Dan Martin
@Dan_Martin
Freelance small business journalist and event host | Podcast host @e_nation | Content and event host @Bristol_CI | Co-founder @LStyleDistrict | #SBSwinner
#SBS @TheoPaphitis This year I’m celebrating 20 years as a small business journalist. In 2020 I made the leap into self-employment and went freelance 🙌 I help small business owners and the organisations that support them with great content & events. buff.ly/37PDL6J




We now have over 11,000 members in the Bristol Creative Industries LinkedIn group 🙌 If you’re not part of it, join at linkedin.com/groups/88844 When you join, introduce yourself by commenting on the pinned post. #Bristol #creativeindustries
Another brilliant Bristol Creative Industries members’ lunch at @SquareClifton in Bristol yesterday. Not a member and want to join one of the free networking lunches? Sign up at buff.ly/THUHBNr #Bristol
The iconic BBC One globe hot air balloon will return to the @bristolballoon fiesta (tether only) on 8-10 August. #bristol #hotairballoon #bristolballoon #BBCglobe #BBCballoon @VisitWestUK
World champion flyboarder James Prestwood as Freddie Mercury at @BristolHarbFest #Bristol #FreddieMercury #LiveAid #LiveAid40 #BristolHarbourFestival #SummerInBristol
The Andy Bryon “I will fix you” statement in the Coldplay kisscam scandal is not true. But at least it reminded of us of this iconic moment. #ColdplayConcert #JumbotronDrama #GavinAndStacey #AndyBryon #kisscam #jumbotron
🇪🇸 The spectacular Spanish tall ship Galeón Andalucía arrives in Bristol harbour for @BristolHarbFest #Bristol #BristolHarbourFestival #BristolHarbourfest #tallship
This was such a great moment! A brilliant night celebrating tech and creativity in the west 🙌 #Bristol #Bath #creativeindustries #techstartups #TheSPARKies #SPARKies #TheSPARKies2025
We sponsored the marketing campaign of the year award at @techSPARKuk #SPARKies last nights. Congrats to @gatherround_co 👏 Watch the joyous moment Aer Studios CEO & BCI board director Tom Harber presented the prize. Aer Studios won the creative tech business award. Congrats!
Puppet dogs taking all our jobs.
Hacker T Dog has joined Blue Peter as the show’s 44th presenter. He’ll join the show in September.
The Jet2holidays voiceover actress is now doing festival appearances, and people can’t decide what it says about British culture. (H/T @Dan_Martin) thepoke.com/2025/07/15/jet…
Last chance to book! Join our workshop in Bristol this Wednesday for expert tips on building a strategy to win new business buff.ly/C36vDHe #Bristol
My first experience of a battle reenactment at the weekend. Battle of Tewkesbury at the #Tewkesbury Medieval Festival. So impressive as was the entire event. Europe’s largest free medieval festival that has been running for 41 years. #medieval #medievalhistory @battleftrust
When you’re a small business in a medieval town. #smallbusiness #tewkesbury #medievalhistory #medieval #history


Saturday night in Tewkesbury 🐴 #Saturdaynight #TewkesburyMedievalFestival #medieval
1.4 million+ views of my ‘Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday’ tweet. These two comments sum up the reaction. #nothingbeatsajet2holiday #Jet2 #Jet2trend
Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday - LIVE! Zoe Lister, the voice of the Jet2 ad, is now doing festivals 😂 Video link: vm.tiktok.com/ZNd5bmB3H/ #NothingBeatsAJet2Holiday #Jet2
Usual high quality standard of air con on the trains today. #heatwave #ukheatwave

Context now this has gone viral & to deal with the weird abuse many people feel the need to post when something like this is popular. Zoe was invited to take part by Chris Stark from Capital Radio. It’s a fun thing I thought worth posting. If you don’t like it, scroll on by!
Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday - LIVE! Zoe Lister, the voice of the Jet2 ad, is now doing festivals 😂 Video link: vm.tiktok.com/ZNd5bmB3H/ #NothingBeatsAJet2Holiday #Jet2
Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday - LIVE! Zoe Lister, the voice of the Jet2 ad, is now doing festivals 😂 Video link: vm.tiktok.com/ZNd5bmB3H/ #NothingBeatsAJet2Holiday #Jet2
🎭 Exciting Bristol theatre news The stage version of the novel and hit movie The Talented Mr. Ripley is at @BristolOldVic on 3 - 8 November as part of a UK tour. It stars The Crown’s Ed McVey and #EastEnders actress and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith. #Bristol
Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path, has issued a long statement refuting the claims made by The Observer. Read it here: raynorwinn.co.uk #TheSaltPath

.@vicderbyshire asks 92-year-old Betty Brown, the oldest victim in the #PostOffice scandal, what keeps her going in her fight for justice. “Determination. They’ve stolen my money and I want it back, every penny, 100%. I'm going to fight until I get it.”