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PRCA Matchmaker NewBizFest25

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06 Mar 2025 09:00 am to 05:00 pm Europe/London
Conference

The Trampery
239 Old St
London
EC1V 9EY
United Kingdom

UK - London & South East

  

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Get Ready for NewBizFest25: The Ultimate New Business Event!

 

Join us at The Trampery Old Street on 6th March for the first-ever NewBizFest, a one-day event hosted by PRCA Matchmaker, focused entirely on driving agency growth and new business success.

This one day event is going to be fast paced engaging and filled with insights, tips and case studies to help drive agency growth and new biz success. We’ve got some incredible expert speakers and panellists from both the world of new biz as well as inhouse comms lined up and we’d love for you to join us on what is going to be an exhilarating new biz road trip.  

Suitable for:

Agency Founders, CEOs, Directors, Heads of Growth, Commercial Directors, and New Business Directors

With a full day of dynamic sessions, you'll have the chance to dive deep into the latest strategies and trends shaping the new biz landscape. Plus, ample networking opportunities will allow you to connect with industry professionals and potential partners.

Agenda:

Time

Session

09:00

Registration

09:35

Introduction and Welcome from PRCA

Sarah Waddington, Interim CEO, PRCA

09:40

PRCA CMS Update

Carol McGil, CMS Assessor, PRCA

09:50

Torture Test Your New Business Proposition 

Mark Clark, CEO, jfdi

10:20

Emerging Trends in Marketing Procurement: What PR Agencies Need to Know

Tina Fegent, Marketing Procurement Consultant 

10:50

Coffee break

11:20

The Art of Listening and the Power of Questions

Moderator: Faith Holland, Founder, The Turn Works

- Tomos Edwards, Head of Global Research Communications EMEA, Bank of America

- Caroline Doyle, Communications & PR Manager, Ocado Retail 

- Adrian Mooney, Interim Marketing Director, New York Bakery Company

12:00

A Spark to a Flame

Keith Smith, Co-Founder, The Advertist, and The Fuel Podcast

Ian Truscott, Founder/ Chief Strategist, Rockstar CMO

12:30

Retaining and Growing Existing Business

Simon Rhind-Tutt, Joint Founder, Relationship Audits®

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Agency Creds: A Necessary Evil, or a Strategic Opportunity?

James Thomlinson, Founder & CEO, Sprint Partners

Alex Young, Director, Alex Young Consulting

14:30

AI - A Game Changer for New Biz

Stuart Bruce, PR Futurist, Co-founder, Purposeful Relations 

15:00

How Not to Win New Business, 7 Proven Ways to Mess Up

Faith Holland, Founder, The Turn Works

15:30

Coffee break

15:50

From Good Presentations To Great Stories 

Mark Clark, CEO, jfdi

16:20

Agency Outreach - Making it Less Dreadful

Steve Fair, Owner, Sponge New Business

16:50

Conference close

 

Ticket prices:

CMS Accredited PRCA Agency Members
1 place £99 + VAT
2 places £169 + VAT

PRCA Member Agency (Non CMS)
1 place £169 + VAT
2 places £289 + VAT

Non PRCA Agency Member
1 place £349 + VAT
2 places £629 + VAT

    

With thanks to our event sponsors, Onclusive