What are marketers' hopes and fears for 2022? Where are they planning to focus their energy? What's holding them back? In a recent survey of 182 marketing decision-makers, we discovered that... 🤩 80% are optimistic about 2022 🌊 But uncertainty is their key challenge 🙈 And brand, budgets and hiring are big concerns. To help you overcome these issues - and navigate the pitfalls that our survey suggests many marketers are walking into - we're running a half-day workshop with our friends at Thomond. Join us from 2pm on Weds 8th Dec for five interactive sessions: 😱 Revealing marketers' hopes and fears - Luke Nava 🧠 Influencing customers' decisions - Jonathon Bates 💸 Getting more from your digital spend - Justin Deaville 💘 Making your campaigns cut through - Robin Smith 🤗 Building an attractive, hybrid culture - Dean Rowland Plus there'll be drinks and networking with fellow marketers across The Drum Labs - a brand-new innovation space in the heart of Shoreditch. Book your place at the link in the comments 👇 #digital #marketing #networking

We're looking forward to joining other agencies at The BD100's #WinningTogether virtual conference on Thursday. The day is all about navigating our changing landscape, with some stellar speakers covering topics that are close to our heart: 👉 Scaling at speed 👉 Attracting new talent 👉 Developing agency culture. Plus, our very own Dean Rowland has made it onto #The_BD100 Awards List, as one of the UK's top business developers. Congrats Dean! 🥂

Brand-centric or data-driven? Do marketers need to make a choice? Or can we find a happy medium? Join us on Thursday as we discuss with fellow members of The Financial Services Forum 👇 #financialservicesmarketing

🚨📣 CALLING ALL FINANCE MARKETERS! It's your last chance to join us at The Shard tomorrow (Weds 17th Nov), as we reveal the results of our latest #HNWI survey. Marketers from banking, crypto, fintech, trading and wealth management firms are all attending, to discover: 🔎 The channels HWNIs now use for their financial research 📊 The touchpoints that most influence their choice of firms 💸 How these vary by income and investment portfolio size. Plus Dean Rowland, Justin Deaville, Lee Gannon, Laura Polkinghorne and Lucy Page will be sharing advice on how you can respond, with 12 tactics to drop straight into your 2022 marketing plan. We have the last few spots remaining. Book your place at the link in the comments 👇 #financialservices #financialservicesmarketing #wealthmanagement

SBC's Betting on Sports Europe descended on Stamford Bridge last week. The Receptional team were in the dug outs taking notes. Here are our 65 takeaways from eight talks across the two days, covering: ☑️ The hype around blockchain ☑️ The business case for diversity ☑️ The rise of esports betting ☑️ The management of customer data ☑️ The impact of Euro 2020. Shout out to all the speakers for their insights: Rebecca Liggero Fontana, Brandt Page, Kal Suurkask, Steve Billinghurst ACA, Christina Thakor-Rankin, Sophie Wood, Tina Southall, Veiko Krünberg, John-Paul Davies, Adam Brickell, John Millington, Tyrone Allen, Tom Daniels, Aaron S., Endre Nesset, Marco Blume, Oliver N., Ted Menmuir, Paul Foster, Sandhya Singh, William Scott, William Lövqvist, Marc Thomas, Anthony Cousins, Billy Cook, William Woodhams, Sam Cooke, Anton Janér, Bart Barden, Marek Suchar, Stuart Tilly and Thomas Rosander. #BOSE #BettingOnSports #SBCEvents