BrightonSEO October 2025 recommendations | Mark Williams-Cook | Search with Candour

In this bonus episode of Search With Candour, Jack Chambers-Ward and Mark Williams-Cook share their top recommendations for talks at the upcoming Brighton SEO conference.Candour’s dynamic duo discusses talks that cover the value of human connection in digital PR, and explore the intricacies of AI, machine learning, and attribution models in SEO.Whether you're attending Brighton SEO or simply interested in staying updated with the latest in the SEO world, this episode is packed with invaluable information and expert commentary.Jack’s recommendationsJohn Iwuozor - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/vector-embeddings-for-everyday-marketers Yordan Dimitrov - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/forget-seo-vs-ai-build-a-brand-people-trust-or-get-left-behind Tom Capper - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/measuring-aio-impact-was-anyone-clicking-anyway Myriam Jessier - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/making-all-content-machinereadable-geo-beyond-text-optimization Lazarina Stoy - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/aipoweredormlenabled-semantic-keyword-research-for-the-ai-era Mark’s recommendationsTom Rawle - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/ai-is-dead-for-digital-pr-long-live-the-humansDixon Jones - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/what-ai-knows-about-your-brand-and-what-you-can-do-about-itLuke Carthy - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/lastclick-attribution-is-broken-and-its-hurting-seoAdam Gent - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/how-googles-search-index-worksWill Kennard - https://brightonseo.com/events/october-2025/talks/everything-you-need-to-know-about-react-server-components00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview00:38 Catching Up with Mark02:11 Candour's Recent Projects and Developments03:27 Upcoming BrightonSEO and Personal Updates07:59 BrightonSEO Talk Recommendations08:50 Mark recommends: Tom Rawle11:27 Jack recommends: John Iwuozor13:14 Mark recommends: Dixon Jones17:10 Jack recommends: Yordan Dimitrov20:04 Mark recommends: Luke Carthy22:58 Jack recommends: Tom Capper24:51 Mark recommends: Adam Gent28:22 Jack recommends: Myriam Jessier32:18 Mark recommends: Will Kennard36:25 Jack recommends: Lazarina Stoy38:53 Final Thoughts