Speaking & hosting
Marketing speaker
& event host.
Straight talking, practical sessions on B2B marketing, email, automation and lead generation. Real examples, a few laughs and takeaways your audience can use on Monday morning.
- KeynotesBig ideas you can use on Monday
- Panels & hostingKeeps the room awake
- WorkshopsSleeves up, laptops open
About Simon
On stage, on screen and hosting.
I’m a Chartered Marketer with 20+ years in B2B marketing, and I’ve been speaking about it for most of them. I’ve run dozens of seminars, masterclasses and webinars, and I’m a regular at Figaro Digital, where I’ve given more than a dozen sessions since 2021.
I’ve spoken at MarTech Festival, emailexpert, RingCentral Events, B2B Marketing Expo, Technology for Marketing and Marketing Showcase. I also host events, and I’ve hosted and interviewed speakers including Seth Godin, Mark Ritson, Dave Chaffey and PR Smith.
My sessions are based on real campaigns and real research, including my own neuroscience study into how people’s brains respond to emails and web pages.
Recent talks
A few recent sessions.
From my sessions at Figaro Digital and other marketing events.
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Email marketing in 2026: why getting into the inbox is only half the battle, and what actually gets emails seen.
5 automated emails and 5 CRM reports every B2B marketer needs
The automations and reports that make the biggest difference, and how to set them up.
Marketing insights from the inside
What a neuroscience study revealed about how our brains read, see and feel about the emails and web pages we receive.
What really gets emails opened
Dirty tricks and honest wins: what moves open rates, and what just annoys people.
WhatsApp-ening in B2B?
How to turn chats into conversions, and where messaging fits in a B2B marketing mix.
Double your sales leads in a year
A practical plan for more and better leads, from targeting to nurture and handover.
Speaking topics
What I talk about.
Every session can be tailored to your audience, from beginners to senior marketers.
Email marketing
- Email masterclasses
- Deliverability and staying out of spam
- The perfect email design
- Copy that gets opened and clicked
Lead generation and nurture
- Lead Gen 101 and crash courses
- Lead nurturing that converts
- SEO, paid search and nurture
- Doubling your sales leads
Automation and CRM
- Marketing automation 101
- B2B lifecycle marketing
- The state of marketing automation
- CRM reports that matter
Psychology and content
- Neuromarketing and the brain
- The psychology of persuasion
- Readability and content
- Copywriting masterclasses
Data, privacy and AI
- GDPR for marketers
- AI in marketing
- Using AI to build better emails
Digital and social
- Digital marketing 101
- The truth about social media marketing
- Social media to build pipeline
- Marketing that matters
Formats
How I can help your event.
Keynotes
Practical talks with real examples and a few laughs, for conferences and marketing events.
Seminars and masterclasses
Longer, hands on sessions with plenty of takeaways.
Panels and webinars
Lively panel contributions and webinars, in person or online.
Hosting and compering
Keeping your event on track, introducing speakers and running Q and A. Like any good mammoth, I never forget a name.
Where I’ve spoken
Events and stages.
A selection of the events I’ve spoken at or hosted.
- Figaro Digital (speaker and host)
- MarTech Festival
- emailexpert
- RingCentral Events Expo
- B2B Marketing Expo
- Technology for Marketing
- Marketing Showcase
- GatorCon customer conference (host)
- CommuniGator and Spotler seminars and webinars
- Masterclasses in London, Birmingham and Manchester
Speakers I’ve hosted
In good company.
I’ve hosted and interviewed some of the biggest names in marketing at conferences and webinars.
Seth Godin
Author and marketing thinker.
Mark Ritson
Marketing professor and columnist.
Dave Chaffey
Digital marketing author and Smart Insights co founder.
PR Smith
Marketing author and creator of the SOSTAC planning model.
Let’s talk
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