John Espirian
John at heart is a technical copywriter working for himself having previously held roles at Sky and Fujistu, although we hope he wonβt mind us saying that we also consider him one of the most useful sources for Linkedin knowledge on the web. Specifically, John focuses on organic Linkedin, which is where our focus is in this session. John is also the recent author of βContent DNAβ which is available on Amazon right now.
Work aside, John is an interesting chap despite an unfortunate affection for Liverpool FC β weβve still got my fingers crossed the season will be cancelled before they can be crowned champions. John is a Lord (technically), his first music purchase was ββInformerβ by Snowβ and John also voted 162 for Leona Lewis to win the X factor back in 2006, which weβre not sure is something to be proud of.
John Espirian’s talks with The Marketing Meetup:
We need to talk about loyalty
Writing by John LyonsΒ - A senior marketer with 20+ years as a consultant and both agency & client side, including founding and exiting two agencies, Sales & Marketing Director at the NDL Group and as senior manager on the global loyalty program for The LEGO...
10 tips for getting marketing content from busy people
Have you ever struggled to get marketing content from busy people? You're not alone. Even the most well-intentioned colleagues can be difficult to convince to help with content creation. In this week's webinar, Marisa Crimlis-Brown shares her tried and tested tactics...
How to Write a Good Marketing CV – CV Examples
Writing CVs is a thankless task. There is the creation. Then the guessing. Then the second-guessing. And that's before you've even started sending it off and getting feedback (or lack thereof!) We recognised this, so invited Dominic from Brand Recruitment to share...
Six of The Best Marketing Events in the UK – 2023
If you're in the marketing industry in the UK, then you know that there are always events going on. And with so many events happening, it can be tough to keep track of them all, never mind know which are 'good'. That's why we've put together a list of 6 can't-miss...
Twenty-three bits of the best bits of martech marketers should know about
Iβm always curious to see how other people do what they do, including but not limited to the technology they use to make their day-to-day happen. With that thought in mind, here are the 23 pieces of technology we use to bring TMM events to you. Hopefully, there are a...
Ten a-ha moments from our webinars which turned my little marketing world upside down
I've sat in on over 100 hours of webinars over the past couple of years with (genuinely) some of the world's best minds and practitioners. Quite often, I'm treated to an 'A-HA!' moment. No. I'm not speaking Alan Partridge or 80s pop. I'm speaking the moments that made...
The Best Marketing Resources and Talks (…in the world?) π
We've amassed well over 100 hours of talks with The Marketing Meetup over the past few years from (genuinely) some of the greatest marketers in the world. It's a whole lot of content. So, if I was starting fresh, here is how I would use them. If I was hoping to...
How to build a community – Work experience at Electric House
https://www.youtube.com/embed/dokq03zoxVk From time to time, James and I become the work experience kids at companies we think are doing interesting things. We spend the day, learning what their team do, and report back to you with some things we hope you can...
Should I include salaries in my job description?
We surveyed 750 people who had recently searched for a job, and these were the results.
Mark Ritson’s Mini MBA in Brand Management: The Comprehensive Review
Mark Ritson’s Mini MBA is only growing more influential with devoted marketers repeating the lessons theyβve shared in boardrooms and on Linkedin alike.
So, is the Mini MBA in Brand Management any good?
Date | Time | Speaker | Name | Location | Get yo' space |
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9 Sep | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Lauren Ingram, Founder of Next Big Thing | How to improve your brand’s AI visibility | Online | Sign up here |
9 Sep | 15:00 - 16:00 BST | Amy Bebbington, Global Head of Brand at Mozilla; Luke Thompson, Creative Director at JKR; Digge Zetterberg, VP Marketing at Frontify; and Carolyn Griffin, Group Strategy Director at JKR. | Designed to flex | Online | Sign up here |
9 Sep | 17:30 - 20:00 BST | Christina Lord, Energy Leadership Coach and Resilience Expert | TMM IRL: Building Sustainable Resilience – Thriving in Marketing Without Burning Out | Newcastle | Sign up here |
9 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Max Hoppy, Founder of The Keynote Club | TMM IRL: Why collecting courage receipts will change your life (and it will) | Manchester | Sign up here |
9 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Mette Davis, Course Leader for the Cannes Lions Creative MBA | TMM IRL: Creativity that cuts through – what Cannes Lions 2025 taught us about marketing that really makes a difference | Ipswich | Sign up here |
9 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Robin Waldman, Founder and Creative Director of RCM | TMM IRL: An insider’s look at influencer marketing | Southampton | Sign up here |
11 Sep | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Jack Griffiths | Cowork Crew: Marketing, the Modern Way | Reading | Sign up here |
11 Sep | 09:30 - 10:30 BST | Canva | Getting your brand end-of-year ready | London | Sign up here |
11 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Silvia Coletto, Founder of The Paid Ads School | TMM IRL: Are You Ready For Ads? The Speedrun Edition ππΌββοΈ π¨ π¨ | Northampton | Sign up here |
12 Sep | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Jodie Newman | Cowork Crew: How to make creativity your superpower | Cambridge | Sign up here |
16 Sep | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Ross Simmonds, Founder at Foundation | How to use AI to help create great content | Online | Sign up here |
16 Sep | 17:00 - 19:00 EDT | Julia Grandoni VP of Digital Ad Production at Maxy Media Inc & Trendzi | TMM IRL: How to Leverage TikTok | Montreal | Sign up here |
17 Sep | 17:30 - 20:00 BST | Yoni Ross, Agency Leader and Ben Hope, Marketing Director at Bauer Media Outdoor UK | TMM IRL: Lights, memory, action | Bristol and Bath | Sign up here |
18 Sep | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Hannah Brady | Cowork Crew: How to stand out in the messy middle | Northampton | Sign up here |
18 Sep | 09:30 - 10:30 BST | Canva | Build Sessions | London | Sign up here |
18 Sep | 16:00 - 17:00 BST | A stellar A-List panel, including brand strategy leads at challenger skincare brands Byoma and REFY and Jake Higgins, Director at MNC Agency, known as the home of challenger brands. | Category Underdogs: How Challenger Brands Find Their Audience Advantage | Online | Sign up here |
18 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Max Hoppy, Founder of The Keynote Club | TMM IRL: Why collecting courage receipts will change your life (and it will) | Birmingham | Sign up here |
18 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Eloise Idoine, Business Owner, Rialto Training, and Claire Reynolds Head of Marketing & Communications, Nottingham College | TMM IRL: Guide to Success on LinkedIn, and People power – How AI can support storytelling through PR, without losing your human spark | Nottingham | Sign up here |
18 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Lotti Bruce, Brand & Marketing Director at THE PIG hotels | TMM IRL: Growing a brand without losing its soul | Winchester | Sign up here |
22 Sep | 18:00 - 20:30 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Ashford | Ashford | Sign up here |
23 Sep | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Neal Mann, Co-Founder at Noan | How to become an AI leader in your organisation | Online | Sign up here |
23 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Katherine Threadgold, Head of Brand and Katherine Neave, Major Projects Lead at Genio | TMM IRL: The Essential Skill Set Behind a Successful Rebrand | Leeds | Sign up here |
23 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Lucy Day, Founder at Human2Human | TMM IRL: From Ideas to Action – Using your marketing knowledge to more effectively influence stakeholders | Cambridge | Sign up here |
24 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Exeter | Exeter | Sign up here |
25 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Luan Wise, Social Media Marketing Consultancy & Training | TMM IRL: AI and Authenticity – Striking the Right Balance for Your Social Media Content | Edinburgh | Sign up here |
25 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Tony Greenwood, Sales Director at Sales Geek | TMM IRL: How marketing teams annoy sales teams and what to do about it π | Lancashire | Sign up here |
25 Sep | 18:30 - 20:30 EDT | David J Ebner, President & Founder at Content Workshop | TMM IRL: Backlinks Back, Alright! SEO, GEO, AIO and how to navigate the new “search everywhere” normal | Toronto | Sign up here |
26 Sep | 12:00 - 12:30 BST | Canva Rise Office Hours | Online | Sign up here | |
30 Sep | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Brian Da Silva, Head of Social at VEED | How to use AI to help create great social videos | Online | Sign up here |
30 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Sally Henderson, High-Stakes Leadership Mentor | TMM IRL: Why purpose is not enough, and what to do about it | London | Sign up here |
7 Oct | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Rory Hope, Head of EN Growth at HubSpot and Laura Lane, Head of Marketing Northern Europe at HubSpot | How to optimise your content strategy for AI engines – HubSpot x TMM π | Online | Sign up here |
7 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Members of our community π | TMM IRL: Lightning talks from our brilliant community! | Wrexham | Sign up here |
7 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Tom Hastings, Founder at Beta Shift | TMM IRL: The Smart Marketer’s Guide to AI (and the Future You Need to Prepare For) | Brighton | Sign up here |
8 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Professor Laura Chamberlain, Professor of Marketing at Warwick Business School; Anna O'Riordan, Brand, Marketing and Comms consultant; and Raimonda Richardson, Founder of Force4Events | TMM IRL: Take the Pressure Off β Why Marketing ROI Still Matters | Reading | Sign up here |
9 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Emily McArthur, Digital Marketing Account Manager at Wagada Digital | TMM IRL: Scary Season – staying visible, staying sane, and staying ahead | Hertfordshire | Sign up here |
9 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Sheffield | Sheffield | Sign up here |
14 Oct | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Anna Carina Berkman, Founder at Markitect | How to best prompt AI in 2025 | Online | Sign up here |
15 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Andrew Cock-Starkey, Founder at Optimisey | TMM IRL: SEO – What to Do When You Canβt Do It All | Milton Keynes | Sign up here |
15 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Fleet | Fleet | Sign up here |
21 Oct | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Peter Weinberg, Co-Founder at Evidenza | How AI is impacting market research | Online | Sign up here |
23 Oct | 18:30 - 21:00 BST | Chima Mmeje, Senior Content Marketing Manager at Moz | Sip & Search Free SEO Meetup: AI Automation Party at BrightonSEO UK (Fringe Event) | Brighton | Sign up here |
6 Nov | 18:00 - 20:00 GMT | Jonny Tooze, Entrepreneur & Advisor at Pimms Associates | TMM IRL: Climbing Mount LinkedIn | Guildford | Sign up here |
11 Nov | 18:00 - 20:00 GMT | Heather Pownall, Founder at Heather's Media Hub | TMM IRL: It’s not the tech, it’s the strategy – how to turn a podcast into marketing gold | Fife | Sign up here |
12 Nov | 18:00 - 20:00 GMT | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Sign up here |
19 Mar | 09:00 - 17:00 GMT | lots of wonderful speakers from the TMM community π | The Marketing Meetup Conference 2026 | London | Sign up here |