Coverage of the ANA Brand Masters Conference
The ANA Brand Masters Conference brings together CMOs and senior brand leaders to explore what it takes to build iconic brands that command relevance, loyalty, and lasting impact. As one of the industry’s most essential gatherings, the conference focuses on the courage, creativity, and operational rigor required to elevate brands from competitive to unforgettable.
This collection highlights key insights, strategies, and perspectives drawn from the conference, capturing how ambitious brands are combining cultural fluency, customer obsession, and creative excellence to define the next era of brand building.
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Building a More Human Brand
Conference Session Videos April 12, 2022In this video, John Hancock CMO Kate Ardini shared how her brand strives for customer-obsession and a human-centric approach that is led by purpose and a continuous effort to overhaul old models and eschew the status quo.
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Building Brands Backwards
Event Recaps April 12, 2022Click-to-buy is throwing marketing strategy out of sequence. Because people can order a product whenever they encounter it, they are becoming customers before they know anything about a brand. Blue Chip, a creative marketing agency based in Chicago, discussed how to understand the entire consumer journey.
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Building Brands Backwards
Conference Session Videos April 12, 2022Click-to-buy is throwing marketing strategy out of sequence. Because people can order a product whenever they encounter it, they are becoming customers before they know anything about a brand. In this video, Blue Chip, a creative marketing agency based in Chicago, discussed how to understand the entire consumer journey.
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How Marketing Is Evolving at Philips to Meet the New Reality of Health Care
Event Recaps April 12, 2022Philips surveyed the shifting landscape of the health care industry and indicated its approaches to responding to the transformations.
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How Marketing Is Evolving at Philips to Meet the New Reality of Health Care
Event Soundbites April 12, 2022Philips’ marketing transformation required it to unlearn in order to relearn customer engagement.
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How Marketing Is Evolving at Philips to Meet the New Reality of Health Care
Conference Session Videos April 12, 2022In this video, learn more about how Philips surveyed the shifting landscape of the health care industry and indicated its approaches to responding to the transformations.
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How Square is Building a Strong B2B Brand
Event Recaps April 12, 2022Tia Cummings, SVP of global marketing at Square, discussed how Square is approaching global brand-building on its mission to help businesses of all sizes start, run, and grow.
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How Square Is Building a Strong B2B Brand
Event Soundbites April 12, 2022Square is brand-building by leaning into its purpose and treating its audience of business owners as humans first.
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How Square Is Building a Strong B2B Brand
Conference Session Videos April 12, 2022In this video, Tia Cummings, SVP of global marketing at Square, discussed how Square is approaching global brand-building on its mission to help businesses of all sizes start, run, and grow.
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Stories Worth Telling: Fueling Growth the Human Way
Event Recaps April 12, 2022Mattel shared how it leveraged storytelling to bring its marketing playbook to life — evolving its demand creation engine and driving a transformational turnaround in the process.
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Stories Worth Telling: Fueling Growth the Human Way
Event Soundbites April 12, 2022It’s important to put good stories first when formulating brand marketing strategies.
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Stories Worth Telling: Fueling Growth the Human Way
Conference Session Videos April 12, 2022In this video, Mattel shared how it leveraged storytelling to bring its marketing playbook to life — evolving its demand creation engine and driving a transformational turnaround in the process.
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We Are All Caesars!
Event Recaps April 12, 2022Caesars Digital leveraged its DNA, consumer insights, and celebrity ambassadors to drive awareness of its sports betting business in record time.
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We Are All Caesars!
Conference Session Videos April 12, 2022In this video, learn how Caesars Digital leveraged its DNA, consumer insights, and celebrity ambassadors to drive awareness of its sports betting business in record time.
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On a Mission for Plant-Forward Living: A Q&A with Michelle Peterson of Pressed
Leading Edge March 15, 2022Twelve years ago Pressed Juicery set out on a mission to pave the way for plant-forward living by making real, healthy food accessible to everyone. Pressed Juicery has now evolved to simply Pressed, expanding to a full array of plant-based foods to keep their customers nourished throughout the day.
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Where LEGO’s Digital Creative Director Finds His Inspiration
Event Soundbites August 12, 2021James Gregson, digital creative director The LEGO Group, shared some of the ways he and his creative team get and stay inspired.
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How an Asian-American Agency Took a Stand Against Hate
Event Recaps August 4, 2021The agency IW Group shared the campaign that it undertook to combat anti-Asian hate during the pandemic.
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How an Asian-American Agency Took a Stand Against Hate
Event Soundbites August 4, 2021To build alliances with the Asian American community, learn the facts, avoid othering, and act with purpose.
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How an Asian-American Agency Took a Stand Against Hate
Conference Session Videos August 4, 2021The agency IW Group shared the campaign that it undertook to combat anti-Asian hate during the pandemic.
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Life Is Good: Optimism Over Adversity
Conference Session Videos August 4, 2021In this video, Michelle Bender, director of social and content at Life is Good, shared some key lessons and insights her brand learned as it navigated social media during the pandemic, when many people felt anxiety and negativity, emotions that run counter to Life is Good’s ethos of optimism.
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