Marketing and Publicity Conference 2025

M&P CONFERENCE 2025
The Bookseller’s Marketing & Publicity conference, fondly known as M&P, is an essential day for all marketing and publicity professionals working across the book trade. Featuring panels, case studies, keynotes and surgeries; each year the programme centres on a new theme at the heart of the publishing industry.
Last year’s conference focused on our ability to think and respond with creativity; the nurturing and growth of our professional and reader community; nurturing long-term thinking, agile use of existing resource, and relationship-building that goes far beyond individual campaigns.
Previous attendees include Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan, Canongate, Bonnier Books UK, Nielsen BookData, Spotify, Waterstones, Women’s Prize Trust, Faber, Dark Matter, Usborne, Thames & Hudson, Hay Festivals, The Flip, Yale University Press, Booksellers Association, Wiley, British Library, Edinburgh International Book Festival and Quarto.
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To purchase on-demand access to last year’s M&P, please contact paul.clifton@thebookseller.com
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Featured News
The Bookseller reveals Marketing and Publicity Conference line-up
The theme of the conference, which is celebrating its ninth year, is "Creativity. Community. Continuity". The conference will return both online and in person at County Hall, Waterloo, on 1st July.
Delegates at The M&P Conference advised to own their successes and experiment
Publishing is "weird" with tiny budgets and lean operations, but the result is that campaign teams can own their successes.
FLIP panel discusses the need for work phones and no-blame culture at the M&P Conference
Literary agent Silé Edwards has discussed how a designated work mobile can help prevent burnout
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Delegate Testimonials

This is the most re-energising and refocusing event of the publishing calendar - I always feel reset and motivated by the insights I hear through the day

I would recommend The Bookseller's Marketing and Publicity Conference to anyone, regardless of experience level, for insights into what's going on in our industry and creative motivation/inspiration for working on future marketing and publicity campaigns.

The marketing and publicity conference is a great way to keep up to date on what’s going on in the industry and to keep yourself inspired and excited about the work we do!
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Watch the Making Space for Creatvity Panel from M&P 2024
Please note the interactive elements of this panel are now closed.
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Photos from The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2024
Photo credit: David Monteith-Hodge



























































