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Prolific North Live 2024

Join us for a full day of content, featuring all the latest trends across media, digital and marketing that you need to know going into 2025

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The pace of change in consumer behaviour and technology is quicker than ever. We are bombarded with the next big idea or marketing solution every day. Cutting through the noise and growing your brand share is hard.

Prolific North Live aims to demystify and arm you with the tools and knowledge you need to take your brand into 2025. We’ll hear from some of the leading thinkers and doers who’ve been there and achieved impressive results.

This year’s agenda will cover;

  • Predictions in media, marketing and digital heading into 2025
  • Consumer trends – how will people discover, buy and interact with their favourite brands
  • Marketing mavericks – how can underdog brands stand out

With speakers confirmed from Fentimans, Au Vodka, Cloud Nine Hair, One Agency and THG Studios (to name a few) – it’s set to be a jam-packed day with 2 streams of content, all designed to help supercharge your marketing strategy and help you connect with peers from across the industry.

Click here to view the full agenda for 2024 and book your tickets!

Speakers

Andy Johnson White Background
Andy Johnson
Commercial Director
Sun Branding
Andy is Commercial Director at Sun Branding, a leading specialist brand packaging agency. With over 25 years of global retail and brand, multi-channel integrated marketing and packaging experience. He has worked across a number of global brands including Walmart, Asda, Aldi, Boots and Marks & Spencer both client and agency side.
Ross Gylanders
Ross Gylanders
E-Commerce Lead
Sauce Shop
A career spanning 10+ years in Digital Marketing and E-commerce.
Duncan Burns
Duncan Burns
Head of Marketing
Merryhill Shopping Centre
Jonathan Welsh
Jonarhan Welsh
Business Director
Tangerine
Jonathan is a business director at Campaign's global independent PR agency of the year, Tangerine. He has 20 years' experience in business and corporate communications, advising clients including the UK Government, Iceland, and Kellogg's. He is an expert in coordinating global campaigns and has in-house experience in a UK fintech start-up where he led stakeholder engagement and social impact campaigning. He started his career working for MPs and has blogged for the Guardian & Huffington Post.
Nat Chatburn
Nat Chatburn
Business Director
Tangerine
Nat is a business director at Campaign's global independent PR agency of the year, Tangerine. She has over 15 years’ experience in consumer communications, with Specsavers, Iceland Foods, The North Face and Hasbro listed as some of her previous and current clients. Starting out in PR, her career has evolved alongside the industry. She now leads on integrated earned campaigns, with a particular passion and focus on social media, and the role it can now play within the wider comms mix.
Jo Jeffers
Jo Jeffers
Strategy Director
THG Studios
Jo is the head of strategy at THG Studios and has over 20 years experience as a strategist helping global brands win in the markets they compete in. Developing brand and creative strategies for global brands such as Nokia, AstraZeneca, ASDA, MyProtein and Merlin Group to supporting start-ups and new entrants across health and wellness, beauty and fashion. She has worked across B2b and B2C brands, supporting across brand, creative, social and content strategies.
Andy Beckwith
Andy Beckwith
Creative Director
TALL
Andy thrives on balancing his roles as a designer and a dad. With 15 years under his belt, and working with the likes of LEGO and SharkNinja he's grateful to make a living crafting engaging digital experiences for others and always seeks out new ways to hone his skills. In his role, he leads the Tall creative team, working together with their clients to identify the best creative strategies that align with their overall objectives.
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Catherine Jell
Head of Social
Nadine Merabi
I’m currently Head of Social at Manchester-based, luxury fashion brand Nadine Merabi. I joined the team in June 2024 after 3 years at SocialChain, with my most recent position there being Associate Creator Director. I’ve worked in marketing, with a specialism in Social, for almost 10 years now; leading the social output for brands like KFC UKI, John Lewis & Waitrose, LinkedIn, the British Army, Holland & Barrett, Arla, and more.
Jayne Andrews (2)
Jayne Andrews
Marketing Director
Fentimans
Jayne is Marketing Director at Fentimans, the Hexham-based, Botanical Brewers of soft drink , brewing premium soft drinks since 1905. Prior to moving to the North East, Jayne worked in London, Sydney and the U.S in Marketing Director and senior agency roles, for a diverse range of brands. Early career in digital and direct marketing, now passionate about Brand and creating word of mouth and earned media.
Gareth Turner (2)
Gareth Turner
Founder
Big Black Door Consulting
Gareth has had the pleasure of leading the marketing for household name brands like John Smith’s, Bulmers, Lurpak, Arla in local and global roles. And now he’s Head of Marketing at Weetabix, where he has worked since June 2019. He’s passionate about working in brand led organisations with a long term, strategic approach to brand building, mixed with a good dash of bravery.
Conor Glavin
Conor Glavin
Former Head of Social
Au Vodka

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Start: October 16, 2024 9:30 am
End: October 16, 2024 5:00 pm

Hosted at

Manchester Conference Centre at The Pendulum Hotel

Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street, Manchester, UK

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