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sfBIG's March Madness Bracket Challenge
2021-03-18 07:00 - 2021-04-05 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ESPN Bracket Challenge
March Madness is one of the biggest, most entertaining, and exciting events in all sports. Every spring people all over the country tune in to watch 68 teams compete in a single game elimination tournament to decide the best team in all of NCAA Division 1 basketball. This year, the 2021 NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament will be like no other before it. With no tournament being played in 2020 this competition holds the weight of two years for players playing for pride, desire, and aspirations of being crowned national champions. With this comes the bracket challenge.
The goal: to guess the outcome of every game in this tournament in hopes of creating the perfect bracket.
sfBIG’s Challenge: In honor of this year’s March Madness sfBIG will be holding an open bracket challenge to all those who wish to participate, with the most perfect bracket being crowned the sfBIG BIGgest Baller along with a prize for the person with the best bracket submitted.
We encourage our members to invite anyone they want to participate in sfBIG’s March Madness Bracket Challenge! We will be hosting this group through ESPN’s Tournament Challenge Platform.
In order to participate, you must sign up with ESPN which is a super easy and quick process. Then you must join the sfBIG March Madness Group.
To join the sfBIG March Madness Brack Challenge Click Here!
This is a Private group and requires a password to join.
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Limit to 1 entry per person
All submissions for the bracket challenge must be submitted by Thursday, March 18th before the first game tips off.

Good Luck to all Tournament Participants!

Bigger than BIG Awards: Celebrating The Resiliency Of The Bay Area!
2021-02-24 16:00 - 17:00 | California
This is event is Free for Members so please sign in to get the discount!!
ALL BIGGIES on February 24th at 5pm PST we are putting on a Bigger than BIG Awards show for 2020 recognizing the wins, the heroes and the acts of pure humanity that came out of 2020. We are very excited to get our community involved in picking the deserving people and organizations for each award

The Bay Area is home to groundbreaking technology, immersive cultural acceptance, and cutting edge creatives. Our association is made up of leaders and innovators who have created and shaped the marketing world as we know it. However, nobody anticipated a pandemic and the other shocking significant events that occurred in 2020 and continue today.

This year sfBIG is recognizing those that have been Bigger than BIG and bigger than themselves! 2020 brought with it a world spreading virus, uncountable protest, horrific wildfires and other disasters. Through 2020 has challenged us like no other, we are still here. We have proven to ourselves what human ingenuity is capable of attaining when given, what seems like, insurmountable obstacles. Lastly, we have come together and have become more unified than ever during a time when we, as a nation, are so divided. Let’s all celebrate resilience and strength as we recognize the individuals that ran headfirst into the turbulent year and made something great from it.

Bigger Than BIG Award Categories:
The Hal Riney Award
This year’s Hal Riney Award recipient is Steve Katelman – Omnicom Media Group
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Best Practices Award
An organization that has shown outstanding leadership with DEI. This organization aims to be diverse in every way and has built a culture of belonging and acceptance. They acknowledge the differences and focus on the individual needs of the people in their organization. This award can be achieved by an organization that was ahead of its time in paving the way for DEI practices or an organization that saw the extreme need after the actions this year and acted quickly and intently to put processes in place.
Focusing on Local Support Award
The pandemic has hit local businesses extremely hard. Many staples of the Bay Area have had to shut their doors forever, others struggle to make ends meet. Do you know someone who has taken it upon themselves to lead their own crusade to support our local businesses? Have their efforts been extraordinary? We’d love to hear all about it and consider them for this heartfelt award.
Strongest Campaign and Messaging Pivot in 2020 Award
Brands that stood head and shoulders above the rest to change their messaging during the pandemic Or maybe they went back to the drawing board and created brand new messaging, a brand new campaign to better received by their consumers? We want to celebrate the organization that took a unique approach to messaging and didn’t follow the herd.
Companies that Cared Award
Loyalty is built when organizations truly put their employees first. Adapting to a 100% work-from-home environment brought about many challenges. Some companies embraced the challenge and went into overdrive to ensure all employees were more than just set up properly. If your organization made it crystal clear how much they care about their employees by coming up with creative ways to boost morale, promote employee wellness, adjust to the new normal, and more, we want to hear about it.
Going Above and Beyond Award
2020 brought out the inner humanitarian in just about everyone as we lived and witnessed the hardships of our communities and our country. However, there are those that give back to their communities on the regular and took this time to go above and beyond to lend a helping hand. Let’s recognize the person who took it upon themselves to step up and lead during a time when everyone was hurting

We are so excited to see who our community nominates. Please fill out the form below to submit a colleague or company for an Award. All Nominations must be submitted by February 12th. To submit multiple nominations just reload the page after each submission
If you have any questions please contact Zach Chayra (zach@catalystsf.com)

sfBIG's Giving BIG Holiday Season Auction
2020-12-01 11:00 - 2021-01-15 22:30 | California
Welcome to sfBIG’s Giving BIG Holiday Season Auction!!!
Beginning on December 3rd, 2020
Join us in Giving BIG this year! Since this year has been ever-changing and unpredictable we are holding sfBIG’s Holiday Season fundraiser by having an online auction! Members will be given the opportunity to place bids on items and experiences we have had donated. This is an all month-long experience, with the auction catalog being updated weekly to give you lots of items and experiences to choose from. We want you to win! The auction becomes live at 12:00 PM PST Thursday, December 3rd. Below you can find the instructions for registering and placing bids on our auction platform.
How to Register and Bid:
1. To register for this auction at any point this month click the link below and head to our holiday auction landing site.
2. From there you can view the catalog but are unable to bid unless you register or sign in.
3. To register we only require your name, email, and phone number.
4. You will from then on use your email to log in and monitor your current bids and place new ones.
5. Once an account is registered you can start winning in this auction.
We hope to give you a unique and exciting auction experience. With low minimums for amazing rewards take the opportunity to visit the link below and see what is available!

sfBIG Holiday Season Auction

sfBIG's 6th Annual Golf Tournament
2020-11-12 07:30 - 13:30 | Presidio Golf Course, 300 Finley Rd, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
For our 6th year in a row, sfBIG is thrilled to bring back the annual sfBIG Golf Tournament at the amazingly beautiful Presidio Golf Course!
This is set to be our biggest event of the year!
Be sure to come out and show us who can drive for show, who can putt for dough, or who can win all the raffles after the golfing even starts (while socially distancing). We encourage everyone who can to come out and do all 3!
This is a full-day event so be sure to get time off, dust off your clubs, and bring your hand sanitizer! The Tournament is set for Thursday, November 12th at the Presidio Golf Course. We are expecting a sell-out event so please secure your foursome NOW!

Registration/Check-In: 9:00 AM
First Tee-Off: 9:30 AM

Due to the ongoing pandemic, this is set to be one of our only in-person events of the year! That makes this a can’t miss event. We hope to see you all there and enjoy this fantastic event together safely! #sfBIGGOLF
This year we are having a post-tournament virtual event where we will recap all the winners, hear from all the sponsors, hand out awesome golf raffle prizes, and bring another annual sfBIG Golf Tournament to a close. You’ll have the chance to be winning even after stepping out on the course as we celebrate another great day!
Sponsorship options are available now but are going fast.
Sponsoring a hole at this years sfBIG Golf Tournament comes with numerous opportunities. You will be given the opportunity to network with leaders in the community through direct human interaction. Each sponsor is given their own hole to set up and make their own. Each sponsor will get the opportunity to introduce themselves to all of the golfers participating. Best of all! Every sponsor will get a chance to reserve their own foursome for golfing at this tournament as well!

Foursomes are now on sale, please reach out to us to RESERVE your spots now!
Individual tickets will be offered based on availability. This is a limited event due to Covid-19, so be sure to sign up!
If you wish to take part in any of the sponsorship options listed above please contact: chris.klein@flashtalking.com or zach@catalystsf.com

sfBIG Happy Hour October 27th
2020-10-27 16:00 - 2020-10-28 17:00 | California
sfBIG Presents:
Today’s Real Estate, “TRULY” Not Scary!
Join us after hours on October 27th, 5 – 6 PM PDT as we spill the guts on why real estate in San Francisco right now, isn’t all that spooky!
This year we’ve seen San Francisco turn ghostly. Covid-19 has impacted so many and changed the housing market as we know it. It can be frightening, but that’s what we’re here for! Show up to our Halloween themed happy hour as we will be hosting a great panel on how the real estate market is looking. Along with this, there will be high-level questions to help the audience get the answers they may have.
Drink Theme: A drink that best represents the real estate market
Costumes aren’t mandatory, but feel free to dress up!
Moderator:
Kelly Burke
Professional Coach and Trainer/Marketing Consultant, Breezemont Group

Kelly Burke, after an extensive career in Digital Media, started her own company, Breezemont Group, as a Professional Coach and Consultant. Reinventing her career, while keeping her passions and skills in the driver’s seat, have created the perfect “job” for Kelly. She remains dedicated to and enthusiastic about the advertising industry, working as a media/marketing consultant, and coaching/training many members of the advertising community. Contributing to and watching others grow and thrive in their careers and lives is the main source of Kelly’s happiness and feeling of accomplishment. As an original member of sfBIG (2004) and permanent member on the Executive Board since 2011, Kelly’s efforts have been woven in the fabric of the Bay Area advertising community. She has dedicated herself to bringing people together, delivering thought-provoking content, and highlighting the amazing talent in the Bay Area. In addition, Kelly is the Chairperson of the Education Committee on the Board of BAARC (Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee), recently taking the BAARC/sfBIG Mentorship Program to a virtual format due to the pandemic.
Panelists:
David Lasker
Realtor, Vanguard Properties

David Lasker is a seasoned veteran in digital media sales. Throughout his 18-year career, he worked for various top online publishers including Microsoft and Digital Trends. David had the privilege of working with some of the most recognized brands and agencies to help transform the way marketers engage with audiences on digital platforms. David now applies his distinct customer service and negotiation skills to the world of real estate. David enjoys working with both buyers and sellers and prides himself on his innovative marketing expertise, hands-on approach, and his straight-forward communication skills. As an agent at Vanguard Properties, he has the educational and technical support of an acclaimed brokerage in the Bay Area. David has lived in San Francisco for over 20 years with his husband Eddie and a dog named Teddy and is grateful for the opportunity to assist others in the pursuit of calling the Bay Area their home.
david@davidlasker.net and 415.786.8718
Scott W Thompson
Loan Consultant, loanDepot

Prior to pursuing the mortgage business, sfBIG’s very own John Durham gave Scott his start in digital media sales, working for digital Rep Firm pioneer, Winstar Interactive Media in the late 90s. Scott continued his 20 + year career in media as a successful Digital Advertising Sales Executive, for companies such as Disney, Univision, and iHeartMedia, rising from Account Executive to Regional Vice President. He was also very involved in the SF Bay Area industry nonprofit you all know as sfBIG. First as the Event Chair and then as the Treasurer. Scott earned a reputation for being very hard-working and negotiating on behalf of his clients for the best possible outcome. His desire for a new challenge led him into the mortgage industry. When it comes to his work, there’s nothing that brings Scott more joy than building rapport and educating clients. Being able to make an impact on the largest financial transaction of their lives, while guiding them every step of the way has been very rewarding. His ultimate goal is to ensure that his customers make the best mortgage choice for
themselves and their families. Scott resides in Walnut Creek with his wife, two kids, and their two Bullmastiffs. You can find him coaching his son for Walnut Creek Surf Soccer, watching his daughter thrive for Mustang Soccer in Danville, or spending time with his friends and family.
You can reach Scott at the San Ramon branch. Please contact him for any of your mortgage financing needs!
swthompson@loandepot.com or 415-971-0646

This is an after-hours event that we look forward to celebrating this spooky season with a drink and good conversation.

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sfBIG Lunch & Learn Series: October 22nd with MIQ
2020-10-22 11:00 - 2020-10-23 12:00 | California
Preparing For A Cookieless World with MIQ
Join us for a great discussion on Thursday, October 22, 12-1 PM PDT.
Cookies in your browser used to be everywhere, but now things are changing. Browsers are eliminating cookies and media channels all around us are changing. Join us for a great discussion on the world getting ready to remove cookies.
While preparing for a ‘Cookieless Future’, we’ll attempt to unpack these topics so that brands and agencies can better navigate the uncertainty surrounding them, and instead start on-boarding the critical new capabilities that this shake-up to digital marketing will demand.
What will you learn on how to prepare for the inevitable ‘Cookieless Future’?

What’s the driving force behind these changes?
What are cookie alternatives for measurement and targeting?
How will the industry respond to this kind of future?
What emerging capabilities should start to be developed to prepare

Moderator:
Kristin Scheve
SVP, Head of Media, West, Digitas North America

Panelists:
Charlie Neer
US Chief Revenue Officer, MiQ

Charlie Neer has a proven track record of taking complexities from the ever-evolving digital advertising space and simplifying them into solutions for companies and their clients. As US Chief Revenue Officer at MiQ, Charlie’s dedication to building a presence across the Midwest and West Coast regions has led to unprecedented growth. Previously, Charlie has held positions overseeing strategic partnerships and revenue at Adaptly and spearheading the technology development of a DSP at Click District.
From early on, Charlie has always been fascinated by two things – technology and business. Through the course of his career, he’s held positions that have allowed him to play in the cutting edge of both of those spaces. He is a consultative seller and leader that puts a high value on listening to colleagues, prospects, and clients.

Beth Reilly
Head of Integrated Media, Partnerships and Social, Northwestern Mutual

Beth oversees the media, social and digital marketing teams as well as manages all media partnerships. Beth leads the end-to-end holistic media strategy that maximizes impact across the full marketing funnel and ensures optimal channel mix and investment allocation. She also leads long term strategy and daily management of NM Enterprise social media go-to-market approach across all social media platforms and audiences (consumer, corporate & field).
Before joining NWM, Beth was the Founder and CEO of Digital Matter, LLC, her own successful marketing consultancy designed to develop best in class integrated marketing and media strategies, programs, and partnerships all with a lens on digital. Beth served as the interim CMO at Volta Charging and prior to that she ran the T-Mobile account at Publicis and was the acting VP of Media at Sprint. She has worked with clients like Global Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Motorola Mobility (acting Head of Global Media and Consumer Engagement), and Spark Foundry among others. Digital Matter was responsible for developing and leading global partnerships; developing internal digital capabilities and best practices and developing strategies and best practices across all consumer touchpoints. Ms. Reilly is an active speaker and panelist on all things digital marketing. She is also an active member of organizations like PTTOW, the Peer150 (which she helped found), Brand Innovators, and is a Founding Member of Chief.
During her prior roles, Ms. Reilly was responsible for developing the global digital strategies and award-winning campaigns for brands like Barilla, Oreo, Trident, and Cadbury Dairy Milk, as well as securing global relationships with key partners and agencies. Under her leadership, Oreo grew to a global social powerhouse and Mondelez signed the first mobile-only deal with Google.
Ms. Reilly also was one of the original Digital and Social Marketing pioneers for Kraft Foods’ where she started as a brand manager and then led content planning and development for Kraft Foods’ successful food&family CRM program before starting the digital team.
Prior to Kraft Foods, Beth worked on the McDonald’s Global Happy Meal Program, at Universal Studios in Corporate Marketing and Partnerships, and at Leo Burnett Worldwide on Blue Chip brands like McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, and The Walt Disney Company.
Ms. Reilly lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children.

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When: Oct 22, 2020, 12:00 PM Pacific Time (the US and Canada)
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Lunch & Learn October 6th
2020-10-06 11:00 - 12:00 | California
Fireside Chat with CEO of Quantcast Konrad Feldman
Join us for another feature in our sfBIG Lunch & Learn series
October 6th, 12-1 PM PDT
Another exciting Lunch & Learn as our sfBIG President John Durham will be diving into life in a pandemic and what comes after with Quantcast CEO Konrad Feldman. Konrad will be sharing how he has approached business after the shelter in place as well as what he predicts and sees moving forward. This is a great opportunity to see leaders in the industry discuss running a business while staying at home.
Konrad Feldman is the founder and CEO of Quantcast,, the audience intelligence and measurement company. Founded in 2006, Quantcast pioneered the use of machine learning to interpret digital audiences and provides solutions for publishers, brands, and agencies to understand, plan, and activate audience-based media across the open internet. Prior to Quantcast, Konrad co-founded Searchspace, the leading provider of software for detecting money laundering and terrorist financing for the world’s financial services industry. Previously, Konrad was a researcher at University College London while undertaking a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence before dropping out to launch Search space. Feldman holds a BSc in Computer Science from University College London.

To learn more about Quantcast visit here:
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Lunch & Learn September 24th
2020-09-24 11:00 - 12:00 | California
Moving To A Virtual Audience
The importance of virtual experiences to a brand has been propelled by the developments of 2020. The event industry has had to shift from in-person gathering to virtual events in a matter of weeks, with 93% of event professionals planning to invest in virtual events moving forward. In addition, brands are competing to catch consumers’ interest in attending virtual experiences.
Join us on Thursday, September 24th at 12noon PST to explore how COVID-19 has propelled the transformation, how to engage your audience in a meaningful way through online experiences, and predictions on the state of events moving into 2021.
In this panel we will be discussing:

How brands are refocusing reaching consumers through online events
Working with creating immersive virtual events
How do virtual and physical find a symbiotic relationship when life returns
How to engage your audience in a meaningful way through online events and predictions on the state of events moving into 2021

Our Host:
Christopher Caen
CEO, PixelTitan LLC

Christopher has been around technology since the early eighties, where he spent a large portion of his misspent youth running around the halls of Atari and playing Asteroids. Since then he has worked on both the client and the agency side for companies such as Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Informix, and NEC, and at startups as a senior executive as well as a CEO. Over the last five years, he has worked with some of the largest companies in IoT and Connected Data, and has spoken at conferences and led panels with companies including Intel, Amazon, Samsung, Hitachi, and Accenture. Christopher is currently the CEO of PixelTitan, a startup focused on delivering unstructured data at scale.
Panelists:
Our first panelist is Michelle Excel
Creative Technology Strategist, CEO, The Antipodean Collective

The Antipodean helps brands and agencies develop innovation strategies, campaigns, and platforms with a focus on immersive technology. Before starting The Antipodean in 2016, Michelle spent almost 15 years leading digital transformation and production at digital and traditional agencies.
The Antipodean operates from a belief that immersive technologies are inherently experiential and allow us greater engagement with consumers, fans, and even our own employees. We know that every brand can find value in augmented and virtual realities, AI, voice, audio, and IoT. We help companies take the right first step or course-correct.
Recent events have turned a spotlight to everything “virtual” and how we can help people connect and experience, whether that experience is entertaining or useful. We are excited to discuss exciting new opportunities and share our thoughts on which should become best practices.
Our next panelist is David Boyll
Senior Director, Group Lead, Oracle Studios

David Boyll is Group Director at Oracle Studios. There they solve problems at the intersection of business, creative, IT, and development, help marketers market, and help creators create. David uses the principal media infrastructure Program and Strategy Liaison with IT. Cultivates and maintains Strategic IT, Product Development, Partner, and Supplier relationships. Best Practices and Processes, Solution Strategy, and Capability Planning. Corporate Standards and Policy compliance.

Prior to joining Oracle in 2007, David was a freelance Sole Proprietor for over two decades in video and film production. His clients were Fortune 500 companies, TV Networks, Agencies, and Production Companies. David’s worked thousands of production days on almost every imaginable kind of Commercial, Infomercial, Feature, Corporate/Industrial, and Documentary production. He’s got plenty of stories to tell and enjoys telling them. He also enjoys listening.

This is a must-see event, as we will be laying the groundwork to making the best virtual events for the coming quarter and beyond! With a group of expert panelists, we hope that when this is over you will have the resources and knowledge to make a virtual event as big of a hit as anything that would be done in person!
Our Final Panelist is Helena Öhman
Vice President of Production, Edelman

Helena Öhman has spent most of her career leading and realizing integrated campaign work for a wide span of clients, with innovation at its core. Her expertise lays in discovering new paths to reach audiences in meaningful, engaging, ways in order to solve business problems – no matter how unexplored the path may be. Helena is a transplant from Edelman Deportivo, Sweden, where she led award-winning work for UNICEF, Hövding, and various lifestyle and tech clients as the creative hub’s Head of Studio. She is now VP of Production at Edelman San Francisco and board member of SF Big.
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Lunch & Learn September 24th
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Lunch & Learn August 13th
2020-08-13 11:00 - 12:00 | California
Restoring the Soul of Business
Please join us on August 13th for our Lunch & Learn with returning special guest and industry legend Rishad Tobaccowala. We kicked off the year with an amazing Fireside Chat where Rishad introduced his book Restoring The Soul of Business staying Human in the age of data. Rishad’s book is more meaningful now more than ever so, we will look at what he’s been up too, what lessons, observations he has garnered since COVID19. We will be having our very own President of sfBIG, John Durham, and sfBIG Board Member Kristin Scheve!
Rishad is a current author, advisor, educator, and speaker. He is a former Chief Growth Officer and member of the Management Committee of Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest communication firm with 80,000 employees. Along with that Rishad was named by BusinessWeek as one of the top business leaders for his pioneering innovation and TIME magazine dubbed him one of five “Marketing Innovators”. With over 35 years of experience around the world, he has helped grow, found/co-founded or incubated a variety of companies including VivaKi, Leo Burnett, Starcom, SMG Next, Starcom IP, Giant Step, Play, and Denuo. Rishad has a BS in Mathematics from the University of Bombay and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.

To learn more about Rishad Tobaccawala, visit his website.
Make sure to sign-up, grab something good to eat, and enjoy this amazing opportunity and an event that you do not want to miss!

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Lunch & Learn August 13th
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A Conversation on Podcast Movement Virtual
2020-08-06 04:00 - 04:30 | California
Presenting A Discussion of Podcast Movement
Join us in being a part of one of the largest podcast discussions of the year! CEO Brendan Monaghan of Megaphone will be interviewing fellow CEO Dan Franks of the Podcast Movement discussing the importance of the new virtual. Don’t miss out on an incredible discussion!
Thursday, August 6th from 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

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BAARC Bingo Night!
2020-07-23 10:30 - 12:00 | California
Join your friends in the Bay Area Advertising Community (BAARC) for a fun night of bingo and networking on July 23, 2020! Our gracious host, Greg Wilson, will lead players through multiple Bingo games, including words from our sponsors, a best-dressed Hawaiian-themed contest, prizes and more!

Ticket Details
The suggested donation is $12 per person. 100% of donations go towards BAARC services, including financial relief for the marketing community. Now more than ever, BAARC needs donations to help individuals in need during this crisis.

GET TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baarc-bingo-2020-july-tickets-112731266252

Timeline – 5:30pm – 7:00pm
5:30pm PST – Intros and rules
5:45pm PST – 1st Game
6:00pm PST – 2nd Game
6:15pm PST – 3rd Game
6:30pm PST – Best Dressed Contest – Hawaiian themed!

Best Of The West | July 8th 12 PM - 1:30 PM
2020-07-08 05:00 - 06:30 | California
July 8th, from High Noon until 1:30 PM, we have got an amazing event coordinated with some of our closest friends!
Digital marketing organizations of the West Coast including sfBIG, LVIMA, ThinkLA, AZIMA, and SIMM are coming together to host the largest (virtual) gathering of its kind! This Best Of The West event will be historical and we are very pleased to be playing a part in the action.
Join the discussion as top brands and agencies from Entertainment, Gaming, Finance, Tech, and more share how they’re working with their partners to create smart, sensitive marketing in extraordinary times. Each organization has two remarkable representatives with marketing expertise that will help lead the charge and deliver sensational insights!
This event isn’t simply about “marketing in chaos”; it’s about stories and examples of how, as marketers, our organizations need to be forces of change and hope.
This is marketing at its best. Yet, we know we can be even better. We can do more.
Participate and learn how we can all move forward and be better together. We need each and every single one of your influential voices to help us create a rallying message of hope and progress!
This event will be BIG and is a MUST ATTEND! We also are pleased to confirm the event is FREE! In order to attend, please register on the THINKLA website using the link below.
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Full List Of Speakers Below:
Host: Doug Zanger, Senior Editor, AdWeek
AZIMA (Arizona)
AZIMA President: Jena Coolidge McGovern, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications at Arizona Commerce Authority
AZIMA Treasurer: Stephen Heitz, Chief Innovation Officer at LAVIDGE
sfBIG (San Francisco)
Mike Parker, Global CEO, iCrossing
Ben Stuart, CMO, Bank of the West
LVIMA (Las Vegas)
LVIMA Advisory Board: Arlene Wszalek, Vice President, Client Solutions at Allied Global Marketing
Jeff De Korte, VP, E-Commerce & Digital Marketing at Caesars Entertainment
ThinkLA (Los Angeles)
David Angelo, Chairman, Founder at David & Goliath
SIMM (Seattle)
Kathy Dillion, President, West Region at Spark Factory

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Lunch & Learn June 25th!
2020-06-25 05:00 - 2020-06-26 06:00 | California
First and foremost, words cannot describe how much sfBIG has missed you all these past few months.
We hope all has been well during this recent period of time and that most importantly you are staying SAFE!
Join us on Thursday, June 25th from 12 – 1 PM PST for a sweet gathering with the sfBIG community. Unlike our recent string of virtual events, this outing will be catered more towards catching everyone up with great friends and former colleagues while having a look at what the rest of the year will look like for us at sfBIG!
Be sure to grab a drink or a bite to eat, lay back, and tune in as we will also analyze some premier insights on the marketing world as we know it and what to anticipate in the near future. This will be an extremely positive session and we can not be more excited to reconnect our members together again and get back on the same page!
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MGS Global Virtual Conference, June 2-4, 2020
2020-06-01 - 2020-06-04 | California
Introducing the MGS Global Virtual Conference
Instead of simply canceling their UK, LATAM, New York, and Singapore events Mobile Growth Summit is rolling them into one! Titled the MGS Global Virtual Conference—a three-day extravaganza that spans four geos (Asia, South America, North America, and Europe), dedicating a day of learning to each region. Attendees will have access to content from four geos, all without stepping foot on a plane. And there will be plenty of networking opportunities, just like you’ve come to expect from Mobile Growth Summits in the past.
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3 days, 4 continents, 50% women speakers,
70+ sessions, 100+ overall speakers, 1000+ attendees
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Lunch & Learn: Esports May 21st
2020-05-21 12:00 - 2020-05-22 13:00 | California
Lunch & Learn:
Helping Brands Understand Gaming Entertainment and Esports
Join us for another amazing Lunch & Learn on Thursday, May 21st from 12 – 1 pm PST. Gaming has overtaken the entertainment world and yet very little is understood about how gaming and entertainment interact. Programs like esports and gaming entertainment are in their infancy, but the audience is massive. In this panel, learn exactly how gaming intersects with entertainment; how esports fits into the mix; how brands can get involved in meaningful ways; and learn what’s coming next.
Meet the well-rounded team that is taking the lead during this discussion and get excited about next week’s event!
Meet The Panel For The Event
Brandon Byrne | CEO, Opera Event

Brandon Byrne is the CEO for the startup Opera Event, a platform for social media content creators.
Before Opera Event, Brandon was the CFO for Team Liquid and helped them raise money through the investment group that included Magic Johnson, Ted Leonsis and Peter Guber.
He also served as an executive at Curse, a PC technology and media company that was bought by Twitch.tv. He led several rounds of fundraising at Curse and transitioned the organization from a small startup into a fast-growing company that doubled the size of the staff in eight months. He led the initiative to open international offices in Dublin, the U.K., Germany and Australia and secured several debt facilities for Curse to fund their growth.
An avid gamer, Brandon still plays World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Civilization, Xcom, Ark and Diablo III. He has also served as an advisor on the UCSC board for three years now.
Brandon has a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University in Business Management.

Marco Mereu | Senior Vice President of Content Distribution & GM of Framerate at Super League Gaming

Super League Gaming, Inc. (NasdaqCM: SLGG) is a leading esports community and content platform for amateur esports players, fans and friends of all ages and skill levels. With a focus on positive and inclusive gameplay, Super League enables players to experience their sport like the pros while also developing sportsmanship, communication, and team-building skills. Powered by a proprietary technology platform, Super League operates physical and digital experiences in partnership with publishers of top-tier games. Local movie theatres, PC cafes, restaurants, and entertainment venues are transformed into esports arenas where gamers compete, socialize, spectate and celebrate the amateur esports lifestyle. Super League’s platform offers unique amateur esports experiences that not only ratchet up the competition for avid gamers, but also attract audiences with elite amateur broadcasts that transform physical venues as well as fuel SuperLeagueTV’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
Framerate is a cross-platform esports network delivering news, highlights and entertainment to the next generation of viewers. Framerate was acquired by Super League Gaming in June 2019. Prior to Framerate, Mereu founded and built Roostr, the first performance based sponsored content marketplace for YouTube gaming influencers and mobile games. Roostr was acquired by Chartboost in January 2016.
Prior to Roostr, Mereu founded Gameblyr, one of the first independent publishing platforms for mobile gaming. Gameblyr published 8 titles in two years with 7 being featured by Apple and 2 Editors Choice Awards.
Mereu also served as General Counsel and VP US Business Development for Evony Online, one of the largest browser based MMO’s in history with over 30 million players worldwide.

Darin Kwilinski| Senior Editor of Esports at ESPN

Hi! My name is Darin, and I love video games. I also love writing and editing. I’m now at ESPN covering esports on a global scale. Every day there are new challenges to tackle, and every project I learn something new. In short, it’s pretty awesome.
Feel free to connect with me and let’s chat about esports, video games, nerd culture, or whatever else you think is neat!

Dr. Chris “Doc” Haskell | Clinical Associate Professor, Head Coach of Esports at Boise State University

Dr. Chris Haskell plays video games for a living, or at least that’s what his friends think. “Doc” is the director and Headcoach of the Varsity Esports At Boise State (350 wins and climbing). As a professor and researcher, Doc also focuses on the impact of videogames, virtual worlds, on learning and culture. He even has retro 80s arcade games in his office,…for research of course. When it comes to work, Dr. Haskell is serious about play. It’s no wonder his friends think he needs a real job.

Wil Wheaton | Host, Commissioner

In 2020, Wil Wheaton will star as the host/commissioner of GAMEMASTER, a new, nine-episode esports reality show featuring 12 amateur contestants from across the U.S. Ripped from their gaming chairs and plunged into our world, these gamers will live together in a house under the inescapable spotlight of a competition broadcast on platforms around the globe. Over the course of nine episodes (with more than two dozen video games), the contestants will be on a quest to discover the one, true “GameMaster.” Twelve amateur gamers start out, someone goes home each week, and two will battle it out in the finale to grab the $100K cash prize and claim the title.
An accomplished actor, Wheaton was already a veteran of cinema and television when, at the age of 15, he was cast as boy genius Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. His most prominent early role was that of Gordie LaChance, the central character in the film Stand By Me. Through the years, he has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, including recurring roles on TNT’s Leverage, SyFy’s Eureka, and the hit, gamer-oriented web series, “The Guild.” He is the co-creator, producer and host of the wildly successful web series, “Tabletop,” credited with reigniting national interest in tabletop gaming. Most recently, he played a fictionalized version of himself on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, one of the most highly-rated and watched sitcoms of the last decade. Wheaton has become a strong voice for the “nerd” community thanks to his books, convention appearances, podcasts and involvement in the video game community.
An accomplished voice talent, Wheaton has been featured in animated series including, TeenTitans, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold. His video game credits include four installments each of the “Grand Theft Auto” and “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon” series, as well as “Fallout: New Vegas,” “DC Universe Online,” and ”Broken Age.”
Wheaton’s audiobook narration of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” debuted at number one on The New York Times bestseller list and was one of Goodreads’ 10 Best Narrator and Audiobook Pairings of All Time. He has also lent his voice to titles by John Scalzi, Randall Monroe and Joe Hill.
As an author, he has written “Just A Geek,” “Dancing Barefoot,” “The Happiest Days of Our Lives,” “Hunter,” and “Dead Trees Give No Shelter,” plus a forthcoming novel, “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything.” He has contributed columns to salon.com, The A.V. Club, LA Weekly, Playboy, The Washington Post, and the Suicide Girls Newswire.
In recent years, Wheaton has earned recognition as an outspoken mental health advocate. He chronicled his own journey in his blog and as a public speaker for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. His powerful, candid essay about his struggle with chronic depression and anxiety garnered national attention.

Our Wonderful Moderator
Mike Parker | Global President at iCrossing

As Global President, Mikes leads iCrossing where he oversees the agency’s international network of 13 offices and a team of 1000 and is responsible for the full-service digital agency’s mission of being the Marketing Agency for the Modern World. With nearly twenty years of experience in digital marketing and agency leadership, he has consistently partnered with brands like Nestlé, Microsoft, Bridgestone, Intel and Clorox to inspire digital transformation, build deep engagements with customers and drive business performance through strategic marketing programs. Mike joined iCrossing in 2015 and previously oversaw its west coast and US territories before taking over responsibilities for the global operations in 2017.
Based in Silicon Valley, Mike is passionate about bringing innovation to clients, he launched “The Collaboratory” innovation practice at iCrossing and was Past President of the Bay Area Innovation Group. Prior to joining the Heart-owned marketing agency, he served as Global Digital Officer at McCann WorldGroup, where he led the integration of digital thinking and services across the world’s largest ad agency. Before McCann, he was co-president for Tribal DDB’s U.S. network. Mike was recognized by Campaign Magazine as a ’40 over 40′ leader of digital marketing, he has won Digital Agency of the Year honors and was a member of the inaugural Cannes Innovation Lions jury.

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Lunch & Learn April 30th!
2020-04-30 05:00 - 2020-05-01 06:00 | CA, United States
Podcasts: Cracking the Code
Please join us on April 30th for our Podcast: Cracking the Code Lunch & Learn! Some brands have deployed podcast advertising for user acquisition for years, yet it is still a channel that files under the radar…or does it in 2020? Podcasts reach 51% of US audiences aged 12+ on a monthly basis and Ad dollar spend on the channel is growing. Join sfBIG on Thursday, April 30th to learn more about the power of the podcast, getting started, and cultivating the appropriate audience! Uncover who listens, who advertises, and why bother?
Meet Our All Star Panel & Moderator
Paula Mangin – Owner, Boyce Mangin

Paula is a founding partner of Boyce: Mangin, a successful strategic media planning and buying consultancy that functions similar to a creative team, working with clients and/or agencies to develop strategies and plans, bringing in the best resources to help execute their vision as necessary. They worked with everybody from Google, Facebook and Roku, to Dr. Martens, Levi’s, and Lucky Brand Jeans. Current clients include Stanford Children’s Health, Yogi Tea, Pandora (music, not jewelry), Duckhorn Vineyards and Schedulicity.
In her spare time, Paula blogs about style for Blank Stare, Blink(a site she co-founded), and is a fashion illustrator/urban sketcher who held her first gallery show a few years back. Most evenings and weekends find her doing yoga headstands, playing tennis, and baking pies. Up until last year, she also held the world record for drawing Fred Flintstone the fastest. This is not a joke.
Her favorite podcasts are The Daily, Pod Save America (also love their merch!) and Bitch Sesh. She and “Boyce”, her business partner, have been making noises about starting their own podcast; they recently purchased the URL, whatscrappening.com. Where they plan to talk shit. This is also not a joke.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-mangin-4101181/

Matt Turck – CRO, Megaphone

Matt Turck is a co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Megaphone, launched in February 2015.
Matt was an early experimenter in podcast advertising, starting when Audible sponsored Slate’s Political Gabfest in 2008. He oversaw the development of the industry’s first branded podcasts, partnering with HBO Documentaries in March of 2015. Matt also was instrumental in creating GE Podcast Theater (The Message & LifeAfter), which is still considered the most successful branded podcast program, as it held the #1 position in Apple Podcasts for several weeks.
Today, Matt and Megaphone are pioneering the digital transformation of podcast advertising. Megaphone introduced audience targeting at scale, bringing data, measurement and other digital tools to the podcasting space through Megaphone’s proprietary technology.
Prior to joining Megaphone, Matt was the Publisher of Slate, where he helped build original digital journalism into a sustainably profitable business. He spent 20 years with Time Incorporated, holding several prominent positions, including Publisher/President of This Old House and Associate Publisher of Time magazine.
A native of Michigan and a graduate of Michigan State University, Matt married the former miss Anneliese Lodge. He lives his dream (and hopefully his family’s dream), spending time in Manhattan while residing in Sun Valley with Anneliese, their two children, fly rod, mountain bike, skis and, of course, his Labrador Retriever, Tug.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-turck/
Jen Sargent – COO, Wondery

Jen Sargent is a successful entrepreneur and executive with 20 years of digital media experience. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Wondery, the largest independent podcast publisher in the world, known for their immersive storytelling with hit shows such as Business Wars, Dr. Death, Imagined Life and The Shrink Next Door. Jen oversees strategy, marketing, partnerships and non-advertising revenue streams for the Company. Prior to Wondery, Jen was most recently President of Uproxx, a Comscore Top-100 digital publisher and award-winning content studio programming cultural content for Millennials. As President, Jen led the strategy, revenue generation, partnerships, and operations across the organization. Uproxx was acquired by Warner Music in Summer of 2018. Prior to Uproxx, Jen was the CEO and co-founder of HitFix, a multi-platform entertainment news brand focused on helping consumers discover and experience movies, TV and pop-culture. HitFix featured entertainment’s most celebrated tastemakers and a cross-platform reach of 300 million monthly viewers. HitFix was acquired by Uproxx in 2016. Previous roles include head of Online Marketing & Development for Reed Business Information (parent of Variety); the International Media Group of top ad-serving technology company DoubleClick; venture capital experience from BV Capital in Hamburg, Germany; and finance experience from JP Morgan investment banking in New York. Jen earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensargent/

Matty Staudt – Owner, Jam Street Media

Matty Staudt has been in broadcasting since he cracked a mic at the age of 16 in his hometown of Keyser, West Virginia. During his radio career, he has been an on-air host, morning show lead and Executive Producer at such legendary stations as WJFK in Washington DC, WNEW in New York City, Alice Radio (KLLC) and Live 105 (KITS) in San Francisco. In 2007, Matty redirected his radio career toward the new world of podcasting; becoming a pioneer at Stitcher as their first Director of Content. Matty’s voiceover talent was also featured in the hit Pixar movie “Cars”, where he played a radio reporter car named “Matti”.
Matty has been a consultant for top companies like Cisco, Sirius/XM, Premiere Radio and The Federal Reserve Bank, creating branded content podcasts, coaching hosts and producers, and formulating dynamic podcast strategies since 2011. He’s hosted several podcasts including his current show “Access Podcast, interviewing some of the best podcasters in the industry. As a professor at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Matty launched one of the nation’s first university-level podcasting departments in 2012.
In 2017, Matty was thrilled to return to radio when he joined iHeartRadio as the radio industry’s first Vice President of Podcast Programming. In this role, he developed a podcast strategy for the company’s radio talent and helped create over 300 podcasts, driving millions of downloads a month. As an uber-successful VP, he developed original shows, nurtured and coached on-air talent, and crafted the comprehensive podcast strategy for iHeartRadio’s podcast programming.
Today Matty is thrilled to introduce his latest venture Jam Street Media, focusing his tremendous experience and passion for broadcasting towards elevating top brands and talent to their most creative and successful potential through podcast production and consulting.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matty-staudt-ma-44698b8/
Twitter: @mattystaudt
Moderating The Event This Thursday
Kathryn Wilcox – Northern California Region President, iHeartMedia

Kathryn Wilcox, Region President of iHeartMedia San Francisco, has over 20 years of media industry experience. iHeartMedia reaches more Americans than any other media company in the US. Through the integration of data, yielding the ability to target at scale, then optimize for results, iHeartMedia is making the power of audio accessible for a new class of partners. In her current role, she oversees the operation of seven radio stations in San Francisco alongside the go-to-market strategy in the Bay Area for the suite of iHeartMedia digital assets including podcasts, streaming audio and custom channels on iHeartRadio. Katie has a passion for measurement, an eye for spotting coming trends and a strong record of building best-in-class teams.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiewilcox/
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Lunch & Learn April 23rd
2020-04-23 05:00 - 06:00 | California
sfBIG’s Lunch & Learn Series:
Now What? Navigating Job Loss & Career Changes
Many have felt the wrath of the recent events that have left millions without jobs. As a result, many are scrambling to find a replacement position or a new career path for them. Join us this Thursday, April 23rd for a NEW Lunch & Learn on opportunities to get ahead and learn from some amazing professionals.
This rich discussion will be lead by a diverse panel of personnel with experience in strategy, talent acquisition, and professional resume writing. This will be a great time to evaluate your career and properly strategize how to move forward with assurance that you are doing what you would like to do in the workforce!

Panel Members: Overview and Bio
Arielle Krattenstein: GroupM – Talent Acquisition Practice Lead, Analytics

Arielle is an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the Advertising and Research industries; she is skilled in Full Life-Cycle Recruitment, Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives, Negotiation, Public Speaking, and Event Management. Arielle holds a BA in American Politics – Political Behavior & Public Policy from The Ohio State University, a Master Certificate in Human Resources and an HR Analytics Certificate from Cornell University.
Residing in Hoboken, NJ with her husband Eric, daughter Noa and pup Charlie, Arielle enjoys practicing yoga, laughs at even the corniest jokes and can eat her body weight in Falafel!

Russel Herring: Strategy Source – Co-Founder, Partner

Russell started his career in real estate, but soon discovered that his passion wasn’t in property — it was working with people. He set out to change his career path by working for two notable Atlanta recruiting firms over the span of four years. After gaining insight on how to make long-lasting employment matches, Russell set sail on his own and founded Strategy Source.
With a background in placements for traditional recruiting verticals like manufacturing, engineering, finance, and accounting, Russell knew he wanted to pursue a new niche. He noticed a lot of new digital companies forming in Atlanta without effective strategies for recruiting top talent. This sparked the beginnings of Strategy Source, the first executive search firm in Atlanta with a digital specialty.
Not long after launch, Russell dove into digital media sales works, where he met now-partner, Laura Lasiter. Together, this partnership has achieved over 1000% growth in revenues and manages a team of recruiters nationally across six major markets.
Russell is a husband, a father of four kids, an avid Auburn football fan, and a man who is most happy on a saltwater fishing boat.

Annette Richmond: 5X Certified | Executive Resume Writer | Career Storyteller | Brand Strategist | Former Recruiter

Annette Richmond, principal of career intelligence Resume Writing and Career Services, is an executive resume writer, former recruiter, and former journalist. She partners with senior executives to create branded resumes and optimized LinkedIn profiles that clearly convey their value to recruiters and employers. Annette has earned 5 certifications including the Certified Master Resume Writer designation held by fewer than 50 resume writers worldwide. She has contributed to Forbes, The Chicago Tribune, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Medium, and Thrive Global.

Paul Flannigan: Founder – Masterpiece Sales & Leadership Consulting

Over the course of my career, I have developed expertise in sales, leadership and most recently executive support and guidance through my consulting practice. I believe that every organization’s most valuable resource is the people who choose to invest a portion of their life to serve their customers. And that it is the leader’s responsibility to know these people and create the optimal environments for their growth and increasing contribution.
I study the effects of systems and theories on people. And I am driven to help individuals identify their unique strengths and weaknesses, understand how they fit into the goals and objectives of the company and then implement personal growth plans to build sustainable high performance.
I absolutely love sales and have been acknowledged for my ability to consistently exceed performance expectations and grow markets aggressively. Winning the rookie of the year award with Cendant and growing revenue with Microsoft’s digital media team from $250,000 to $14 million from 2000 through 2005.
I have been honored to learn and grow as a sales leader in a variety of roles with Microsoft and Yahoo in the rapidly advancing digital media and technology space. While I am grateful for all the lessons learned during these years it has been my executive consulting work that has challenged me the most and enabled tremendous growth. Masterpiece Sales and Leadership is dedicated to supporting leaders by connecting with and understanding the unique gifts and passions of people and then building personalized development plans that honor each person and connect them with the corporate mission to create exceptional business results.
My wife Maria and I are devoted to helping teens overcome addiction problems and discover their true identities. We also have a prison ministry and support and families fighting childhood cancer.

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Lunch & Learn April 16th
2020-04-16 05:00 - 2020-04-17 06:00 | California
GET EXCITED BIGGIES!
We wish you all are staying safe and healthy during this time!
As promised, our third lunch event will be coming Thursday, April 16th from 12-1 pm PST. We are pleased to announce that leading this discussion will be Jim Gardner of The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group.
In Times of Crisis: Best Practices for Marketing in a World With COVID-19
While the instinct for some during a downturn is to cut marketing investments, in fact marketing is an investment in growth, both to maintain for now but most importantly positioning the brand for growth when the economy stabilizes.
Our lunch & learn will share learnings from past recessions, case studies in communications, consumer sentiment and shifts in media consumption in a COVID-19 landscape.
Discussion will be lead by. . .
Jim Gardner, Senior Director of Intelligence
The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group

Jim Gardner is the Senior Director of Intelligence for The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group. In this role, he oversees global B2B, finance and technology customer & competitive intelligence efforts. His responsibilities include developing proprietary thought leadership initiatives, managing advertising effectiveness & engagement programs & socializing third-party industry insights throughout the organization.
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Lunch & Learn
2020-04-02 05:00 - 2020-04-03 06:00 | California
Join us for our SECOND VIRTUAL Lunch & Learn taking place on Thursday, April 2nd from 12 pm – 1 pm! Our hour discussion will be joined by Heidi Browning Pearson the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer of the National Hockey League. They will be discussing advertising in the sports industry, how the current world health situation is affecting the industry, and how the industry meta is adapting/coping!

Our moderator for the event has been announced! We are pleased to have Sara Gotfredson be the lead moderator for the discussion. Sara is another legend in the industry with plenty of experience in sports marketing and sales as she helped lead the west coast multimedia sales effort for ESPN the past decade. Sara’s knowledge of sports marketing and advertising is vast and we are excited for her to bring some original thoughts and ideas to the table Thursday!

We know these are strange times for all us sports fans out there. Watching sports and cheering on your teams is a religion to most. We are bringing back a little hope and get an understanding of the backend of the sports world while we all wait patiently for the return.
We loved seeing everyone’s wonderful faces at our last Lunch & Learn and we hope to see all the same and even more! These times in our community and working from home can be relaxing but also less engaging. At sfBIG, we want to offer a 1-hour Lunch & Learn about some great topics in the industry. This is a time for our members to chat and stay connected with what’s going on.
From everyone at sfBIG, we hope that everyone and their families are staying healthy and safe during these trying times. Feel free to bring some food, drinks and a friend to our informative discussions! Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
We will be using Cisco Webex for our virtual Lunch & Learn! Please follow the directions to join our awesome new event.

A Little More About Heidi

Heidi Browning serves as Chief Marketing Officer of the National Hockey League. With over 25 years of marketing experience, Browning brings a valuable mix of client, agency and media owner perspective to the NHL. Heidi is known as a passionate pioneer in digital, mobile and social marketing and continues to drive thought leadership and innovation within the industry. Inspired by the intersection of media, technology and culture, she studies generational trends in consumer attention and brand engagement. Heidi is responsible for executing the League’s growth marketing strategy with a focus on social media, digital, data and innovation. She was recognized as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Sports” by both Forbes and Ad Week, by Forbes as one of the Most Influential CMOs in the world, and by Crain’s as one of the Notable Women In the Business of Sports.
Prior to joining the NHL, Heidi served as SVP, Strategic Solutions, at Pandora. Her team was responsible for developing marketing experiences that create value for fans, bands and brands. Leveraging Pandora’s passionate fans, first party data, and personalization, Heidi’s team launched live music and content experiences pairing Fortune 500 clients with emerging and iconic artists. She was recognized as one of the top “Women in Music” by Billboard.
As Senior Vice President of Client Solutions for Fox Interactive Media/MySpace, Heidi evangelized the value of social media in the marketing mix and positioned brand communities as a new way to build audience, create engagement and establish a two-way dialogue between consumers and brands. She led the first in-depth consumer segmentation and ROI study for social media – Never Ending Friending, A Journey Into Social Networking, which quantified the impact of The Momentum Effect.
Browning is a respected thought leader in the industry and is a featured speaker at industry conferences including TEDx Women, Mobile Marketing Association CMO Summit, Youth Marketing Summit, Hashtag Sports, Cannes Lions, SXSW, Forrester and CES.
Heidi holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder in International Relations. She currently resides in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY.

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Meeting link: https://zach-834.my.webex.com/zach-834.my/j.php?MTID=mf8eb506fec2daf5401a59507b90e86d7

Meeting number: 147 905 718

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Lunch & Learn
2020-03-19 05:00 - 2020-03-20 06:00 | California
Join us for our first VIRTUAL event taking place on March 19th at 12 pm! This will be a sfBIG Lunch & Learn! Our President John Durham will be Moderating the event and joined by Brian Morrissey President and Editorial Director of Digiday. They will be discussing how are people coping, what people are doing across the country, and everything going on during these days of working remotely!

We know these are strange times for everyone in our community and working from home can be relaxing but also less engaging. At sfBIG, we want to offer a 1-hour Lunch & Learn about some great topics in the industry. This is a time for our members to chat and stay connected with what’s going on.
We will be using Cisco Webex for our virtual Lunch & Learn! Please follow the directions to join our awesome new event.
Join Online:
Meeting Link: https://zach-834.my.webex.com/zach-834.my/j.php?MTID=m2d4fb4c0e317869949f17db1f5f5a7cc
Meeting Number: 959 789 655
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MEMBERS MARCH
2020-02-29 16:00 - 2020-04-01 16:30 | California
Welcome to Members March!
All of us at sfBIG are pleased to announce the beginning to Members March! This all month-long promotional period will offer discounts and other various membership and event-related incentives to members and non-members alike!
To provide a better experience for all of our current members, we want to increase overall membership and get more people involved in our events and activities. The way we see it, more active members equals increased attendance, quantity and quality of networking and value for everyone!
Read through the rest of this description to learn how you can save BIG during the month of March!

Discounts For Expired Memberships!
Expired membership with sfBIG and need to renew? Look out for an email coming to your mailbox that will be detailing how you can renew your membership for only $100!
This offer will allow for those who were once members to climb back on board and rejoin for a fraction of the normal cost! Don’t let this opportunity get away from you, make sure you sign back up and relaunch your membership this month! Email us your contact information and we will send you a promo code!

Discounts For New Members!
Never been a member of BIG but very interested? We are pleased to offer discounts to new members during Members March. Each new member will be able to sign up and get $50 off there first-year membership fee! Take advantage of this opportunity before its gone! Email us your contact information and we will send you a promo code!

Discounts For Current Members!
Already have a membership? Kudos to you but guess what, there are still ways in which you can get involved with Members March! Refer friends, colleagues, etc. and save your referred friend $50 off there membership fee or save yourself $50 off to one of our premier events (Cable Car Bell Ringer or Golf). Email us your Friends, colleagues, etc contact information and we will send you and them a promo code!

To get any discount please email zach@catalystsf.com
Let’s grow BIG together!!

AMA SF Presents: The Joy & Terror of Freelancing
2020-02-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Google Community Space, 188 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Calling all Biggies! February 27th the American Marketing Association presents The Joy & Terror of Freelancing!
According to a recent study, there are now 57 million Americans in the freelance economy, and the majority — 51% — say no amount of money would ever entice them to take a traditional job. Chances are you are a freelancer now, have been or will be at some point in your career whether its because you’re between jobs or simply want to be your own boss.
Join us as we discuss the ins and outs of freelancing — and learn tips and tricks to staying happy and profitable!
USE THE PROMO CODE: SFBIGFriends25
TICKETS FOR THE EVENT ARE HERE: https://www.amasf.org/event/ama-sf-presents-the-joy-terror-of-freelancing/
There will be some amazing speakers at the event

David Corfield. Co-founder & CEO @ LifeWork

David’s mission in life is to make freelancing a sustainable career choice. He has been an expert on the business of freelancing and coach to top-tier freelancers for the last two years. He recently founded LifeWork, a platform that helps freelancers get paid while they work, not the weeks and months afterward that most freelancers experience. He has been a vocal advocate for freelancers against AB5, working in partnership with Berkeley Law and the Freelance Writers of California Unite group to find innovative ways around the ruling.

Kristen Tate. Owner & Lead Editor @ Blue Garrett

Kristen Tate is the owner and lead editor at the Blue Garret, which helps authors transform their books from rough draft to finished product, and author of the forthcoming book A Year of Reading about Writing. She is the founder of the Bay Area chapter of the Editorial Freelancers Association, as well as a member of the American Copy Editors Society. Kristen’s idea of a good time is a fierce game of Bananagrams in a dive bar.

Janice Cuban. Freelance Copywriter

Wordsmith. Content creator. Marketing writer. Whatever you call her, Janice Cuban loves to churn out copy – from websites to email campaigns, blogs, apps, and more. She’s helped dozens of enterprise companies, scrappy start-ups, and consultants transform ideas into unique messages, strengthen their brands, and win over customers. Janice is also an avid blogger on freelancing life and currently writing a memoir about Silicon Valley. When not working, she geeks out on marketing trends and soaks in high doses of pop culture, film, and art.

Eric Weidner. VP of Technology @ AMA SF

Eric Weidner is a 23-year veteran of online marketing. He has worked for many industries including consumer, hi-tech, finance, real estate, automotive, industrial and military, but currently, most of his clients are small to mid-sized pharmaceuticals. He has been a freelancer and has managed large, offsite teams composed of freelancers across the globe.

TICKETS FOR THE EVENT ARE HERE: https://www.amasf.org/event/ama-sf-presents-the-joy-terror-of-freelancing/

BAARC/sfBIG Mentor Program
2020-02-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Wavemaker, 303 2nd st, North Tower, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94107, United States
On February 25th, we will be kicking off the BAARC/sfBIG Mentor Program with a mixer at Wavemaker. Mentors (10+ years in the advertising/marketing business) and Mentees (Anyone interested in the advertising/marketing industry) will mingle, network, and hear all about the Mentor Program. We will share expectations, commitments, timelines, and answer any questions you may have.

Please come and meet many new faces within the industry, while we will be walking through what the mentor program will be looking like. This is a great time to network with mentors and mentees and fill out some information to help us help you find the before mentor/mentee possible.

Why be a BAARC/sfBIG Mentor?

Renew your enthusiasm for your role and for the industry
Give a greater understanding of barriers experienced by the junior levels in our industry or those just beginning
Build your coaching, counseling, and listening skills
Develop your leadership skills in a more personal manner
Increase you awareness of generational differences
Give you a chance to help shape a future leader
Allow you to exercise your abilities to be empathetic
But mostly, it will make you feel good!

Why be a BAARC/sfBIG Mentee?

Help further your professional skills and development
Expand your network, therefore increasing your industry exposure
Provide you with a trusted ally and sounding board in the industry
Help you navigate your career by demonstrating different perspectives
Help shape and clarify your career goals
Give you insight to the ins/outs of finding success in your career
Highlight your strengths and explore your potential
Increase your confidence and aide in your personal growth

We are still looking for Mentors, Mentees, or volunteers to help run the program. If you are interested in participating in any way and have more questions, please contact Mentor@sfBIG.org
Tickets are FREE, just make sure you still sign up and fill out all the information so we can send you an invite!

This is such a great opportunity you’re not going to want to miss!

Mobile Growth Summit 2020
2020-02-12 00:00 - 2020-02-13 10:00 | Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
MGS20 is a two-day, developer, publisher, and marketer-focused conference in San Francisco where you can connect with and learn from mobile app and online marketing professionals.
The two days consists of 1200+ attendees, 1300+ companies, and 50+ speakers with dozens of industry leaders who are experts in engagement and retention, geo-specific strategies, loops, hyper-growth, AI, monetization, mobile gaming, UA, product and development, branding, inclusivity, business operations, VR/AR, wearables, and blockchain.
With workshops, lectures, panels, and numerous opportunities for networking, MGS20 has everything you need to make 2020 a successful year for both you and your company!
Use the link below to register with the Pomo Code. The code entitles 30% off the active ticket price!
sfBIG Prepupulated Registration Link: https://www.mobilegrowthsummit.com/events/usa?promo=SFBIG30#registration
Promo Code: SFBIG30

Where: Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
When: February 12-13, 2020
Time: 8 am – 6 pm

MGS Social Media Channels
Twitter: @MobileGrowthMGS
Instagram: @mobilegrowthsummit
Facebook: Mobile Growth Summit
LinkedIn: Mobile Growth Summit

4A’s San Francisco IAAS 2020
2020-02-06 00:00 - 2020-05-09 10:00 | California
Hey Biggies, we got a chance to extend the registration for this awesome 14-week experience. Check it out!
The 4A’s Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies (IAAS) offers San Francisco’s next great marketing and communications leaders the opportunity to expand their exposure to the business-driving solutions that our industry creates. It helps our aspiring leaders to sharpen hard and soft skills through first-hand experience by solving a real-world marketing and advertising challenge for one of today’s top challenger brands. The 4A’s IAAS helps to propel your career through new experiences, challenges, and perspectives that may not exist within your agency walls. In fact, it has trained some of the best and brightest industry professionals in the business – including many of today’s top agency executives.
Join the IAAS today to be part of a 14-week experience that provides an opportunity to:

Get outside your comfort zones and stretch your abilities
Learn from industry veterans with a range of experiences
Collaborate and overcome challenges in a team environment
Gain exposure to broad and varied marketing activities
Go from client brief to winning integrated campaign in 14 weeks

IAAS combines weekly instruction and access to industry mentors/advisors with a marketing case challenge based on a real client brand. Participants will be divided into teams and asked to brand themselves as an Institute-based agency. Together, the teams will work to develop a strategic marketing solution to a critical business challenge provided by this year’s client (to be announced). Participants will “pitch” their plan – inclusive of insights, strategy, creative concepts and tactical/channel execution (paid, owned, and earned) – to representatives from the client as well as agency leaders from across our region.
Who Should Attend
The San Francisco IAAS program is designed for promising agency professionals with two to five years of experience across all disciplines—creative, media, research, planning, strategy, account management, public relations, direct marketing, digital, social and mobile. Titles often include, but are not limited to:

Designers/Jr. Designers
Copywriters/Jr. Copywriters
Account Coordinators
Account Executives/Assistant Account Executives
Strategists/Jr. Strategists
Social Media Managers
Media Planners/Jr. Media Planners
Digital Technologists/Jr. Digital Technologists
UX designers

Course Curriculum
IAAS opens with a client challenge, and then follows the path of preparing for a pitch. Industry instructors provide an overview of a number of skills the participants will need in order to successfully meet the client’s needs. Topics to be covered include:

Strategic planning and fundamentals
Crafting a compelling brief
Generating creative options and a “big idea”
Crafting an idea and integrating it across tactics and channels
Presenting a plan (i.e. objectives, insights, ideas, budget, and measurement)

A detailed course schedule will be provided to all participants following the close of registration, but participants can expect courses to be held every Thursday evening from 6:30PM until 8:30PM at agencies located throughout San Francisco so students can experience a range of environments throughout the city.
The course begins on Thursday, February 6th and final presentations will be held on Thursday, May 7th; attendance for all IAAS participants is mandatory. There will also be a graduation event for all participants, instructors, advisors and the client team on May 11th.
For Attendees
Gain a unique experience that will better prepare you for your career ahead. In the course of IAAS, you will have the opportunity to:

Learn from experts in our field
Work in teams to address a real-world client challenge
Present your own ideas and marketing plans to both client contacts and your own agency leadership
Gain insight into the different ways each agency works and approaches client needs
Network with other up-and-coming professionals
Build your portfolio
Learn new skills for working within a team environment
Stimulate your creativity to apply to your day-to-day responsibilities

Registration Fees
4A’s Members:

$1,300 for the first participant
$1,200 for the second participant
$1,100 for subsequent registrants from the same member agency

Non-4A’s Members:
$1,500 for each participant from a non-4As agency. There is limited capacity and priority will be given to 4A’s members.

*Note that to register, you must first create an account with them.

Questions?
IAAS Registration: Juan Suarez | jsuarez@4as.org | 310-584-7494
Program/Logistics: Mitchell Friedman | mitchell@mitchellfriedman.com | 415-517-5756

Fireside Chat with Rishad Tobaccowala
2020-02-06 00:00 - 02:00 | China Live, 644 Broadway St., San Francisco, CA, 94133, United States
sfBIG is pleased to announce our first breakfast briefing of the new decade will be coming in February and it will be a special one! Hosted by Kristin Scheve, we will be joined by industry legend Rishad Tobaccowala to discuss the future of marketing and advertising as well as discuss the release of his new book titled Restoring the Soul of Business which is set to be released on the day of the breakfast briefing!
Rishad is Chief Growth Officer and member of the Management Committee of Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest communication firm with 80,000 employees. Rishad was named by BusinessWeek as one of the top business leaders for his pioneering innovation and TIME magazine dubbed him one of five “Marketing Innovators”. His 36 years of experience around the world has helped grow, found/co-founded or incubated a variety of companies including VivaKi, Leo Burnett, Starcom, SMG Next, Starcom IP, Giant Step, Play, and Denuo. Rishad has a BS in Mathematics from the University of Bombay and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
Join sfBIG on Thursday, February 6th for a morning focused on discussing the future of marketing and what challenges the new decade will bring for the industry. As always with these breakfast briefings, this will be another sensational opportunity to sit in on a very informative discussion and also network with elite personnel in the Bay Area’s marketing community.
What are you waiting for? Secure your spot today!

2020 Winterfest
2020-01-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Bergerac SF, 316 11th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Kick-off the new decade the right way and join us at the Bergerac January 23rd for sfBIG’s annual Winterfest! This is the first calendar event of the year for sfBIG and is a great winter celebration to get together that will be filled with cocktails and good eats. Shake off the funk from the last year and get geared up for a BIG year and start to the 2020s! Reconnect with friends and meet members that are new to sfBIG! Winterfest will be a great networking opportunity for all who attend.
Your next big client for the new year or even the decade might be at this event and you will never know unless you go!
The night starts at 6pm so don’t be late because you’re not going to want to miss this kick-off to a great year!
Tickets for members are free but you still need to sign up! Refer a friend for a discounted ticket. Last year’s party was a quick sellout so dont wait, RSVP today!!!
Buy Tickets Below!

2019 Cable Car Bell Ringer and BIG Stars Awards Gala
2019-11-13 09:30 - 14:00 | Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel, 609 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
The San Francisco Bay Area continues to be the world’s epicenter for technology and innovation. New digital technologies are changing consumer behavior at an unprecedented rate. Bay Area leaders and entrepreneurs are rapidly changing marketing as a whole. All of these new success stories benefit from the heritage of innovative people and companies that have created the foundation for our industry here in SF today.
For over a decade sfBIG has been celebrating Innovation in Marketing and Advertising in the Bay Area. Every year we formally celebrate this outstanding work with an awards party to celebrate the success of different individuals or agencies in the Bay Area. The Cable Car Bell Ringer & BIG Stars Awards takes place at the Marines’ Memorial Hotel and includes recognition for Agency of the Year, Campaign of the Year, Creative BIG Star of the Year and much more.
This event is a perfect opportunity to give recognition and show appreciation for the many talented and remarkable individuals in the industry. Be sure not to miss out on this wonderful occasion!
Date: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019
Time: 5:30pm-10pm
Location: Marines’ Memorial Hotel, 11th Floor
Address: 609 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94102
Attire: Business Formal
Thank you to all who turned in nominations this year, it is because of you that we are able to properly recognize the great talent in the Bay Area. We had many categories that resulted in such close races, a testament to all of the brilliant work and people nominated! We are proud of all of the nominees and happy to announce the 2019 BIG Star Awards Gala Finalists:
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Campaign of the Year

JUST Media – de Young, “Painting San Francisco with Monet”
Mediasmith & Heat – Be There: 2019 USGA US Open Campaign
PHD US – Allbirds – NYTimes – View From Above

Best Use of Video/Creative Social

Clorox and AKQA – Matt Karson (Clorox) and Kaleigh McMurray (AKQA)
JUST Media – OFX “Always-On Social Engine”

JUST Media – Imperva “Meet The New Imperva”

Best Use of Branded Content/Brand Integration

Clover – Adrienne Spohr
JUST Media – de Young, “Painting San Francisco with Monet”

Agency of the Year

AKQA
JUST Media
Mediasmith

Brand of the Year

Allbirds
Lyft
MarineLayer
Stasher

Salesperson Excellence BIG Star of the Year

Chris Klein – Flashtalking
Kelsey Smith – Zeta Global
Lillian Rice – Verizon Media

Agency BIG Star of the Year

Daniel Lorenze – JUST Media
Jen Chu – Wavemaker
Kayla Koterbay – Mediasmith

Account BIG Star of the Year

AJ Casella – Universal McCann
Kayla Koterbay – Mediasmith
Michelle Niblock – Digitas

Brand Marketer BIG Star of the Year

Anjalee Vasvani – Williams-Sonoma
Cammie Wood – Williams-Sonoma
Steve Weeks – Adobe

Award for Marketing Partnerships

Alicia Ostarello – Universal McCann
Adam Seymour – Blue 449
Brian Starks – Clorox

Next BIG Rising Star

Alexandra Gerundio – Universal McCann
Kathryn Nassar – JUST Media
Shelby Williamson – BarrettSF

The 2019 Cable Car Bell Ringer/Icon Award

Charles Schwab Corporation

Boutique Agency of the Year

Presenting at the Ceremony

Lynn Ingham Award (Community Service)

Presenting at the Ceremony

Hall Of Fame

Presenting at the Ceremony

Here is how the evening is scheduled to go!
The evening will be getting started at 5:30 PM with our wonderful silent auction. Check out all of the various items that will be up for grabs, place bids on those that you like and mingle with other attendees! There will be an abundance of brilliant individuals at this event so try to meet someone new! You never know who you might meet. The night then rolls into the Awards Presentation with some introductions and a breakdown of how the rest of the evening will go and will conclude around 10:00 PM.
We would like to remind everyone to please coordinate a safe ride home from the event and to not drink and drive.

sfBIG's 5th Annual Golf Tournament
2019-10-24 04:00 - 12:00 | Presidio Golf Course, 300 Finley Rd, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
For the 5th year in a row, sfBIG is proud to bring back the annual sfBIG Golf Tournament to the always lovely Presidio Golf Course!
There will be a wide variety of activities for Golfers and Non-Golfers alike.
Test your short game at the putting contest, show off your strength by outdriving the Pro, or just crack open a cold one at the welcome reception.
Join us for cocktails and smiles at the Awards BBQ, directly after the tournament.
This is a full day event so be sure to get time off as you will not want to miss this one! The Tournament is set for Thursday, October 24 at the Presidio Golf Course. We are expecting a sell-out so please secure your tickets now.

Registration/Check-In: 11:00AM
Tee-Off: 12:00 PM
19th Hole/Awards BBQ: 4:30PM

Sponsorship options are available now but are going fast. Please reach out soon to avoid disappointment.
Foursomes, Individual Tickets, and Non-Golfer Tickets are also now on sale.
We look forward to seeing you all out there! Now get out there and start practicing your swing. #sfBIGGolf
If you wish to take part in any of the sponsorship options listed above please contact: chris.klein@flashtalking.com

BAARC BASH 2019
2019-10-03 10:00 - 2019-10-04 13:00 | Bluxome Street Winery, 53 Bluxome Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, United States
sfBIG has partnered with Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee to announce its always lovely BAARC BASH 2019 will be returning on Thursday, October 3rd at the Bluxome Street Winery!
Join BAARC for one fun night as there will be wine tasting, networking, prize drawing, speed mentoring and much more!
Pre-Event Speed Mentoring: 5:00 PM-6:00 PM
Reception, Networking & Prizes: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Interested in learning more about the event and what BAARC does?
Click here for more information.
Become a Mentor / Need a Mentor? Please fill out this survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LWTSJZ5
Questions? Please contact us at Mentor@sfBIG.org
Looking to buy a ticket?
CLICK HERE

We look forward to seeing you there!
