Christchurch Digital Marketing Meetup - Online Reputation Management

Hi all

Looking forward to this session. We'll be exploring the importance of online reputation management (ORM) as a strategic marketing tool, not just a crisis response. We are lucky to secure Gideon Banks (Bio Below) from Adverb.Digital, who will sharing practical frameworks, tools, and workflows digital marketers can use to take control of their brand’s online presence, build trust, and influence how they’re perceived online.

As usual, we'll run this session in the Epic Building. Epic have kindly donated drinks to support this event.

Run of events:

• 5:00pm - Meet and greet - talk digital marketing
• 6:00pm(ish) - Introduction
• 6:05 - 6:25 Talk
• 7:00pm - Close and go home or go to the pub

Look forward to seeing you on Tuesday the 8 July at Epic (106 Manchester Street). If you have any trouble getting in the building (after 5.30) then please call Walden on 0274705222.

Gideons Bio
Gideon Banks is a seasoned digital marketer, web developer, and founder of Adverb.Digital, a New Zealand-based agency focused on helping businesses grow through smart, practical strategies. With over 20 years of experience across SEO, e-commerce, branding, and SaaS, he’s worked with everyone from local startups to global platforms like Shopify, where he led international teams and supported merchants in improving their marketing, operations, and online performance.

Known for his no-bull approach and ability to make complex things simple, Gideon brings a mix of technical know-how and real-world insight. He’s passionate about solving real problems, building systems that scale, and helping businesses focus on what actually works.

When he’s not optimising or strategising, he’s mentoring founders, painting, playing with new tech, or creating projects that push the edges of digital marketing.