Lauren Ingram joins us to explain how, in a world where traditional SEO feels seemingly outdated, brands can still be very visible in places like Chat GPT and other AI powered search results.Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) is emerging as the next big shift in how content gets discovered. Understanding it now gives marketers an edge before it becomes table stakes.What AI visibility is and why it matters in 2025Practical ways to prepare your content and campaignsHow AI visibility could reshape search, discovery, and visibilityPlease take the time to check out our partners, all of whom we work with because we think they're useful companies for lovely marketers.Frontify - all your brand assets in one place: Frontify combines DAM, brand guidelines, and templates into a collaborative source of brand truth.Cambridge Marketing College - the best place to get your marketing qualifications and apprenticeships.Planable - the content collaboration platform that helps marketing teams create, plan, review, and approve all their awesome marketing content.NOAN - your superhuman business partner. Easily build your strategy & control your business knowledge with AI, then use it to manage your tasks, create content & supercharge your marketing.Wistia - a complete video marketing platform that helps teams create, host, market, and measure their videos and webinars—all in one place.
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SEO tips for LLM's with Crystal Carter, Wix
🎤 Crystal Carter – WixTalk Title: Lightning TalkAbout Crystal (written by Azeem Ahmad, SEO and International speaker):Crystal Carter is one of the most respected voices in the SEO space, who makes it her mission not just to continuously learn, but also to regularly give back to the community.Not only is she regularly invited to deliver top-rated sessions at events internationally, in her role as Head of SEO Communications at Wix, she leads initiatives such as podcasts, blogs, and other knowledge-sharing platforms to ensure the industry is kept up to date with the latest news.“She’s one of the brightest minds in the industry and isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo if needed.Those who’ve attended her sessions will note her signature style of storytelling, which helps to embed key concepts and principles in the mind of the audience. All in all, you don’t want to miss a Crystal Carter session.”00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Why LLM visibility matters 01:04 - Growth of AI platforms like DeepSeek and Gemini 02:26 - Google traffic decline vs LLM growth 03:45 - What this shift means for SEO 04:44 - Static vs search-augmented LLMs 05:48 - How to optimise for LLMs 06:55 - LLM optimisation isn’t just SEO 07:40 - Final thoughts and opportunity for marketers
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What Marketers Can Learn from Bees: A Lesson in Exploration, ROI & Survival
Sarah Clarke, Business Director, Data & Strategy - UM Central (McCann), came to the Birmingham Marketing Meetup to discuss how we can approach marketing like bees.🐝 What if bees are better marketers than we are? In this eye-opening talk, you’ll learn how the explore vs exploit model of bees perfectly mirrors marketing strategy. Discover how loss aversion, probabilistic thinking, and the waggle dance can reshape how we think about ROI and long-term growth.👉 Packed with real client examples, psychology insights, and a metaphor that’ll stick with you forever.📌 Whether you’re building brand awareness or scaling performance, this will change how you see marketing.
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How to build a great brand with Bronwen Foster-Butler CMO Finisterre
🎤 Bronwen Foster-Butler – FinisterreTalk Title: Lightning TalkAbout Bronwen (written by El Etherington, TMM)"Bronwen is a force for good. With energy to ignite an audience, you can rely on her to bring inspiration, alongside a wealth of experience from working with brands such as Lululemon, Burberry, and Pangaia. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a priority for Bronwen, alongside sustainability, which is key to Finisterre’s brand, and Bronwen’s role as CMO embraces this.An outdoor enthusiast (and snowboarding legend), you can find her at outdoor events across the country — and her meetings at Finisterre are often taken on a board in the sea.
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How to take your marketing international
In this session with our friends at Weglot, we learn about how to turn your content into a worldwide growth engine with practical tactics for international reach.We focus on how to;Adapt and future-proof your brand voice and guidelinesLocalise beyond translation to truly connectBuild a scalable workflow for consistent quality worldwide_________Take the time to check out our partners, all of whom we work with because we think they're useful companies for lovely marketers.Frontify - All your brand assets in one place: Frontify combines DAM, brand guidelines, and templates into a collaborative source of brand truth.Cambridge Marketing College - The best place to get your marketing qualifications and apprenticeships.Planable - the content collaboration platform that helps marketing teams create, plan, review, and approve all their awesome marketing content.NOAN - your superhuman business partner. Easily build your strategy & control your business knowledge with AI, then use it to manage your tasks, create content & supercharge your marketing.
Listen to world-leading marketers give practical tips, guidance, and stories. Featuring the likes of Seth Godin, Jon Evans (the Uncensored CMO), the CCO of Man Utd, Mark Ritson, Rory Sutherland, April Dunford, multiple TED speakers and so many more - The Marketing Meetup Podcast gives you access to the biggest brains and best practitioners in the world in interviews and talks.
The Marketing Meetup is a global community of over 50,000 marketers coming together to listen, learn, connect, and uplift one another. We hope you enjoy our positively lovely podcast :)