VETstagram Events: Bringing the veterinary community together

18/11/2023

What an awesome panel 👏

More to come soon, but thank you so much for having us.

We had an absolutely packed out mastermind and talk.

Thank you for having us

Huge thanks again to , and for being such a stellar panel.

17/11/2023

Here's your reminder not to miss our panel session TODAY at The London Vet Show

Get this on your schedule for the day peeps.

Gallery Suite 17 at 2:50pm - we're ready and excited to see youuuuu!

16/11/2023

It's today everyone, it's today!!

Planning your day? Don't miss this session at 4:30pm.

Come and join the discussions.

Who's coming to join us. We are so excited to be joined by our awesome squad of facilitators:
💥Hamzah Malik - director of Regent Branding and Vet Pulse AI – Your AI Powered Veterinary Assistant
💥Naomi Oikonomou - Global Growth & Community Lead at PetsApp and very experienced marketer (those that were at VETstagram 2023, remember her awesome talk!)
💥Claire Simper - Director of Services at , awesome speaker and pro digital marketer (another one of the fantastic speakers at VETstagram 2023!)

PLUS Katie and Claire from Empowered are on hand to bring some energy and keep us to time.

Who's excited? Spaces are limited, but come along and we'll get you in.

15/11/2023

Don't forget to check out our veterinary social media and side hustle related blogs.

(Read as: Katie packed hours into writing these for you, let us know what you'd like covered next - or if you'd like to bring your expertise and write a guest blog!)

They're on our website and free to read.

14/11/2023

14/11/2023

Throwback to the awesome US representation at VETstagram 2023 - who knew we'd have a GLOBAL event?

The feedback from Danielle Lambert from Snout School 's branding talk was incredible - and Katie even heard on a recent event from a practice who'd started to put her tips into action and saw awesome results so far. Make sure you drop her a follow.

PLUS - We captured Dr. Kirsten Ronngren and she lives in the UK now, but you won't want to miss her awesome energy and enthusiasm as part of our panel at The London Vet Show on Friday (not long now!). Who's joining us?

"Using your VETstagram voice: brands, content creation and collaboration" is at 2:50pm in Gallery suite 17 at 2:50pm on Friday. Be there, you won't regret it. 🥳

13/11/2023

It's London Vet Show week 🥳

Make sure you're coming to see us! Tag us as .events if you come along and let's spread the word.

10/11/2023

Who's joining us one week today at The London Vet Show ?

Join Jack, Kirsten, Bolu and Katie at 2:50pm in Gallery Suite 17 for our panel session.

"Using your VETstagram voice: brands, content creation and collaboration"

This panel, featuring Dr. Kirsten Ronngren from Many Pets, Dr. Bolu Eso, and Jack Pye RVN from IMV Imaging, will be chaired by Dr. Katie Ford. The focus of the session is on creators in the realm of social media and their role in educating both pet owners and veterinary colleagues, as well as their ability to collaborate with brands. The objective of the panel is to unite the voices of the veterinary profession with those of branding teams to amplify messages and leverage everyone's unique talents.

Jack Pye RVN (pye_rvn) has taken his love of ultrasonography, and now works extensively with Imv Imaging.

Kirsten Ronngren turned her social media skillset and expertise to create educational content for clients as part of her role at ManyPets

Bolu Eso has worked with many brands over the years, using his profile for good, spreading the good vibes and even ending up on TV!

We're proud that this panel is part of the Vets: Stay, Go, Diversify Page Careers Trail - come and see how you can use social media to impact your career along the way.

We want to get as many of the community to this session as possible, so please come and join us.

08/11/2023

Calling all RVNs of VETstagram!

We want to hear from YOU! 🥳

Come and join our Mastermind on Thursday 4:30-5:30pm. Share your views on the current challenges in social media for veterinary professionals, and help shape the future solutions.

We had an amazing time at VETstagram 2023 in Manchester, and we can't wait to share our 2024 plans.... but first, help us to shape them!

Who's coming to LVS?

(Pssst... don't forget to come and join fellow RVN Jack pye_rvn as part of the Using Your VETstagram Voice panel with Dr Bolu Eso, Dr Kirsten Ronngren and Ford Coaching & Consulting on Friday at 2:50pm, Gallery Suite 17!)

07/11/2023

You don't want to miss this one!

We're really excited that our VETstagram panel session on Friday at London Vet Show is part of Vets: Stay, Go, Diversify Page's curated careers trail at the show.

In celebration of this, we've dived a little deeper and Katie has created a full blog post on how social media can positively impact your career - even if you're not moving jobs!

Check it out on our website.

How has social media positively impacted your career? Let us know below 🥳

06/11/2023

Can you believe VETstagram 2023 was nearly 8 months ago? 🤯

No, we can't either.

Who's coming to The London Vet Show? Who are we going to see there?

Don't forget to come and join us for Thursday's Mastermind session, as well as Friday's panel session with Bolu, Kirsten, Jack and Katie.

Want a bigger event in 2024? Show us your support for these sessions so we can gage interest in it being even more helpful...

(We spy the PetsApp squad!)

05/11/2023

We'd love to hear from YOU...

Are you at The London Vet Show ? Will you come and join us for our Mastermind session discussing this very topic?

(Pssst... any of our community members that still need a ticket, slide into our DMs, we can help you out)

We want to create some useful resources, as well as highlighting key areas to help the community at our next conference in 2024.

We've added just a snippet of some of the discussions and questions that have come up to date.

Drop your suggestions below!

Who's coming to join us on Thursday 16th November 4:30-5:30pm?

01/11/2023

Next up, the awesome Hannah Perrin from VMG!

We loved having Hannah attend VETstagram 2023 - she is quite simply a joy! ❤

Hannah is the Head of Learning at Development at the Veterinary Management Group (VMG - Veterinary Management Group), where they offer all sorts of leadership and management training options, as well as an annual conference.

The account for her personal brand is on Insta - and you'll be delighted to see lots of foster kitten pics!

Drop Hannah a follow - we hope to see you at The London Vet Show

25/10/2023

Next up: the awesome Courtney!!

If ever someone was to make anaesthesia fun, interesting and entertaining, it is Veterinary Anursethesia aka Courtney. We know she has had us in stitches many times before, but equally, she knows her stuff.

(Courtney is an RVN and writes about empowering RVNs on her card, but I've learned loads from her as a vet too. Make sure you check out her content and podcast episodes too! - Katie)

We loved hearing her insights as an influencer at BVA Live 2022 from , when she was on a panel with Ebony Escalona, Fabian aka DreadyVet and Ben The Vet.

Thank you so much for all you do, Courtney!

18/10/2023

Let's keep celebrating this awesome community!

These cards were filled out during and we loved them so much that we wanted to keep spreading the word.

Next up, we have feline advocate, Scottish RVN and Nikki, aka Feline Fabulous Veterinary Nursing ( on Insta!)

Nikki McLeod is one of the most kind and encouraging humans you could ever care to meet. She is always cheerleading and celebrating others, and we wanted to showcase her too.

Nikki is a Fear Free EliteLow Stress Silver Cert holder, and regularly talks about cat communication and making their experiences more feline-friendly.

Plus in and amongst all of this, she has a podcast too - all about behaviour for veterinary nurses.

Please go and drop the awesome Nikki a follow, we think SHE is fabulous!

17/10/2023

We created a on Creating Inclusive & Accessible Veterinary Social Media Content: Proven Strategies

We added lots of other clickable resources, expanding on the last social media post that we made.

We aren't experts in this, but we've linked to some good starting points to ensure that others can benefit from the content that you make.

Check it out...
https://www.vetstagramevents.com/post/creating-inclusive-accessible-veterinary-social-media-content-proven-strategies



Was there anything that surprised you?

13/10/2023

How are we rating this out of 10?

We asked AI to create an image representing The London Vet Show. Don't forget, we have a Community Mastermind on Thursday!

Will you come and help us to identify the top 8 challenges in social media for vetmed? We want to flip these into opportunities for us all to grow together. Come and be a part of it...

CloserStill Media Team - we're expecting a red suit and top hat, if AI says it, it must be true...

Who has started using AI in their designs?

11/10/2023

💥We've had lots of questions about this one! 💥

Imagine your social media account was suddenly shut down... or you were hacked.😳

Suddenly, you went from 3000 followers.... to zero.

This is where an email list can come in.

As ever, we want to give a balanced view with extra resources and signposting.

Many of the email list building platforms will give guidance, as well as further support around ensuring you're compliant. Let's not let data protection terrify us out of doing it, but it's worth bearing in mind from the start.

Let us know what you think, have you found any useful tips or resources around this topic?

05/10/2023

Calling all social media creators! 🧑‍💻👩‍💻🧑‍💻

Join our amazing panel at the London Vet Show on Friday 17th. We will be joined by four brilliant panellists - Dr. Kirsten Ronngren from Many Pets, Dr. Bolu Eso, and Jack Pye RVN from IMV Imaging and Dr. Katie Ford will be our chair.

We'll talk about how YOUR voice in the veterinary profession can used to educate both pet owners and veterinary colleagues, and how uniting with brands can amplify these messages...
..we can't wait! 🤩🙌

pye_rvn Kirsten Ronngren Bolu Eso Katie Ford Coaching & Consulting The London Vet Show

26/09/2023

Calling the VETstagram Community!

We are looking for 40 changemakers to join us at a mastermind session during The London Vet Show in November, to give us their input as to the current challenges in veterinary social media.

This session is open to anyone - whether clinical team members, those in marketing roles, those keen to start and experts. We want to look at identifying the top 8 challenges, and how we can change these into opportunities to make social media a more inspiring, helpful place all round.

You can nab your spot here: https://london.vetshow.com/register-community-mastermind-session

Please do tag in and share with anyone that you might think is interested!



P.S. If you haven't nabbed your spot, the code VETstagram nabs you a cheeky discount, but only until the end of September!

23/09/2023

Hold up, one second.

We know this is a lot of information.

Let us ask you a question:

What if you could make just one change to make your content more accessible and inclusive today?

You put out lots of awesome, educational posts and you might be able to help even more people with them.

Maybe we can use this platform even more to support and elevate others.

There are some amazing organisations out there doing fantastic work on a wider scale. Even a quick Google search will find you accredited organisations that will dive deeper into these topics.

This isn't a case of perfect, it's case of being open-minded and willing to learn. Be curious. Be interested. Ask questions.

We even learned a lot creating this resource.

We had an ace panel on this at VETstagram, with the start of conversations with , from and .

(Who's joining us for the Mastermind at London Vet Show? It's less than 2months away!!)

Let us know what you learned from this post ⬇️

Please do share it with anyone that you think will find it helpful. Remember, this is just the start, and by no means is this comprehensive.

28/07/2023

Here's your official reminder that this deal ends TONIGHT - nab your heavily discounted The London Vet Show tickets.

Use the code VETSTAGRAM

https://rfg.circdata.com/publish/LVS23/?source=PartnerVETSTAGRAM

27/07/2023

This is probably the most important post we will ever make - please help us spread the word.

We know that this topic is incredibly emotive for so many of us - in the veterinary world and beyond - and especially so on social media.

We can do better as a community when we post about these topics online - individuals and businesses.

This isn't about judgement for the ways in which we've posted previously, this is about understanding evidenced ways to ensure we are not causing harm. Let's all do better together.

Dr. Rosie Allister is one of the most inspiring people that we know, and with her extensive experience and research in this area, we were grateful for her expertise.

Dr. Allister kindly gave permission for this video to be open access, and free for all. This session was originally recorded as an online resource for VETstagram 2023; after being a part of this session, we knew it needed to be spread further.

There are so many, highly evidenced things to consider when posting, when deciding if to post, and the types of post.

There is an opportunity to decide if this is a session you feel able to watch - as well as lots of signposting in the images, on the blog, and a reminder:

Vetlife is available to those involved in the UK veterinary community and can be reached via email or telephone 24/7 on 0303 040 2551.

Rosie explains what Vetlife can offer on the video. https://www.vetlife.org.uk/vetlife-email-support/ Vetlife Postvention Support https://www.vetlife.org.uk/mental-health/postvention/

For those overseas For those in the
US: 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline https://988lifeline.org/

Other helplines and listening services are available.

Watch the session on vetstagramevents.com/blog, or bit.ly/goodtotalkvet

25/07/2023

Don't forget the ace team at London Vet Show have given a discount to the VETstagram community. It ends in 3 days from now!

Use the code VETSTAGRAM on the following link:
https://rfg.circdata.com/publish/LVS23/?source=PartnerVETSTAGRAM

Not an affiliate link, just a nice bit of £££ left in your pocket.

23/07/2023

I can't believe we're giving away this info for nothing 🤯

But, here you go. Dive in. It won't be there forever - let us know if these are helpful and we'll do a few more. This should really be an eBook - the irony - it might be soon, so catch it whilst it's here.

Head to the NEWS page on vetstagramevents.com to read the latest blog.

Shout-outs to our friends at Snout School, VetYou and Molymed Supplies along the way in this one.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Find it here: https://www.vetstagramevents.com/post/monetising-a-veterinary-social-media-following-authentically-part-2-products

16/07/2023

🎉We wanted to keep adding value to the community 🎉

Many professional content creators spend hours making educational posts, replying to messages and interacting.

We have been asked frequently, is there a way to create an income stream from a following?

The good news is, there are lots of ways that this can be done whilst maintaining integrity.

We know that if this is to be done, it's important for it to be authentic and feel 'right' rather than sales-y and icky.

Let's face it, humans inherently have those 'spidey senses' for insincerity or the wish for a fast buck. There is another way.

In Part 1 of this series, we cover creating online courses. These can be brilliant options for those already giving webinars and with additional expertise, that can use them as a platform to deliver a deeper dive into an area, or a condensed hub of valuable content.

We also dive into the importance of ensuring you do this in a way in which you are protected and correctly set up, with signposting to resources.

There are many more to come - we appreciate this one isn't for everyone, but we are often asked, so, voila!

Head to https://www.vetstagramevents.com/post/monetising-a-veterinary-social-media-following-authentically-part-1-online-courses

11/07/2023

You dropped your guesses, but were they right? 🥳

We are so excited to announce that we can bring another VETstagram gathering in 2023 🥳

Huge thanks to the team for making this possible and giving us space to make this happen.

We have a mastermind session where up to 40 of us can come together for an hour, and find creative solutions within the veterinary social media space and beyond.

Thursday November 16th at 4:30-5:30pm in the gallery suites.

Plus it's just before Happy Hour on the Exhibition floor on Thursday, so we can keep the discussions flowing and have an even bigger meet up.

We need YOUR help to form it and make sure it's as impactful as possible. Let me know if there are any topics or experts you'd like me to bring along.🙏

Register your interest today so we know rough numbers and let's make this happen. 🙌 Don't worry you're not signing yourself up for life, but if you're interested, we'll keep you in the loop.

Register your interest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmihzI53C6qthQ_xTxNeRq2l2mEo2Eun2j-Tft8pcnETdogw/viewform

This is open to anyone coming to London Vet Show. Overseas VETstagrammers, we believe London Vet Show is currently being accredited for 15hours of RACE too. The team at CloserStill have kindly given us a code to reduce ticket prices for you all (and no, we're not on commission 😂).

Oh and we WILL be back in 2024 with more offerings for you.

You'll also find the full LVS PDF guide on our website too (vetstagramevents.com). Have a nosey.

How exciting!

Who are your guesses on the panel? (If you're clever and download a guide...you might just spot them).

10/07/2023

💥The suspense 💥

Even with off sick, behind the scenes we have exciting things afoot.

We have not one, but TWO awesome announcements to come this week.

What do you think they are? Let us know your best guesses and we'll announce all tomorrow.

29/06/2023

This is for everyone who attended 🥳

We did this together - the wonderful VETstagram veterinary social media community.

You all made the event into the fantastic day that it was, with so much connection and learning.

We are thrilled to announce that VETstagram 2023 has been shortlisted for CPD Event of the Year from The CPD Awards - we are tiny compared to the likes of the BBC and Bentley, with a planning team of 2 and an operations team of less than 10! ❤️

Thank you so much to the wonderful person that thought to nominate us.

Now, who'd be up for a get together a little sooner than next year? 👀

Drop us a comment and celebrate with us!

19/06/2023

Still can't quite believe we had come and give our opening keynote.

PLUS funds raised for the awesome ❤️

We'd love to know your take homes from the day, nearly 3months on....

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18/06/2023

✨️ Community Spotlight ✨️

Those at know that we had an awesome section for YOU to show off what you do.

We wanted to widen that showcase and celebrate lots of the awesome members of the veterinary social media community.

First up, we have - the wonderful Lacey.

We aren't sure that we can sum Lacey up in one card - but she did beautifully point out that she actively decided to leave the 'mistake' on this as we all make them 🙏❤️ - that's the thoughtful human she is.

UK based Registered Veterinary Nurse, Lacey is one of the most authentic, kind and considerate sounds you'll ever care to meet - with a wonderful sense of humour and wit to boot. She's part of and a council member, as well as founding Veterinary Pay It Forward.

Check out Lacey's work to learn more about neurodiversity, use of language and so many current hot topics in the community. Her writing is beautiful, and she always considers making space for everyone at the table.

We have some very exciting announcements coming up (namely when gets better!) but keep your eyes peeled.

25/04/2023

VETstagram Speaker Emily is running a content planning party tonight at 8pm. If you're ready to reconnect with your VETstagram inspiration, go and get signed up.

CALLING ALL VETERINARY CONTENT CREATORS 📣

Are you spending more time stressing over social media content then you are ACTUALLY creating it? Or do you binge-post content and ghost your audience for months?

Well it’s time for you to ditch those bad habits and accept your invitation to your very own Content Planning Party!

It’s like a virtual co-working session with some extra goodies in store…

Say goodbye to staring at a blinking cursor and hello to a newfound motivation to create and publish consistent content without being chained to your laptop until the early morning hours on your weekend off!

To save your seat at the party head on over to the link in my bio and register now!

Oh did I mention the early access you will get to something special I have up my sleeve?

See you at the party!
Em

16/03/2023

If you don't want to miss out on (what a good friend called) "The event of the year!" then you have until 9am TOMORROW morning to nab your spot.

Want to upskill on social media?
Want some ideas on what and where to post for your practice?
Want to take your public speaking next level?
Want to use platforms like this for GOOD?
Want to feel inspired?
Want to showcase what you do and speak to likeminded individuals?
Want a bloomin' good day out?
Want to support us in trying something totally new?

Sunday March 26th, I've got you.

Don't get FOMO when everyone posts what a great time they had - for just £95 for a day of awesome CPD, fun and connection.

Even the lineup blows ME away....and I put it together.

We have so many incredible speakers, sponsors and collaborators.

Full info on the website: www.vetstagram2023.co.uk

You've been warned 🤣

15/03/2023

Feel like there's no time to make social media work?

We have a session for you!

We know so many people will benefit from this one....

We are pleased to be joined by Claire Simper from .

Paws-itively Productive: Time-Saving Social Media Tips and Tricks for Busy Veterinary Practices

Claire will reveal the insider secrets she's developed whilst working at VetsDigital, where she's created content at scale and managed multiple practice pages. You'll learn her favourite tips and tricks to create captivating social media content that connects with pet owners, increases your online presence, and saves you valuable time in the process. Attendees will walk away with actionable insights and strategies they can implement immediately to improve their social media marketing efforts.

Come and join Claire on Sunday March 26th!

Ticket sales end on Friday?

VetsDigital have also given us a FREE bonus 1 hour CPD where we dived into SEO and ads for Practices and small businesses. It's in the digital delegate bag for attendees ❤️

13/03/2023

Do you know someone that runs their vet practice social media account?

Or creates their own content? Or wants to?

Do they want a day of upskilling and inspiration?

VETstagram tickets are only on sale until Friday and then the doors shut for good.

Ace reasons to come:

✨️ Actionable sessions so you can create content that speaks to your audience.

✨️ A global array of incredible speakers.

✨️ A 90minute confidence, storytelling and public speaking workshop included.

✨️ You'll be fed all day.

✨️ Time saving tips and tricks for busy practices

✨️ Tools for building communities, creating your brand and remaining authentic.

✨️ Learn about how to talk about emotive topics responsibly online

✨️ Spend time with an inspiring crowd, showcase what you do and find others to help you.

✨️ PLUS it's CPD

All of this for £95 (it's worth that just for the workshop alone 💥)

I'd really appreciate any shares. This is a venture I've done as ME, someone that wants to help others with their social media.

I'm not a huge company.

I don't have a marketing team.

Or a sales team.

If this wasn't a success (which I had faith it would be), it would have been me personally losing money.

Some might think it's a huge risk but I truly believe we can use these platforms for good.

I'd love to see even more people jump on board this flagship event over the next few days.

I cannot thank our incredible sponsors enough for backing me on this.

09/03/2023

Hard truth time - if we don't use it, someone else will.

Social media gets a bad rap sometimes - yet we truly believe it can be a place for education, inspiration, and empowerment.

We also know that it's busy in practice, small vet-based businesses, and as solo creators.

We've curated an awesome one-day event to help you use social media for good - in your own way.

You all have so many skill sets, so much knowledge and wisdom to share.

VETstagram 2023 is going to be a fun and impactful experience where you can get actionable steps, connections and inspiration.

There are a handful of tickets left - so come and join us in Manchester on March 26th!

03/03/2023

Did you spot us on the front page of VetTimes last week?

Thanks for featuring our event.

Let us know if you did...

02/03/2023

SHOW ME A BETTER LINE UP 💥

I can't quite believe what an awesome crew we've got lined up here.

From Tiktok and social media stars to mental health researchers, US branding experts to community curators, (rubbish) portrait artists to fundraisers.

Want to know where to start with social media, reignite your interest or just have a bloomin' inspiring day surrounded by other professionals?

We've got a few spots left.

Again, a huge thanks to our awesome supporters:
JHP Recruitment Ltd , ManyPets , VetsDigital , PetsApp, Snout School, Royal Canin , B. Braun VetCare UK , Vets: Stay, Go, Diversify Page , Vtx_cpd , EmPowering Media Services
Please show them all some love because without them, this event wouldn't be taking place.

01/03/2023

If you're looking for a woman who walks her talk 👏

We still can't quite believe that we are fortunate enough to have Danielle Lambert, CEO and Creator of Snout School joining us from the USA for VETstagram 2023.

Her branding is beautiful, yet she uses it in an impactful way to make change and opening conversations that have maybe been avoided - and she helps others to create impactful brands that disrupt the status quo.

Danielle is joining us for the entire day, not just her session - we can't wait!

We seriously have an awesome squad coming to VETstagram, don't have FOMO, nab your slot now.

vetstagram2023.co.uk

01/03/2023

Who wants to win a ticket to VETstagram? Our ace sponsors PetsApp are offering you the chance to come along 😀

Want a FREE ticket? 🎟️
Simply tag a friend and answer the following question in the comments below 👇
Famous for the worker bee 🐝 The Twisted Wheel and eccles cakes,
WHAT CITY WILL BE HOSTING this year?
NB:
•Entrance must be over 18 years old
•Winner announced Thursday March 16th

Katie Ford Coaching & Consulting