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Happy? Stressed? Trust Religious Leaders Trust Politicians
2012 2017
2017: 28,600 young people in 30 countries

10. WHY DO THE YOUNG TRUST STRANGERS?

13. CURRENT
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Me & My
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Source: Pew, Edelman, Gallup, Eurobarometer

17. OLD MARKETING NEW MARKETING
POTENTIAL
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CURRENT
STUDENT

18. OLD COMMUNICATION NEW COMMUNICATION
POTENTIAL
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CURRENT
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19. -- their peers

20. Where are the student reviews?

21. Where are the student reviews?

22. Where are the student reviews?

27. WHAT UNI WANTS
STUDENTS TO DO
WHAT UNI WANTS
STUDENTS TO DO
WHAT UNI WANTS
STUDENTS TO DO
WHAT UNI WANTS
STUDENTS TO DO
What students want to do

28. OFFERS FOR NEW
STUDENTS
OFFERS FOR
NEW STUDENTS
OFFERS FOR
NEW STUDENTS
OFFERS FOR
NEW STUDENTS
What current students want to do

29. 2014

30. What are the key
characteristics of content that
had a meaningful impact on
your perceptions of a brand?
Contained timely
or unique
information

31. What is the main reason a
piece of content did not
succeed in making a
positive impression?
Seemed more
like a sales pitch

32. 88%
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Online content influences decision
making
Trust vendor websites
EXECUTIVE DISTRUST OF B2B
VENDOR WEBSITES
“The Content Connection To Vendor Selection” Chief Marketing Officer Council, 2014.

34. • Why automatic carousels suck and
must be eliminated from your website
• Sliders suck and must be banned
from your website
• Why sliders make your website suck
• Sliding banners hurt conversion

38. A Short
History of
FEEDBACK

39. "OrteliusWorldMap1570" by Abraham Ortelius - The Library of Congress.

40. "OrteliusWorldMap1570" by Abraham Ortelius - The Library of Congress.

41. "OrteliusWorldMap1570" by Abraham Ortelius - The Library of Congress.

42. "OrteliusWorldMap1570" by Abraham Ortelius - The Library of Congress.

43. "OrteliusWorldMap1570" by Abraham Ortelius - The Library of Congress.
Between 1570 and
1598 at least 28
editions of the atlas
had been published

44. Google staff “check out tens
of thousands of problems
reported daily by Google
Maps users and fix them as
needed.” Wired

46. Sara Wachter-Boettcher @sara_ann_marie

47. Sara Wachter-Boettcher @sara_ann_marie

48. Sara Wachter-Boettcher @sara_ann_marie

49. Sara Wachter-Boettcher @sara_ann_marie

50. Sara Wachter-Boettcher @sara_ann_marie

51. IFactory
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Course
Inquiries

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