John Espirian
John at heart is a technical copywriter working for himself having previously held roles at Sky and Fujistu, although we hope he won’t 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 ‘Content DNA’ which is available on Amazon right now.
Work aside, John is an interesting chap despite an unfortunate affection for Liverpool FC – we’ve 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 ‘’Informer’ by Snow’ and John also voted 162 for Leona Lewis to win the X factor back in 2006, which we’re not sure is something to be proud of.
John Espirian’s talks with The Marketing Meetup:
How to start conversations with potential clients on your website
In this blog post, we’ll share how you can use conversational marketing tactics to start real-time conversations with your website visitors, convert them into potential clients and accelerate your sales. Whether you’re in B2C or B2B, this one is for you!
20 books I really enjoyed (marketing and non-marketing) – Joe Glover
I thought I’d share 20 marketing and non-marketing books I think you’ll enjoy. Hopefully something on the list takes your fancy. And, if it doesn’t please don’t judge me too much…
[Template] How to create great plain text email marketing campaigns
This is a 26-word email. Within it, there are 11 opportunities to make your email campaigns great.
While the specific copy/tone might not work for you, next time you write a marketing email that only you could write, start here.
A template for approaching event organisers for speaking opportunities
Below is a template that might be useful for you on how to approach event organisers.
Four ways to blog like a thought leader
If you’re marketing your own business, you’ve probably said this at some point or another. Blogging is seen as a bit of a hallmark of content marketing, but many of us struggle to find the time, inspiration, or confidence to actually do it.
Continuing to find positivity in lockdown 3.0
Lockdown 3.0! Another reason to focus on you right now.
Although we’ve been here before, it doesn’t make it any easier on our mental health.
So here are a few ideas we’ve been discussing with our job hunters to help them stay, or find, a bit of positivity.
The last w@2 of 2020
This is the last wednesday @ two of 2020.
What’s the difference between a manager and a leader?
So, what is the difference between management and leadership? Penny Ferguson, Founder of The Living Leader, explains.
Hot takes on the new Linkedin stories feature – Autumn 2020
Linkedin just launched its new stories feature. Here is what Linkedin stories are, and what we think it means for marketers.
Tips for posting on Linkedin from 2,000,000 views this year
I thought I’d share some thoughts on the things I’ve learned about Linkedin after getting 2,000,000 views in 10 months.
| Date | Time | Speaker | Name | Location | Get yo' space |
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| 23 Jun | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Kerttu Inkeroinen, Chief Marketing Officer at Lucky Saint | Big Brand or Scale-up: How to Choose the Marketing Role That’s Right for You | Online | Sign up here |
| 23 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Kirsty Waite, Founder and CEO | TMM IRL: Good Idea, Now What? | Fife | Sign up here |
| 23 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 EEST | Robert Katai, Founder and Marketing Specialist at Conferinta Growth Con | TMM IRL: Slow Marketing in a Fast AI World | Cluj Napoca | Sign up here |
| 24 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Kirsty Batten, Marketing Manager at IHG Hotels & Resorts | TMM IRL: Inclusive Ways of Working – Small Changes That Make a Big Impact | Reading | Sign up here |
| 25 Jun | 15:00 - 16:00 BST | François Bohyn, CRO at Prismic; Malte Landwehr, CPO & CMO at Peec AI; and Guy Proops, Product Manager at Prismic | Getting Cited by AI: A New Playbook for Content Teams | Online | Sign up here |
| 25 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Dave Endsor, Social Media Strategist and Founder at Chapter; and Gabriella Molinari, Senior Social & Influencer Specialist at Impression | TMM IRL: Building social media communities with real business impact; and Is your audience smarter than your strategy document? | Nottingham | Sign up here |
| 30 Jun | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Hattie Matthews, Co-Founder & CEO at Uncharted | Better Bets, Braver Work: Building a marketing ‘confidence engine’ and overcoming beige | Online | Sign up here |
| 30 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Get involved in an Open Space group discussion | TMM IRL: Marketing ideas, problems and discussion, it’s your event! | Southampton | Sign up here |
| 1 Jul | 18:00 - 21:00 BST | Ben Morriss at Profound; John Iwuozor, Content Marketing Specialist; Miracle Inameti-Archibong at John Lewis Partnership; Kanaar Bell at Moz | Sip & Search London SEO Meetup: Summer Edition. Hosted by Chima Mmeje | London | Sign up here |
| 8 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Jane Entwistle, Director of Entyce Creative and Paul Chadwick, Founder of Prism Studios | TMM IRL: Paul Chadwick on the power of podcasting; and Jane Entwistle on Creating an Employer Brand That Attracts and Retains Talent | Wrexham | Sign up here |
| 8 Jul | 18:00 - 19:30 BST | An Open Space session with folks from the community | TMM IRL: Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire | Sign up here |
| 8 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Kara Stanford, Founder at The Marketing Spaces | TMM IRL: The Funnel is dead. Here’s what needs to replace it | Fleet | Sign up here |
| 9 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Philip Ainsworth, Founder at BEVAMO | TMM IRL: Celebrity brands – boom or bust in the UK? | Peterborough | Sign up here |
| 14 Jul | 17:15 - 20:00 BST | Natalie Vasylkiv, Creative Director & Content Creator, & Rachel Cogan, Marketing & Brand Strategist | TMM IRL: Open Ask Me Anything Discussion on Branding | Ottawa | Sign up here |
| 14 Jul | 17:30 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed | TMM IRL: Newcastle | Newcastle | Sign up here |
| 14 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Tash Mills, Head of Creative at Sneak & Chris Busher, CMO at Holy Moly | TMM IRL: Disrupting the category – How brands stand out, break through, and evolve without losing their edge | Manchester | Sign up here |
| 14 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed 😊 | TMM IRL: Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Sign up here |
| 14 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 ADT | Hillary Gillis, Director, Strategic Accounts at Outshine | TMM IRL: Starved for taste – what “perfect” ad copy is missing | Halifax | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 17:30 - 20:00 BST | Rob Harrison-Plastow, Founder and CEO at Emotive Strategy Studio | TMM IRL: The Logic Of Emotion – Why Nothing Is Irrational & What To Do About It | Bristol and Bath | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 17:30 - 20:00 CEST | Anna Borbotko, AI Center of Excellence for Marketing Program Lead at TomTom | TMM IRL: The human comes back. What the AI hype gets wrong about modern buyers | Amsterdam | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Becky Brennan, Head of Marketing | TMM IRL: Exeter | Exeter | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 18:00 - 20:30 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Ashford | Ashford | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Silvia Coletto - Independent Senior PPC Advisor and owner of Paid Ads School | TMM IRL: Are You Ready For Ads? The Speedrun Edition | Milton Keynes | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Tess Grint, Founder at Light Me Up | TMM IRL: London (Brixton) | London | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Leon Calverly, Founder at Door4 | TMM IRL: Lancashire | Lancashire | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 18:30 - 20:30 EDT | June Findlay, Brand and Content Strategy Consultant at Little Kernel Communications | TMM IRL: Black Influence in Advertising: The Hidden History Behind Today’s Most Effective Creative Work | Toronto | Sign up here |
| 16 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Lindi Glass, Founder and Director of Explode Social Media | TMM IRL: Birmingham | Birmingham | Sign up here |
| 16 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Robin Williams, Digital Consultant - Strategy, Delivery & Growth | TMM IRL: AI Did the Coding. I Did the Thinking. Here’s What I Learned | Sheffield | Sign up here |
| 16 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Ben Jayston, Head of SMB SEO at GAIN Performance Accelerate | TMM IRL: What SMBs can learn from the best (and worst!) social media campaigns | Winchester | Sign up here |
| 16 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Lincoln | Lincoln | Sign up here |
| 16 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Cheltenham | Cheltenham | Sign up here |
| 21 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Fab Giovanetti, CEO at Alt Marketing School | TMM IRL: Seasons, not Balance – how to make work fit real life | Cambridge | Sign up here |
| 21 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Emma-Jane Stogdon, Content Manager at Wise | TMM IRL: SEO Content Prioritisation Tactics. Maximise Impact, Minimise Effort | Norwich | Sign up here |
| 3 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed | TMM IRL: Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Sign up here |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | To be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Northampton | Northampton | Sign up here |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Leeds | Leeds | Sign up here |