2026 Marketing Trends with Media Mortar
During this session, Liz Ballantyne from Media Mortar presented what’s trending now, what’s coming next and how brands will engage and grow audiences in 2026. Sharing simple, actionable ways to bring emerging trends into your current marketing, plus how strategies and teams may need to adapt, this session provides practical ideas you can start using straight away.
Liz Ballantyne – General Manager, Media Mortar
Liz has over 15 year’s experience in marketing and communications roles within a variety of industries – from agency, to automotive, agricultural and non-profit. No matter the industry, Liz is passionate about helping organisations build long-term, profitable relationships with their stakeholders by executing planned, relevant marketing and content strategies. With a background in digital marketing, social media and content, you can speak to Liz about anything from website content to social media to out of home billboards!
Liz is a self-claimed life-long learner and enjoys helping others grow in their career and improve their marketing. She does this through her podcast, Your Marketing Mates, and as a mentor in the Australian-wide mentorship program, Assisterhood. When she’s not listening to podcasts or chatting to other creative professionals, Liz is busy taking adventurous holidays – four wheeling driving the Simpson Desert or catching beach words at Moreton Island – with her two kids and her husband.