Experts share their secrets – at a marketing event near you

The marketing industry is constantly changing. Marketing directors and managers know that their success depends on adapting and evolving to meet new challenges, embracing new marketing ideas and introducing technologies to support business growth.

Our mission? To share our combined ‘know-how’ with inspirational seminars and expert exhibitors, all sharing their experience and expertise – in an engaging exhibition environment. 

Industry leaders present their knowledge on many aspects of marketing, from SEO, Social Media, Digital Branding and Website Design, to Promotional Merchandise, Print and Direct Mail. Learn marketing strategies, find new products and spark new ideas for your business.

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New marketing ideas and solutions

Insightful Seminars

Live Podcasts

Innovative products and services

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At the UK’s leading marketing events

4 hours of Insightful and educational content with the latest industry trends, innovative tools to impact your business, future strategies and more… 

Below are snippets of the seminar content at our next event. Listen to specialists in their field taking you through their marketing strategies on aspects such as Content ideas, CRM, Automation and Martech, Learn the latest trends on PPC, Display and TV Advertising – and how best to apply them.

What’s on in your area? Select an event from the panels above to find out more.

The 7 Deadly Sins of a Marketing Department
Adam Oldfield
Force24
By working closely with over 6,000 Marketers, we see the good, the bad and the ugly of how Marketing teams and their strategies are formed. In this session, Force24 Founder & CEO reveals the 7 deadly sins holding back ambitious teams from winning more.
Beyond Discounts: Creative Ways to Use SMS & Email for Engagement
Amy Doyle Ellwood
Campaigner
Lately it seems as if there are more and more cases of consumers being bombarded with discount-based marketing, leading to disengagement and "deal fatigue." In this seminar, Amy Doyle Ellwood - Senior Director at Campaigner, an email and SMS marketing automation platform - explores how brands can leverage email and SMS marketing in fresh, engaging, and non-discount-driven ways to build loyalty, drive customer action, and create memorable brand experiences.
How Emotion Changes Behaviour
Jon Mowat
Hurricane Social
Why do some messages stick while others fall flat? In this engaging session, leading content strategist Jon Mowat explores how emotion drives behaviour—and how brands can harness it to connect, persuade, and influence. Backed by psychology, neuroscience, and real-world case studies, Jon breaks down how emotional storytelling can lead to measurable change.
Ditch the Vanilla: The Three Principles of Blockbuster Brands
Oliver Duffy-Lee
21six
Why do some brands change the world while others fade into irrelevance? The difference isn’t luck - it’s strategy. In Ditch the Vanilla, we’ll break down the three essential principles behind blockbuster brands and show you how to make your business unforgettable.
Why It's Personalisation or Bust for Marketers in 2025
Greg Landon
Leadoo
Leadoo, a conversion platform specialising in generating quality website leads, will delve into research and best practices around personalisation. Highlighting data that shows just how vital personalisation is to lead and revenue generation, they'll unpack why and how marketers must incorporate personalisation into their strategies to keep hitting targets in testing times.
How BOLD marketing can cut through to drive real results
Dan Roche
Workbooks
Marketing in 2025 is a battle for attention. With the average attention span now just 8 seconds, the only way to cut through is to take risks creating campaigns that truly stand out. This seminar will look under the bonnet of a recent award-winning B2B campaign that beat the likes of John Lewis and British Airways, to demonstrate the key components you'll need to create more impactful result-driven marketing, no matter the product or service.
Tackling Google in A.I. Digital Age
Manpreet Singh
Bobble Digital
Many businesses are struggling to decide which path to take with Google and there Digital Marketing Spend. Google dominates Ad Spend and AI and ML is at the forefront of the evolving digital landscape in 2025. This seminar discusses on both PPC and SEO and the challenges you will face as a business in the current digital age. We discuss the latest Google Trends and Updates, investigate AI & ML tools and what this means for your business and tips on how you can grow online. Is it SEO vs PPC or should it be SEO & PPC?
Why We Say Yes – The Psychology Hacks that will Transform how you do Marketing. For Good.
Tom Maskill
Webmart
Do you know about the estate agents who increased sales by 15% just by changing how they answer the phone? Or the restaurant who increased tips by 23% using mints? Human psychology underpins good marketing. And understanding how your customers behave – and why – is the key to resonating with your audience, building trust, and responding to them in the right way, at the right time. Find out what you can learn from the field of psychology and how some subtle tricks will raise your game over night.
How You Can Reveal Hidden Opportunities and Make Them Measurable
Elly Harron
Barbuck
Remember the good old fashion telephone? Well, phone calls deliver a staggering 40% conversion rate compared to e-commerce which is only 2%! We’ve discovered the problem with most businesses is that offline activity like phone calls are often overlooked. In this discussion, we will be delving into how you can bridge the gap between online and offline activity. By understanding this data and applying it correctly, CPA can be reduced by a staggering 60%, prompting revenue increases of up to 20%, driving business growth. If your businesses relies on offline activity to drive conversions, you cannot afford to miss this discussion!
Six marketing tactics you should be using right now
Frank Brooks
Dotdigital
Join Dotdigital for an insightful session where you'll discover six essential marketing tactics to elevate your strategy and drive results. Whether you're new to these tactics or looking to enhance your current approach, we'll guide you on where to start and how to implement them effectively, sharing real-life examples from top brands. We'll cover personalization to tailor messages at scale, cross-channel strategies for seamless experiences, automation to recover revenue, segmentation for targeted relevance, leveraging feedback and user-generated content to boost trust, and using AI to enhance your marketing. This is one not to miss to fix your marketing strategy one tactic at a time.
The AI Transformation Ladder 
John Kelleher
SpotDev
68% of businesses report positive ROI from AI projects. John explores key digital tools or "actors" in your AI journey, covering automation, categorising info, asset creation, and conversational tools like ChatGPT. His talk offers a structured, repeatable process for adopting AI in your business. 

Your vision, our solution

Our exhibitors

A mix of leading experts and innovative marketing solutions providers – from SEO tools, social media and website design, to promotional merchandise, email automation, PPC, TV advertising and much more.

Force24
PREMIER EVENT SPONSOR
Marketing Automation - Beyond Email
Bobble Digital
CATEGORY SPONSOR
| SEO |
An agile digital marketing agency
Leadoo Marketing Technologies
CATEGORY SPONSOR
| LEAD GENERATION |
Helping you convert web visitors to customers
Workbooks CRM
CATEGORY SPONSOR
| CRM |
The no-BS CRM for midsized businesses
21six
The Agency For Brands That Care
Allwag Promotions
Ethically sourced promotional products and corporate clothing.
Anicca
Award-Winning Digital Marketing Since 2007
Barbuck
We make hidden opportunities visible and measurable
Beyond the Book
Trusted to deliver exceptional recruitment
Campaigner
Campaigner is a robust email & SMS SaaS platform
Canny Creative
Branding, websites, and content, that get results
Digital Landscope
We boost conversions via Google organic and paid search
Dotdigital
A leader in marketing automation technology.
etc Branding
Branded Merchandise Consultancy
 Flintlock Ltd
Sparking brand growth with strategy and creativity
Global
Radio, Outdoor and Digital Audio solutions for local businesses
Graphica Display Ltd
Quality Signage & Graphics, on time and in budget
Hamari Agency Ltd
The Product Information Management & Ecommerce Experts
Hurricane Social
Growing brands with social campaigns and video
Innovation Visual
Aligning people and technology to deliver a step-change in revenue
Lulu Animation
Helping you build stronger real-world connections, that get results
Manic Merchandise
Eco Promotional Items with a twist!
MARTECH3D
The 3D product marketing and sales platform for B2B companies.
nesma
nesma is the go-to skills training company for every marketer.
Neural Voice
Neural Voice: Voice AI Assistants That Scale
Nimlok
Power up your exhibiting performance with Nimlok!
PG Branding
Consult | Create | Complete
Pop-Up Banners Ltd
Brilliant Portable Branding
Rebellion Marketing
No bull, straight forward, full-service Marketing Agency
The SEO Works
We're digital growth experts - offering SEO, PPC & Web
Sound Media
Podcast Strategies and Solutions
Spark Media
Corporate Video Production Agency
SpotDev
Expert HubSpot & AI solutions for business transformation 
Spotler
Looking to take your marketing to the next level?
The Video Ad Agency
We create, plan and execute video advertising campaigns that get results
Trio Media
Website Design, SEO, PPC and Social Media
Updesigners/Updevs
Shaping The Future In Graphic Design
Videobot
Internet used to be text, now it’s video
Vooba
A digital agency that delivers ROI
WebBox
Digital Success for Sectors Improving Lives
Webmart
The Sustainable Marketing Agency
Wild Thang
World Class Branded Merchandise, Clothing, and Print
Wrike Inc
Where Work Flows for seamless marketing success!
Zero Bounce
Helping You Reach The Inbox

Testimonial

“I wanted to thank the team at marketingSHOWCASE for such a great event! The atmosphere was so positive and relaxed and I had some great conversations with the exhibitors. Lots of takeaways from the talks too. Can’t wait for the next one”

Christine Mooney

Marketing Manager, J+D Forecasting

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