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:
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 they’ve shared in boardrooms and on Linkedin alike.
So, is the Mini MBA in Brand Management any good?
How to use a Camera/DSLR as a webcam: How our webinar video is set up
Last week on Linkedin I posted about the 'learning how to set up a webcam up professionally' journey for The Marketing Meetup Webinars. Over the weekend I received a series of questions from folks who are on a similar journey of upgrading their webinar set-up. Rather...
Work experience at Hiut Denim part three: Crafting beautiful emails
How do Hiut Denim smash their email campaigns? Here’s the low down.
Work Experience at Hiut Denim Part 2: David Hieatt
Here is what we learned from a day of work experience with David Hieatt, Co-Founder of Hiut Denim.
The best tools for Marketing Research and Data Gathering
On Tuesday, our guest Thierry Ngutegure shared his favourite tools for data gathering and research for campaigns.
Tom Roach’s Reading List for Marketers
This week Tom Roach, VP of Jellyfish, regaled our community with the seven principles of effective communication. He also provided a reading list. So, what does he recommend?
The Comprehensive Casey Neistat Filmmaking & Storytelling Review
Is the Casey Neistat Filmmaking & Storytelling course worth the cost? Having just completed the course – I thought I would share my review into the Casey Neistat Filmmaking & Storytelling course.
Work Experience at Hiut Denim Part 1: Creating creative spaces
“What can an environment do to influence the work we create?” I’ve started a personal work experience programme ask companies I admire whether I can pop by.
Mark Ritson Mini MBA Review: The Mini MBA in Marketing Comprehensive Review
Is the Mini MBA in Marketing with Mark Ritson worth it? We completed it, and have written a full review.
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| 5 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Giles Etherington, Founder and Brand Creator at Brand Satellite | TMM IRL: Think brand, not business | Fife | Sign up here |
| 6 May | 10:00 - 10:45 BST | Definition legends Neil Taylor, Director of Training and Luke Budka, AI Director | Stop the slop: How creative teams can work beautifully with AI | Online | Sign up here |
| 7 May | 09:00 - 17:00 BST | Lucy Colson, Founder & Startup Strategist | Ask Me Anything: Future-proofing yourself as a freelancer or agency in 2026 | Online | Sign up here |
| 7 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | James Sandbrook, Cofounder at The Marketing Meetup | TMM IRL: The Human Advantage – How to Build a Business People Actually Feel | Northampton | Sign up here |
| 8 May | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Kierian Cameron | Cowork Crew: Speaking Cult | London | Sign up here |
| 12 May | 14:00 - 15:00 BST | Chris Lavigne, Head of Production at Wistia | Short form video for busy marketers: a 2 hour weekly workflow | Online | Sign up here |
| 12 May | 17:30 - 20:00 BST | Laurie Stirling, Business Growth Strategist | TMM IRL: How to Scale When You’re the Talent | Newcastle | Sign up here |
| 12 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Tonina Takova, Head of Strategy at Social for Good | TMM IRL: Marketing in the age of the (social) lurker | Manchester | Sign up here |
| 12 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Mike Essex, Founder of Devise Marketing | TMM IRL: Optimise Everything! From AIO to SEO and beyond | Southampton | Sign up here |
| 13 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Kate Sikora, Co-founder at Noble Performance; and Dominic Baliszewski, Co-founder of Yours Sincerely | TMM IRL: SEO is dead, and GEO isn’t the answer, welcome to the age of Earned Visibility | London | Sign up here |
| 13 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Wrexham | Wrexham | Sign up here |
| 14 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Shaira Gatdula, Founder at Dear Girls Club | TMM IRL: From Followers to Friendships – Building a Real Community That Shows Up | Edinburgh | Sign up here |
| 14 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Ben Jayston, Head of SMB SEO at GAIN Performance Accelerate | TMM IRL: From Google searches to real customers – SEO that works for small business | Bournemouth | Sign up here |
| 14 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Mark Saxby, Founder of Status Social | TMM IRL: How to Get Results from Social Media (without it taking over your life) | Lincoln | Sign up here |
| 14 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Jason Suttie, Founder at Charlie Xray | TMM IRL: The Slow Death of a Good Brand | Cheltenham | Sign up here |
| 15 May | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Nick Crawford | Cowork Crew: From AI frustration to AI confidence | Birmingham | Sign up here |
| 15 May | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Jean Atkinson | Cowork Crew: Work Smarter, Earn More – AI Tools & Workflow Automation | Leeds | Sign up here |
| 19 May | 17:30 - 20:00 BST | Rupen Shah, Head of Client Services at Thinkbox | TMM IRL: Why Brands Still Matter & How TV Remains The Ultimate Brand Builder | Bristol and Bath | Sign up here |
| 19 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Berenice Mann, Director at Bespoke Marketing | TMM IRL: Who am I? (If you can’t brand yourself, can you brand anything?) | Cambridge | Sign up here |
| 19 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Alex Wright, Chair of The Marketing Meetup and The Keynote Club | TMM IRL: Planning like a king or sensing like a lion tracker – how to shape your career | Norwich | Sign up here |
| 20 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Exeter | Exeter | Sign up here |
| 20 May | 18:00 - 20:30 BST | Kate Bunyan, Founder and CEO of Sea Magik | TMM IRL: How to grow a beauty brand, without pretending you’ve got it all figured out | Ashford | Sign up here |
| 20 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Rachael Bryant, Company Director at Your Video Team | TMM IRL: 1 heroic day, 3 months of content. Here’s how! | Lancashire | Sign up here |
| 20 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Philip Gaudoin, Director at MetaMetrics | TMM IRL: Fleet | Fleet | Sign up here |
| 21 May | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Nick Crawford | Cowork Crew: From AI frustration to AI confidence – how to get reliable results from GenAI | Northampton | Sign up here |
| 21 May | 09:00 - 17:00 BST | Max Hopkinson, Founder of The Keynote Club | Ask Me Anything – Find your speaking territory and build a talk people remember | Online | Sign up here |
| 21 May | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Dré Picart, Co-Founder at Tribera | TMM IRL: The Human Value in Marketing in a world of AI | Birmingham | Sign up here |
| 27 May | 18:30 - 20:30 EDT | Elizabeth Monier-Williams, Marketing Consultant | TMM IRL: LinkedIn Glow-Up – Presenting Your Best Self | Toronto | Sign up here |
| 28 May | 09:00 - 17:00 BST | Luan Wise FCIM, Social Media Consultant, Trainer & Author | Ask Me Anything – How to nail B2B marketing in 2026 | Online | Sign up here |
| 4 Jun | 17:30 - 20:00 BST | Natalie Vasylkiv, Photographer & Content Creator; and Julia Grandoni, Co-Founder at Creative Junii | TMM IRL: Branding and how it shapes perception – a fireside chat | Ottawa | Sign up here |
| 5 Jun | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Xandrina Allday | Cowork Crew: Where to Focus on Social Media in 2026 (and What to Stop Wasting Time On) | Cambridge | Sign up here |
| 5 Jun | 09:00 - 16:30 BST | Coworking, Cake & Glen Stout | Cowork Crew: Make your website visitors say “shut up and take my money” | Milton Keynes | Sign up here |
| 10 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Leesa Morris, Brand Story Copywriter & Published Author | TMM IRL: It’s Not About You. How to Tell a Brand Story That’s All About Your Ideal Client | Milton Keynes | Sign up here |
| 16 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Richard Midgley, Founder of Ponderosa | TMM IRL: Outthinking the Competition: Lessons from the Most Powerful Brands | Leeds | Sign up here |
| 18 Jun | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Ian Bamford, Founder at Foundry12 | TMM IRL: Stop Gambling With Growth. Big or Small, Brand is Your Greatest De-risker | Hertfordshire | 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 |
| 16 Jul | 18:00 - 20:00 BST | Speaker to be confirmed! | TMM IRL: Winchester | Winchester | Sign up here |