Lunch & Learn Series
October 6th: Lunch & Learn “Fireside Chat with Quantcast CEO Konrad Feldman”
Moderator:
John Durham – President, sfBIG
Speaker:
Konrad Feldman – CEO, Quantcast
This fireside chat discussed diving into life in a pandemic and what comes after with Quantcast CEO Konrad Feldman. Konrad shared 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.
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September 24th: Lunch & Learn “Moving To A Virtual Audience
Panel:
- Michelle Excel – Creative Technology Strategist, CEO, The Antipodean Collective
- David Boyll – Senior Director, Group Lead, Oracle Studios
- Helena Öhman – Vice President of Production, Edelman
Moderator:
- Christopher Caen – CEO, PixelTitan LLC
This panel discussed the importance of virtual experiences to a brand. How has it been propelled by the developments of 2020? How the event industry has had to shift from in-person gathering to virtual events in a matter of weeks. Lastly were it will go with 93% of event professionals planning to invest in virtual events moving forward.
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August 13th: Lunch & Learn with Rishad Tobaccowala
Speaker: Rishad Tobaccowala – Advisor, Author, Educator, Speaker
Moderators – John Durham – CEO of Catalyst s+f, President of sfBIG and Kristin Scheve – SVP, Media Director, Head of West Coast Media
This amazing discussion allowed everyone to get perspective on the changing necessity of meetings, along with how his insights have allowed humanity to change their perspective of working from home. While also speaking about his book Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data which has become even more relevant during this time of COVID-19.
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March 19th
Speaker: Brian Morrissey – President and Editorial Director of Digiday
Moderator: John Durham – CEO of Catalyst s+f, President of sfBIG
They discussed how people are coping, what people are doing across the country, and everything going on during these days of working remotely!
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April 2nd
Speaker: Heidi Browning Pearson – EVP, CMO of the NHL
Moderator: Sara Gotfredson – VP, Sales Tech & Telecomm Category for Disney Ad Sales
They discussed advertising in the sports industry, how the current world health situation is affecting the industry, and how the industry meta is adapting/coping!
April 16th: In Times of Crisis: Best Practices for Marketing in a World With COVID-19
Speaker: Jim Gardner – Senior Director of Intelligence at The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group
Moderator: Greg Pomaro – EVP, Media at Mediasmith
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.
The lunch & learn will shared learning from past recessions, case studies in communications, consumer sentiment and shifts in media consumption in a COVID-19 landscape.
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April 23rd: Now What? Navigating Job Loss & Career Changes
- Panel
- Moderators
The rich discussion was 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!
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April 30th: Podcasts: Cracking the Code
- Panel
- Moderator
They spoke about how 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?
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May 21st: Helping Brands Understand Gaming Entertainment and Esports
- Panel
This discussion centered around the Esports business and community featured an amazing panel which resulted in an over-flow of rich insights on the young sub-sector of the entertainment industry. Watch the recording below and have a look at how one can get involved in this field!
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July 8th: Best of the West!
Digital marketing organizations of the West Coast including sfBIG, LVIMA, ThinkLA, AZIMA, and SIMM came together to host the largest (virtual) gathering of its kind!
Host: Doug Zanger – Senior Editor, AdWeek
AZIMA (Arizona)
Jena Coolidge McGovern – AZIMA President, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications at Arizona Commerce Authority
Stephen Heitz – AZIMA Treasurer, Chief Innovation Officer at LAVIDGE
sfBIG (San Francisco)
Mike Parker – Global CEO at iCrossing
Ben Stuart – CMO at Bank of the West
LVIMA (Las Vegas)
Arlene Wszalek – LVIMA Advisory Board, 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 Dillon – President, West Region at Spark Factory
The discussion was on top brands and agencies from Entertainment, Gaming, Finance, Tech, and more as they 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!
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