Marketing Innovation | School of Marketing | ANA

Marketing Innovation (Full Day)

How to Understand and Drive Innovation in your Marketing Programs
(Full Day Workshop)

Creativity is not accidental. Innovation is a planned activity that puts creativity into action in the service of strategy. This workshop will help participants understand and drive innovation in their marketing programs. Through the use of team exercises, brainstorming sessions, and wall and flip charts, participants will be tasked with developing a strategy for a real marketing challenge. In the process, participants will generate ideas that the group can use to understand how the processes of innovation and creative problem solving can help the team.

 Who Is This Workshop For?

  • Anyone, at any level, who is involved in the development of marketing programs.
  • Those new to the creative process and a refresher for seasoned professionals

Workshop Benefits

As a result of this workshop, you will be better able to:

  • More efficiently create solutions to a current challenge
  • Build creativity and problem solving skills through team exercises and brainstorming sessions
  • Gain experience in moving from ideas to strategy in your own marketing program
  • Move creativity into action
  • Get a new idea when you want one
  • Understand the value of a bad idea

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Faculty:


  • Roderick M. McNealy

    Roderick M. McNealy is principal of McNealy Advanced Communications (MAC), whose mission is to provide insight-driven, customer-focused marketing solutions. Rod is a member of the ANA Faculty and is an in-demand speaker. He teaches From Insights to Great Messaging, Customer Centricity, Integrated Marketing Communications, and Marketing Innovation.

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  • Mary Czarnecki

    An influential speaker and consultant, Mary Czarnecki is a trusted advisor to professionals who want to make their message matter in an increasingly distracted world. She helps both teams and individuals use the art of storytelling for personal and professional success. Leveraging her experience in marketing and strategy roles with Johnson & Johnson, WebMD, and Accenture, Mary now works with market-leading brands and business leaders, helping them break through the noise and tell their stories with confidence.

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