Midwest Digital & Social

NETWORKING BREAKFAST (9:00 – 9:45)
INTRODUCTIONS (9:45 – 10:00)


I.  LIVE NATION WINS WITH CROSS-PLATFORM MEDIA (10:00-11:00AM)
Today, musicians are forced to turn to new innovations in technology and media to engage directly with their fans in a new way and across multiple platforms. It is no different for brands. Engaging with consumers in a way that is relevant to where they are and what they are doing, at any given moment, is the key to any successful campaign. To showcase this, Jeremy Levine, Senior Vice President, Digital Marketing – Live Nation Network and Alicia Driskill, Vice President, Digital – Live Nation Network will share a colorful case study of a recent global marketing & media campaign between one of the world's largest communication platforms, Skype and the world's most powerful celebrity, Lady Gaga. This session will feature how they tackle cross-platform media programs, including reach and frequency, measurement, results, lessons learned, and key takeaways for fellow marketers.

Speakers:
Jeremy Levine, Senior Vice President, Digital Sales – Live Nation Network
Alicia Driskill, Vice President, Digital – Live Nation Network


II. LUCKY CHARMS 50^TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN – PAID, OWNED AND EARNED (11:00AM-12:00PM)
To celebrate the 50^th anniversary of Lucky Charms cereal, General Mills launched a campaign across traditional and digital media in the 50 days leading up to St. Patrick’s Day. This included an online interactive “Where’s Lucky?” instant win game beginning March 4 and a Tumblr page aggregating content with the #LuckyWasHere hashtag. In this session, Nicci Trovinger, Associate Marketing Manager - General Mills and Anna Squibb, Digital Manager - General Mills will discuss this celebratory campaign and key takeaways and lessons learned for marketers.

Speakers:
Nicci Trovinger, Associate Marketing Manager - General Mills
Anna Squibb, Digital Manager - General Mills


LUNCH (12:00-1:00PM)


III. ANA MEMBER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: DIGITAL ADVERTISING BOT TRAFFIC (1:00-2:00PM)
ANA member roundtable discussions are great ways to share experiences and perspectives on specific topics, while learning from your peers from other companies. In this session, we will kick off the discussion with a hot issue facing the industry now – digital advertising traffic bots.  According to the Wall Street Journal, about 36% of digital advertising traffic is considered "bot" traffic which cheats advertisers out of valuable dollars. We will explore this issue further in this session and brainstorm how we, as an industry can elevate the conversation.

Facilitator:
Shannon Scanlin, Associate Manager, Committees – ANA


IV. HOUSE OF BLUES TOUR (2:00-2:30PM)
In this session, ANA Midwest Digital & Social Committee members will have the exclusive opportunity to explore the House of Blues Chicago!