The Bristol / Bath Marketing Meetup is an informal, friendly place for the marketers of Bristol and Bath to meet, learn, and share knowledge with one another. Come in ‘listen’ not ‘sell’ mode 🙂
We’ll be back at the awesome Temple Studios for this one. We just want to get together, say hello, have a chat, and have a nice time.
The focus of the event will be very much focused on you meeting other people in a chilled out friendly space. We’ll chat over food and drink, listen to an inspirational speaker, chat some more, and go home buzzing with new contacts and new ideas.
Let’s have a lovely night in the company of some amazin’ people.
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Speakers: Lynne Elvins, Creator of Design Serving Life; and Sonja Nisson, Author of Valuable Content Marketing
Topic: Design and Content Serving Life – Valuable principles for ethical, human-centred marketing
The world of marketing has never felt more conflicted.
Design and content can change things for the better. Words, ideas and creative choices shape behaviour, culture, and what people believe is possible. Yet in today’s fast-moving, AI powered, metrics-driven environment, many marketers and designers no longer feel good about how their craft is being used. Too often, meaning gives way to manipulation, complexity replaces clarity. And good people feel disconnected from the work they once believed in.
In this joint talk, Sonja Nisson (Valuable Content Marketing) and Lynne Elvins (Design Serving Life) invite marketers and designers to take a step back and return to the foundations that make work feel ethical, human and impactful.
Coming from different disciplines but a shared belief, Sonja and Lynne explore the core principles that underpin good content and good design. Work that connects rather than coerces, serves people rather than systems, and creates value without compromising integrity.
This session isn’t about adding more tactics or trends. It’s about reducing complexity, rebuilding trust in your own judgement, and reconnecting with why you do this work in the first place.
A grounded, inspiring session for anyone who still believes marketing can be a force for good and wants their work to reflect that belief.
You’ll explore:
– Why complexity and performance pressure often pull work away from meaning
– What ethical, human-centred practice looks like in real marketing decisions
– How content and design principles can guide better judgement, especially under pressure
By the end of the session, you’ll leave with:
– Greater clarity about the kind of work you want to stand behind
– Practical principles you can return to when pace and metrics take over
– Renewed confidence in your craft and your own judgement
This session is especially for you if:
– You believe marketing can be a force for good but feel tension in how it’s practised
– You want to reduce complexity without lowering ambition
– You care about doing work that feels human, meaningful and right
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The format of the night:
5:30 pm – Doors open – drinks, networking, and smiles
6:00 pm – Introduction, talk and Q&A’s
6:45 pm- Talks finish, networking, listening, saying hello, and positively lovely people – a nice chilled out time 🙂
8:00 pm – End of the night – you leave with new contacts and fresh ideas
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In partnership with TCNUK – Creative places for curious minds. TCN transforms unloved buildings into surprising places that help businesses thrive. For one-person brands or established companies, our flexible workspaces and communities bring people together to do great things. Find out more at https://www.tcnuk.co.uk/
Supported by The Keynote Club, a public speaking club for marketers. TKC is a safe and friendly space for marketing folk to come together, connect and exercise our public speaking muscles. Get involved at thekeynoteclub.com
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And finally…
This is a donation-ticketed event. The ticket price is yours to choose, from £5 to £50 (the average attendees choose to pay £11.38 🙂
We of course understand that these are tough times, so if you are experiencing financial hardship and cannot afford the minimum donation amount, please reach out to el@themarketingmeetup.com and we’ll find a ticket for you (provided capacity hasn’t already been reached!) 🙂
Please let your marketing friends and colleagues know about this group too, I hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years. Attendance will be taken at this event. If you sign up but don’t show up, this has a knock on effect on event arrangements. If it happens 3 times, you’re outta here! This is simply a measure to allow appropriate respect to the organisers, speakers, sponsors, and your fellow community members 🙂
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See you there!