Kelvin Newman's Recent LinkedIn Posts

With the window to claim a free ticket to either brightonSEO or Hero Conf in San Diego this September about to close, I’ve had a few people message me asking: “Ok… but how come the tickets are free?” 😄 Totally fair question. How come #brightonSEO & #HeroConf tickets are free when other search marketing conferences cost $1,000+? The short answer: we’re a freemium business. The longer answer: I genuinely think the search marketing industry is at its best when we can get together, swap ideas, and learn from each other. If attending means you’ve got to persuade your boss to spend thousands (or you’re paying out of your own pocket), a lot of brilliant people end up excluded. And that holds the whole industry back. So instead we: - keep the experience simple and focused (less expensive but underwhelming catered lunches) - work with generous sponsors and exhibitors who help fund the event (and who you might actually want to meet) - and we hope that if you love it, you’ll come back and grab a paid 2-day or 3-day ticket in the future That’s how brightonSEO & Hero Conf (in the UK and San Diego) can offer thousands of SEO and paid media folks a chance to attend for free. ⏳ If you’ve been meaning to apply… this is your nudge. https://lnkd.in/edmxSgts

If speaking at a paid search or social media advertising conference has ever been on your “one day I should do that…” list - consider this your nudge 👀 We’re currently looking for speakers for #HeroConf UK this April in Brighton. Hero Conf is our event dedicated to paid search, paid social and performance marketing, and every year we try really hard to mix experienced voices with people speaking for the first time. Some of the best talks we’ve ever had have come from people who initially said things like: • “I’m not really a speaker…” • “I’ve never done a conference before…” • “Surely everyone already knows this stuff?” Spoiler: they didn’t. If you’re doing interesting work in PPC, paid social, experimentation, measurement, creative testing, automation, AI, or performance strategy, we’d love to hear from you. And equally importantly - if you know someone brilliant on your team or in your network who should be on stage, please give them a nudge to pitch. Some of the best speakers come from being nominated by someone else. Hero Conf has always been about the community around it, not just the usual conference speaker circuit. If you’d like to pitch a talk (or nominate someone who should), you can do it here in the comments👇 And if you’re sitting there thinking “maybe I could do a talk about that thing we tried…” That’s often exactly where the best talks start 🙂