Rory Sutherland
Rory Sutherland started in 1988 as a graduate trainee at Ogilvy and since has risen through the ranks to the title of Vice-Chairman. This title is vague, quite consciously, but in effect gives Rory the freedom to explore advertising, as well as look to elevate the industry through his many speaking and writing for The Spectator and in his recent book, Alchemy.
He is also the owner of a Japanese toilet fact, which is a fun fact, but also pretty damn cool.
Rory Sutherland’s talks with The Marketing Meetup:
A Marketing Masterclass: Son of a Tailor
Part of the reason I love running The Marketing Meetup is that I love seeing great marketing in action. As Rand Fishkin puts it, ‘marketing done well can be a noble act’, because it matches a ‘need’ to a solution, which ultimately improves someone’s life.
So when a company absolutely markets the sh*t out of me in a compelling way, I can’t help but feel like I want to 1) sit back and clap, and 2) learn as much as I can from them.
The ultimate marketers reading list
There is so many amazing marketing books out there, it’s difficult to keep up. Here is our recommended reading for marketers everywhere.
How marketers should be looking to up skill in 2020
Now is the time many marketers are looking to up skill. Here’s the areas we would be focusing our attention in 2020:
Diversity and The Marketing Meetup: Actions
How The Marketing Meetup is striving to do better from a diversity point of view.
How I wrote a song which meant we ended up working with Fiverr.
How I wrote a song which meant we ended up working with Fiverr. Because sometimes, you have to do things differently.
CV support for The Marketing Meetup Community, provided by Brand Recruitment and Pitch Consultants
Things are hard right now. Chances are, they will get even tougher.
And while we can’t click our fingers and make things better, we wanted to do what we could to help. So, working with our friends and partners at Brand Recruitment and Pitch Consultants, we’re offering the community 30 minute CV sessions.
A message from Sean Paul for The Marketing Meetup… no, seriously.
You know how every brand in the world is messaging you that they’re there for you right now? Well, we got Sean Paul to do ours.
The Marketing Meetup and Coronavirus
We’re moving The Marketing Meetup events online in response to Coronavirus ❌😷
Marketers Bingo
Marketers… we all do the same stuff really.
The Marketing Meetup is going to… New York!
The Marketing Meetup is going to… New York!
Date | Time | Speaker | Name | Location | Get yo' space |
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14 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Doddz, Augmented Reality & Digital Artist | TMM IRL: A Guided Tour of Marketing Magic – how creativity and data drive brand growth | London | Sign up here |
14 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Abbie Gadd, Head of Sales and Marketing at Wye Valley Brewery | TMM IRL: Thinking of rebranding? And are you doing it for the right reasons? | Worcester | Sign up here |
15 May | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Glen Stout | Cowork Crew: How to make your website visitors say: “shut up and take my money” | Northampton | Sign up here |
15 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Andi Lewis, Brilliance Coach at Andi Lewis Consultancy | TMM IRL: Coming back from the brink – how time might be robbing us all | Lancashire | Sign up here |
15 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Max Stricker, Founder & Director at Ortum Consulting | TMM IRL: Everyone is focussing on maximising attention. Don’t do it! | Buckinghamshire | Sign up here |
20 May | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Nick Crawford, Founder at Twist Consultancy | Growing your productivity using AI | Online | Sign up here |
20 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Laurence Knopf, Client & Optimisation Director, Optimistics | TMM IRL: The Invisible Battle Between SEO & AI | Cambridge | Sign up here |
20 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Olivia Mae Hanlon, Founder of Girls In Marketing | TMM IRL: Building your brand community on LinkedIn | Liverpool | Sign up here |
21 May | 17:30 - 19:30 BST | Charlotte May, Leadership Confidence Coach at Your Future Space | TMM IRL: The Overlooked Element of Marketing: You | Bristol and Bath | Sign up here |
22 May | 12:00 - 13:00 BST | the TKC community ... and you! | The Keynote Club | Online | Sign up here |
22 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Hannah Brady, Co-founder at The Brady Creative | TMM IRL: Marketing strategy, made simple | Birmingham | Sign up here |
27 May | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Stephen Kenwright, Non-executive Director and Consultant | How to grow an agency in 2025 | Online | Sign up here |
27 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Bal Choda, Lead engineer and Investor at Aston Martin | TMM IRL: Aston Martin – The mindset of Excellence that can be applied to any industry | Leicester | Sign up here |
2 Jun | 18:00 - 20:30 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Ashford | Ashford | Sign up here |
3 Jun | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Put your sustainable marketing skills to the test! | The Marketing Meetup CircularPRO Challenge | Online | Sign up here |
5 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Sign up here |
10 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Max Hoppy, Founder of The Keynote Club | TMM IRL: Public speaking with confidence | Wrexham | Sign up here |
11 Jun | 09:30 - 10:30 BST | chima mmeje, Senior Content Marketing Manager at Moz, and Tim Soulo, CMO at Ahrefs | Is there growth in SEO in 2025? | Online | Sign up here |
11 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Wendy Melville, Fractional Marketing Director | TMM IRL: Making your marketing more accessible | Milton Keynes | Sign up here |
13 Jun | 10:00 - 16:00 BST | 13 amazing speakers and the chance to network with the TMM community | Merged Futures, the annual tech innovation showcase | Northampton | Sign up here |
16 Jun | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Dave Officer | Cowork Crew: The One-Man Brand | London | Sign up here |
17 Jun | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Mel Barfield, Senior Copywriter at Copy Or Die | How to grow a marketing freelancer / consultancy business in 2025 | Online | Sign up here |
19 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Max Hoppy, Founder of The Keynote Club; and Richard Plackett, Senior First Officer, Virgin Atlantic Airways | TMM IRL: Good and bad public speaking, it’s never an accident 🙂 and Marketing Management and Human Factors: Tales from the Flight Deck | Nottingham | Sign up here |
24 Jun | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Rachael Higgins, Founder at Because of Marketing | How to grow a social media following | Online | Sign up here |
26 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Max Hoppy, Founder of The Keynote Club | TMM IRL: Sheffield | Sheffield | Sign up here |
1 Jul | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Hector Hughes, CEO/Co-Founder of Unplugged | Lessons in growing a startup from scratch | Online | Sign up here |
3 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire | Sign up here |
3 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Thomas Reeve, Head of Design at Zyte | TMM IRL: Decoding the Human Touch – Practical Tips for Engaging User Experiences | Northampton | Sign up here |
10 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Charli Hunt, Co-Founder at The Lime One | TMM IRL: How to use LinkedIn to generate leads | Winchester | Sign up here |
11 Jul | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Emily Jones | Cowork Crew: 6 steps to website success | Cambridge | Sign up here |