A full day of marketing training in Thornbury

Understand what's actually happening when AI writes, draws or thinks. The clearer your mental model, the better the work you'll get out of it.

Is this for you?

This workshop is for anyone who uses AI tools, or is thinking about using them, and wants to understand what's actually going on behind the screen. You've tinkered with ChatGPT, Claude or an image generator. The output sometimes amazes you and sometimes baffles you. You'd like to know why. You'd like to know what a large language model is actually doing when it writes a sentence, why image AI generates what it does and why these tools fail in the particular ways they do. You're not after a computer science course. You're after a clear mental model that makes you better at using these tools and braver about trying new ones.

Available in person at our four West of England venues, or as a live online workshop. Same content, same trainer, same small-group format.

What we'll cover

Ninety minutes building a useful, working understanding of how today's AI tools actually work:

• What a large language model is, in plain English, and what "training" really means
• Why LLMs are so good at some things and so confidently wrong about others
• How generative image AI works and why people sometimes end up with extra fingers
• What's happening when you give an AI a long prompt versus a short one
• How context windows, tokens and memory actually behave
• What are the real risks with using AI tools, including LLMs and agents
• What automations and agents are in this context, and what makes them work or fail

What you'll walk away with

By the end of the 90 minutes, you'll have:

• A working mental model of how generative AI actually produces its outputs
• A clear sense of what AI is genuinely good at and where it's structurally weak
• The vocabulary to follow conversations about AI without getting lost
• A foundation that makes any further AI workshop, course or article easier to absorb
• A knowledge of the limitations of AI and the potential risks
• An idea of what we can expect in the near future from AI

About the trainer

Nick is the founder of CoMagnify. He's been creating content for brands since before social media took off. He spearheaded the Becks Offbeat campaign in 2008, and in the 18 years since has worked closely with international brands including Virgin, SharkNinja and Overboard. His background spans broadcast and documentary production at the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery.

Nick has spent the past few years following AI properly: reading the research everyone else cites but never reads, building working knowledge of how the major models differ, and using these tools across real client work, his own businesses, and his personal projects. He's not a researcher and doesn't pretend to be. He's a working communicator who knows how to take the technical material and turn it into something you can actually use.

More about Nick

Where and when

In person

This workshop runs across our four West of England venues:

• Bristol: SpaceWorks, BS5
• Cheltenham: Ramada by Wyndham, GL51
• Swindon: Delta Hotels Swindon, SN3
• Thornbury: Thornbury Golf Centre, BS35

Pick a date and venue at booking. A notebook is plenty. Bring a laptop only if you take typed notes.

Live online

Can't make it to a venue? Join us via Zoom. Same content, same trainer, capped at 10 places so the small-group format still works.

Common questions

Do I need any technical background?

No. The workshop is built around the principle that the underlying ideas are explainable in plain English to anyone who's curious. If you can use a smartphone, you can follow this.

Will I learn how to use AI tools?

Not directly. This workshop is about understanding how the tools work, which is a different skill from using them well. The two complement each other. Our Practical AI for Marketers workshop covers the using-them side. People often book both.

Is this only for marketers?

No. This one is for anyone using or curious about AI. The framing is deliberately wider than our marketing-specific workshops.

Will you cover image and video AI as well?

Yes. We cover how generative image AI works, what video AI is doing differently, and where these are all heading.

Will I become an AI expert in 90 minutes?

No, and anyone offering you that is selling something. You'll come away with a working mental model and the confidence to keep learning. That's more useful than a half-understood mountain of detail.

Can I bring a colleague?

Each booking is for one place. If you'd like to bring a colleague, book a second place. It's a per-attendee cap on group size, not a per-business one.

Will this be recorded?

No. AI moves fast enough that even the foundational explanations get tweaked regularly as the field evolves. Every CoMagnify workshop is current as of the day it runs.

I'd prefer training tailored to my business specifically. Can you do that?

Yes, see our Bespoke Training page.

Cancellation policy

Plans change. We get it. Cancel up to 7 days before the workshop for a full refund. Within 7 days, we'll happily transfer your booking to a future date at no extra cost. Just email info@comagnify.com.

If we have to cancel a workshop ourselves (rare, but possible), we'll refund you in full and give you first option on the next available date.

Now you can build a working website or app. Yes, you. Anyone can. And you don't need any coding. With AI assistance you can create whatever you want (almost) completely free! We'll explain the tools, the terms and the workflow so you can get creating today.

Is this for you?

This workshop is for small business owners and marketers who've looked with envy at competitors websites and wondered how they could get something like that without breaking the bank. A website, an app, a tool that halves the time it takes to do a task, or that doesn't exist at all because nobody's built it yet. You don't want to become a software engineer. You want to know what's possible, what the words mean and what the minimum setup looks like to get started.

Available in person at our four West of England venues, or as a live online workshop. Same content, same trainer, same small-group format.

What we'll cover

Ninety minutes covering what vibe coding actually is, what you can realistically build with it and the small handful of things you need set up before you can start:

• What vibe coding is and what it isn't
• The tools worth knowing about: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, v0 and where each one fits
• The vocabulary you keep hearing (APIs, repos, git, deployment, hosting, environment variables) in plain English
• The starter setup most people need: a GitHub account, a hosting service, an API key or two and how to get each one
• A live walkthrough of building something small from a one-line idea
• The principles that separate working AI-built software from the kind that breaks the moment a user touches it

What you'll walk away with

By the end of the 90 minutes, you'll have:

• A clear understanding of what vibe coding is and what it can do for you
• The vocabulary to follow tutorials and ask sensible questions
• A shortlist of tools matched to the kind of thing you want to build
• A checklist of the accounts and setup you need to actually start
• A sense of what's realistic to build yourself, versus what still needs a developer
• A host of ideas of what you could build that can propel your business to the next level

About the trainer

Nick is the founder of CoMagnify. He's been creating content for brands since before social media took off. He spearheaded the Becks Offbeat campaign in 2008, and in the 18 years since has worked closely with international brands including Virgin, SharkNinja and Overboard. His background spans broadcast and documentary production at the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery.

Nick isn't a software engineer. He's a marketer and filmmaker who, over the past two years, has used AI to build working apps for clients, Next.js websites, fully connected ecommerce sites, content publishing platforms with custom automations and a whole host of digital tools. Every one of those started with a one-line idea and an AI engine. This workshop gives you the fundamentals he uses himself, with all the dead-ends and sticky moments included.

More about Nick

Where and when

In person

This workshop runs across our four West of England venues:

• Bristol: SpaceWorks, BS5
• Cheltenham: Ramada by Wyndham, GL51
• Swindon: Delta Hotels Swindon, SN3
• Thornbury: Thornbury Golf Centre, BS35

Pick a date and venue at booking. Bring a laptop. This one's hands-on enough that you'll want to be at a keyboard.

Live online

Can't make it to a venue? Join us via Zoom. Same content, same trainer, capped at 10 places so the small-group format still works.

Common questions

Do I need to know how to code?

No. That's the whole point. If you can write a clear sentence describing what you want, you've got the main skill this workshop builds on. We'll spend some of the time on the vocabulary and concepts you need to follow along with AI's suggestions, but you won't be writing code by hand.

Will I have built something by the end?

You'll have seen something built live, and you'll have everything you need to start building your own when you sit down at home. We don't promise a deployed app in 90 minutes because that wouldn't be honest about how long real building takes. What you will have is a working plan and the skills to follow it through.

Which AI tools will we use?

We'll cover the ones small businesses are actually using right now: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, Replit and v0. We'll spend the most time on the ones that suit the kinds of projects this audience tends to start with.

Do I need to pay for anything before the workshop?

No. We'll discuss which tools are worth paying for and which work fine on free tiers, but you don't need to spend a penny to attend or to follow up on what you've learned.

Can I bring a colleague?

Each booking is for one place. If you'd like to bring a colleague, book a second place. It's a per-attendee cap on group size, not a per-business one.

What kit do I need to bring?

A laptop, ideally with a charger. A notebook if you take written notes alongside. For livestream: a working webcam and a quiet space, and ideally a second screen or split-screen setup so you can watch and work in parallel.

Will this be recorded?

No, and there's a deliberate reason. AI coding tools update weekly. A recording made six months ago is out of date by the time you watch it. Every CoMagnify workshop is current as of the day it runs.

I'd prefer training tailored to my business specifically. Can you do that?

Yes, see our Bespoke Training page.

Cancellation policy

Plans change. We get it. Cancel up to 7 days before the workshop for a full refund. Within 7 days, we'll happily transfer your booking to a future date at no extra cost. Just email info@comagnify.com.

If we have to cancel a workshop ourselves (rare, but possible), we'll refund you in full and give you first option on the next available date.

Stand out on a platform that's drowning in AI-generated thought leadership. Build a presence that sounds like a real person and brings real business in.

Is this for you?

This workshop is for small business owners, founders and in-house marketers who are already on LinkedIn, are already posting (or have been told they should be), and find the whole experience faintly exhausting. You scroll the feed and it's wall-to-wall identical posts: the same humble-brag openings, the same one-line-per-paragraph rhythm, the same "agree?" sign-off. You don't want to add to that noise. You want a working LinkedIn approach that actually generates business, without making you sound like a LinkedIn caricature.

Available in person at our four West of England venues, or as a live online workshop. Same content, same trainer, same small-group format.

What we'll cover

Ninety minutes spent on what actually generates business on LinkedIn, and the bad advice that keeps small businesses spinning their wheels:

• The honest truth about LinkedIn for small businesses: why posts alone rarely generate inbound enquiries, and what does
• The two sides of LinkedIn that need to work together: a credible presence (so people take your outreach seriously) and active outreach (so business actually comes in)
• Why most LinkedIn advice produces identical-sounding content, and the simple shifts that make your posts sound like you
• Personal profile versus company page: which one matters more for a small business, and how to use them together
• How the LinkedIn algorithm currently works: what it rewards, what it punishes, and what's changed in the last six months
• The active outreach approach: how to start conversations without sounding like a sales robot, and how to follow up without feeling pushy
• Commenting as a strategy: why it's underrated and how to use it to warm up future conversations

What you'll walk away with

By the end of the 90 minutes, you'll have:

• A clear, written sense of what you'll post about and why, drafted in the room
• A first post drafted live, in your own voice, ready to publish that week
• A simple opening message you can adapt for active outreach, written, not borrowed from a template
• A short list of accounts worth engaging with for your specific business
• A weekly LinkedIn rhythm (combining posting, engaging and outreach) that you can sustain without it taking over your day
• Course notes you'll actually refer back to
• A certificate of completion

About the trainer

Nick is the founder of CoMagnify. He's been creating content for brands since before social media took off. He spearheaded the Becks Offbeat campaign in 2008, and in the 18 years since has worked closely with international brands including Virgin, SharkNinja and Overboard. He's also a working photographer with IPA, TIFA and BPA awards to his name, and has guided small businesses to significant growth alongside the brand work. His background spans broadcast and documentary production at the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery, a range of disciplines that informs how he thinks about narrative, audience and storytelling.

LinkedIn is where a lot of Nick's own business comes from, but not in the way most LinkedIn workshops promise. The truth is that posts alone rarely bring business in passively; what works is active outreach combined with a credible presence. The two go hand in hand. This workshop is the working approach he uses himself.

More about Nick

Where and when

In person

This workshop runs across our four West of England venues:

• Bristol — SpaceWorks, BS5
• Cheltenham — Ramada by Wyndham, GL51
• Swindon — Delta Hotels Swindon, SN3
• Thornbury — Thornbury Golf Centre, BS35

Pick a date and venue at booking. If you'd like to draft and refine a post during the session, bring a laptop or tablet. Otherwise just bring yourself.

Live online

Can't make it to a venue? Join us via Zoom. Same content, same trainer, capped at 10 places so the small-group format still works. Designed properly for online delivery, not a static webcam pointing at a flipchart.

Common questions

Do I need to have a LinkedIn profile already?

Yes, ideally an active personal profile, even if you haven't posted much. The workshop assumes you're on the platform; it's not a "how to set up your profile" session. If you're starting from scratch, spend 20 minutes setting up the basics before the workshop and you'll be fine.

What if my business is mostly B2C, not B2B?

LinkedIn skews B2B but plenty of B2C founders use it to build personal credibility, attract talent, and tell their business's story to a different audience. The principles work for both. The examples on the day will be tailored to who's in the room.

Do I need a LinkedIn Premium account?

No. Everything we cover works on the free version of LinkedIn. We'll briefly explain what Premium adds and whether it's worth it for a small business. Short answer: usually not.

Can I bring a colleague?

Each booking is for one place. If you'd like to bring a colleague, book a second place. It's a per-attendee cap on group size, not a per-business one.

What kit do I need to bring?

For in-person: just yourself and a notebook is plenty. If you'd like to draft a post in the room, bring a laptop or tablet too. For livestream: a working webcam and a quiet space. If you'd like to draft alongside us, ideally two screens or a split-screen setup so you can watch and write in parallel.

Will this be recorded?

No, and there's a deliberate reason. Digital marketing moves fast. Algorithm changes, platform updates and new tools appear weekly. A recording made six months ago is out of date by the time you watch it. Every CoMagnify workshop is current as of the day it runs, and we spend time covering not just what works now but what we expect to change in the coming weeks. You can't get that from a recording.

I'd prefer training tailored to my business specifically. Can you do that?

Yes, see our Bespoke Training page.

Cancellation policy

Plans change. We get it. Cancel up to 7 days before the workshop for a full refund. Within 7 days, we'll happily transfer your booking to a future date at no extra cost. Just email info@comagnify.com.

If we have to cancel a workshop ourselves (rare, but possible), we'll refund you in full and give you first option on the next available date.

The platform many marketers ignore is the one where most of your customers actually are. Learn how to use Facebook properly (organic content, community, and paid) as one connected system.

Is this for you?

This workshop is for small business owners and marketers whose customers are on Facebook, which, for most local and small businesses, is still the majority of them. You've got a Page, you post occasionally, you've maybe boosted a post or two, and you're not sure what good actually looks like. You suspect Facebook is being underused in your marketing, but most of the advice you read assumes you're chasing teenagers on TikTok or running enterprise-scale ad campaigns. You want a working approach to Facebook that fits a small business, both the organic side and the paid side, treated as one connected thing.

Available in person at our four West of England venues, or as a live online workshop. Same content, same trainer, same small-group format.

What we'll cover

Ninety minutes treating organic and paid Facebook as one connected system, because that's how it actually works for small businesses:

• Why Facebook quietly outperforms shinier platforms for many small business audiences, and how to tell whether yours is one of them
• The Page setup details that meaningfully affect discoverability (and the ones that don't)
• The post types that the algorithm currently rewards, and what's stopped working in the last six months
• Facebook Groups as a route to community and discovery, when they're worth the effort, and when they're not
• The honest 50/50: how to use organic content to test what's worth putting paid budget behind, saving you guesswork and money
• Boosting versus proper ads: what the difference really is, and why the platform's "Boost Post" button is rarely the best move
• A small-budget paid approach that actually works for £5-10 a day, without needing a media agency

What you'll walk away with

By the end of the 90 minutes, you'll have:

• A clear picture of how organic and paid Facebook fit together for your specific business
• A short list of post types and content angles to test in the coming weeks
• A working understanding of how to set up a small-budget paid campaign without lighting money on fire
• A simple test-and-learn rhythm you can run yourself, week by week
• Course notes you'll actually refer back to
• A certificate of completion

About the trainer

Nick is the founder of CoMagnify. He's been creating content for brands since before social media took off. He spearheaded the Becks Offbeat campaign in 2008, and in the 18 years since has worked closely with international brands including Virgin, SharkNinja and Overboard. He's also a working photographer with IPA, TIFA and BPA awards to his name, and has guided small businesses to significant growth alongside the brand work. His background spans broadcast and documentary production at the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery, a range of disciplines that informs how he thinks about narrative, audience and storytelling.

Nick has been running Facebook campaigns (organic and paid) for small businesses since the platform was first sold to marketers as the next big thing. He's seen which businesses Facebook genuinely works for, which it doesn't, and how to spend a small budget there without lighting it on fire. Most marketing trainers have moved on to shinier platforms; Nick still rates Facebook as one of the most useful tools a small business has.

More about Nick

Where and when

In person

This workshop runs across our four West of England venues:

• Bristol — SpaceWorks, BS5
• Cheltenham — Ramada by Wyndham, GL51
• Swindon — Delta Hotels Swindon, SN3
• Thornbury — Thornbury Golf Centre, BS35

Pick a date and venue at booking. If you'd like to look at your own Page and Ads Manager during the session, bring a laptop or tablet. Otherwise just bring yourself.

Live online

Can't make it to a venue? Join us via Zoom. Same content, same trainer, capped at 10 places so the small-group format still works. Designed properly for online delivery, not a static webcam pointing at a flipchart.

Common questions

Do I need an existing Facebook Page?

Yes, ideally an active business Page, even if you haven't posted much recently. The workshop assumes you've got the basics in place; it's not a "how to set up a Page from scratch" session. If you're starting from zero, spend 20 minutes setting up a Page before the workshop and you'll be fine.

Is this just for B2C businesses?

No. Facebook works for plenty of B2B small businesses too, especially local ones: tradespeople, professional services, B2B suppliers selling into local markets. The examples on the day will be tailored to who's in the room.

Will we actually run real ads in the workshop?

We'll set up the structure of a small-budget campaign together so you understand exactly how it works. Whether you launch the campaign live in the room or after the workshop is up to you. Most people prefer to have a think first, which is sensible.

Do I need a budget to attend?

No. The workshop teaches both the organic side (free) and how to think about paid (so you know whether and where to spend later). Plenty of attendees implement the organic side first and look at paid in a future month.

Can I bring a colleague?

Each booking is for one place. If you'd like to bring a colleague, book a second place. It's a per-attendee cap on group size, not a per-business one.

What kit do I need to bring?

For in-person: just yourself and a notebook is plenty. If you'd like to access your Page and Ads Manager during the session, bring a laptop or tablet too. For livestream: a working webcam and a quiet space. If you'd like to follow along on your own Facebook, ideally two screens or a split-screen setup so you can watch and check your own setup in parallel.

Will this be recorded?

No, and there's a deliberate reason. Digital marketing moves fast. Algorithm changes, platform updates and new tools appear weekly. A recording made six months ago is out of date by the time you watch it. Every CoMagnify workshop is current as of the day it runs, and we spend time covering not just what works now but what we expect to change in the coming weeks. You can't get that from a recording.

I'd prefer training tailored to my business specifically. Can you do that?

Yes, see our Bespoke Training page.

Cancellation policy

Plans change. We get it. Cancel up to 7 days before the workshop for a full refund. Within 7 days, we'll happily transfer your booking to a future date at no extra cost. Just email info@comagnify.com.

If we have to cancel a workshop ourselves (rare, but possible), we'll refund you in full and give you first option on the next available date.