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Conference Agenda

7:45 AM - 8:45 AM

Networking Breakfast & Meet the Exhibitors
Expo, Lobby Level

Sponsored by:
Bloomberg

8:45 AM

General Session Convenes - Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome – Opening Remarks

 
Randall Rothenberg
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Interactive Advertising Bureau

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Morning Keynote

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Transformation and Innovation in Digital Marketing

Dramatic transformations in the media and advertising world have complicated message delivery to and emotional connection with consumers. These consumers now demand rich digital experiences everywhere—on every screen—harnessing new technologies which heighten engagement through voice, touch and gesture. The challenge for marketers is to bring this innovation together into a cohesive experience, and not simply a randomized set of buys. Microsoft illustrates how to navigate this new landscape, revealing exciting innovations, including the multi-screen campaign that is launching Chevrolet’s new Volt.

Paul Edwards, Executive Director, Marketing Strategy, General Motors Company
Darren Huston, Corporate Vice President, Global Consumer and Online, Microsoft

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Interview with a Media Legend

 
Frank Bennack, Jr.
Frank Bennack, Jr.
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Hearst Corporation

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Meet the Exhibitors – Networking Refreshment Break
Expo, Lobby Level

Sponsored by:
NBC Universal Digital Media

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

The Past, Present and Future of Digital Native Publishing

Nick Denton, Founder, Gawker Media

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

You Say You’ve Got A Revolution?
(Yes, We Do!)

Digital media have long been at the mercy of the sins of the fathers—considered a singular experience for consumers and purely a direct response vehicle for brands. That means a true creative revolution requires nothing short of a complete and total reinvention of the online experience as we know it. AOL’s Jeff Levick hosts a panel of industry leaders addressing the shifting intersection of content, creativity, advertising and technology; the increasing importance of context; and, ultimately outlining what this brave (and brand!) new digital world can, should and will look like.

Jeff Levick, President, Global Advertising and Strategy, AOL
Wenda Harris Millard, President and Chief Operating Officer, MediaLink
Benjamin Palmer, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Barbarian Group
Barry Wacksman, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer, R/GA

12:25 PM - 1:10 PM

Workshops

 

Workshop 1
Room 404, 4th floor

Inside the Crystal Ball of Digital Video

As brands and their agencies take aim at the online experience and emerging new digital platforms, the question becomes, “What does the future hold for digital video?” From HD to 3-D digital content, smart phones to the iPad, Break Media has worked with clients to maximize ROI and drive brand awareness across all digital platforms. Come see how some advertisers are using Break Media’s creative integration and distribution methods to reach their target audience, while looking ahead to the future of digital video.

Andrew Budkofsky, Break Media

Presented by:
Break Media

 

Workshop 2
Room 502, 5th floor

A Look Inside the Black Box – Tracking the Flow of Impressions and Data from Publisher to Brand

With so many inventory management, optimization and monetization vendors flooding the marketplace, there’s no shortage of hands vying for a chance to touch your inventory. Amidst the chaotic and sometimes mystical dynamics of the online ad ecosystem, have you ever wondered what happens to your inventory once you’ve passed it to a third party or why you should care?

Join Casale Media’s Alex Gardner for an examination of the flow of inventory through this complex market, the brand and monetary implications involved, and the questions publishers should consider asking up front before granting any third party access to their inventory.

Alex Gardner, Casale Media

Presented by:
Casale Media

 

Workshop 3
Room 510, 5th floor

Strategy Is the New Creative

It is often argued that the online/interactive space, with its focus on measurement and metrics, has tilted the advertising scales toward ‘science’ and away from ‘art.’ There is, however, another way to see the current evolution of the landscape. Rather than destroying the creative opportunity, the ability to define and target micro-audiences has opened up huge new opportunities in campaign strategy development. In fact, hyper-targeting has given birth to a new marriage of art and science where campaign strategy has become the new creative opportunity in advertising.

Moderator: Rob Rasko, Chief Operating Officer and President, CPX Interactive
Mike Seiman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, CPX Interactive

Presented by:
CPX Interactive

 

Workshop 4
Room 405, 4th floor

TV for Me: How Consumers Want to Interact With Television

What do TV viewers want? In today’s chaotic television landscape, it’s harder than ever to know—and advertisers are seeking clarity. In this workshop, they’ll get it, along with groundbreaking research that proves television is evolving to a richer, more consumer-driven experience capable of delivering even greater impact for advertisers.

Discover the shifts happening now—and get a first look at research that illuminates how advertisers are tracking consumer engagement and behavior with brands through TV. Join Mark Kroese, General Manager of the Interactive Entertainment Advertising Business Group at Microsoft and special guests from Nielsen and EmSense Research as they bring the consumer mindset and the TV advertising landscape into sharper focus.

Mark Kroese, General Manager, Interactive Entertainment Advertising Business Group, Microsoft

Presented by:
Microsoft Advertising

 

Workshop 5
Room 402, 4th floor

Oxygens Real Time Watercooler – The Revolution of Everywhere.

This workshop will explore Oxygen’s social media driven experience, “OxygenLive” and share how this program leveraged users’ digital behavior to help drive appointment television. See what it means as it rolls out on more screens.

Jennifer Kavanagh, Vice President, Digital Media, Oxygen

Presented by:
NBC Universal Digital Media

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Luncheon
Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor

Sponsored by:
Yahoo!

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Workshops

 

Workshop 1
Room 404, 4th floor

Audience Innovation: What Lies Ahead
Through the Eyes of a Well-Traveled Engineer

The relationship between consumers and technology is by design and necessity a two-way street. As consumer demands shape technological innovation, new technologies shape the way consumers live their daily lives. We are all consumers…and all consumed. As this dynamic evolves, the power of audiences become the immovable force the industry must harness to drive digital media success. Increasing fragmentation in a constantly connected world means that marketers must use all available avenues to reach consumers, leveraging technologies to gain true insights and capitalize on the space’s true currency: audiences. Find out not just what these individuals are buying, but who they are, what they are passionate about, what they will have an emotional connection to, and how best to communicate with them.

Basem Nayfeh, Chief Technology Officer, AudienceScience

Presented by:
AudienceScience


 

Workshop 2
Room 402, 4th floor

From Fútbol to Football: ESPN XP Cross-Platform World Cup Research

The 2010 FIFA World Cup captured the attention of the country and the world. In the U.S. alone, 160 million people consumed World Cup content across ESPN platforms—that's 55 percent of all Americans. On the average day, 26 percent of people who viewed World Cup content on ESPN were multi-platform consumers. To track fan behavior across every screen during this game-changing multimedia event, ESPN commissioned 15 research companies for the largest cross-media research initiative ever. From Video Everywhere and Multi-screen viewing to the role of Social & Sports, ESPN will share learnings from the World Cup and reveal how ESPN XP will evolve for the upcoming football season.

Lisa Valentino, Vice President, Digital Media and Mobile Ad Sales, ESPN
Barbara J. Singer, Vice President, Advertiser Insights and Strategy, ESPN
David Coletti, Senior Director, Digital Media Research, ESPN

Presented by:
ESPN

 

Workshop 3
Room 502, 5th floor

Turn Online Conversations, Clicks and Texts into Targeted Marketing

ExactTarget’s R.J. Talyor presents the next generation of interactive marketing. Hear how brands are achieving unparalleled success by using email, mobile, social media and the Web together to create targeted relevant marketing.

  • Learn how integrating email marketing with mobile and social media campaigns can amplify effectiveness and reach
  • Learn how using CRM and Web analytics can increase message relevancy and targeting to boost campaign effectiveness and ROI
  • Hear how building true one-to-one marketing campaigns that serve the customer, honor their preferences, and provide them with timely, relevant information can achieve unmatched results

R.J. Talyor, Director Product Marketing – Cross-Channel Campaign Management and Emerging Channel Apps, ExactTarget

Presented by:
ExactTarget

 

Workshop 4
Room 509-510, 5th floor

“Technology and Travel: Pack your bags we’re going on an Audience Trip”

Whether you are a publisher seeking to create a new revenue source or drive value through audience technology; data management tools can hold the key to success. Without this functionality and the portability and protection of your audience(s), the publisher faces an uphill battle. With an increasing focus on data and consumer privacy, leveraging data by publishers becomes increasingly difficult. This is especially true for large brands with extremely valuable users. In this workshop, audience experts from the data management and publishing sides of the equation will share data selling and publisher-centric management tools success stories and plans for future growth.

Damian Garbaccio, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy, eXelate
Steven Goldberg, Vice President and General Manager, Advertising Sales and Strategy, HomeAway

Presented by:
eXelate

 

Workshop 5
Room 405, 4th floor

Google Display Network: Display Advertising 2.0

Display advertising is going through the biggest transformation in its history, thanks to the emergence of audience data, engaging new ad formats, dynamic creative and new technologies. Marketers are increasingly taking advantage of this opportunity to meet their objectives. See how Google is innovating in this space and how marketers are incorporating the Google Display Network into their strategy today to deliver results.

Brad Bender, Director, Product Management, Google

Presented by:
Google

3:00 PM

General Session Reconvenes - Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

What Advertisers Can and Should Expect from the Web

Audiences and advertisers want the same thing and they want it at the same time. While consumers rely on the Internet to stay informed, entertained and connected, advertising budgets have not been shifting as rapidly to the online medium. Online has not yet proven its full effectiveness for building brand loyalty amongst consumers. To help accelerate share shift, our industry needs to make it easier for advertisers to understand the technology that fuels the Internet. In addition, we need to create more reliable standards to better measure and track online advertising. With this backdrop in mind, Yahoo!’s Chief Product Officer Blake Irving will share his vision for the future of online advertising and how the Internet can have a profoundly beneficial impact on the bottom line. Using case studies and client examples to illustrate this approach, Blake will provide insight as to where the industry is headed and what advertisers can and should expect from online advertising.

Blake Irving, Chief Product Officer, Yahoo!

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Creating DEMAND!

Joanne Bradford, Chief Revenue Officer, Demand Media

4:00pm - 4:45 PM

Meet the Exhibitors – Networking Refreshment Break
Expo, Lobby Level

Sponsored by:
NBC Universal Digital Media

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks

 

Bringing Brands Everywhere

Track I

Broadway Ballroom Act II, 4th floor

The ubiquity of Internet infused devices means that consumers live in an increasingly personalized and fragmented digital world. How do brands stand out when they need to be “everywhere”? This track showcases never-before-seen case studies that illustrate how brands can reach in, through and across platforms, devices, and divides to connect with consumers wherever they are.

Track Chair:

Tina Sharkey

Tina Sharkey
Chairman and Global President,
BabyCenter LLC

Sponsored by:
YuMe

Building the Bridges


Track II

Broadway Ballroom Act III, 4th floor

In an industry where the landscape changes in real time, the half life of technology is forever shrinking—requiring a never-ending cycle of innovation. This track spotlights first-look start-ups whose technologies are changing the world by building the bridges which connect everyone and everything to everywhere.

Sponsored by:
Bloomberg

The Great Debates


Track III

Broadway Ballroom Act IV, 4th floor

Great shifts in culture have always been characterized by the clashing of big ideas and the engagement of top minds in intellectual bloodsport. This track pits interactives’ best and brightest against one another as they share their passionate ideas on the timeliest of topics—data, privacy, standards versus innovation and creativity versus scale.

Track Chair:

Ian Schafer

Ian Schafer
Chief Executive Officer,
Deep Focus

Sponsored by:
Nielsen

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Session 1

 

Session 1

True Cross-Platform Success Stories

This series of never-before-seen, advertiser co-presented case studies highlight how media companies and brands can partner in new ways to create cross-platform consumer experiences which result in both brand lift and bottom lines sales.

Case Study 1:
HP INTEL’s Summer Beats

Michele Kennedy,
Marcom Advertising Manager,
Hewlett Packard PSG Americas

Chris Young,
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer,
Digital Broadcasting Group

Case Study 2:
360i and Kraft Foods

Jessica Robinson,
Associate Director, Consumer and Customer Engagement,
Kraft Foods

Sarah Hofstetter,
Senior Vice President, Emerging Media and Brand Strategy,
360i

Case Study 3:
Crest WhiteStrips: Checking the Mirror
Are eCommerce Customers the Same as Offline Prospects?

Lisa Utzschneider,
Vice President of Global Advertising Sales,
Amazon.com

Content should be conversation—an opportunity to engage fans and ignite brands. To achieve this result, Subway partnered with MTV Networks Digital to create original branded entertainment designed to drive deeper, more meaningful connections with shared fans. The result was “Subway Fresh Buzz,” an original digital experience showcasing 20 emerging artists across MTV Networks Digital and the social Web. With 70% of traffic resulting from social sharing (that’s five times the industry average!), Subway Fresh Buzz is an example of branded entertainment at its best.

This case study will demonstrate how, when and why to leverage branded entertainment to amplify reach, reputation and engagement.

Innovid
Zvika Netter,
Chief Executive Officer,
Innovid

Adgregate
John Underwood,
Chief Operating Officer,
Adgregate

Dealing with Data –
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

From “buying audience” to precision targeting to consumer privacy and impeding legislation, clearly there is no shortage of controversial topics around data. This group of quant heavyweights will tackle the big issues and shed light on what, if anything, lies at the end of the tunnel.

Moderator: Tom Chavez,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Krux Digital

Amiad Solomon,
President and Founder,
Peer39

Jon Gibs,
Senior Vice President,
Analytics and Insight,
The Nielsen Company

Jeff Hirsch,
Chief Executive Officer,
AudienceScience

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Session 2

 

Session 2

Branded Entertainment –
Making the Case

Two leaders in branded entertainment share case studies which offer proof that 360° branded content is the future of digital marketing.

Case Study 1:
Building Buzz through Branded Entertainment
Subway & MTV Networks Digital

Suzanne McDonnell,
Senior Vice President,
Digital Fusion,
MTV Networks Digital

Holly Rowe,
Marketing Manager, Media,
Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust

Case Study 2:
How Bertolli Broke Into the Heart of Italy

David Lang,
President,
Mindshare Entertainment

140 Proof
Jon Elvekrog,
Chief Executive Officer,
140 Proof

Wibiya
Dror Ceder,
Co-Founder and
Chief Executive Officer,
Wibiya

Standards & Scale V. Creativity & Innovation
Have we reached an impasse?

Consumer mindshare online is growing at an exponential pace with new platforms and technologies allowing for unprecedented, immersive digital experiences. Yet the web remains an immature vehicle for brand advertising—with regard to both execution and spend—highlighting an inherent tension the industry has faced from inception.

While adopting effective standards and ad formats is ostensibly what allows for scale, it has been argued that many such standards stifle creativity and innovation. Does “standard” stand in the way of engaging creative? Does a focus on always being “outside the box” leave us in a world of custom one-off executions that will never drive TV-like budgets?

This debate addresses both sides of the coin and explores how interactive advertising can strike the delicate balance allowing for both big business and big ideas.

Moderator: Jean-Philippe Maheu,
Chief Executive Officer,
Publicis Modem

Andy Atherton,
Chief Operating Officer,
Brand.net

6:00 PM  - 7:00 PM

Networking Cocktail Reception
Expo, Lobby Level

Sponsored by:
Bloomberg

 

 

7:45 AM - 8:45 AM

Networking Breakfast & Meet the Exhibitors
Expo, Lobby Level

Sponsored by:
WebMD

8:45 AM

General Session Convenes - Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

David Moore, Chairman and Founder, Chief Executive Officer, 24/7 Real Media, Inc., A WPP Company and Chair, IAB Board of Directors

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Charlie Rose Interviews Yossi Vardi

Charlie Rose Yossi Vardi

Charlie Rose
Journalist

Yossi Vardi
Entrepreneur

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

It’s All About People!

Today’s web is being re-built around people. Just like in everyday life, our real friends will make our online experiences more relevant and personal. This creates a tremendous opportunity for companies to build and strengthen brands by connecting to people, creating brand advocates, sparking action and, for the first time, delivering effective word-of-mouth marketing at scale. Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, will share Facebook’s vision for how brands can harness this incredibly powerful opportunity.

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Dick Costolo, Chief Operating Officer, Twitter
Interviewed by: Abbey Klaassen, Editor, Ad Age

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

On the Road (Again!)

Join Tim Westergren, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Pandora, and Matt VanDyke, Director of U.S. Marketing Communications for Ford Motor Company, in a conversation about the latest technologies that are creating a more personalized in-car experience, all while enabling advertisers to deliver messages in a more targeted, personal and relevant way.

Matt VanDyke, Director, U.S. Marketing Communications, Ford Motor Company
Tim Westergren, Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Pandora

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Meet the Exhibitors – Networking Refreshment Break
Expo, Lobby Level

Sponsored by:
Rubicon Project

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Miles Nadal Chuck Porter

Miles Nadal
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
MDC Partners

Chuck Porter
Chairman,
Crispin Porter + Bogusky

12:25 PM - 1:10 PM

Workshops

 

Workshop 1
Room 502, 5th floor

Right Now in Mobile

Join Jason Spero, Google’s Director of Mobile, for a fast-paced workshop on mobile advertising. Hear Google’s unique perspective on how the powerful tandem of mobile search and display can effectively engage audiences and build brands. See recent cutting-edge mobile campaigns and learn how they have leveraged mobile to achieve their campaign objectives. Come away with an actionable, “right now” perspective on what’s possible in mobile today and gain new ideas on how you can catalyze your holiday and 2011 plans with mobile.

Jason Spero, Director, Mobile, Google Inc.

Presented by:
AdMob

 

Workshop 2
Room 402, 4th floor

Bringing Offline Data Online: Is It Everything That We've Hoped For?

Data continues to be a hot topic in the display advertising space. With the proliferation of available offline data—in addition to online—what is the true value to advertisers of offline data? How do they know the optimal mix? How do they approach different types from a privacy perspective? Join this panel discussion, moderated by AOL Advertising’s Jeff Hochberg, Vice President of Audience Targeting, as marketing experts from key online and offline data providers, agencies, and publishers come together to share how to successfully apply offline data to reach desired online audiences.

Moderator: Jeff Hochberg, Vice President, Audience Targeting, AOL

Presented by:
AOL

 

Workshop 3
Room 510, 5th floor

When Money Moves to Digital, Where Should It Go?
Identifying the Right Media Placement Strategies for Your Display Campaigns

As more dollars move to digital and the brand building value of display becomes inherently clear, the question becomes, “Which media placement strategy should I use and when?” Join comScore and ValueClick Media for a first-of-its-kind research analysis of the relative effectiveness of a variety of popular and innovative advertising placement strategies. The research, which utilizes comScore AdEffx Action Lift, includes insights from over 100 digital campaigns. Explore the impact of different placement strategies, including retargeting, contextual, audience targeting and premium and efficiency pricing models, have on consumers' site visitation and trademark search behavior.

Anne Hunter, Vice President, Advertising Effectiveness Products, comScore, Inc.
Tony Winders, Vice President, Marketing, ValueClick Media

Presented by:
ValueClick Media

 

Workshop 4
Room 404, 4th floor

The Future of Advertising – How Brands Are Engaging Users through Content-Driven Advertising

By using next-generation hyperlinks, brands are aligning with some of the best content on the web and delivering relevant, genuinely useful information such as music, search results, local information, articles, whitepapers, recipes, games, videos and more. Join Vibrant for a discussion on next-generation advertising and discover how leading brands like Microsoft, Unilever, IBM and Blackberry are transforming traditional online ads into fantastic brand experiences by delivering rich, real-time content directly inside ad units.

Anna Kassoway, Senior Vice President Global Marketing and Creative Services, Vibrant

Presented by:
Vibrant Media

 

Workshop 5
Room 405, 4th floor

Advertising by Mindset

The future of online advertising is about making a one-to-one connection with consumers, but for the time being, most online advertising is mass messaging to an audience segment, without consideration for the environment. Yahoo!’s new study “Advertising by Mindset” reveals key insights to help advertisers use digital media to create more relevant connections. The workshop will reveal how consumer mindset during specific online activities impacts advertising responsiveness. By understanding this relationship marketers can shift toward a more customized approach to digital advertising. Get a sneak peak at digital creative that takes advantage of these insights and shows how subtle changes to creative can result in more impactful advertising.

Radha Subramanyam, Vice President, Head of Corporate and Media Research, Yahoo!

Presented by:
Yahoo!

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Luncheon
Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor

Sponsored by:
BlueKai

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Workshops

 

Workshop 1
Room 510, 5th floor

Engagement Is the New ROI

It is time to start thinking of your customers not as impressions, but as active engagers with your brand—with opinions and the power to influence. Peer-to-peer is the single most powerful form of advertising, with 90 percent of purchase decisions being based on recommendations from peers. Finding the balance between your Paid, Owned and Earned media is vital leveraging your brand advocates and their peers. During this presentation you will find out how respected marketing leaders like Dove, Coach, Microsoft, Estee Lauder and Neiman Marcus have used social distribution and peer-to-peer influence to drive tens of millions of consumer engagements. Are they on Facebook? Twitter? Hi5? With millions of niche social sites and blogs, your consumers could be anywhere. Be sure you and your brand are there too.

Presented by:
Brickfish

 

Workshop 2
Room 404, 4th floor

Insights & Technology Make a Perfect Marriage for Mobile Media

Agencies and brands today tend to view mobile as just another fracture in the media mix. The reality is much different. Mobile ad networks and the technology they provide offer planners the opportunity to make an integrated buy with the creative impact of TV (almost), the performance of search (almost), and massive reach—all in one place. Never before in the history of media has this been possible. Yet many planners make mistakes that undermine the value of mobile technology. This session provides a simple explanation of mobile technology with practical advice to planners to unlock its full potential.

Presented by:
InMobi

 

Workshop 3
Room 502, 5th floor

Case Study: Unilever Develops a “Knorr Mobile Phone”

Consumer packaged goods company, Knorr (part of Unilever), together with NAVTEQ Media Solutions took a unique spin on mobile marketing by developing a “Knorr phone.” This pilot was designed so that Knorr could learn how effective mobile marketing could be at reaching and engaging different audience segments. Following the pilot Knorr conducted a research study to learn more about consumers who bought the phones and how they engaged with brand afterward. This workshop will, for the first time, reveal the findings of this study and explore how Knorr was able to reach over a million Brazilian consumers with their unique program.

Presented by:
Navteq

 

Workshop 4
Room 402, 4th floor

The New Rules for Reaching Audiences Online

It's clear that everything about the way we buy advertising is changing—and these changes show no sign of stopping. This is why “data portability” is emerging as a dominant topic. Hear from the people who know audiences best on what portability means to media buyers, and why buying a consistent audience has become so important. You can buy the audience you define across multiple publishers or what a particular publisher says the audience looks like. Which world do you want to live in?

Todd Teresi, Chief Revenue Officer, Quantcast

Presented by:
Quantcast

 

Workshop 5
Room 405, 4th floor

Leading Cross-Platform Media Campaigns with Mobile

Cross-platform campaigns are a hot topic. But what role can and does mobile play within a cross-platform media mix? As far as consumers are concerned, the year of Mobile is already upon us: 68M unique users for the Mobile Web, and 75M users using Apps according to comScore 2010 data. And yet, many advertisers have not followed suit. Certainly, mobile advertising still makes up a small percentage of the overall media mix.

So how important is it for companies to expand their cross-platform media mix to include mobile? This workshop brings together well-known media agency executives and advertisers to discuss what mobile areas they have decided to pursue, and how mobile works within a larger media mix. The discussion will include the growth of mobile, whether it’s a challenge or an opportunity, and the right mobile marketing decisions to make for your brand.

Moderator: Sheila Buckley, Senior Vice President, National Digital Sales, The Weather Channel
Craig Weinberg, Mobile Strategy Manager, MediaVest USA

Presented By:
The Weather Channel Interactive

3:00 PM

General Session Reconvenes - Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Display 2015: Sexy and Smart

The first decade of display advertising saw relatively little change, leading some observers to doubt its future. Today Google believes that display advertising is at a critical inflection point, poised to create opportunities for advertisers and publishers never before possible. We're witnessing a dramatic evolution in the way ads are bought, sold, created, optimized and measured. Focus should not be on how the industry might eke out 5 percent or 10 percent growth in the next few years, but rather how it will double or even triple in size. Neal Mohan and Barry Salzman uncover the secrets behind this display advertising revolution and look to the future, sharing why display is becoming both sexy and smart.

Neal Mohan, Vice President, Product Management, Google
Barry Salzman, Managing Director, Media and Platforms, Americas, Google

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Seth Godin  

Seth Godin
Author, Entrepreneur and Agent of Change

 

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Cocktail Reception
Expo, Lobby Level

Sponsored by:
Comcast Digital Entertainment

 

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