MAD//FEST

Pocket Rocket + Holder of the Coffee and Cake Budget, Social Element's Linn Frost joins Michaela Hallam (King) in this week's MAD//Pod, recorded live at MAD//Fest London 2024 🚀 Fresh Air Ingenuity Ingenuity+ Reg&Co. Future Factory

In celebration of #WorldKindnessDay, take a look at Dr Alex George sharing his insights on all things health and wellbeing at #NewsworksSpeakeasy, MAD//FEST 2024.

Got an eye for topical editorial event content that inspires brands/agencies to new thinking, ideas + innovation? Ready to flex your little black book of industry contacts + curate distinctive content that stands out from all the boring panels out there? Want to break the rules + join the MAD//Fest crew? MAD//FEST is hiring for a smart, driven content manager/head of content to create + curate content across the UK's biggest + boldest marketing + advertising festivals. We're a small but fast-growing team with a hybrid setup + a lively office a stone's throw away from Euston Station. Salary DOE. Drop me a DM or email your CV/creds/salary expectations to [email protected] Ian Houghton Harry Clark Bindi Houghton Luke Wilcox Sam Benton Dulcie Williams Steve Outridge Aoife Diamond Clare Povey Matt Hudson

Who will you meet at MAD//UpNorth? 4,000+ of the most influential brands, agencies, media owners, content creators + platforms will be attending the north's biggest ever marketing festival launch. Expect content, beers, DJs, parties, pitches + much more 🔥 Grab your ticket today before the event is SOLD OUT - registration link in the comments 👇 Ingenuity Ingenuity+ Reg&Co. Future Factory

And that's a wrap on #CventCONNECTEurope! Our legendary Co-founders hit the stage to share how they've grown the UK’s biggest, buzziest + boldest marketing festival... and how it came to fruition in a pub! 🍻 Ian Houghton + Dan Brain also teased our epic MAD//UpNorth plans, expect 150 speakers + 3 stages across 2 days - not a dull panel in sight. As always, it will have a punchy no BS programme of quickfire keynotes, £20k innovation pitches + masterclasses from top CMOs, entrepreneurs + challengers with trademark MAD//Fest panaché 💥

Wanna hear from a Guinness World Record holder? Listen to the latest episode of the MAD//Pod to hear from Ex-CEO of Lewes Football Club, Maggie Murphy, who takes us through the blood, sweat + tears that have gone into making women's football the incredible force it is today ⚽️

Come and join us on Wednesday 13th of November for our agency breakfast session, where we'll be serving up some freshly squeezed agency growth insights and piping hot new business tips! 🍊☕ Book your ticket and discover how you can land more meetings with your dream clients and keep your new business pipeline full with exciting opportunities. Alison Ralph | Gill Huber | Kabillan Navaratnarasa | Sam Wheatman | Lucy Young | Peter Barton | Milo Young | Jessica Winthrop | Richard Robinson🔥 | MAD//FEST | Ingenuity+ | Ingenuity | Reg&Co. | John Schumacher | Laura Walker

Do you have a curious mind + want to meet top marketers? Jessica Myers, CCO at The Very Group is one of the disruptors who will be taking on our ‘What Sets Us Apart’ theme at MAD//UpNorth 🔥 Expect two days peppered with live £20k innovation challenges, brand activations, street food, parties, entertainment, legendary DJs + black book boosting networking. So if you’d like an experience that’s distinctively northern with a global outlook + would prefer not to shell out £300 odd quid to Avanti & co just to get down to another London event, make sure you don’t miss a trick + get yourself on the guestlist for the north’s biggest ever marketing festival launch! Registration link in the comments 👇 Ingenuity Ingenuity+ Reg&Co. Future Factory

Yesterday we officially launched the MAD//UpNorth partnership. We're thrilled as part of GroupM, to be the headline partner for the very first Northern event held next February at our neighbours, Factory International. The event featured a thought-provoking panel discussion on the significance of bringing historically London-centric large-scale events to Manchester, and a showcase of what the city has to offer. 👏 A special shout out to our amazing panellists Dan Brain and Ian Houghton, MAD//FEST co-founders; Susan White, EMEA Chief Marketing Officer, Hunter Douglas Europe; Paul Cooper COO, EssenceMediacom North; Emma Slater, Regional Managing Director, Wavemaker; and Kenyatte Nelson, Chief Membership and Customer Officer, Co-op. MAD//FEST is the UK's biggest marketing festival that brings brands and agencies together to be inspired and connected. We couldn't be prouder to host this event in Manchester and hope to see you all there next year! Watch this space for more information and speaker announcements. #MadFest #MadUpNorth #GroupM #EssenceMediacomNorth #WavemakerNorth

What a way to launch GroupM as our headline partner for MAD//UpNorth than to host an epic party in Manchester at the creative WPP powerhouse campus 🎉 Our exclusive panel discussed the 2025 theme, "What Sets the North Apart" + revealed insights from the movers + shakers in the North: 🚀 Kenyatte Nelson, Chief Customer Officer, The Co-op 🚀 Emma Slater, Regional Managing Director, Wavemaker 🚀 Susan White, EMEA CMO, Hunter Douglas, Inc. 🚀 Paul Cooper, Chief Operating Officer, EssenceMediacom North One thing was very clear, the North isn't getting the credit it deserves + it's time to celebrate the people + their work. Why? Because the North understands real people + creates real work... making them a key influencer in our industry 🔥 Are you excited to shine a light on the most advanced creative space in Europe? Then grab your ticket to MAD//UpNorth now - links in the comments 👇 Ingenuity Ingenuity+ Reg&Co. Future Factory