LevelUp Your Marketing – AI, Influencers & Impactful Storytelling

🚀 LevelUp: Elevate Your Marketing & Maximise Your Impact

In today’s fast-paced digital world, visibility is everything and we’re here to help you stand out.

Join us for LevelUp, a dynamic workshop presented in partnership with The Port Stephens Examiner, designed for tourism operators who want to work smarter, reach wider audiences, and connect more deeply with their customers. Whether you're a DPS Partner or not, this session is packed with real-world insights and practical takeaways.

What you’ll learn: 
✨ AI for Productivity & Marketing – Learn how to use AI tools to create content faster, amplify your brand, and engage the right audiences. 
✨ Influencer Marketing – Understand how to choose the right influencers for your brand and build campaigns that deliver measurable results. 
✨ Local Media That Matters – Discover how to tell your story with impact, communicate the social value of tourism, and get the most from print and online coverage.

Meet our expert panel:

🔹 Christine Blosdale – The Expert Authority Coach

With over 25 years empowering entrepreneurs, Christine is a five-time #1 bestselling author and award-winning media personality who’s worked with Microsoft, America Online and more. In this session, she’ll show how AI tools can amplify your brand, create scroll-stopping content across platforms like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok, and help you connect with the right audiences with confidence. Read more.

🔹 Kate O’Shea – KOS Communications

With over 20 years’ experience in luxury marketing, PR, and events, Kate O’Shea has worked with iconic global brands like Dior and Paspaley, and was once the Australian face of TV.com. As founder of The Wedding Series and publisher of Love Story Magazine, Kate now leads KOS Communications—a bespoke agency connecting brands, talent, and audiences through unforgettable storytelling. At LevelUp, she’ll explore how influencer marketing can powerfully amplify your business and build brand trust. Find out more.

🔹 Tanya Lawson – Port Stephens Examiner

Tanya Lawson has over 25 years’ experience in advertising and media. For the last 18 months, she’s been working with local businesses at The Port Stephens Examiner, helping create campaigns that connect with audiences locally and across the region and state. Tanya’s all about using different advertising tools, both digital and print, to help you stand out and get your message heard.  

Following the presentations, join all three speakers for a live panel discussion, where they’ll answer your questions and help you connect the dots between traditional and digital marketing strategies.

This is your one-stop shop for bold ideas and smarter marketing - spots are limited.