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Pack your bag, grab your name tag, and report to camp.
FWC Marketing Camp is a one-day marketing and communications summit designed for the creatives, strategists, storytellers, and wears-all-the-hats professionals helping businesses grow across Fort Worth. Whether you're guiding comms for a small business, leading marketing for a larger company, building campaigns for clients, or doing it all as an owner/operator of a local small business, this camp is built for you!
Throughout the day, campers will rotate through more than 12 sessions led by local experts covering branding, PR, AI, content creation, websites, paid media, crisis communications, photography, strategy, and more. Expect practical takeaways, fresh ideas, real-world insights, and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow communicators around the metaphorical campfire.
This isn't your average conference. We're leaning fully into the summer camp experience with team-building activities, camp-themed networking, activations, merit badges, camp snacks, and a few nostalgic surprises along the trail. Think professional development but with more personality, and a more casual dress code.
By the end of the day, you'll leave with:
No bug spray required.
Camp Schedule
9:00 AM - Camp Check-In Opens
9:30 AM - Welcome Remarks
9:45 AM - Team-Building Activity
10:30 AM - Morning Sessions Begin
11:30 AM - Lunch Buffet
11:45 AM - Keynote Session
12:30 PM - Afternoon Sessions
1:45 PM - Camp Break + Hallway Activations
2:45 PM - Closing Campfire Remarks
3:00 PM - Camp Dismissed
Featured Sessions
The Human Edge: How PR and Storytelling Power Growth in an AI World
Lauren Kwedar Cockerell | Kwedar & Co.
Learn why authentic storytelling and strategic PR matter more than ever in an AI-driven world?and how businesses can become the obvious choice for both customers and search engines.
Building a Strong Brand and Showing it Off Everywhere
Brett Bowden | Printed Threads
Explore how strong branding goes beyond a logo to shape personality, culture, and customer perception?and how to make sure your brand shows up consistently everywhere.
Putting Out Fires Without Getting Burned: A Crisis Comms Survival Guide
Kim Brown & Abigail Hoover | Story and Strategy
Every brand faces challenges eventually. This session shares practical survival skills for navigating PR crises, social media backlash, and unexpected communication challenges without losing your cool.
Survival Guide to Your Marketing Funnel Stop Getting Lost in the Woods
Alex Klinedinst | Bluebird Creative Company
If your marketing strategy feels like wandering through the woods without a map, this session will help you build a clearer path from awareness to loyal customers.
How to Tie Marketing to Real Revenue and Protect Your Budget
Lindsey Torres | Simpli.fi
Learn how to connect campaign performance back to actual business growth, understand your reporting with confidence, and prove the value of your marketing efforts.
Camp Content: Photo Tips for Modern Marketers
Rachel DeLira | StyleFW Pictures
Grab your smartphone and learn practical photography tips, content apps, and visual storytelling techniques that can elevate your marketing without blowing the camp budget.
Beyond the Homepage: Building a Website Trail That Guides Visitors
Jessica Gruber | Buzzworks: Super Sticky Sweet Websites
Discover how to create a website experience that keeps visitors moving in the right direction instead of getting lost along the trail.
Basecamp Before the Climb: Setting a Digital Foundation for Marketing Success
Ashley Freer & Alex Houton | Balcom Agency
Before you spend money driving traffic to your business, make sure your digital basecamp is ready for the climb. This session will walk attendees through the foundational tools every business needs — from optimizing your Google presence and securing social handles to setting up systems that help marketing efforts work harder and smarter.
Marketing Merit Badge: Smarter Strategy with SizeUp
Shane Smith | Downtown Fort Worth Inc.
Learn how to use the Fort Worth Chamber’s free SizeUp business intelligence tool to make smarter marketing decisions and better understand your market. This session will show attendees how to measure business performance, identify customers, suppliers, and competitors, analyze local demographics, and use real data to strengthen marketing and advertising strategies before you start spending your camp allowance.
Camp Connections: Unlocking the Full Value of Your Chamber Membership
Join the Fort Worth Chamber’s marketing and membership team for a practical guide to getting the most out of your membership. This session will explore how businesses can use Chamber benefits to promote their brand, build connections, increase visibility, and grow their network, while also highlighting additional opportunities available through upgraded memberships and advertising options. Attendees will leave with a clear action plan and simple next steps they can start using immediately to maximize their Chamber membership.
...and more to be announced!
Registration Pricing
Early Bird Pricing | May 27 - June 10
Member: $89
Non-member: $129
Standard Pricing | June 11 - July 10
Member: $110
Non-member: $140
Camp spots are limited, so don't miss the bus.
Sponsor the Camp
Want your business front-and-center with Fort Worth's small business, marketing, PR, advertising, and communications professionals? Sponsoring FWC Marketing Camp puts your brand directly in front of decision-makers, creatives, business leaders, and community influencers from across the region.
From branded camp activations and merit badges to exhibitor tables and presenting sponsorships, there are opportunities for businesses of all sizes to get involved.
Sponsorship Opportunities Include:
Sponsors receive visibility through event signage, social media, event emails, exhibitor opportunities, and direct engagement with attendees throughout the day.
Click here for the full list of available options and contact Taylor Manziel today to secure your sponsorship!
Wednesday Jul 15, 2026
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT
Camp Schedule
9:00 AM - Camp Check-In Opens
9:30 AM - Welcome Remarks
9:45 AM - Team-Building Activity
10:30 AM - Morning Sessions Begin
11:30 AM - Lunch Buffet
11:45 AM - Keynote Session
12:30 PM - Afternoon Sessions
1:45 PM - Camp Break + Hallway Activations
2:45 PM - Closing Campfire Remarks
3:00 PM - Camp Dismissed
EARLY BIRD PRICING (ENDS 6/10!)
Member - $89
Non-Member - $129
Standard Pricing
Member - $110
Non-Member - $140
Refund Policy: Ticket sales are final, and refunds will not be issued within 10 days of the event. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your ticket to another individual. Please contact events@fortworthchamber.com for assistance with transfers.
By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree that the Fort Worth Chamber may capture photographs and video during the event. You grant the Chamber permission to use your likeness, image, and voice in photographs, videos, or other recordings for promotional, marketing, and communication purposes in any media, now known or later developed, without compensation or further approval.
