With just days to go until the Northern Marketing Festival kicks off across Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester, marketers and agency leaders from across the UK are being urged to secure the last remaining tickets before sales close, with strategic partner Embryo joining an industry-leading line-up of brands, agencies and speakers for this year’s event.
The three-day event will bring together some of the industry’s leading brands, agencies and creative minds for a packed programme of talks, panels and networking designed to explore the future of marketing.
Taking place from 12-14 May, this year’s festival will feature an impressive line-up of speakers from brands including Unilever, Channel 4, Lipton Teas, Co-op Live, Tiger Sheds, Harringtons Pet food, Sky and Liverpool Hope University.
The festival opens in Liverpool on Tuesday at the Liver Building, before heading to Leeds’ Aspire on 13 May and culminating at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse on 14 May.
Across the three days, attendees can expect insight-led discussions covering AI, branding, audience engagement, digital strategy, creativity, performance marketing and the changing media landscape.
Embryo, this year’s strategic partner, will play a key role throughout the festival with expert speakers appearing across multiple cities. In Liverpool, Matt Dicks, Senior Affiliate Manager at Embryo, will explore one of the industry’s most misunderstood channels, while in Leeds, Chief Strategy Officer Dom Carter will present “Reaching the unreachable”. In Manchester, Jess Atkinson, Organic Search Director at Embryo, will tackle the evolving search landscape in “Understanding your audience when the SERP is… a lot”.
The Liverpool agenda will also include sessions from Uber Advertising, The Anfield Wrap, Growth Platform and Unilever, alongside discussions on podcast communities, packaging innovation and marketing in regulated sectors.
In Leeds, delegates can hear from speakers representing Inspired Pet Nutrition, Channel 4 Served, HUB, Ginger Fury and Uber Advertising, with sessions focusing on social-first brands, audience strategy and the future of digital marketing.
Meanwhile, Manchester’s programme features discussions on creativity, media strategy, AI discovery, digital PR and brand growth, alongside keynote sessions from Lipton Teas and Co-op Live.
Each day concludes with drinks receptions and networking opportunities, giving attendees the chance to connect with marketers, brands, agencies and business leaders from across the North.
Prolific North Managing Director Alexandra Balazs said:
“Northern Marketing Festival is all about bringing the industry together to share ideas, challenge thinking and celebrate the incredible talent we have across the North. This year’s programme is packed with insight from some of the biggest brands and brightest minds in marketing, and we’re looking forward to welcoming delegates across all three cities.”
With limited tickets remaining and sales closing TODAY, marketers are encouraged to secure their place now.
For more information and tickets, visit the Northern Marketing Festival website or
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