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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| 14 Jul | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Louis Grenier, Positioning and GTM Consultant for B2B | Is distinctiveness the last competitive advantage left for B2B? | Online | 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 | Ade-Lee Adebiyi, Product Design at Unity | TMM IRL: Can You Make It Pop? Why good communication creates better creative | Newcastle | Sign up here |
| 14 Jul | 17:30 - 19:30 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 | Mat Bennett, Advisor to Founder-led Agencies | TMM IRL: How I use AI to generate marketing wins (not AI slop) | Portsmouth | Sign up here |
| 14 Jul | 18:30 - 20:30 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 - 19:30 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 - 19:30 BST | An evening at Zero Degrees with the lovely community | TMM IRL: Summer drinks and friendly chat | Reading | 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 | Tess Grint, Founder at Light Me Up | TMM IRL: How to stop managing and start leading | London | Sign up here |
| 15 Jul | 18:00 - 19:30 BST | Leon Calverly, Founder at Door4 | TMM IRL: Practical tips to being found in the rise of AI search | 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: Trending, Not Cringe – The Social-First Playbook | 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 | Sarah Pocklington, Visibility and Confidence Coach | TMM IRL: Cameras Off – The Stories We Tell Ourselves | Lincoln | Sign up here |
| 16 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Nik Venios, Founder at The Ideas Agency | TMM IRL: Cheltenham | Cheltenham | Sign up here |
| 21 Jul | 17:15 - 20:00 EDT | Luca Arsenault Co-Founder at Next Wave; Kimberley Chan, Co-Founder at My Creative Break; and Linda Cajuste Confidence Coach & Facilitator for Shy & Introverted Women | TMM IRL: Ask Me Anything “AMA” on Marketing Events & Community | Montreal | 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 |
| 22 Jul | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Andrew Tindall, Chief Growth Officer at System 1 | Marketing fundamentals with Andrew Tindall, System1 | Online | Sign up here |
| 22 Jul | 18:00 - 20:30 BST | Rachael Bryant, Co-Founder at Your Video Team | TMM IRL: 1 heroic day, 3 months of content – here’s how! | Ashford | Sign up here |
| 22 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 |
| 3 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed | TMM IRL: Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Sign up here |
| 15 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Wrexham | Wrexham | Sign up here |
| 16 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Brighton | Brighton | Sign up here |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Harmeet Singh, Co-Founder at Axies Digital | TMM IRL: The Tribal Brand – Why Community is the Ultimate Marketing Strategy in an Age of Loneliness | Northampton | Sign up here |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Leeds | Leeds | Sign up here |
| 23 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Becky Brennan, Head of Marketing at Simpkins Edwards | TMM IRL: Making marketing work (when big ideas don’t) | Exeter | Sign up here |
| 29 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Katy Air & Chris Thornton, Co-Founders at Airgonomics | TMM IRL: Turning blocks into business breakthroughs | Fife | Sign up here |
| 30 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Eloise Leeson-Smith, Founder & Linguist at Olim | Next-Level Communications | TMM IRL: Know What You Stand For — Then Say It! | Southampton | Sign up here |
| 12 Nov | 18:00 - 20:00 GMT | Nikki Pilkington, SEO Consultant and SEO Content Specialist | TMM IRL: the SEO to do list that fits on a post it note | Peterborough | Sign up here |