Conference Agenda
Fueling Interactive Advertising’s Creative Revolution
Join the greatest minds in advertising—the industry icons who are driving the interactive creative revolution—at MIXX to find out for yourself how they are reshaping the future. Learn from the best, networking with peers, experience never-before-seen case studies and understand the new definition of creativity and how organizations are shifting their focus to compete. Watch the revolution unfold as you develop a strategy to thrive in these changing times—only at MIXX.
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 AM |
General Session Convenes - Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor |
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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
Fueling the Creative Revolution: Setting the Agenda
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9:15 AM - 9:45 AM |
Secrets of the New Advertising The secret to online advertising success isn’t bigger banners or higher click-through rates. This colorful presentation unveils the “new advertising”—where brands stand out based on the experiences they create, on the radical media and measurement techniques they employ and on an obsessive focus on knowing thy customer. Exciting real-world examples and special sneak peeks will demonstrate how turning old rules upside down is the way to win today.
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9:45 AM - 9:50 AM |
Interstitial: What Interactive Advertising’s Creative Revolution Means to Me Colleen DeCourcy, Chief Digital Officer, TBWA Worldwide |
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9:50 AM - 10:30 AM |
Misses, Home Runs and Game Changers In the realm of technology, the Internet is still in its infancy. And in the online advertising space, today’s heavy hitters might be tomorrow’s bench warmers—but it’s the game changers that make it really interesting. Hear from Microsoft’s top talent about how the game has yet to be won and the field of dreams is wide open. Yusuf Mehdi, Senior Vice President, will share his vision for the future of online advertising with a view into game-changing technologies on the horizon.
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10:30 AM - 10:35 AM |
Interstitial: What Interactive Advertising's Creative Revolution Means to Me |
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10:35 AM - 11:10 AM |
Meet the Exhibitors—A Networking Refreshment Break |
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11:10 AM - 11:40 AM |
Unleashing Great Creative—in Digital Creativity is about big ideas, innovation and dynamic impact. True creative brilliance in marketing is all of these things, but most important, it is often the difference between mediocre and great business results. Hear from Procter & Gamble on how they are inspiring brilliant creative work in digital and how this inspiration has real impact on the bottom line and beyond.
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11:40 AM - 11:45 AM |
Interstitial: What Interactive Advertising's Creative Revolution Means to Me Jeff Benjamin, Vice President, Interactive Executive Creative Director, Crispin Porter + Bogusky |
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11:45 AM - 12:15 PM |
The Future of Media and AOL’s Vision As the shift in the media landscape accelerates, what comes next? AOL Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong discusses how Internet technology is finally getting to the business of content creation, producing a vibrant new medium that can better serve consumers’ needs for relevant and accurate information—when and where they want it—while meeting advertisers’ needs for safe places to market their brands.
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12:15 PM - 1:00 PM |
Workshops |
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Workshop 1 Mobile Advertising: Maximizing Your Brand’s Impact in This Essential Medium This in-depth review of mobile advertising creative showcases best practices, case studies, innovative iPhone ad formats and research about the mobile audience. Chances are, your consumers are more active in the mobile space than your brand. AdMob, a leading mobile advertising platform, demonstrates live on stage the deep engagement of the mobile consumer. Get up to speed on this measurable advertising medium that has already become a staple in the media mix for many brands. Workshop 2
Room 510, 5th floor Roadmap to Advertising Engagement: Content, Video, Social and the Mid-Tail Bernie Albers, Vice President, Sales, Six Apart Workshop 3
Room 502, 5th floor What’s Wrong (and What’s Right) With Online Demographic Targeting Methodologies? Join Casale Media for an in-depth examination that unveils the strengths and weaknesses of the most common forms of demographic targeting. This workshop will arm attendees with a deeper understanding of how demographic targeting is accomplished in the online media space. Learn how to use this information to determine the best methods for achieving your marketing objectives. Scott Steiner, Regional Sales Manager, Casale Media Workshop 4
Room 404, 4th floor ESPN: Redefining Live Sports John Kosner, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ESPN Digital Media Workshop 5
Room 405, 4th floor Gaming the Recession—What Automakers Know That You Need to Discover |
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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2:00 PM - 2:45 PM |
Workshops |
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Workshop 1 Adobe Flash Platform: Opening New Doors for Brand Content in Social Media Workshop 2
Room 510, 5th floor Targeting Young Guys for EA’s “Mercenaries 2” Workshop 3
Room 502, 5th floor Digital Audience Measurement—Experts, Case Studies and Actionable Strategies Moderator: Scott Knoll, Senior Vice President, Display, General Manager, Aperture, Datran Media Workshop 4
Room 402, 4th floor Big Brands, Big Networks: How Leading Advertisers Use Ad Networks to Achieve Brand Marketing Objectives Doug Chavez, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing, Del Monte Foods Moderator: Christian Arens, Partner, Catalyst: SF Workshop 5
Room 404, 4th floor Media Agency All-Stars Q&A Margaret Clerkin, Director, Digital Assets, GroupM Moderator: Sheila Buckley, Senior Vice President, National Ad Sales, The Weather Channel Interactive |
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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Tracks |
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Tracks: Session 1 |
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Session 1
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Tracks: Session 2 |
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Session 2
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4:30 PM - 5:15 PM |
Meet the Exhibitors—A Networking Refreshment Break |
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5:15 PM - 6:00 PM |
Tracks: Session 3 |
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Session 3
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Networking Cocktail Reception |
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7:45 AM - 8:45 AM |
Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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8:45 AM |
General Session Convenes - Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor |
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8:45 AM - 9:00 AM |
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9:00 AM - 9:45 AM |
Charlie Rose Interviews Chris Anderson
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9:45 AM - 10:25 AM |
Yahoo’s Consumer Revolution...Round II With life moving at breakneck speed, how does Yahoo! remain indispensable to every single one of its half-billion monthly visitors? Everything is new at the world’s favorite online destination—new Chief Executive Officer, new home page, new leadership team, new innovations—except for this: unwavering commitment to awesome consumer experiences. Join Yahoo! CMO Elisa Steele as she talks about the next wave of the pervasive and personal Internet. Discover how digital media continues to transform the way everyone engages with the people and issues that matter to them most—and how Yahoo! is enabling this global transformation.
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10:25 AM - 11:00 AM |
Meet the Exhibitors—A Networking Refreshment Break |
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11:00 AM - 11:40 AM |
A Fireside Chat with Bob Greenberg and Nick Law
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11:40 AM - 12:20 PM |
Learnings from a Multiscreen Leader Companies continue to look to multiplatform opportunities and align themselves with compelling content to reach their consumers in engaging ways. ESPN and Disney are leaders in this approach with their opportunities in online, mobile, radio, print and tv. IAB President Randall Rothenberg sits down with ESPN’s George Bodenheimer and Disney’s Steve Wadsworth to discuss best practices for a multiscreen approach to audience engagement.
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12:25 PM - 1:10 PM |
Workshops |
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Workshop 1 Who Says Great Branding and Compelling User Experiences Are Mutually Exclusive? Join AOL’s Erin Clift, Senior Vice President of Global Solutions, as she explores how advertisers and content creators are working together to develop programming that delights advertisers and audiences alike. From custom content creation, to deep integration into relevant content, to adjacent ad placements, participants will learn about the many ways advertisers are driving results while enhancing the user experience. Erin Clift, Senior Vice President, Global Solutions, AOL Workshop 2
Room 402, 4th floor Content Is King Moderator: Michael Rosen, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Babelgum Workshop 3
Room 404, 4th floor ESPN: Redefining Live Sports Rob King, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, ESPN
Workshop 4
Room 502, 5th floor Beyond Brick & Mortar: Understanding the Full Potential of E-Commerce Sites Gian Fulgoni, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, comScore Workshop 5
Room 510, 5th floor Beyond Clickthroughs and Tweets: Qualitative Measurement of Site Visitor Segments
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1:10 PM - 2:00 PM |
Networking Luncheon |
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2:00 PM - 2:45 PM |
Workshops |
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Workshop 1 Conversion Attribution and Contribution Models: Using Media Interaction Data to Recognize the True Value of Your Integrated Media Plan Madan Bharadwaj, Architect, Data Solutions Practice, Bluestreak Moderator: Art Muldoon, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Aegis Media Data Platforms Presented by: Workshop 2
Room 405, 4th floor Display Ads: Take Your ROI to the Next Level Catch your customers’ eye. Display advertising is not just for brand marketers. In fact, performance marketers have successfully used display advertising to find more customers. Learn best practices for maximizing the tools available within every stage of campaign execution—planning, targeting and optimization—to deliver clicks, conversions and traffic as well as to increase the overall performance of your online campaigns. Brad Bender, Director, Product Management, Google Workshop 3
Room 502, 5th floor Mashup: When Social Media and Network TV Advertising Collide—A Ginormous Social Experiment Workshop 4
Room 402, 4th floor Beyond Reach: The Power to Make Advertising Effective, Accountable and Relevant Workshop 5
Room 510, 5th floor Famous VJ Reveals MTV Secret: - How to turn your brand into an entertainment franchise Ron Bloom,
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2:45 PM |
General Session Reconvenes - Broadway Ballroom, 4th Floor |
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2:45 PM - 3:15 PM |
The End of "Digital" Marketing? The Internet has become an integral part of everyday life, transforming business, culture and politics in virtually every country. Nikesh Arora, Google’s President, Global Sales and Business Development, has had the opportunity to see many of these changes first-hand. In this session he will share his observations on the web’s impact on people the world over and how leading companies and agencies are quickly making phrases like “digital marketing” and “interactive advertising” redundant.
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3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Meet the Exhibitors—A Networking Refreshment Break |
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3:45 PM - 4:15 PM |
The Crossroads of Convergence: Social Entertainment & Brand Impact The combination of social networks and original entertainment content provides brands with an enormous opportunity to reach consumers in immersive and emotional ways. In this can’t-miss-session Ashton Kutcher—the Co-Founder of Katalyst, a studio for social media creating original digital media, television and film properties—addresses how the evolution of social media and the mass scale of web audiences is creating new and sustainable economies for original web content and for brands. As a television and film producer, Kutcher has a unique perspective on the crossroads of convergence—hear his insights on what the changing digital landscape holds for marketers, broadcasters, programmers and consumers alike.
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4:15 PM - 5:15 PM |
Cocktail Reception |
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4:45 PM - 6:45 PM |
IAB Professional Development SEMINARS@MIXX (separate registration required) Extend your learning experience by joining IAB Professional Development at the MIXX. Catch the latest thinking and acquire new strategies from today’s leading companies, including: Audience Science, Q Interactive, comScore, Microsoft’s Atlas Institute, BBE, Electronic Arts, Massive, Arkadium, and Wild Tangent. |
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
MIXX Awards Gala (separate registration required) |


















