After wrapping up some tasks at Two Chimps HQ on Wednesday morning, I embarked on my journey to the ‘sunny’ Brighton. (I use the term ‘sunny’ loosely, as it seemed to rain every time I stepped outside. Good thing I packed my trusty umbrella!) After a quick meal, I located The Brighton Centre, the venue for the conference. Kudos to our head chimp, Andy, for booking a hotel just a stone’s throw away!

This was my first time attending BrightonSEO, and I was impressed with the organisation and variation of speakers. There were six different rooms where talks would simultaneously take place, and all you had to do was choose a talk you liked the look of and take a seat!

Each session lasted an hour and consisted of three guest speakers discussing a topic. The ones I enjoyed the most were online PR, branding, video, and social marketing (which makes sense considering what I do for my job!).

Quibble Digital, a highly skilled agency based in Uppingham, is our go-to for all things SEO at Two Chimps. It was a privilege to hear from their founder and MD, Anna Morrish, who shared her expertise on content strategy with her talk titled, navigating the Complex World of Micro-moment Marketing in an AI-powered Environment. Excellent talk, Anna. Well, done!

After an ice cream from the BrightonSEO ice cream van, the Quibble team and I headed for some vegan fish and chips (which I must admit was delicious)! They used seaweed to mimic the skin of the fish—genius! I then finished the conference with the final talks on GA4, GTM, and Social Media Marketing before heading for the train station.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my little work adventure! While it was an intense couple of days, and my head felt like it was about to burst with content, I feel like I’ve come away with a better grasp of SEO, marketing, and social media. I am excited to implement some of my new knowledge into my role here at Two Chimps and continue to improve my skills. Until next year, Brighton!