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• Making a Grand Entrance: How to Launch a Product

  by Alex Constantinople, Brandee Barker, Kira Wampler and Margit Wennmachers

  You have the vision, you have the product, and you have the funding; it’s your time to make a splash. How do you turn a brilliant vision into a successful reality? Without the proper launch strategy, even the best idea can fall flat. This panel of marketing and PR mavens will take you through best practices for taking a product from stealth to superstar, including strategies for building anticipation, managing hype, handling speculation/misinformation, providing a cure for the common launch, and how to tap into buzz to predict sales/adoption and get customers engaging.

  • Launching
  • Marketing
  • Public Relations

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Friday 9th March

  In Salon B, Hilton Austin Downtown

• The Future of Lifestyle Media

  by Andrew Wagner, Camille Styles, Grace Bonney and Tolly Moseley

  Lifestyle media is big business. And in a down economy, DIY culture (sewing, canning, etc.) has seen a trendy resurgence. But the lifestyle industry is rapidly changing. How can you break in? Once in, how do you stay current? This panel will first define the nebulous term “lifestyle media,” from national design magazines with full staffs to small, personal blogs headed by creative individuals. Who is the target market for lifestyle media? What do they want / need? How can you transition from being a lone, creative blogger to a nationally known resource? Second, we’ll discuss innovation in lifestyle media. Where is the innovation? How does the rise in online lifestyle media change the traditional media landscape? What’s the future of lifestyle media? Finally, we’ll discuss the nuts & bolts of lifestyle media. How do you hone your focus? Is your expertise more style-oriented? Are you a foodie? How can you channel your interests and knowledge in the right direction? Our panelists include the founder of one of the world's most popular design blogs, and editor-in-chief of a national lifestyle print magazine. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the relationship between print and online, and how major players in lifestyle media are working together.

  • Innovation
  • lifestyle
  • Marketing
  • Media

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Friday 9th March

  In Capitol E-H, Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol

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• Give Me an Invite! Creating User Demand at Launch

  by Eric Vishria, Erick Schonfeld and Michael Seibel

  Nobody likes waiting in line, whether for a party or an exclusive beta invite, unless they can skip it or be the “cool kid” who doles out invites to friends. RockMelt tested this theory when their browser initially launched under the cloak of private beta and allowed users to help their friends “jump the line”. Others have seen similar success like Google+ and Turntable.fm which left people scrambling for invites from friends. But what’s the secret behind building buzz via exclusive access without alienating potential users?
  Beta and Alpha testing is becoming increasingly popular as people vie for early adopter status. Panelists from initially exclusive products will discuss the psychology behind exclusive access, the benefits of an invite system, and how gated access helps you attract the right users. This conversation is a must for any startup looking to make a splash at launch.

  • Marketing
  • Startups
  • Viral Marketing

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Friday 9th March

  In Salon C, Hilton Austin Downtown

• Show & Smell: Marketing Experiences Beyond Visual

  by Ben Poate, David Polinchock and Warren Kronberger

  A hands-on crowd experience of leading edge technologies, this panel seeks to define what the key factors of making new technology work in a promotional marketing program or experiential state. And believe it or not, it’s not always about technology itself. With live demonstrations of technologies you might not see every day--directional sound, mobile sync, crowd-controlled gaming, and a host of emerging technologies even WE haven't seen yet, because they have just been invented.

  • Marketing

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Friday 9th March

  In Capital Ballroom A, InterContinental Stephen F. Austin