{"id":69736,"date":"2025-10-15T14:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/?page_id=69736"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T00:38:36","slug":"madtech-collective","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/madtech-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"MadTech Collective"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"event-cover-header\">\n<div class=\"image-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"MadTech Collective events by Ashton\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>MadTech Events<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: born_ready_slantedregular; text-transform: none;\">by Ashton Media<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#martechretreat\"><button class=\"ashton-btn ashton-btn--blu-btn\" style=\"margin-top: 25px;\">Marketing Tech Retreat, VIC<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#FMF\"><button class=\"ashton-btn ashton-btn--blu-btn\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">Future Media Forum, SYD<\/button><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#martechsym\"><button class=\"ashton-btn ashton-btn--blu-btn\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">Marketing Tech Symposium, NSW<\/button><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"event-text-two-col d-flex justify-content-lg-between\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div class=\"left-col order-md-1 order-2\">\n<h4 class=\"text-left ashton-font--grey-darker\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\">Hello, thanks for dropping by.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p-lg-r-40 m-b-20 ashton-font--light ashton-font--18\" style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">We&#8217;d love to get to you know you a bit better to help tailor our communications to you about Australia&#8217;s leading Marketing &#038; Digital Paid Media events.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not into forms, just drop Emily a line at <a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:emily@ashtonmedia.com.au\"><strong>emily@ashtonmedia.com.au<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nOtherwise, have a look around and get in touch when you are ready to up your Marketing or Paid Media game through best in class content and networking.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-col order-md-2 order-1\" style=\"padding-left: 0;\">\n<div class=\"text-sticky\">\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Fill out that little form below and one of our friendly team will be in touch.<\/h5>\n<div id='wufoo-rpreibo0oue7f6'>\nFill out my <a href='https:\/\/projectd.wufoo.com\/forms\/rpreibo0oue7f6'>online form<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>var rpreibo0oue7f6;(function(d, t) {\nvar s = d.createElement(t), options = {\n'userName'      : 'projectd',    \n'formHash'      : 'rpreibo0oue7f6',    \n'autoResize'    :  true,   \n'height'        : '453',      \n'async'         :  true,          \n'header'        : 'show',      \n'host'          : 'wufoo.com',    \n'entSource'     : 'wordpress',   \n'defaultValues' : ''     \n,'ssl'          :  1           };\ns.src = ('https:' == d.location.protocol ? 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With not a single exhibition stand in sight, the Marketing Tech Retreat offers two days of compelling keynote presentations, fireside chats and curated social experiences \u2013 giving you the space and the time to have the conversations that matter most.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-lg-r-40 m-b-20 ashton-font--light ashton-font--18\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; color: white;\">You&#8217;ll form unparalleled connections in a relaxed, distraction-free setting that no exhibition hall or inner-city venue could ever match. After an incredible inaugural event in November 2024 with an audience score of 8.9, we&#8217;re excited to be returning for our second year.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/symposiums\/marketing-tech-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: white;\"><span class=\"link-text--underline text-uppercase align-middle\" style=\"color: white;\">Marketing Tech Retreat 2025 website<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 85px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MadTech-Collective-2.png\" alt=\"Marketing Tech Retreat\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-lg-l-70 p-lg-r-70 p-md-l-30 p-md-r-30 p-l-0 p-r-0\" style=\"margin-top: 40px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: white; text-align: center;\">HEAR FROM PARTNERS &#038; DELEGATES<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 20px; margin-top: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 300px; position: relative;\">\n<div id=\"thumb1\" style=\"position: relative; cursor: pointer;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('thumb1').style.display='none'; document.getElementById('video1').style.display='block';\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-1.png\" alt=\"Video thumbnail\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video1\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdM5yy0gHic?autoplay=1\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 315px;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 300px; position: relative;\">\n<div id=\"thumb2\" style=\"position: relative; cursor: pointer;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('thumb2').style.display='none'; document.getElementById('video2').style.display='block';\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1.png\" alt=\"Video thumbnail\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video2\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7w7-FG3euM?autoplay=1\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 315px;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"FMF\" class=\"block--spring-wood logo-grid-description\" style=\"background-color: #a136ff; padding-top: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 20px !important;\">\n<div class=\"container\" style=\"padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0;\">\n<div class=\"p-lg-l-150 p-lg-r-150 p-md-l-0 p-md-r-0 p-l-0 p-r-0\">\n<h2 style=\"color: white; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;\">Future Media <span style=\"font-family: born_ready_slantedregular; text-transform: none; color: white;\">Forum<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"fmf\" class=\"text-two-col\" style=\"background-color: #a136ff; padding-top: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 20px !important; color: white;\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h4 class=\"text-left\" style=\"font-size: 30px; color: white;\">Future Media Forum 2026<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"color: white;\">19 March 2026, Sydney<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"color: white;\">Your Guide to Understanding the Future of Digital Paid Media<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p-lg-r-40 m-b-20 ashton-font--light ashton-font--18\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; color: white;\">Designed for deeper strategic thinking and meaningful industry connections, the sophomore edition of the Future Media Forum builds on the inaugural event by looking to 2026 and how we address the next wave of industry transformation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-lg-r-40 m-b-20 ashton-font--light ashton-font--18\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; color: white;\">Our mission is to strike the balance between sessions that give a platform to in-depth case studies on the challenges faced by brand marketers and their agency partners, whilst shining a light into the future of where we are headed as an industry. The media landscape isn&#8217;t just evolving; it&#8217;s experiencing a transformation that will reshape how we think about advertising, measurement, and consumer engagement.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/symposiums\/future-media-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: white;\"><span class=\"link-text--underline text-uppercase align-middle\" style=\"color: white;\">Future Media Forum 2026 website<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 85px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-1.png\" alt=\"Future Media Forum\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-lg-l-70 p-lg-r-70 p-md-l-30 p-md-r-30 p-l-0 p-r-0\" style=\"margin-top: 40px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: white; text-align: center;\">2025 EXPERIENCE<\/h2>\n<div class=\"iframe-container\" style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tYpryfE_x2I\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"martechsym\" class=\"block--spring-wood logo-grid-description\" style=\"background-color: #54b0b1; padding-top: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 20px !important;\">\n<div class=\"container\" style=\"padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0;\">\n<div class=\"p-lg-l-150 p-lg-r-150 p-md-l-0 p-md-r-0 p-l-0 p-r-0\">\n<h2 style=\"color: white; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;\">Marketing Tech <span style=\"font-family: born_ready_slantedregular; text-transform: none; color: white;\">Symposium<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"martechsym\" class=\"text-two-col\" style=\"background-color: #54b0b1; padding-top: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 20px !important; color: white;\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h4 class=\"text-left\" style=\"font-size: 30px; color: white;\">Marketing Tech Symposium 2026<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"color: white;\">September 2026, Hunter Valley<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"color: white;\">Australia&#8217;s most-loved MarTech conference<\/h5>\n<p class=\"p-lg-r-40 m-b-20 ashton-font--light ashton-font--18\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; color: white;\">Designed for deeper and more meaningful connections, this event is the very opposite of a one-day inner-city conference. With not a single exhibition stand in sight, the Marketing Tech Symposium offers two days of compelling keynote presentations, fireside chats and curated social experiences \u2013 giving you the space and the time to have the conversations that matter most.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-lg-r-40 m-b-20 ashton-font--light ashton-font--18\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; color: white;\">You&#8217;ll form unparalleled connections in a relaxed, distraction-free setting that no exhibition hall or inner-city venue could ever match. Taking place at the Rydges Resort in the beautiful Hunter Valley, this is your opportunity to step away from the daily routine and focus on the strategic challenges facing digital marketers today.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/symposiums\/marketing-tech-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: white;\"><span class=\"link-text--underline text-uppercase align-middle\" style=\"color: white;\">Marketing Tech Symposium website<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 85px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MadTech-Collective-page-3.png\" alt=\"Marketing Tech Symposium\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p-lg-l-70 p-lg-r-70 p-md-l-30 p-md-r-30 p-l-0 p-r-0\" style=\"margin-top: 40px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: white; text-align: center;\">HEAR FROM PARTNERS &#038; DELEGATES<\/h2>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 20px; margin-top: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 300px; position: relative;\">\n<div id=\"thumb-mts-1\" style=\"position: relative; cursor: pointer;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('thumb-mts-1').style.display='none'; document.getElementById('video-mts-1').style.display='block';\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MadTech-Collective-page.png\" alt=\"Video thumbnail\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-mts-1\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ae4w8FsBOfw?autoplay=1\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 315px;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\" style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 300px; position: relative;\">\n<div id=\"thumb-mts-2\" style=\"position: relative; cursor: pointer;\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('thumb-mts-2').style.display='none'; document.getElementById('video-mts-2').style.display='block';\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtonmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7.png\" alt=\"Video thumbnail\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-mts-2\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ic3oOTb3Iq8?autoplay=1\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 315px;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"contact-section\">\n<div class=\"block--cascade contact-section--content\">\n<div class=\"contact-relative-block\">\n<div class=\"contact-block block--white\">\n<h3>Interested?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"info-content\">\n<div style=\"float: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Emily-Wintour-Headshot-2025.png\" alt=\"Emily Wintour\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info-text-content\">\n<h6>Emily Wintour<\/h6>\n<p>Director &#8211; MadTech Portfolio<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"tel: +61475798806\">Ph: +61(0)475 798 806<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:emily@ashtonmedia.com.au\">emily@ashtonmedia.com.au<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact-bg-small block--mineral-green\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact-bg-big block--casal\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MadTech Events by Ashton Media Marketing Tech Retreat, VIC Future Media Forum, SYD Marketing Tech Symposium, NSW Hello, thanks for dropping by. 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