Bristol Creative Industries

We are very excited to announce our first Bristol in person keynote event for 2025 and it’s a big one! 🙌 Did you know that Bristol has its very own Amazement Park in Wake The Tiger? 🌟 This immersive world of adventure combines purpose, storytelling and art in a way never seen before. Since opening in summer 2022, the attraction has gone from strength to strength, more than doubling in size and hosting sell-out events. On 28th January in Wake The Tiger’s Guildhall, co-founder Graham MacVoy will share the journey of this latest venture, going from festival builds at Boomtown to creating a world-first attraction, including how funds were raised, balancing resources and creating another world in a warehouse in St Philip’s Marsh. > Early bird Bristol Creative Industries member tickets are available until 30th November at £30 +VAT > BCI member tickets from 1st December are priced at £40 +VAT. > Non-member tickets are £65 +VAT. All tickets include a buffet lunch and refreshments. Join us! Register at https://lnkd.in/e74V5efq Alli Nicholas Shonette Laffy Clare Leczycki Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Tom Bowden-Green Tom Harber Adam Millbank David Darke Marissa Lewis-Peart Kate Sikora Gail Caig Julian Davis #bristol #bristolevents #bristolbusiness #immersive #immersiveexperience #creativeindustries #creativesector

It's time for the second edition of our LinkedIn newsletter. As a new year approaches, we look back at the most popular business advice blog posts shared on our website by Bristol Creative Industries members in 2024. We've listed the top 30 and there are some brilliant tips covering topics including SEO, freelancing, PR, TikTok, copywriting, B Corps and more. You can also check out the great events we have planned for 2025. #Bristol #Bristolcreativeindustries #Bristolcreatives #creativeindustries #smallbusiness #businessadvice #businesstips

Are you leading a creative business and need some fresh thinking on your people strategy? I am running several sessions, available to members of Bristol Creative Industries. Ask me any questions about people issues or current challenges facing your business. These might relate to culture, employee engagement, talent retention or the establishment of best practice HR policies. Across my career I’ve worked with a number of creative organisations in a people role - and look forward to offering my experience in these free sessions. The link will take you to the BCI page for more details and where you can book. https://lnkd.in/eJtDQaFh #BristolCreative #PeopleStrategy #EmployeeEngagement #Culture #Talent

Strong client-agency relationships drive success! In our Skills Bootcamp for Future Leaders starting in January 2025, you’ll learn the key to building trust and collaboration in your partnerships. Explore how to stay on the “bright side” of long-term relationships and create win-win dynamics that deliver lasting value. Avoid common pitfalls and foster partnerships that thrive! Places are 90% funded by the Department for Education (via the West of England Combined Authority) for learners who work for SMEs in the West of England region. Applications close on Wednesday 8 January, to apply, register your interest: https://lnkd.in/eigT8AVh Or visit our website to find out more, including fees and session dates: https://lnkd.in/e_AkPP4s #SkillsForLife #WestofEnglandCombinedAuthority #SkillsConnect #SME #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #CreativeIndustries #ClientRelations #AgencySuccess #Collaboration #CreativePartnerships

Last month we were delighted to take part in Discover Creative Careers Week, an industry-led initiative designed to provide young people aged 11-18, from England, with encounters and experiences of the creative industries through in-school, workplace and online opportunities. In partnership with Speakers for Schools, these brilliant Bristol Creative Industries members provided virtual work experience sessions covering PR, marketing, advertising, film, TV and more: Stuff | Modular | Carnsight Communications | Fable & Verse | McCann Bristol | AMBITIOUS | Team Eleven | Hybrid | Sunhouse Creative Ltd | Taxi Studio | Stratton Craig | Shaped By | Enviral | Conscious Solutions | Fiasco Design | The Bottle Yard Studios | Beeston Media  | JonesMillbank | Studio Giggle | Distortion Studios Some brilliant insights were shared by the agencies, and we were really impressed by the young people who took part. Read more about happened and great quotes from some of the agencies: https://lnkd.in/eEDHfSwq #bristol #bristolcreativeindustries #creativeindustries #creativesector #DiscoverCreativeCareersWeek Alli Nicholas Clare Leczycki Shonette Laffy Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Nina Whittaker Sally Knapton Katharine Eriksson Daisy Martin Patrick Mbele Nick Farrar Richard Spruce Imani Joseph-Obiorah Joline Cooper Jessica Morgan Emma Millington Georgia Mizen Christopher Taylor

We are delighted to announce a half-day workshop for founders, freelancers and directors of micro businesses who want to build confidence and knowledge to grow their business in a healthy and sustainable way. Join us at Gather Round in Bristol on Tuesday 4 February for expert tips in marketing, finance and productivity from Ben Kinnaird, Huw Bowles and Alice Revell Tickets are £50+VAT for Bristol Creative Industries members, or £75+VAT for non-members. Sign up at https://lnkd.in/e2RnD8Wk #smallbusiness #smallbusinesses #microbusinesses #microbusiness #bristol #bristolevents #bristolbusiness Alli Nicholas Shonette Laffy Clare Leczycki Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Kate Sikora Marissa Lewis-Peart Adam Millbank Tom Harber David Darke Tom Bowden-Green Gail Caig

A pleasure to be part of this wonderful not-for-profit organisation doing great things for the creative industries in Bristol and the south west, which is such an important sector for the UK economy. So much brilliant stuff coming up in 2025. I can’t wait to host the keynotes covering the spectacular story from Graham MacVoy of how he has created the amazing immersive world of adventure that is Wake The Tiger, and the always super useful social media trends for the year from Battenhall’s Drew Benvie I’m also looking forward to introducing some brilliant Wake Up Call webinars for BCI members in 2025. They include tips on employee benefits from Andrew Woolnough, the impact of AI on creative storytelling from Rob King, personal branding from David Gilroy, building community with content creators from Imogen Judd, and coping with stress and being resilient from Polly Robinson If you’re part of the region’s creative sector and you’re not a Bristol Creative Industries member, get involved! You’ll get some amazing benefits, including free and discounted events, plus your membership fee contributes directly to BCI’s work such as its talent programme on skills and workforce inclusion and diversity. Find all the info on joining and events at https://lnkd.in/gHwTtAn3 Connect with me and the rest of the BCI team: Alli Nicholas Clare Leczycki Lis Anderson FCIPR Shonette Laffy Heather Wright Kate Sikora Adam Millbank Marissa Lewis-Peart Tom Harber Tom Bowden-Green David Darke Gail Caig #Bristol #Bristolcreatives #creativeindustries #creativesector #creativebusinesses

One of the big benefits of Bristol Creative Industries business membership is unlimited job postings on our jobs board, which is viewed by thousands of people each month. If you're a business member with a job vacancy, post it today! http://buff.ly/483dfqO #bristol #bristolcreatives #creativeindustries #bristoljobs #creativejobs #marketingjobs #digitaljobs #jobsearch #jobs

The Bristol Creative Industries team, including our brilliant board directors, got together on Tuesday for a strategy meeting and Christmas lunch 🎄 We have exciting things to come in 2025 for our members and the wider region’s creative sector. Big thanks to everyone who has supported us this year, and merry Christmas! 🎅 #Bristol #Bristolcreatives #Bristolcreativeindustries #creativeindustries #creativesector Alli Nicholas Lis Anderson FCIPR Heather Wright Shonette Laffy Clare Leczycki Kate Sikora Adam Millbank Dan Martin Marissa Lewis-Peart Tom Harber David Darke Tom Bowden-Green Gail Caig Steven Coombe AMBITIOUS JonesMillbank Noble Performs Atomic Smash | B Corp aer studios

Last month we ran our signature AI for Creatives workshop in Bristol with the Bristol Creative Industries. We were massively oversubscribed so we are putting on another workshop in January with a bigger capacity - come and join Jules Love on January 30th at Origin Workspace. In the half-day course we show you how you can work with AI to reveal new levels of creativity we couldn't dream of before. There's a big discount for BCI members. Register for your place before they run out again! Nab your place: https://lnkd.in/ecRFkB9t #ai #course #creative #brand