Finally! Winter is nearly done and dusted. With the onset of Spring, and the (slightly!) warmer weather, now is the time to dust off your networking skills and put them to good use. The month of September is chock-full of engaging, inspiring, educational marketing events and conference throughout Australia. Honestly, there is something for everyone. But don’t just take our word for it—check out all the opportunities for learning and advancement below.
The marketing events for September include everything from Google Analytics courses and hackathons, through to content marketing safari’s (it’s jungle out there!) and how to market effectively within the public sector.
If you’re thinking about heading along to any of the events below, all you have to do is follow the individual links, or alternatively, you can visit our full marketing events calendar, which is located on our marketing conferences and events page.
If you’re involved in, or know of, any events that you think really rate a mention, please shoot them through—we’re more than happy to include them on the site. All you need to do is complete our quick and easy online form.
September 2016 Marketing Industry Events
Google Analytics Classroom Courses by Loves Data
1-2 September, Melbourne
8-9 September, Sydney
Whether you’re new to online marketing and measurement, studying to take your individual qualification exams, in need of a refresher or wanting to boost your skills, these classroom-style courses run by Loves Data, will help you take your knowledge to the next level. Attendees can choose whether to attend one or both days of the course:
Day One: is all about the fundamentals of Google Analytics, including basic concepts, the user interface itself, reading reports, and how to optimise campaigns. It is great for people with no Google Analytics experience.
Day Two: as you’d expect, day two is slightly more advanced. It covers advanced analysis and customisation techniques.
2 September, Sydney
Sydney Hackastars is Australia’s premier hackathon hosted by Tech Pilot Fund. The event will feature presentations from leaders from the tech industry, as well as roaming mentors and pitch workshops. All food, drinks, and accommodation will be provided, along with some other surprises. There are even two major prizes to be won:
Open category: $15,000 will be given to the best startup pitch.
batyr prize – $15,000 development budget with Tech Pilot Fund for the startup that solves a problem provided by batyr
16 September, Sydney The Publish Awards recognise the very best in Australian publishing—in both print and digital formats. Celebrating 20 years in 2016, the Awards are jointly organised by Mumbrella and Publishers Australia. The judging panel includes a range of experts, from within the publishing, media and advertising industries. With a total of 34 categories up for grabs this year, awards will be presented for the magazine of the year, website of the year, and even publishing company of the year.
20-21 September, Sydney This two-day event will include the presentation of a number of case studies focused on developing, implementing, introducing and managing a brand. These case studies will be presented by the Government of NSW, Australian National University, Arrow Internet, National Disability Insurance Scheme, The Salvation Army, and Evolve Housing. The case studies will explore the topics of:
Making your brand meaningful
Where is the public sector at with regards to social media
Working with a lack of resources/budget constraints
Social media policies in the public sector
The legal implications, risks and mitigations
Working with influencers and internal stakeholders
Unlike many other conferences, this event is not vendor-driven: there are no sales presentations. Instead, each session delivers practical, useful knowledge that you can take back to your workplace. Speakers will include WWF-Australia, Deakin University, GovCom Group, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, ISSIMO.IO, and Content Queen (Digital Content Producer, Panasonic). Each session, led by one of these organisation, will be called a ‘safari’ with three stops:
Calie is passionate about all things psychology, marketing, web, social and research. She is also the Managing Director and Co-founder of the Melbourne based digital agency Clickify.
