parkes, Chief Experience Officer, RAPP, and Deputy Chair of the DMA Awards Committee, during this event, you’ll:
Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions to brands ranked best in their respective categories.
The DMA are offering free tickets for all BCI members to attend. Join us as we celebrate great work in all its glory!
Tickets start as little as £110 for a full weekend and can be secured with a £20.00 deposit.
Techno’s leading futurist innovator and a prophetic voice in the advancement of electronic music, Jeff Mills will head up the proceedings at Fields Of Fantasy. He’ll be bringing his energetic, analogue techno setup for a special show rarely seen on the UK festival circuit. Jeff Mills will be joined by Denis Sulta. The Scottish DJ who has risen through the ranks as a DJ/producer into a real club favorite, thanks in no small part to his selection of rowdy, ravey dance music. It’s always a pleasure when Sulta controls the dance floor.
SHERELLE is one of the queens of UK dance music of the moment and is leading the charge for a new generation of artists focused on dismantling and reshaping dance music for the better. She’ll be joined by key players within the global electronic hemisphere including Jaguar, Ewan McVicar, Sally C, Paranoid London Live, Jess Bays, DJ Bone, and more with the full lineup below.
Katie Marshall, Event Organiser says
“We have created a festival lineup that sets us apart from the others, the artists and performers booked we are passionate about. There will be further announcements in coming weeks of extra activities that our performers will be getting involved with when at the festival, offering a unique festival experience is so important to us!
Being our first year we are going to make a statement that shows Fields of Fantasy is here to stay.
Creating the line up really has shown not only to us, but we also hope to others that everyone should and can be welcome on a line up together.”
Aside from music, the team has planned a variety of extra activities. Lucky ticket holders can get lost in the woodland maze, stumble upon a secret party, and be immersed in the stories of walkabout theatre. Themed brunches settings, stargazing experiences, art classes, with loads more activities to be announced soon.
This summer, Fields Of Fantasy will transport ticket holders to a world of pure imagination and wonder. The brand new festival tucked away in a haven of blissful surroundings, will offer something completely different to those looking for a new festival experience.
Line Up:
Being a good leader requires dedication, hard work and self discovery.
This festival is all about hearing stories that will help you learn to be the best leader you can be and your business grow.
At Varnfest 22 business people and thinkers share their stories – honest talks about what they wished someone had told them when running their business, their biggest mistakes and challenges as leaders and what lessons they’ve learned over the years. Learn what went right and wrong, what they would do differently and take away ideas you can use in your own business to develop personally and professionally. At Varn our business focus is fantastic SEO results for our clients and we know we can get websites to rank well. However, we also know there is much more to business than search engine marketing. That’s why we wanted to host a festival of business sharing the journey and path travelled to success – whatever success means to you.
Tickets are available at a price of £250 per person – ticket price includes all snacks, drinks and a delicious lunch.
BCI members get 30% off when booking, please apply the following code at checkout: BCIVARN30
In our final episode before the summer break our guest, Sonja Nisson, will be in the Q&A hot seat discussing how to supercharge your business growth through content.
Sonja is co-founder of the School of Valuable Content and her reputation precedes her, as not only a content expert, but also a highly engaging and interesting speaker.
We’ve been looking forwards to this one for a while now and can’t wait to go out with a bang in our last session until the Autumn.
NOTE: if you’re unable to attend the event on the date/time specified, please register anyway as a recording of the session will be sent around afterwards.
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