CMN Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended the conference. We hope you were inspired by your fellow marketers.

All the resources from the conference will be uploaded to the members Sharepoint area and for those non-member attendees, please check your email.

“I was blown away by the range of workshops of offer at the CMN Conference 2022 – it was difficult to choose which ones to attend! The day was very worthwhile and it’s always good to network with fellow marketers and share ideas. As always, I’ll see you again next year. These events are always very inspiring.”
Michelle Blake, Marketing Manager, College of West Anglia

Thank you to our workshop hosts and exhibitors:

We are media experts working across out-of-home and PPC platformscreating innovative, research-led campaigns that deliver results for clients.
Our values, Care – Listen – Honest – Deliver, define how we act and behave.

Pathways is a suite of career tools that help students see the link between your courses and careers. It brings high quality careers information into your website and shows prospective students and their parents possible career options after studying on your courses.
Pathways is an affordable solution, set up is easy, it requires no extra work from your IT team and helps fulfil Gatsby Benchmarks and Ofsted’s careers criteria.
Pathways are exhibiting at the conference

Glued are a research, design and marketing agency with strong credentials in further and higher education. Although we do get involved in student recruitment our strengths lie in the marketing of non-core propositions, such as: services to businesses, alumni, internal communications, branding of specialisms and institutes. Our approach is driven by recognising, articulating and promoting valuable difference.

At Glove, we know that strategic planning, communications & marketing are key to the growth and development of your Trust. Founded in 2012 by John Brennan, with 25 years’ experience in education communications, Glove’s aim is to shape that experience & sector knowledge to your particular set of strategic aims and goals. Our approach centres on flexibility, adapting our services and partnerships to ensure every solution is right for you and gives the best value for money. We will tailor a considered and strategic solution that fits you, your Trust and your stakeholders like a glove.

SDS are an offline marketing specialist, helping businesses to deliver effective customer acquisition campaigns. From helping brands to understand their customers, finding more people like them, and planning and delivering campaigns into their hands and homes, we connect advertisers to their ideal audiences.

Fonemedia is a people focused, forward-thinking mobile marketing agency.Using cutting-edge mobile technology, we connect clients with their audience to give them a competitive advantage. We are proud to operate with integrity; we aim to deliver results that impress with every campaign.

Rachel Till is a highly experienced reputation consultant, mentor and qualified coach who has worked extensively in FE & HE, including 7 years in-house as a Head of Communications, and 11 years consulting with communication and senior leadership teams.
Rachel founded her coaching practice, Rebel Leaders Ltd with a mission to help improve workplace cultures, support women’s career progression after having families, and above all, to help every single person she comes across recognise their own unique brand of expertise and potential to lead.
She believes that we are ALL leaders. We don’t have to wait for permission. She advocates for leading through our values, natural talents and ability to inspire and motivate others through our own journey. And that’s what she hopes she can do for you during her session at this year’s conference!

Clearhead are an independent creative content & video production agency with a broad range of clients.
We apply clear thinking and fresh perspectives to spark great ideas; and we approach every brief we answer with that guiding principle.
Our experience as storytellers, of audience behaviour and our unique Creative Chemistry™ process, position us at the intersection of culture, content, and strategic growth.
We put your audience first. Focussed on understanding the behaviours, emotions, and moments that are influencing their mindset. So we can align your story with their journey. To find out more about Clearhead, go to our website here. Its showreels and a wide range of case studies from previous projects—demonstrating our ability to deliver.

Digital agency, We Are Smile, have launched a personalised, sustainable, and trackable digital prospectus solution, Prospectus+

We Are a Multi Award-Winning Digital Marketing Agency with over 20 years in education marketing.
We work collaboratively with each client, delivering award-winning digital strategy, brand development, websites, SEO and marketing campaigns that deliver commercial results.
Our Mission: to partner with ambitious education organisations that want to grow and use digital as a tool to maximise their return on their investment, and in doing so make a real positive impact to students lives.
Our team of 28 are a powerful mix of strategist, creatives developers, data analysts, marketing consultants, and project managers bringing together the right skills, experience to deliver digital solutions that drive commercial results.

Through years of industry experience, Print Data Solutions Ltd offer a clear and concise process of assisting businesses with their design, print, merchandise, fulfilment and logistical requirements, underpinned by our intuitive online management system, PDS+.
Established in 1998, our foundations have been built on our determination to surpass expectations in service, quality and attention to detail. We are proactive in our approach and ensure a cost-effective method is always implemented.

Salesforce brings educational institutions, their students, staff and stakeholders together on the worlds #1 CRM platform. Salesforce enables educational institutions to find, engage & register prospective students with seamless, personalized enrolment experiences. Recruit & register prospective students with student application software and personalize their educational experience throughout the student lifecycle.