The Marketing Meetup IRL: Leeds

The Leeds Marketing Meetup is an informal, friendly place for the marketers of Leeds to meet, learn, and share knowledge with one another. Come in 'listen' not 'sell' mode :)

We’re back in the lovely Genio offices for this one. We just want to get together, say hello, have a chat, and have a nice time.

Think of this as a community event, where the focus is very much on you meeting other people in a chilled out friendly space. We’ll chat over food and drink, listen to an inspirational speaker or two, chat some more, and go home buzzing with new contacts and new ideas.

Let’s have a lovely night in the company of some amazin’ people.

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Speaker: Gina Buckle, Founder of Hoot Copy

Topic: Could trying out live comedy make you a better marketer in 2026?

Rather than opting for a copywriting course, Gina decided that her CPD for 2025 was going to be courses in live comedy. More specifically, she completed 2 improv courses and a stand up course.

In this talk, she’ll share the various ways that trying out live comedy has made her a better marketer, and also just a happier human being in general. She’ll also help you think a little differently about how you can expand your comfort zone in 2026.

She’ll cover:

- Why humour is such an important tool in marketing

- How improv and stand up do more than just “make you funnier”

- New ways to think about upskilling in 2026

You can find Gina on linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gina-buckle-01219ab5/ 😊

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The format of the night:

6:00 pm - Doors Open - Drinks, Networking, and smiles

6:30 pm - Introduction and Talks Begin

7:15 pm - Talks Finish, Networking, Listening, Saying Hello, and Positively Lovely People

8:00 pm - End of the night - you leave with new contacts and fresh ideas

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Partnered with:

Genio (formerly Glean). Genio unlocks human potential through technology that empowers individuals to learn confidently and effectively from the world’s information. Their award- winning web and mobile app is used worldwide by students to improve learning in the classroom. Genio are made up of a growing team of people who see potential and then make it happen so together they can have the biggest impact on learners' potential. They’re an ambitious scale up, with sights set to catapult growth and support one million students with their learning. Curious? We like that here. Check them out at https://genio.co/

Supported by The Keynote Club, a public speaking club for marketers. TKC is a safe and friendly space for marketing folk to come together, connect and exercise our public speaking muscles. Get involved at thekeynoteclub.com/

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And finally...

This is a donation ticketed event. The ticket price is yours to choose, from £5 to £50 (the average attendees choose to pay £11.38 :)

We of course understand that these are tough times, so if you are experiencing financial hardship and cannot afford the minimum donation amount, please reach out to [email protected] and we’ll find a ticket for you (provided capacity hasn't already been reached!) 🙂

Please let your marketing friends and colleagues know about this group too, I hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years. Attendance will be taken at this event. If you sign up but don’t show up, this has a knock on effect on event arrangements. If it happens 3 times, you’re outta here! This is simply a measure to allow appropriate respect to the organisers, speakers, sponsors, and your fellow community members :)

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