Brandmatters

Programme

Wednesday 8 February

  • 9.00 to 17.00: Workshop, Measuring Emotions (Fully booked)
  • 09.00 - 17.30: Conference registration
  • 17.10 - 19.00: Welcome reception, Fountain Terrace, 16th floor (New York Marriott East Side Hotel)
    With delegates of HEALTHCARE .

Delegates of BRANDMATTERS are invited to join the final session of the HEALTHCARE conference: Understanding the Power of Branding.

Thursday 9 February

  • Conference day one
  • Theatre programme

WELCOME AND OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

09.00 - 09.-10: Gunilla Broadbent, ESOMAR Council Introduction to the programme

Randy Emond, Programme Committee Chairman and President Advertising and Brand Performance, TNS, USA

KEYNOTE

09.10 - 09.15: Introduction to the keynote
Randy Emond, TNS, USA
09.15 – 10.00: The Future of Brands

Rita Clifton, Chairman, Interbrand, UK
10.00 - 10.15: Q&A
10.15 - 10.45: Refreshment break

CONNECTING WITH THE CONSUMER IN THE 21st CENTURY

10.45 - 10.50: Introduction by session chair
Amy McHale, Eastman Kodak, USA
10.50 - 11.15: Attitudinal & behavioral convergence
Bruce Humbert, Turner + Humbert, USA
Manjima Khandelwal, ACNielsen, Research and Development, USA
11.15 - 11.40: Lasting Liaisons: Does culture influence consumer commitment?
Santosh Desai, McCann Erickson, India
Sangeeta Gupta, AC Nielsen ORG-MARG, India
11.40 - 12.05: Branding Passport - Bridging consumer insights around the world
Lorna Walters, Research International, USA
12.05 - 12.25: Discussion
12.25 - 14.00 Lunch

DOES ANYBODY REALLY WATCH TELEVISION ANYMORE?

14.00 - 14.05: Introduction by session chair
Andrew Green, ZenithOptimedia, UK
14.05 - 14.30: From new awareness to digital relationships
Marco Bevolo, Philips Design, Netherlands
14.30 - 14.55: Television enters the digital era
The era of the franchise programmme
David Poltrack, CBS, USA
14.55 - 15.20: Customer-controlled Media and Commercial Communications: Threat or Opportunity?
Giovanni Fabris, McDonald's International, France
15.20 - 15.50: Discussion
15.50 - 16.10: Refreshment break

EMOTIONAL BRAND BUILDING

16.10 - 16.15: Introduction by session chair
Esteban Socorro, Coca Cola, Argentina
16.15 - 16.35: Marketing beyond the monkey
Christophe Fauconnier, Synovate Censydiam, Belgium
Charles Skinner, Synovate Censydiam, Spain
16.35 - 16-55: Powerful brands: Learning from the Greeks
Andrea Wilson, TNS UK
Roz Calder, Needscope International, New Zealand
16.55 - 17.25: Discussion

CLOSING OF THE DAY

17.25 - 17.30: Closing word
Randy Emond, TNS, USA

THEATRE PROGRAMME

18.30 - 19.30: Chicago City Limits at the Improv
318 West 53rd Street at the 8th Avenue, New York

Friday 10 February

  • Conference day two
  • Farewell drinks

HOW MANY MORE WAYS ARE THERE TO UNDERSTAND OUR CONSUMERS?

09.00 - 09.05: Introduction by session chair
Greg Coops, Asian Strategies, Singapore
09.05 - 09.30: Listening to the Blogosphere
How blogging can impact your brand
Ted Morris, Brandimensions, Canada
09.30 - 09.55: Developing Meaningful Experiences
How brands blossom in an increasingly complex world of choice
Lisa Leckie, Cheskin, USA
09.55 - 10.20: Catching Ladders, Avoiding Snakes
Getting beyond a rationalised purchase process to understand how brand choices are really made
Stephen Phillips, Spring Research Ltd., UK
10.20 - 10.40: Discussion
10.40 - 11.00: Refreshment break

BRAND EQUITY IN THE BUSINESS PROCESS

11.00 – 11.05: Introduction by session chair
Randy Emond, TNS, USA
11.05 – 12.15: Measuring and Improving Brand Equity
Roland T. Rust, University of Maryland in College Park, USA
12.05 – 12.20: Q&A
12.20 - 13.30: Lunch

KEYNOTE

13.30 - 13.35: Introduction to the keynote
Randy Edmond, TNS, USA
13.35 - 14.15: Keynote presentation

Stanunathan (Stan) Srinivasan, Vice President, Knowledge and Insights, Coca Cola, USA
14.15 - 14.30: Q&A
14.30 - 15.00: Break

CLIENT DEBATE: BRAND EQUITY IN THE BUSINESS PROCESS

15.00 – 15.05: Introduction by session chair
Randy Emond, TNS, USA
15.05 – 15.25: The case for holistic touch-point management
An Evidence, value based approach to informing brand communication planning
Simon Cole, Director, Incepta Marketing Intelligence, UK
15.25 – 15.35: Q&A and Introduction of Clients Debate
15.35 – 16.30: Client debate
Elizabeth C. Noonan, Director, & Vice President, Brand Management & Marketing Services, Eastman Kodak Company, USA
Kyle Garner, Associate Director, CMK Household Care, USA
Mark Whiting, Director of Marketing Intelligence, Moët Hennessy, France
Peter Boland, Senior Director Global Consumer Marketing, Microsoft, USA
Jeff Drake, Director of Marketing Research, Kimberly Clark, USA

CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE

16.30 - 16.40: Closing word
Randy Emond, Programme Committee Chairman and President Advertising and Brand Performance, TNS, USA

Véronique Jeannin, Director General, ESOMAR

FAREWELL DRINKS

16.40 - 17.15: Drinks