BUILDING BRANDS AT THE SPEED OF CULTURE
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
6:00PM - 8:30PM
ADVERTISING COLUMNIST STUART ELLIOTT WELCOMES YOU TO THE NEW YORK TIMES TOWER FOR A POWERHOUSE ROUNDTABLE ON TREND TRACKING AND BRAND BUILDING.
On Wednesday evening, July 18, New York Times Advertising Columnist Stuart Elliott presides over a timely Out Professionals roundtable on trend identification and brand building in the age of digital and social media. We meet in the 15th-floor Conference Center of the iconic New York Times Tower. For reasons of space and security, advance registration is all but mandatory.
Online ticket sales are now closed. Please buy a ticket at the event.
Stuart Elliott (left) has been the advertising columnist of The New York Times since May 1991, writing the weekday advertising report as well as other news articles and features. He also authors a weekly e-mail newsletter, "In Advertising," for The New York Times on the Web.
Terry Young (second from left) is CEO and founder of sparks&honey, a new trend-tracking/brand-building firm whose inaugural client was Clinique. Using a next-generation marketing approach called Wave Branding, Terry aims to "synchronize your brand with real-time culture." His firm is an operating unit of Omnicom's Diversified Agency Services Division.
Kristine-Ellis Petrik (third from left) is a marketing and brand catalyst for Cable News Network (CNN). Kristine has developed a personal and team branding process designed to take business and ventures to expansion without diminishing the core strength of their brand.
Claude Salzberger (third from right), an expert in corporate identity, has guided the creation and implementation of branding programs for the Mexico Tourism Board, British Airways and Japan Airlines, among others. As Founder and President of MLBM he has worked with such clients as United Way, Crane & Co., FXI and Endeavor. Claude served earlier as founding partner and president of FutureBrand, where he helped redefine the role of branding for such global clients as UPS, Microsoft, GM and Telefonica.
Janet Brown (second from right), is CEO of CRM/FilmBuff, where she identifies trends in movies and entertainment. Cinetic Rights Management delivers entertainment content to digital platforms across North America and Europe. FilmBuff serves as a digital entertainment curator for film-savvy audiences. Earlier Janet strategized for Yahoo! Media Group.
Sven Seger (right) is Chief Creative Officer, FutureBrand North America, a unit of McCann Worldgroup. Educated in Hamburg, Sven served earlier as worldwide executive creative director at Siegel+Gale, brand strategists and design consultants.
WHERE
The 15th-floor conference center of the New York Times Tower, 41st Street and Eighth Avenue. Enter on 41st Street just east of Eighth Avenue and check in at the security desk. Subway: 1/2/3/7, N/Q/R/W and S to Times Square; A/C/E to 42nd Street. Directions from where you are: www.hopstop.com
WHAT'S UP
Doors open at 6 p.m. for networking and socializing. Roundtable and audience Q&A, 6:45 to 8:15 p.m.
ADMISSION
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