WE RISE NETWORKING – KNOX, VIC

Clear your calendar, bring your notebook, and join me for a morning of insight, connection, and practical strategy you can put to work straight away.
I’m Marina Garbuio – Digital and Social Media Marketing Strategist, founder of Motivating Marketing, and Marketing Lecturer at RMIT University. With over 30 years of real-world experience, I’ve helped everyone from solo start-ups to global corporations show up with purpose, communicate their value, and attract the right audience. As a proud mum of two, I’m living proof that success in business and life can coexist with purpose, passion, and impact.
At this event, I’ll be unpacking Instagram Interrupted: The Algorithm Shifts You Can’t Ignore – including Instagram’s biggest update yet: your posts can now appear in Google search results. I’ll walk you through:
- How Google indexing works and what it means for your visibility
- Writing captions that rank in search results
- Using alt text, geo tags, and hashtags effectively in 2025
- Which old posts to archive
- How to integrate Instagram into your wider SEO
You’ll leave with clear, actionable steps to boost your reach, attract the right audience, and stay ahead of the curve in 2025.