Agenda
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PRE-CONFERENCE TRENDS FORUM (VIRTUAL)
What's Next For The Agency Industry
Mixed economic and client signals continue to challenge the industry. This special workshop will reveal new insight into the most important trends that will impact your growth plans for the year ahead.
11:00 am ET
The New Drivers That Will Fuel Independent Agencies into 2024
12:00 pm ET
The New Client Trends that Will Most Impact Your Agency in the Coming Year
1:00 pm ET
The New Business Opportunities Ahead for Small & Mid-size Agencies
Track One
Agency Showcase:
New Agency Models
After kicking off with a special networking session, leading industry innovators will reveal their unique strategies for building operations that continue to drive significant growth.
Track Two
Peer Collaboration:
Interactive Working Sessions
Moderated by subject matter specialists, join exclusive groups of 15 industry CEOs to collaborate on critical industry topics. Sign up opens October 9th.
8:30 am ET
Opening Keynote: From Zero to Cannes Independent Agency of the Year — In Five Years
9:30 am ET
C-Suite Networking for Strategic Alliances & New Businesses
10:30 am ET
Agency Showcase: Lessons from the Front Lines of Hot Pandemic Startups
Accelerating Your Agency With New Tech Tools
Peer Collaboration
11:30 am ET
Product: A New Model Built On Data, Machine Learning, & AI
Planning for an Exit: Selling Your Agency
Peer Collaboration
12:15 pm ET
Networking Lunch
Catch your breath, grab some bio fuel, and meet more of your industry peers
1:00 pm ET
Brainrider: A New Model for Profitably Resourcing Project-based Work
Streamlining Operations: How Our Agencies are Moving Faster & More Efficiently
Peer Collaboration
2:00 pm ET
Joan Creative: A New Model Based on “The Agency Platform”
Stop Getting Pigeonholed: Selling Current Clients on New Capabilities
Peer Collaboration
3:00 pm ET
Search Consultant Meet & Greet: SRI
Supernatural: A New Model for the Fusion of Creativity + AI
3:45 pm ET
Networking Break
Grab some caffeine, snacks, and meet more of your industry peers
4:30 pm ET
Media.Monks: A New Model for Accelerating Growth
Digital Media Trends: The Biggest Growth Opportunities
Peer Collaboration
5:30 pm ET
Search Consultants: What’s Ahead for the Small & Mid-Size Agency New Business Pipeline
New Business: The Software, Tools & Hacks We’re Using to Win More
Peer Collaboration
6:15 pm ET
Cocktail Reception
Join us for cocktails as you meet more industry leaders, speakers, search consultants, and conference partners
7:30 pm ET
Day One Concludes
Track Three
Agency Showcase:
New Agency Models
Leading industry innovators reveal how they’ve reinvigorated their agencies with streamlined operations, AI implementations, and new capabilities.
Track Four
Peer Collaboration:
Interactive Working Sessions
Moderated by subject matter specialists, join exclusive groups of 15 industry CEOs to collaborate on critical industry topics. Sign up opens October 9th.
8:30 am ET
Keynote: Build an Agency That Changes the World Around You
10:00 am ET
Agency Showcase: Becoming More Nimble & Profitable – Reinventing Our Operations
Building a Culture of More Assertive Client Leadership & Organic Growth
Peer Collaboration
11:15 am ET
Agency Showcase: How We’re Inventing New Offerings & Revenue Streams
Succession Planning: Building Your Management Team
Peer Collaboration
12:15 pm ET
Networking Lunch
Catch your breath, grab some bio fuel, and meet more of your industry peers
1:00 pm ET
Agency Showcase: How We’re Using AI to Improve Day-to-Day Operations
2:15 pm ET
The New Consumer Trends Defining the Next Six Months
Strategies to Improve Your Margins
Peer Collaboration
3:15 pm ET
Combat Agency Commoditization: Productize Your Services
4:15 pm ET
Closing Keynote: The Practices of the Highest-Performing Agency CEOs
5:00 pm ET
Conference Closed
POST CONFERENCE PROGRAM (VIRTUAL)
Building a Digital Marketing Program:
A Far More Effective Approach to New Business
We’ve saved some of the best for last.
Join this special series that will outline how to build a new business program to efficiently generate high-value new business leads.
Join this special series that will outline how to build a new business program to efficiently generate high-value new business leads.
11:00 am ET
Nov. 14th: 11:00am ET
Digital New Business: Crafting Your Strategy, Selecting Your Tools
12:00 pm ET
Nov 28th: 11:00am ET
Digital New Business: Converting Prospects on Your Website in the Shortest Amount of Time
1:00 pm ET