We collected some of the top marketing trends across brand experience, digital, social & mobile marketing and more from this year's Cannes Festival of Creativity.
From the moment we’re born, our senses make up the fabric of our experiences. They’re entwined with our emotions, anchored in our memories, and according to new research that’s challenging the tenets of Western philosophy, our experience in the physical world has an unconscious effect on how we think, feel and behave.
It’s no surprise then our senses have the power to shape our perception of brands, affecting how intuitively we connect with them, and how credible we perceive their messages to be, whether it’s at a single touchpoint or across the entire customer journey. What is surprising is that many brands quite literally take leave of their senses – and the resulting disconnect between what a brand says and how it feels can leave a bad taste in our mouths.
This eclectic, illuminating and interactive talk weaves together key strands of scientific research, from synesthesia to sensory metaphors, to reveal the three critical drivers of multisensory brand experience – and how you can harness them to create a more impactful, holistic experience that will ultimately change the way people feel – and behave – in relation to brands.
3 Lessons for Brands
Technology killed cheating.
Weaknesses are your greatest strengths.
Brands with purpose do better.
3 Lessons for Agencies
Agencies need more diversity.
Strategy is knowing what not to do.
Modern creativity demands collaboration.
Bonus Lesson
Take risks to stand out.
The rollercoaster of emotions: How brands and agencies can enjoy the rideFITCH
Emotions differentiate humans from other living things. They make us unpredictable, impulsive and endlessly interesting. They are part of what makes humans, human.
Our emotions also make us an endlessly frustrating group of people for brands trying to stand out and connect. But it can be done. In this session, Darren Watson, FITCH ECD Asia Pacific will explore how brands can use experiences to create emotional connections that are playful, thought-provoking and unlock the human element essential to success in physical and digital brand interactions.
From Nike Rise harnessing the passion of a new generation of Chinese basketball players, to Merrell’s use of VR to take wannabe hikers into the wilderness and M&M’s World Store Shanghai, which turns a candy store into a theatrical experience, Watson will demonstrate the powerful human connections that can be created.
7 Unconventional Marketing Tactics for Small BusinessesDave Marcello
Care of the good folks at DISRUPTIVE, this is our take on some of the often overlooked and underutilized principles of an unconventional marketer. Perfect for those folks who value creativity and strategy over big budgets and wide cast nets.
The End of Normal: When Brands and Memes CollideBackslash
How can brands compete for attention in a world dominated by Tide Pods and Yodel Boy? Backslash speaks with TBWA's Chris Garbutt, McDonalds' Colin Mitchell, Cultural Connoisseur Sean Monahan and the Co-Founders of Meme Insider.
Today, many brands and businesses are looking for big ideas to focus and direct content marketing. But what makes an idea big and how can you improve your idea generation?
Is it in our nature to be generous? FITCH has been studying brands and generosity for the last 6 years and uncovered ways in which creatives and brands need to use different parts of the brain to unlock empathy in an increasingly disjointed and disrupted world.
FITCH Chairman and Chief Creative Officer Tim Greenhalgh will examine the spectrum of generosity, from mean and cynical behavior, to give and take, to those brands that give freely. He’ll outline the dynamics of a great and generous experience and answer the $1,000,000 question: does being generous and offering great experiences for customers make brands money? The good news is, yes.
From the moment we’re born, our senses make up the fabric of our experiences. They’re entwined with our emotions, anchored in our memories, and according to new research that’s challenging the tenets of Western philosophy, our experience in the physical world has an unconscious effect on how we think, feel and behave.
It’s no surprise then our senses have the power to shape our perception of brands, affecting how intuitively we connect with them, and how credible we perceive their messages to be, whether it’s at a single touchpoint or across the entire customer journey. What is surprising is that many brands quite literally take leave of their senses – and the resulting disconnect between what a brand says and how it feels can leave a bad taste in our mouths.
This eclectic, illuminating and interactive talk weaves together key strands of scientific research, from synesthesia to sensory metaphors, to reveal the three critical drivers of multisensory brand experience – and how you can harness them to create a more impactful, holistic experience that will ultimately change the way people feel – and behave – in relation to brands.
3 Lessons for Brands
Technology killed cheating.
Weaknesses are your greatest strengths.
Brands with purpose do better.
3 Lessons for Agencies
Agencies need more diversity.
Strategy is knowing what not to do.
Modern creativity demands collaboration.
Bonus Lesson
Take risks to stand out.
The rollercoaster of emotions: How brands and agencies can enjoy the rideFITCH
Emotions differentiate humans from other living things. They make us unpredictable, impulsive and endlessly interesting. They are part of what makes humans, human.
Our emotions also make us an endlessly frustrating group of people for brands trying to stand out and connect. But it can be done. In this session, Darren Watson, FITCH ECD Asia Pacific will explore how brands can use experiences to create emotional connections that are playful, thought-provoking and unlock the human element essential to success in physical and digital brand interactions.
From Nike Rise harnessing the passion of a new generation of Chinese basketball players, to Merrell’s use of VR to take wannabe hikers into the wilderness and M&M’s World Store Shanghai, which turns a candy store into a theatrical experience, Watson will demonstrate the powerful human connections that can be created.
7 Unconventional Marketing Tactics for Small BusinessesDave Marcello
Care of the good folks at DISRUPTIVE, this is our take on some of the often overlooked and underutilized principles of an unconventional marketer. Perfect for those folks who value creativity and strategy over big budgets and wide cast nets.
The End of Normal: When Brands and Memes CollideBackslash
How can brands compete for attention in a world dominated by Tide Pods and Yodel Boy? Backslash speaks with TBWA's Chris Garbutt, McDonalds' Colin Mitchell, Cultural Connoisseur Sean Monahan and the Co-Founders of Meme Insider.
Today, many brands and businesses are looking for big ideas to focus and direct content marketing. But what makes an idea big and how can you improve your idea generation?
Is it in our nature to be generous? FITCH has been studying brands and generosity for the last 6 years and uncovered ways in which creatives and brands need to use different parts of the brain to unlock empathy in an increasingly disjointed and disrupted world.
FITCH Chairman and Chief Creative Officer Tim Greenhalgh will examine the spectrum of generosity, from mean and cynical behavior, to give and take, to those brands that give freely. He’ll outline the dynamics of a great and generous experience and answer the $1,000,000 question: does being generous and offering great experiences for customers make brands money? The good news is, yes.
The old brand model, which advocated the creation of an external brand image to influence consumers, is a thing of the past. We think it’s time to do things differently. So, we wrote this whitepaper drawing upon the anthropological concept of culture to introduce a new model for brands. We argue that its time for true values to replace the external brand image. In other words, looking good is no longer enough. To compete in today’s fast paced landscape, brands must be better from the inside out. We call this new model Brand Culture—and we think it has the potential to transform companies into truly amazing brands.
On Oct 10, 2010 Tony Hsieh spoke to the Designing Happiness class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business about how he delivers happiness at Zappos.
Want to tell better marketing and brand stories? Want to develop a better emotional connection with your audience? In this presentation, with Erin Blaskie, we uncover what it means to connect with your target market and tell the story that matters most to them.
Women are responsible for 80% of purchasing decisions and yet 76% feel that brands do not represent them. We think it's time to change that. Which is why we've been running the 21st Century Woman initiative, looking at the mindset of this audience and how brands speak to her.
As part of this, we brought together a number of women, outside of the advertising industry, to find out their views on the big pieces of work showcased at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Dreaming, Exploring, Locating: Understanding the new customer journeyFITCH
From Simple to Splintered to Seamless: In this new technology-enabled world, how can brand marketers and retailers capture the imagination and retain the loyalty of their customers? FITCH believes Seamless Retail Experiences require a new approach. - See more at: http://www.fitch.com/think-article/dreaming-exploring-locating-understanding-the-new-customer-journey/#sthash.rQV6aDg4.dpuf
Building authentic relationships in the new media era – the old fashioned wayPhillip Raskin
Authenticity is the new buzzword ... but it's really what we've always needed to do. Plus an examination of real vs. manufactured authenticity. From a session given at Crown Leadership's workshop on Experiential Marketing and Customer Engagement.
Cannes Lions 2016 - communication trends spotted among this year winners. Among trends: low tech, art as the last bastion of our humanity, physical experience, mixed reality, space, AI and others.
The old brand model, which advocated the creation of an external brand image to influence consumers, is a thing of the past. We think it’s time to do things differently. So, we wrote this whitepaper drawing upon the anthropological concept of culture to introduce a new model for brands. We argue that its time for true values to replace the external brand image. In other words, looking good is no longer enough. To compete in today’s fast paced landscape, brands must be better from the inside out. We call this new model Brand Culture—and we think it has the potential to transform companies into truly amazing brands.
On Oct 10, 2010 Tony Hsieh spoke to the Designing Happiness class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business about how he delivers happiness at Zappos.
Want to tell better marketing and brand stories? Want to develop a better emotional connection with your audience? In this presentation, with Erin Blaskie, we uncover what it means to connect with your target market and tell the story that matters most to them.
Women are responsible for 80% of purchasing decisions and yet 76% feel that brands do not represent them. We think it's time to change that. Which is why we've been running the 21st Century Woman initiative, looking at the mindset of this audience and how brands speak to her.
As part of this, we brought together a number of women, outside of the advertising industry, to find out their views on the big pieces of work showcased at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Dreaming, Exploring, Locating: Understanding the new customer journeyFITCH
From Simple to Splintered to Seamless: In this new technology-enabled world, how can brand marketers and retailers capture the imagination and retain the loyalty of their customers? FITCH believes Seamless Retail Experiences require a new approach. - See more at: http://www.fitch.com/think-article/dreaming-exploring-locating-understanding-the-new-customer-journey/#sthash.rQV6aDg4.dpuf
Building authentic relationships in the new media era – the old fashioned wayPhillip Raskin
Authenticity is the new buzzword ... but it's really what we've always needed to do. Plus an examination of real vs. manufactured authenticity. From a session given at Crown Leadership's workshop on Experiential Marketing and Customer Engagement.
Cannes Lions 2016 - communication trends spotted among this year winners. Among trends: low tech, art as the last bastion of our humanity, physical experience, mixed reality, space, AI and others.
Fjord @ Smart device and mobile user experience summitFjord
Fjord's Daniel Harris presented at Informa's 'Smart device and mobile user experience summit' in London. Here is the presentation. For more information visit www.fjordnet.com or follow us on Twitter @fjord
Matt Bell, Head of Digital Strategy at MEC UK, takes inspiration from the winners at this year's Cannes Lions festival and discusses what this means for brands.
It’s been an interesting year at Cannes. It’s certainly the biggest year in terms of entries, categories & delegates. 76000 entries were whittled down to 1589 winners across 18 categories.
After looking through the winners this year, it felt like Big Emotion trumped Big Data. I’ve put together a selection of what I found to be the most interesting work from the festival with this overarching theme in mind.
Cannes Cyber Lions 2011 — Winners and TrendsJakob Kahlen
Cannes Cyber Lions Winners and Trends 2011 presented at the Best Internet Conference 2011 in Tallinn Estonia by Cannes Cyber Lions jurymember and Creative Director Jakob Kahlen of Hello Monday.
8 trends of Creativity at #CannesLions 2016 HUB INSTITUTE
The Hub Institute, a digital think tank based in Paris, is bringing to light the main creative, innovative trends and ads from this amazing event, thanks to its on-site experts. #HUBLions
More info on hubinstitute.com
Cannes Lions 2015 - communication trends spotted among this year winners. Among trends: comeback of an old good ambient, virtual reality, make tech human, empowering women, perfect imperfections and others.
From gold lamé to vin rosé, Cannes is a special place indeed.
It’s home to the world’s largest and most revered awards festival for the best creative work in Film, Creative Effectiveness, and more.
The week’s content includes seminars, forums and workshops presented by creative leadership from around the world — both from inside and outside the marketing industry.
We learned of brand experience examples such as the Google Creative Sandbox and the Ipsos Ladies Lounge provided insight and inspiration in a relaxed environment.
Oh — and of course — there was legendary partying in true industry style.
A presentation I gave to Mondelez featuring some big lies - and surprising truths - about innovation. Unfortunately, one of the first lies is that there's actually no sex in the presentation.
The Fourth Option - How To Create Winning Career Moveskaimethod
Partnership in Print Production invited me for this presentation in NYC on December 10th, 2009. Objective was to introduce a tool set which allows to seize strategic options other overlook and how to transform selected options into winning career moves.
SkinnygenesTV 2017 Urban Culture Trend Report captures the trends that were most prevalent in 2017 Urban Culture. The trends showcase the growth in SA Urban Youth with a look at the things which marketers need to understand when engaging with the most progressive generation in South Africa.
This report is for anyone who wants to sink their teeth in understanding the millennial generation and the happenings in Urban Culture South Africa.
Feel free to hit us up on Ndu@SkinnygenesTV.Com for any more info
NRF is the world’s largest retail conference with over 38,000 attendees. It’s also a show where some of the largest players in the B2B space come together and show the world what is on the horizon for retail tech.
This year, Jay Menashe, Director of Business Development, looked for the exhibit elements and experiences that stood out most to him. Check out what he thought!
Jack Morton's very own, Jay Menashe (Gold level Certified Trade Show Marketer), shares his favorite moments from CES 2019.
Read more: http://www.jackmorton.com/blog/my-10-favorite-moments-from-ces/
What’s missing from your experience tech strategy?
The relationship between events and technology is a subject of much debate and experimentation; clients are asking for the latest technology and our industry has a rich heritage when it comes to harnessing new and innovative technologies to create ever more impressive, immersive and interactive experiences.
But we risk using it for its own sake, forgetting that it is great ideas – not great technologies – that engage audiences and deliver effective results for brands. So technology can be a great enabler, but it can’t create a great experience on its own.
For most content marketers, sourcing or creating content is their biggest challenge. In our industry, however, we have always been creating killer content. It’s just that we often haven’t had a strategy to share it or to target it as a marketing tool.
Brands are made for and by humans. Their greatest wish is to connect with humans. So why do they find it so difficult? From jarringly chirpy digital, social & mobile experiences to misguided content marketing efforts, brands’ (and, let’s face it, agencies’) attempts to ‘be more human' often make us cringe.
And now, algorithms and big data means brands know more about us than ever before, and with this their opportunities to ‘act human’ have multiplied exponentially. But in many cases, their brand building efforts are failing: either to be convincing or in adopting the right aspects of humanity. And in so doing they become clingy, nosey or just plain creepy.
So brands face a paradox: the more they try to be human, the more they risk alienating the humans they so want to connect with. So can brands be ‘more human’? Or more importantly…should brands be more human?
How pharma and healthcare brands can engage consumers in order to drive growthJack Morton Worldwide
At Cannes Lions Health this year, Ryan Quigley of AbbVie and Jack’s Chief Creative Officer, Bruce Henderson, presented our vision for the future of healthcare brands. It’s not enough for pharmaceutical companies, health insurance companies, and other organizations dedicated to healthcare to merely provide medical or financial solutions. Rather--through content marketing, digital, social & mobile engagement and more--brands must re-connect with people’s needs and revolutionize their healthcare experience. It’s a level of empowerment that could only come from a superhero.
Big data has given marketers an unprecedented view into the attitudes and behaviors of larger audiences than ever before. But as we become increasingly reliant on big-data analytics, we’re also basing our insights on the same data pool—and arriving at very similar ideas. It’s a race to the middle that can dilute brand perceptions and value.
For brands to stand out, big data isn’t enough. That’s where small data comes in.
In our latest white paper, we show how using small data—the tiny clues that can uncover consumers’ drivers and desires—can uncover consumer insights that can't be found through big data alone.
Read the white paper, and find out how small data can lead to breakthrough ideas that transform brands and brand experience.
Employee engagement meetings are powerful experiences.
Done well, corporate meetings can have a transformative effect on an organization, unifying employees and elevating the company’s goals and objectives.
However, meetings that don’t live up to their potential can be damaging, with a negative effect on morale, a failure to deliver key messages, and provide little in the way of ROI.
At Jack Morton, we’ve been elevating corporate meetings and engagements for over 75 years, and we’re sharing our thoughts on four principles that are proven to deliver extraordinary results for our clients.
Read our POV, and make your meetings extraordinary.
Jack Morton's Tim Leighton presented with Cecilia Dahlstrom from Ericsson at the eurobest Festival of Creativity 2015.
How do you challenge and break the way something has always been done?
As an industry, we have to evolve our methods of engagement to survive. A little more conversation and a lot less one-way show and tell.
Yet much of our creative still isn’t focused in this way. In fact, some of our brand engagements are strangely inhuman, inhospitable experiences whereby brands compete not to understand people and offer value, but to simply shout the loudest. One of the worst offenders has to be the trade show. It’s a rare opportunity to waste – it’s where game-changing conversations can happen and multi-million dollar deals can be sealed.
Join our session to find out how Ericsson embraced the trade show, tore up the rule book and created a thoroughly modern brand experience that sits at the centre of its marketing strategy. Hear how its innovative creative approach radically changed the way people connect in this environment and learn what we can take away from this when we approach engaging with people through any channel.
Dr. Paul Frost, a Digital Strategist in our London office, presented at Event Tech Live this year. His presentation is titled "Creating effective digital ecosystems: Amplifying audience footprints through end to end digital enablement."
Best practices for creating a brand experience strategy, presented by one of our Senior Creative Directors, Karen Chui, at the marketing conference Spikes Asia.
How pharma and healthcare brands can improve their customer experienceJack Morton Worldwide
The SVP and Managing Director of Jack’s Chicago office, Matt Pensinger, presented at Lions Health 2015 with Katie Bang from Eli Lilly and Company about improving the customer experience for patients:
There is growing recognition amongst healthcare brands that understanding the full patient journey is essential for success in today’s healthcare environment. The sheer extent of this both physical and emotional journey, from awareness through to treatment and adherence, opens the patient to many potential experience gaps between their expectations and reality that can lead to frustration, disillusionment and even dropping the prescribed treatment.
So, healthcare companies must understand this journey if they are to improve the customer experience – and offer necessary patient support that extends far beyond a given medication. Being truly effective requires that the entire organisation (from science through to sales) understands the patient journey in order to meet patient needs and effectively engage the many stakeholders that are becoming increasingly important to a therapy’s success.
This is a significant undertaking and healthcare brands and their marketing agencies need to think differently about how they engage with patients and support communications for all the other stakeholders. This talk will examine the experience journey and what it means for the way we market.
Don’t get us wrong—we're not saying that editorial calendars are all bad.
But using one poorly can lead to obscure social media posts, videos and white papers that do nothing to achieve your business goals, and other time- and budget-wasters that have little to no real ROI.
89% of content marketers are focused on creating more engaging, higher quality content now or within the next 12 months. If you’re one of them, maybe it’s time to ditch the calendar (or at least use it better).
Our latest Jack POV, Why editorial calendars make your content suck, was presented by our VP, Strategy Director, Ben Grossman at this year’s SXSW Interactive, and we’re making the insights from Austin available to you.
This 2015 Mobile World Congress showcased the latest innovations in mobile technology, bringing together the leaders and pioneers of the mobile industry, consumer brands, and the growing amount of businesses touched by the mobile market.
Out of over 2,100 companies flaunting their newest and best, only a handful of exhibitors really stuck out for their ability to cut through the noise noise and connect with their audience.
We've taken a look at these standout exhibitors and examined what made them so memorable. Read our POV, and learn the 4 ways to win at the tradeshow that will connect people with your products and services and build your business.
More and more, brands are realizing the power of integrating tactics like events and digital campaigns into a larger effort to build the long-term relationships with their customers that help them reach their overall marketing goals.
However, budget, influenced by emotion, is all too often the primary factor in deciding how and when to employ these valuable marketing assets.
Enter portfolio planning: a strategic approach that allows companies to make informed decisions on the right number, type, frequency, and cadence of tactics needed to generate an optimal experiential marketing mix. In essence, “brand experience media planning”.
In the latest Jack POV, learn the 6 principles of portfolio planning and how you can incorporate a strategic approach to better engage your customers.
As always, let me know if you’d like to learn more about how brand experience media planning can help your business.
Find out more at jackmorton.com.
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 marketing trends for brands and marketersJack Morton Worldwide
A fresh, no gadget take on the 2015 International CES, this report covers the top trends marketers and brands need to know as they enter 2015. Based on the evolution of the CES show over the last several years, the report also documents the rising in notoriety and popularity of CES within the marketing and advertising industry, now rivaling events like the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and SXSW Interactive.
After 48 years in existence, the event shows no signs of slowing down. 2015 marked the largest CES in history, with over 170,000 industry professionals in attendance and more than 2.2 million net square feet of exhibit space occupied by exhibitors. Today, the show sits comfortably at, as the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has dubbed it, “the center of convergence among content, services and products.”
Your colleagues and employees are already armed with smartphones and tablets—but how can these devices be transformed into productivity powerhouses tailored specifically to your business and sales needs?
In our latest white paper, apps@work, discover how adding apps to your company’s arsenal can increase productivity, creativity and credibility, and learn how apps can boost employee engagement with tools they can use wherever they are.
Growing your business requires investment—but with so many competing priorities, where should you focus your time, money and expertise?
Start with a resource you already have that can drive both profitability and customer satisfaction: your employees.
Studies have proven that companies with engaged employees had 2.6 times the earning per share growth of companies with below average employee engagement and 86% higher success rates on customer metrics.
In our latest white paper, learn the four key requirements of effective employee engagement and how treating your employees like customers can improve your business.
Our senses fuel our perceptions of the objects and events that surround us. Yet as marketers we're often limited to just two of them—sight and sound.
How much more compelling could brand experiences be if we used the science of perception to design better, more persuasive interactions—taking into account all of our senses?
In our latest white paper, we explain how an experiential approach harnesses the science of the senses to create more effective, more engaging experiences that amplify your message and brand.
Our latest white paper shares new global research based on 7000 employee surveys in the US, Brazil, UK, Germany, Australia, Singapore and China, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. We look at questions like: Can anyone be creative? How do employers build creative cultures? Is playing at work the answer? What are the business rewards of inspiring creativity—and the risks of failing to?
Short video marketing has sweeped the nation and is the fastest way to build an online brand on social media in 2024. In this session you will learn:- What is short video marketing- Which platforms work best for your business- Content strategies that are on brand for your business- How to sell organically without paying for ads.
Mastering Multi-Touchpoint Content Strategy: Navigate Fragmented User JourneysSearch Engine Journal
Digital platforms are constantly multiplying, and with that, user engagement is becoming more intricate and fragmented.
So how do you effectively navigate distributing and tailoring your content across these various touchpoints?
Watch this webinar as we dive into the evolving landscape of content strategy tailored for today's fragmented user journeys. Understanding how to deliver your content to your users is more crucial than ever, and we’ll provide actionable tips for navigating these intricate challenges.
You’ll learn:
- How today’s users engage with content across various channels and devices.
- The latest methodologies for identifying and addressing content gaps to keep your content strategy proactive and relevant.
- What digital shelf space is and how your content strategy needs to pivot.
With Wayne Cichanski, we’ll explore innovative strategies to map out and meet the diverse needs of your audience, ensuring every piece of content resonates and connects, regardless of where or how it is consumed.
Financial curveballs sent many American families reeling in 2023. Household budgets were squeezed by rising interest rates, surging prices on everyday goods, and a stagnating housing market. Consumers were feeling strapped. That sentiment, however, appears to be waning. The question is, to what extent?
To take the pulse of consumers’ feelings about their financial well-being ahead of a highly anticipated election, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey. The survey highlights consumers’ hopes and anxieties as we move into 2024. Let's unpack the key findings to gain insights about where we stand.
10 Video Ideas Any Business Can Make RIGHT NOW!
You'll never draw a blank again on what kind of video to make for your business. Go beyond the basic categories and truly reimagine a brand new advanced way to brainstorm video content creation. During this masterclass you'll be challenged to think creatively and outside of the box and view your videos through lenses you may have never thought of previously. It's guaranteed that you'll leave with more than 10 video ideas, but I like to under-promise and over-deliver. Don't miss this session.
Key Takeaways:
How to use the Video Matrix
How to use additional "Lenses"
Where to source original video ideas
A.I. (artificial intelligence) platforms are popping up all the time, and many of them can and should be used to help grow your brand, increase your sales and decrease your marketing costs.In this presentation:We will review some of the best AI platforms that are available for you to use.We will interact with some of the platforms in real-time, so attendees can see how they work.We will also look at some current brands that are using AI to help them create marketing messages, saving them time and money in the process. Lastly, we will discuss the pros and cons of using AI in marketing & branding and have a lively conversation that includes comments from the audience.
Key Takeaways:
Attendees will learn about LLM platforms, like ChatGPT, and how they work, with preset examples and real time interactions with the platform. Attendees will learn about other AI platforms that are creating graphic design elements at the push of a button...pre-set examples and real-time interactions.Attendees will discuss the pros & cons of AI in marketing + branding and share their perspectives with one another. Attendees will learn about the cost savings and the time savings associated with using AI, should they choose to.
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
For too many years marketing and sales have operated in silos...while in some forward thinking companies, the two organizations work together to drive new opportunity development and revenue. This session will explore the lessons learned in that beautiful dance that can occur when marketing and sales work together...to drive new opportunity development, account expansion and customer satisfaction.
No, this is not a conversation about MQLs and SQLs. Instead we will focus on a framework that allows the two organizations to drive company success together.
SMM Cheap - No. 1 SMM panel in the worldsmmpanel567
Boost your social media marketing with our SMM Panel services offering SMM Cheap services! Get cost-effective services for your business and increase followers, likes, and engagement across all social media platforms. Get affordable services perfect for businesses and influencers looking to increase their social proof. See how cheap SMM strategies can help improve your social media presence and be a pro at the social media game.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
Core Web Vitals SEO Workshop - improve your performance [pdf]Peter Mead
Core Web Vitals to improve your website performance for better SEO results with CWV.
CWV Topics include:
- Understanding the latest Core Web Vitals including the significance of LCP, INP and CLS + their impact on SEO
- Optimisation techniques from our experts on how to improve your CWV on platforms like WordPress and WP Engine
- The impact of user experience and SEO
Digital Commerce Lecture for Advanced Digital & Social Media Strategy at UCLA...Valters Lauzums
E-commerce in 2024 is characterized by a dynamic blend of opportunities and significant challenges. Supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages are critical issues, leading to increased shipping delays and rising costs, which impact timely delivery and squeeze profit margins. Efficient logistics management is essential, yet it is often hampered by these external factors. Payment processing, while needing to ensure security and user convenience, grapples with preventing fraud and integrating diverse payment methods, adding another layer of complexity. Furthermore, fulfillment operations require a streamlined approach to handle volume spikes and maintain accuracy in order picking, packing, and shipping, all while meeting customers' heightened expectations for faster delivery times.
Amid these operational challenges, customer data has emerged as an important strategy. By focusing on personalization and enhancing customer experience from historical behavior, businesses can deliver improved website and brand experienced, better product recommendations, optimal promotions, and content to meet individual preferences. Better data analytics can also help in effectively creating marketing campaigns, improving customer retention, and driving product development and inventory management.
Innovative formats such as social commerce and live shopping are beginning to impact the digital commerce landscape, offering new ways to engage with customers and drive sales, and may provide opportunity for brands that have been priced out or seen a downturn with post-pandemic shopping behavior. Social commerce integrates shopping experiences directly into social media platforms, tapping into the massive user bases of these networks to increase reach and engagement. Live shopping, on the other hand, combines entertainment and real-time interaction, providing a dynamic platform for showcasing products and encouraging immediate purchases. These innovations not only enhance customer engagement but also provide valuable data for businesses to refine their strategies and deliver superior shopping experiences.
The e-commerce sector is evolving rapidly, and businesses that effectively manage operational challenges and implement innovative strategies are best positioned for long-term success.
AI-Powered Personalization: Principles, Use Cases, and Its Impact on CROVWO
In today’s era of AI, personalization is more than just a trend—it’s a fundamental strategy that unlocks numerous opportunities.
When done effectively, personalization builds trust, loyalty, and satisfaction among your users—key factors for business success. However, relying solely on AI capabilities isn’t enough. You need to anchor your approach in solid principles, understand your users’ context, and master the art of persuasion.
Join us as Sarjak Patel and Naitry Saggu from 3rd Eye Consulting unveil a transformative framework. This approach seamlessly integrates your unique context, consumer insights, and conversion goals, paving the way for unparalleled success in personalization.
Come learn how YOU can Animate and Illuminate the World with Generative AI's Explosive Power. Come sit in the driver's seat and learn to harness this great technology.
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
Is AI-Generated Content the Future of Content Creation?Cut-the-SaaS
Discover the transformative power of AI in content creation with our presentation, "Is AI-Generated Content the Future of Content Creation?" by Puran Parsani, CEO & Editor of Cut-The-SaaS. Learn how AI-generated content is revolutionizing marketing, publishing, education, healthcare, and finance by offering unprecedented efficiency, creativity, and scalability.
Understanding
AI-Generated Content:
AI-generated content includes text, images, videos, and audio produced by AI without direct human involvement. This technology leverages large datasets to create contextually relevant and coherent material, streamlining content production.
Key Benefits:
Content Creation: Rapidly generate high-quality content for blogs, articles, and social media.
Brainstorming: AI simulates conversations to inspire creative ideas.
Research Assistance: Efficiently summarize and research information.
Market Insights:
The content marketing industry is projected to grow to $17.6 billion by 2032, with AI-generated content expected to dominate over 55% of the market.
Case Study: CNET’s AI Content Controversy:
CNET’s use of AI for news articles led to public scrutiny due to factual inaccuracies, highlighting the need for transparency and human oversight.
Benefits Across Industries:
Marketing: Personalize content at scale and optimize engagement with predictive analytics.
Publishing: Automate content creation for faster publication cycles.
Education: Efficiently generate educational materials.
Healthcare: Create accurate content for patients and professionals.
Finance: Produce timely financial content for decision-making.
Challenges and Ethical Considerations:
Transparency: Disclose AI use to maintain trust.
Bias: Address potential AI biases with diverse datasets.
SEO: Ensure AI content meets SEO standards.
Quality: Maintain high standards to prevent misinformation.
Conclusion:
AI-generated content offers significant benefits in efficiency, personalization, and scalability. However, ethical considerations and quality assurance are crucial for responsible use. Explore the future of content creation with us and see how AI is transforming various industries.
Connect with Us:
Follow Cut-The-SaaS on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Medium. Visit cut-the-saas.com for more insights and resources.
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
2. 1The Cannes Lions International
Festival of Creativity is a yearly
celebration of the most spectacularly
creative ideas to come out of our
industry. Just a few short weeks
after Hollywood swoops in to snag
their Palms d’Or, we descend on the
town to hunt for shiny metal lions–
and rosé.
Every year, trends emerge when
looking at the entries, shortlists
and winners–and this year was
no exception.
For us, three things stood out…
1..2..3
3. 2
Nice is the new black
Doing great work for a good cause isn’t a new
thing; it’s the oldest trick in the book. What was
interesting this year was the refreshingly diverse
tone, and more importantly that “feel good” work is
no longer just for charity. Nice is in, in a big way.
Here are our favorite examples at this year’s
Cannes Lions:
• The Hair Fest —Brilliantly simple
• Fuck the Poor—Sobering and candid
• Sweetie—Ingenious and innovative
• Pedigree Adopt Campaign—Tear-jerking
• ANZ’s GAYTM—Fabulous
1
4. 3
Big Data has been all the rage for a few years, with
so much excited chatter that it’s been destined for
the dreaded buzzword zone. What we find truly
interesting about Big Data isn’t the data itself, but the
meaningful parsing of it and the magically simple
expressions that can come out of it.
This came through in two pieces of work we
particularly admire:
• British Airways, Magic of Flying—Accessible
and simple
• Honda, Sound of Honda Visceral and powerful
Big data is really simple
2
5. 4
Long have we debated the golden ratio in the
equation of “value to the consumer” versus “too
much private information”. As the digitally native
generation grows up, consumers are less and less
paranoid about sharing their personal data.
What is your personal data worth? Less and less,
it appears—and brands stand to take advantage.
This was evident in a couple of stand-out examples
this year:
• Molson Canadian, Passport Beer Fridge
• Coke, Happy ID
Privacy value exchange
3
6. 5
Yeezus, it’s a bridge
What’s really profound about the Cannes
Lions is that of all the stellar work on
display, the most brilliant ones win across
multiple categories—which is to say,
great ideas transcend media. But this
phenomenon means that the most unique
and fresh ideas become part of culture,
the moment, the zeitgeist. And if you want
to come back next year as a Grand Prix
winner as opposed to a Bandol-swilling
spectator, you’d best be making trends—
not following them.
How to get there? Follow a true cultural
innovator. Love him, hate him, but whatever
you do, let him finish: Kanye West.
Indeed some of the best lessons of Cannes
came from a terrific panel organized by
Translation with agency founder Steve
Stout, visionary tech investor Ben Horowitz
and the great Kanye. Billed Technology,
Culture and Consumer Adoption: Learning
to Read the Cultural Landscape, the real
message was simpler than that. The stark
stage became a forum for Yeezus himself
to impart his gospel to a packed crowd
hanging on his every word.
In the moment, it was hilarious and cringe-
worthy, but in reality and upon reflection
it was profound. Here, dissected, are the
golden nuggets of what we learned from
Kanye… at Cannes-ye.
How to get
there? Follow
a true cultural
innovator. Love
him, hate him,
but whatever
you do, let him
finish: Kanye
West.
7. 6Kanye’s commitment to working with the best
illustrates an unwavering focus to be the best and
to produce the best work. He wants to be the
best, so he’ll only be with the best. Too often we
compromise, marking it up as pragmatism, but
ultimately it leads to just-okay work. If you align
yourself with the best, you open yourself up to
being challenged by new and brilliant perspectives,
which in turn help you grow. You are the product
of your environment.
The greatest work is always for other people.
Understanding a greater purpose in everything we
do spurs innovation and progress. This is one of the
biggest failures of the marketing world. Stop being
a sycophant to the lowest common denominator,
and start partnering with the brand to make the
world better for the people we serve.
I only work with the
number one.
We don’t make
things for ourselves.
We make things for
other people.
8. 7
Ultimately, with knocks comes great understanding,
and incredible skill. You learn the most from
mistakes, so we should all try and make a few,
now and then. As marketers, it makes us more
human, and more authentic.
Just know that if you
want to be a boxer,
you are going to get
your face bashed in
constantly, but you
may end up being a
Mayweather or
an Ali.
Understanding that sometimes your creative output
isn’t going to be understood by everyone is the
greatest gift you can be given. Kanye has obviously
thrived in the space of backlash, upset and
accusations of poor taste. Brands and marketers
can do that, too. Honey Maid learned this with
their wholesome families campaign.
You have to swim in
the backlash
9. 8
More often than not, when an idea has never
been considered before, it might on the face of it
seem like a bad idea, despite its genius. Lots of the
things that have changed our world—Twitter and
Facebook, to name two examples—were initially
dismissed as terrible ideas by outside observers.
It seemed merely a cheeky way to end the
session—but really, like so many Kanye golden
nuggets, this really captures the marketing
opportunity of our age. We are sitting on the cusp
of another golden age of culture, and one that
brands can play a huge role in creating. To play
that role, however, they’ll have to support the very
best content creators. Funding or encouraging
mediocrity is suicide.
If people are saying
you are wrong, then
it’s a good sign that
you are a genius.
Empower the best
content creators or
f*ck you.
10. 9
So what to make of all of this?
It’s really quite simple: be a creator.
Brands, challenge your agencies to create
new things.
Agencies, challenge your clients to
think bigger.
He may not let on, but Kanye West is just
one man. Imagine what this kind of swagger,
bravery, risk and imagination could mean
for a global brand.
At Jack Morton, we believe we could
change the world.
Tomas Larsson and Abbie Walker respectively lead the creative and strategy
teams at Jack Morton’s New York office.
Cannes-ye’s golden
nuggets—Takeaways
for brands and agencies
So what to make
of all of this?
It’s really quite
simple: be a
creator.