Brand Activations that Drive Results (Virtual)

How to Create Brand Experiences That Will Still Excite Your Customers in the post-COVID World
(Virtual Half Day Workshop)

Brands are increasingly looking for ways to more effectively engage with our consumers beyond traditional channels to build profitable, long term brand loyalty. As a result, marketers are under ever more pressure to deliver “buzz”, sharable consumer experiences and sales through brand activations. This is no easy task given today’s distracted customer and the fundamental changes in behavior that we now have to adapt to in the post-COVID world. To succeed you need an integrated plan, agile process and tools to get closer to your consumers and stand out in a crowded marketplace.

During this half day virtual workshop, we will focus on some of the most essential and effective methods of bringing your brand to life and delighting your consumers. These include Promotions, Brand Experiences, Virtual and Real-Life Events, Sponsorships and Cause Marketing*. You’ll learn the core principles of each discipline and best practices for implementing an activation plan in your business.

This workshop is interactive, with ample exercises that will allow you to build skills and practice new approaches for your brand. You will work with others on case studies and group exercises and each module is packed with insightful examples.

Target Audience
This workshop is great for marketers at all levels who want to go beyond traditional marketing and who are looking for practical instruction on best practice brand activation.

Virtual Workshop Benefits
As a result of this workshop, you and/or your team will be better able to:

Increase marketing effectiveness by:

• Understanding how to meaningfully engage your consumers and increase brand loyalty
• Learning techniques on how to stand out from the crowd and create brand experiences for your consumers

Increase marketing efficiency by:

• Understanding best practices in the brand activation space
• Learning tips for how to better optimize investments in promotions, partnerships, sponsorships, events etc.

Improve marketing ROI by:

• Increasing the range of marketing options to build the brand
• Achieve long terms brand loyalty through sustained engagement

Download the full agenda here

Simon Bradley

Founder, Simon Bradley Marketing

Simon is a senior marketing leader and founder of Simon Bradley Marketing, which provides hands-on expertise and practical support to marketing organizations through project sprints, consulting and training. He has extensive client-side experience with brands like Virgin Atlantic Airways, VisitBritain, the New York Knicks, The Radio City Rockettes and Madison Square Garden. At Virgin Atlantic, Simon led the airline’s U.S. marketing across twelve markets and was responsible for building the brand, e-commerce, B2B marketing and CRM. At The Madison Square Garden Company, he was responsible for marketing strategy and consumer engagement and worked across a broad portfolio of world class brands.

Simon has been based in the U.S. for the last 14 years and has also led marketing teams across the world including the U.K., Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Brazil and Mexico. In addition to working with a broad range of clients, he is also an Adjunct Professor at New York University and leads Master’s programs in Digital Marketing and Integrated Marketing.

Born and educated in the U.K., he graduated in History from Bristol University and followed this with Tourism Management and Chartered Institute of Marketing Graduate diplomas.