Mark Ritson
Mark Ritson is almost a man who needs no introduction, but for those not in the know… Mark has been a columnist at Marketing Week for over a decade, a regular and world-class speaker, a consultant for some of the world’s most interesting brands, and also a Marketing Professor gone rogue – having recently stepped down from his Associate Professor position at Melbourne Business School to focus on his Mini MBA programme.
On a personal level, Mark has had a big impact on how we have come to view the marketing world through his columns for Marketing Week. However, if we was to point to two specific pieces of work, then you should check out his case studies on 50 years of the Effies (our favourite was the Tide super bowl ad analysis), or his talk ‘On the Contrary’ – delivered at the APG strategy conference.
Mark Ritson’s talks with The Marketing Meetup:
The greatest fictional marketing conference?
We've been running our webinars for the past three years now. Week after week we've had some of the world's greatest marketing minds come to inform and inspire us. Which got me thinking. How would one even begin to arrange these talks into some kind of...
Three of the best communities for marketers in the UK
As a marketer, it's important to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices. One of the best ways to do that is by joining marketing communities. These communities provide a platform for marketers to connect, learn, and grow. In this article, we'll take...
Three content ideas that will help you close sales
It's easy to fall into the trap of treating content marketing and sales as two separate entities. Content marketers get the leads. Sales teams take the leads and transform them into customers. But some content (often referred to as sales enablement content) bridges...
Is Linkedin thought leadership content broken? Humans Come First – A guest podcast
Read time: 3 minutes https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EGYRGCvFRjblY2VVa4cdv?si=177d727b373c4fef 🔨Is Linkedin thought leadership content broken? Something a little bit different for you today. Each week, Joe and his mate, Richard Wood (the managing director of the...
How to bounce back from redundancy
Whether you’re going through a redundancy process, have been made redundant, or are struggling to cope after colleagues have been laid off, redundancy affects almost all of us at some time in our careers. A 2022 study found nearly 1 in 5 companies were considering...
The best webinars for marketers in 2023
Webinars sometimes feel a bit '2020' - remember as we were cooped up at home during lockdown, desperately seeking out some sense of normality? Since that period of over-saturation of webinars for marketers, a few have stood out as 'the best'. So, we thought we would...
SEO first aid with Ahrefs – Your questions answered!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/RxffKBDBdn4 🚑 An SEO first-aid session with our friends at Ahrefs Read time: 4 minutes Questions as they appeared in video... 00.11 - My company has a website built using Bootstrap framework and we're finding SEO quite challenging. I am...
McD’s ‘raise your arches’ raises an important brand lesson (and how to avoid a disciplinary)
By Baz Richardson, Founder & Creative Director at BravoCreative Every so often, a good ad comes along that gets our chins wagging. Usually, we have to be good girls and boys and wait until Christmas for a visual treat from the brands vying for our hearts and minds...
We need to talk about loyalty
Writing by John Lyons - 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...
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28 Jul | 18:00 - 20:30 BST | Dr Julia Jones, Founder of health-tech startup Holidity | TMM IRL: The Art of the Pivot – when, why and how to change your plans | Ashford | Sign up here |
8 Aug | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Ryan Percival | Cowork Crew: making LinkedIn a manageable, and possibly even enjoyable, part of your routine. | Cambridge | Sign up here |
14 Aug | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Tom Garfield | Cowork Crew: How to sell without selling your soul | Reading | Sign up here |
21 Aug | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Tazmin Suleman | Cowork Crew: Burn bright, not out. How to succeed on your terms. | Northampton | Sign up here |
2 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Rae Dixon, Senior Brand Manager at Gattaca | TMM IRL: Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Sign up here |
2 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Abi Sea, Content and Messaging Specialist | TMM IRL: Fife | Fife | 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 | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Southampton | Southampton | Sign up here |
10 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 |
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 🏃🏼♀️ 💨 💨 | Northampton | 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 | 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 | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Nottingham | Nottingham | Sign up here |
18 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Winchester | Winchester | Sign up here |
23 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Cambridge | 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 |
7 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Members of our community 😊 | TMM IRL: Lightning talks from our brilliant community! | Wrexham | Sign up here |
9 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire | Sign up here |
9 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Sheffield | Sheffield | Sign up here |
15 Oct | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Andrew Cock-Starkey, Founder at <a href=https://optimisey.com/ target=”_blank rel=”noopener”>Optimisey</a> | TMM IRL: SEO – What to Do When You Can’t Do It All | Milton Keynes | Sign up here |
19 Mar | 09:00 - 17:00 GMT | lots of wonderful speakers from the TMM community 💜 | The Marketing Meetup Conference 2026 | London | Sign up here |