Small City Marketing

We’ve been working on something special that we are VERY excited to announce… eeek! Small City Marketing is holding a second event. And this time, it’s going to be bigger AND better.  With our dear friends over at Blue Caribou Productions, we’ve crafted a joint event for creatives, where you can enjoy panel discussions about the future of creativity and the gig economy, as well as innovative industry solutions and practical advice from our exhibitors.  You can also expect to hear unique insights and perspectives from women at the forefront of the creative industry, shedding light on their experiences and challenges while highlighting the importance of female voices in shaping the future of business. No fluff or wishy-washy content, this is an event that will allow you to learn from real, best-in-class people to give you the tools to better understand the industry.  A big thank you to our sponsors, Use.Space for allowing us to use your gorgeous, funky space and helping us to organise this.  We hope you can make it - be there or be square. 😎 🎟️ Grab your ticket here: https://lu.ma/63q3f9bu  #ManchesterEvents #SparkLabSessions #ManchesterNetworking

What a cracking few weeks we’ve had learning about AI! We had the chance to attend both the AI Cafe and Manchester Tech Festival's AI Conference, and while we're not quite AI experts yet (getting there 😅), we walked away with so much inspiration and insight. Both events left us with plenty to think about, but we’re especially excited to share our key takeaways from the AI Cafe session—it took a practical, hands-on approach and showcased real-world AI projects that experts are developing right now. Interesting opinions:  🤔 ChatGPT is just a really, really, really fancy version of Excel  🏠 When you react to trends rather than having your own style, it’s equivalent to building your house on rented ground  💪 Always fact-check using Google or other third-party research platforms, NOT using another AI platform Have you learnt anything interesting about AI recently that has got you thinking?  Let us know in the comments 👇  #ArtificialIntelligence #MarketingIntelligence #ChatGPT #AI #ContentMarketing

A few weeks ago, we treated ourselves to a night out.  “Ooooooh” I hear you say… Well it wasn’t to celebrate anything in particular, but honestly was just a delightful opportunity to acknowledge our hard work after what has been a very busy year so far. Sana ended up being the dart superstar of the evening (even though she’s never played it before 🥲) and we all enjoyed some delicious food and cocktails.  Even though we’re a small team, we've created an environment where we can rely on each other with 100% trust - while also knowing that we'll always have a good time together, both in and out of the office!  A small team leaves no room for complacency, but plenty for growth. 😊 #TeamCelebrations #Team #SmallTeam

And just like that… we’re sold out! So excited to welcome all your lovely faces to our event tomorrow. Don’t forget - pizza, drinks and a good time is on us. 🥰 See you then! #UseSpace #SparkLabSessions

Are you doing something exciting in the creative or tech space? We’re offering free exhibition spots at our SparkLab Sessions event! There is one catch though. All you need to do is convince us why you should be chosen… 👇 Fill out the form in the comments section and tell us why your work deserves a spot at SparkLab Sessions. Why Exhibit? 👀 Visibility: Get your work in front of industry experts and curious minds. 👯♀️ Networking: Meet potential collaborators, clients, and partners. 😎 Exposure: Be part of a buzzing event that celebrates creativity and innovation. What's the deets? 🗓 Date: 24th October 2024 📍Venue: Use Space, Manchester (8-minute walk from Piccadilly station, free parking!) 🍕 Food & Drinks: Free pizza and drinks.  We’re all about fresh ideas and brilliant talent, so please, don’t hold back. Head to the link in the comments section and apply now.

We have just wrapped up an incredible 4-day Innovation Retreat, organised by The Manchester Metropolitan University in partnership with GM Business Growth Hub! We initially kicked things off with some hands-on training on what innovation really means and how it can shape our projects. Then, over the next couple of days, we had the opportunity to do a deep dive and apply everything we learned directly to our work. This was most definitely our favourite part. We love it when a good ol’ set of learnings can be put into practice. 💪 And very luckily for us, as part of the retreat, we were invited to an overnight stay at Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa which was absolute gorgeous. It was the perfect chance to connect with everyone and unwind a little between sessions. Finally, we completed the programme yesterday and wrapped things up perfectly with a look at next steps and funding opportunities to keep the momentum going. Feeling super excited to bring all of this back to our new projects and push things to the next level. Big thanks to everyone who made it such a brilliant experience - it was incredible meeting each and every one of you. 🧡 #InnovationRetreat #InnovationInAction #BusinessGrowth #CreativeProjects

On 22nd August, our very own Co-Founder will be joining our client Start Communication Ltd's team to pull a bus! If you can, please consider donating through the link in her post below and sponsoring the team! Every little helps 🙏

It’s National Creativity Day 🧡 And because we love our network of creative beans so much… we decided it would be fun to ask them about their favourite creative activities that make them feel good. Because that’s what being creative is about, right? If it’s not enjoyable, then we’re not doing it. 🤠 Swipe for more! 👉 Thank you to Tahlia Cave, Jordan Price, Chloe Allford, James Carr, Sacha Clarke, and Rachel Chesters!  #NationalCreativityDay #CreativityDay #CreativeJobs #CreativeThings #CreativeDirector

This post will be shouting about the amazing work our intern Sana Jayaraj has been doing over the past 4 months. 🧡 Sana has been our Graphic Designer intern for the past 4 months, and we’re so proud of the work she’s done. No coffee runs or basic research tasks found here - working alongside our Creative Director, here’s how Sana has delivered outstanding visuals for us and our clients.  1/ Social media 📲 Sana put together a variety of graphics together for numerous clients during her time with us. Whether it was a client in recruitment, tech or for our own agency, she delivered visuals that not only looked fantastic, but received excellent engagement.  2/ Website antics 👩💻 Without any previous website design experience, Sana attacked this with passion in her stride. She added some fun icons to our site and experimented with colour contrasts, spicing it up in a very Small City way. But she didn’t just do our site - she also assisted in designing a website for a tech client of ours. So yes, her skills are super transferable across different industries!  3/ Photoshoot guru 📸 As Small City was going through their rebrand process, Sana suggested that the Directors should get some sparkly new photos to really showcase our personality. So that’s what we did. After putting together a mood board and ideas for video / stills, we think the end result came out pretty good, if we do say so ourselves.  4/ Animation 📹 Coming soon! Small City’s new website has a very fun video on the homepage. Sana not only filmed the footage, but added some text animations to the video once it had been edited by our Creative Director. It’s funky, it’ fresh, it’s very us. 👀 So, that’s that. As a business leader, if there’s anything you can take away from this - it’s that investing in young talent and trusting them to get the job done is 100% the right route to take. 🤝 Well done Sana, we’re so proud of all you’ve achieved during your time with us!  Big thank you to all the The Manchester Metropolitan University team and Kenny L. for helping us with this internship opportunity!  #InternshipProgramme #MMU #MMUIntern #RiseInternship #Internship #AgencyIntern

Let’s talk about the time we sold-out a charity fundraising event with an 18-day campaign. 🥵 I know what you’re thinking - paid ads? Nope! The client didn’t have enough budget for them. Yet, over the space of a few days, we organically increased their reach on LinkedIn by 168.8% and on Instagram by 144%. Here’s what the client had to say… “Our click rate improved within a few days, our page followers doubled, post reach increased by 59% in a matter of days.” 🚀 If you’re looking for a results-driven agency to work with, we’re ready and excited to take on your next project. Let’s get started. #SocialMediaMarketing #DigitalMarketing #DigitalMarketingStrategy #B2BMarketing #B2BStrategy