Fri 17 Oct 2025 | 9am - 4.30pm | Furness College

We're back for another brilliant Marketing Summit Cumbria!

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The feedback from last year was amazing, and I'm so excited to be running the Marketing Summit Cumbria again this year.

Join us for a full day all about marketing your business.

Once again, the focus is on IMPLEMENTATION - we don't just want to tell you about what you SHOULD be doing, we want to show you HOW to do it!

We're all about making it SIMPLE and STRAIGHTFORWARD - we're not here to bamboozle you with marketing 'speak' in an attempt to show you how clever we are, we want to HELP you understand marketing for your business!

This year there'll be even more focus on practical elements to get you 'doing' as well as learning on the day, along with real world examples and lots more.

What you get...

Masterclasses

6 expert masterclasses from our panel of expert speakers.

Offering tons of value, the masterclasses will cover a range of topics, and so far we have:

*Email Marketing*

*AI and Marketing*

*Easy Short-Form Video Creation*

*Social Media*

*Easy Content Creation*

With more to be announced over the coming months!

Panel Q&A

Ask us anything!

There'll be a Q&A session where you'll get the chance to ask your burning marketing questions to our panel of speakers.

You'll have the option to ask your question in advance of the event, in case you're a bit shy!

A chance to win!

There'll be some fantastic prizes available on the day including marketing courses, strategy sessions, and a whole host of other prizes thanks to our speakers.

Everyone who attends on the day will be put into a draw for a chance to win!

Workbook

A packed workbook full of the slides from the day and tips, guides and templates from each of the sessions.

It's your all-in-one marketing toolbox to take away and use to start implementing what you've learnt.

Lunch and Refreshments

To keep you powering through the day, drinks, snacks and a fabulous spread for lunch are included in the price.

Hot and cold drinks on arrival.

Drinks and snacks at breaks.

A quality spread at lunch time with hot and cold drinks.

Delegate Goody Bag

Everyone who attends will receive a delegate goody bag that contains:

Because who doesn't love a bag of freebies!

I want to make sure you can implement what you learn on the day

and leave with your head buzzing with ideas that you can take away to nail your marketing

and grow your business.

TESTIMONIALS

What others are saying

"The day was inspiring, motivating and very beneficial to my business. Such a great was to get confidence, and support and advice in this vast topic!"

- Michaela, SEE Events

"So useful to myself as a clueless new business start up. Mel broke it down to in to bite sized chunks that were easy to follow and not overwhelming. Excellent "

- Sarah, LSL Consultancy

"Fantastic event, extremely useful with lots of tips to put into practice"

- Ruby, Bender UK

"Really loved this event. Incredibly grateful for the knowledge shared"

- Nick, InFurness Local

"This is the first marketing event I've attended and it was so informative. I will definitely be attending again in the future and recommending to others"

- Gillian, Evergreen Bookkeeping

"The day flowed really well, the speakers demonstrated their knowledge and came across as experts in their field. As a result I have a clear path of how I can review my analytics and improve my social media marketing."

- Hannah, RSS Accounts

"Very useful information and tips that we can action and will make an impact"

- Arwen, Furness College

"This is a great overview on Marketing and is invaluable to any business "

- Kay, Identity

Meet the Speakers

Mel Newton

Marketing Buddy

Mel supports small businesses in Cumbria with their marketing planning and implementation. With 26 years marketing experience, she provides 121, support, a Membership on-demand training.

Key client results:

£80,000 revenue from a £2,500 campaign spend

72% increase in average daily spend from online customers

Average online order value increased by 29%

77% return on a seasonal campaign

Mel is passionate about making marketing support accessible and affordable for all businesses.

When she's not working, Mel is either entertaining the grandkids or is exploring the UK via campervan or motorbike.

John Paul Stanway

JPS on Socials

Generating over 10+ million organic views across social media, John-Paul turned from building his personal travel platform to supporting local businesses through the ever changing and fast paced world of “Social Media Marketing”.

JPS on Socials specialises in creating and implementing bespoke social media strategies that elevate your online presence and JP will be sharing how to learn about and level up your social media in the “Organic Social Media” and “Content Marketing” masterclasses.

He brings fresh and unique strategies to the table, ensuring your social media presence stands out from the crowd.

Outside of work JP enjoys travelling, playing sport, and being creative through photography and videography.

Martha Wood

Martha Wood Marketing

Martha is the founder of Martha Wood Marketing.

Her marketing mantra is simple: less overwhelm, more clarity.

With a decade of hands-on experience, she helps small businesses and charities to amplify their impact with simple but strategic marketing.

And the results speak for themselves...

Increase in organic Facebook reach from 4.5K to 773K in two months

Increase in online shop sales from £24K to £204K in two years

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I've lived and worked in Cumbria for over 20 years and am passionate about supporting small and medium-sized businesses to boost their marketing and help them to grow.

It's also important to me that marketing support in the county is both accessible and affordable, which is why the Marketing Summit Cumbria is both, and will be the best investment in your business that you'll make this year.

It's one thing to hear about great strategies and what you should be doing, but understanding how to do it and being able to leave the summit with a toolkit that enables you to just implement what you've learnt straight away?

Absolutely priceless for your business.

I do hope you can join us for a jam packed day full of value.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Mel x