The Hertfordshire Marketing Meetup is an informal, friendly place for the marketers of Hertfordshire to meet, learn, and share knowledge with one another. Come in 'listen' not 'sell' mode 🙂
We'll be meeting up back at our new TMM venue for this one, at the Rose and Crown in Sandridge. We just want to get together, say hello, have a chat, and have a nice time.
Think of this as a community event, where the focus is very much on you meeting other people in a chilled out friendly space. We’ll chat over food and drink, listen to an inspirational speaker or two, 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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Speaker: Emily McArthur, Digital Marketing Account Manager at Wagada Digital
Topic: Scary Season - staying visible, staying sane, and staying ahead
The end of the year is creeping closer… budgets are tightening, inboxes are bursting, the “Can we squeeze this in before Christmas?” requests are rolling in… and oh yes, 2026 is somehow already on the horizon.
Join us for a positively lovely evening of community, learning, and marketing chat — all themed around that frightful time of year for many of us: Scary Season. Emily from Wagada Digital will share helpful and practical ideas for staying visible, staying sane, and staying ahead through the holiday period and beyond.
Whether you’re agency-side, in-house, freelance, or running your own business and managing your own marketing, this talk is designed to offer tools, tactics, and reassurance for those final Q4 sprints.
Enjoy drinks, connect with kind humans, and leave with fresh ideas and new friends. No pressure, no selling—just good vibes and better conversations 😊
Emily is a Digital Marketing Account Manager at Wagada Digital, brings experience from global tech, finance, and luxury retail. She excels at crafting results-driven strategies across digital PR, content, social, SEO, and more. In this talk Emily will cover:
- Smart tactics to stand out during the festive marketing frenzy
- What not to do when the year-end pressure hits
- How teams are planning now for a smoother 2026
- Thoughts on budgets, new hires, and maintaining momentum
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The format of the night:
6.00 PM - Doors open - drinks, networking, and smiles
6:30 PM - Introduction and talks begin
7:15 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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Supported by The ONE Group, whose recruitment team bridges the gap between marketing professionals and a vast network of Hertfordshire businesses, empowering career progression at every stage with unmissable opportunities and job-hunting support. Read more at TheOneGroup.co.uk
Supported by Midnight Blue, brand specialists who help you get clear on who you are, what you stand for, and the people you serve. Brand it so you can market it with meaning! Check them out at https://midnightbluemarketing.co.uk/
Supported by The Attention Seeker. Fiona O’Donoghue is a Social Media Marketing Consultant (aka Attention Seeker) because she helps brands get attention for the right reasons and the right results. Whether driving a campaign, optimising ongoing content, or acting as an extension of your team, Fiona brings a straight-talking, practical approach that helps brands stay visible, relevant and worth following. Check out https://attention-seeker.com/ for more!
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And finally...
This is a donation ticketed event. Ticket price is yours to choose from £3 to £30 (the average attendees choose to pay £8.79 🙂
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!