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UPCOMING WEBINARS
Solution provider webinar: Brand Transformation: How to maintain brand relevancy in an age of disruption and distraction
Presented by Rick Herrick
We live in an age of disruption and distraction. New brands like Uber, Airbnb, Tesla, and Square are disrupting business models and challenging the status quo, while consumers have more choice and more distractions than ever before. How do brands stay relevant in what Salt calls “The Hyper-Choice Economy” and disrupt themselves from within to stay competitive?
The webinar will focus on how to develop and effective brand strategy, and update your brand positioning based on the methodology Salt co-created with Professor Kevin Lane Keller of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Webinar will also cover methods to optimize your brand architecture, and how to develop a distinct brand personality and brand voice. Multiple case studies will be shared.
Presenter/Rick Herrick, who founded Salt Branding on 1 January 2001, held strategy and management positions at Chiat/Day, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Interbrand, and was also a founder of digital publisher MightyWords (acquired by Barnes & Noble). Believing that creativity and business go hand in hand, Rick majored in Music and Economics at Dartmouth, and attended NYU’s Management Institute. Rick’s branding experience spans Global 2000’s to start-ups. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two sons.
Solution provider / Salt Branding, is a full-service brand consultancy headquartered in San Francisco. Since 2001, the Salt team has had the pleasure of working with many Fortune 500’s and disruptive start-ups. We work at the intersection of brand and digital, helping ambitious leaders define and express what makes their business truly essential.
Date: 21 September 2017
Time: 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PDT / 2–3 p.m. EDT
Free to the public
Saving Lives or Saving Face: Exposing the true cost of “playing it safe”
Presented by David Lazarenko
As marketers, are we more concerned with saving face or saving lives? In 2016, the Canadian Yukon government retracted their “We All Need the [vitamin] D” public service campaign due to an embarrassing, unintended reference to male genitalia. Unfortunately, their scramble to save face may have put a stop to one of the most successful public campaigns in years, showing more concern for their image than results. And they’re not alone: marketers often shy away from controversial creative to protect their reputation. But what if this campaign decried smoking or drunk driving: would saving face still outweigh saving lives? For cause-based marketers especially, the stakes are high, as these decisions could end up hurting the very populations they’re trying to help. It’s time we understand the true cost of “playing it safe” and ask ourselves: is it worth it?
Presenter/David Lazarenko, with nearly 20 years of marketing experience, has led successful sales and corporate responsibility campaigns for some of North America’s largest organizations. As president at Think Shift, he has challenged clients to push the envelope to further their cause, and experienced firsthand the frustration of seeing agencies choose reputation over results.
Date: 28 September 2017
Time: 9–10 a.m. PDT / 12–1 p.m. EDT
Free to IABC members
The Importance of Emotional Intelligence
Presented by Penelope Newton-Hurley
This webinar will provide an insight into our own internal communication (mind chatter) – where it comes from (core beliefs, culture, values, experiences), how it influences our behavior and how it results in our reactions to situations, and connections with other people. Penelope Newton-Hurly will give an introduction into the components of emotional intelligence, the impact of EI on business relationships, efficiency and ultimately, organizational performance, and ways in which we can increase our EQ levels. We will discuss the four point process for more professional and compassionate communication (as used in mediation), focusing on non-judgement and core needs rather than perspectives and blame-language, and offering a way to engender a culture of effective, open, authentic, transparent communication within teams and across the organization.
Presenter/Penelope Newton-Hurley, is a communication consultant, trainer and mediator with over 30 years’ experience of studying and working with international organizations, in the field of marketing and internal communication. Her company, The Communication Troubleshooter, helps organizations transform culture, engage employees and grow their potential by developing emotional intelligence and advanced communication skills through a specialized communication philosophy and model. Clients include Thomson Reuters, Reed Elsevier, Cambridge University Press and BSI British Standards.
Date: 10 October 2017
Time: 10–11 a.m. PDT / 1–2 p.m. EDT
Free to IABC members
How to Reestablish Trust in the Media
Presented by Annie Scranton
69% of Americans do not believe the news media are “honest and truthful.” That means we’ve lost the attention of almost two thirds of our country, and the power of influence with it.
How do you regain trust? What makes a good media campaign in today’s environment? How do communication specialists battle public opinion to continue advocating for their clients? One word: Storytelling. Even predating writing, storytelling has been the most widely accepted way of communication and is the way business communicators can build trust between brands and customers.
Annie Scranton, Founder of Pace PR, will discuss the power of a good story and share insights into how to allow truth and honesty to re-enter media through storytelling.
Presenter/Annie Scranton, is a communication consultant, trainer and mediator with over 30 years’ experience of studying and working with international organizations, in the field of marketing and internal communication. Her company, The Communication Troubleshooter, helps organizations transform culture, engage employees and grow their potential by developing emotional intelligence and advanced communication skills through a specialized communication philosophy and model. Clients include Thomson Reuters, Reed Elsevier, Cambridge University Press and BSI British Standards.
Date: 9 November 2017
Time: 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PDT / 2–3 p.m. EDT
Free to IABC members
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