Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Brands and Marketing in Austin Convention Center

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Sunday 11th March 2012

• The Power of Unpopular

  by Erika Napoletano

  You probably never thought you'd want to build an unpopular brand, but branding rules have changed. Considering that every successful brand in history is inherently unpopular with a specific demographic, whom have YOU identified as the demographic that will never like you? Get introduced to author Erika Napoletano and the Power of Unpopular: a better way to run your business – and your life. Erika's the voice behind @RedheadWriting and RedheadWriting.com, as well as a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine and the author of two books. While she was never the prom queen (thank heavens), she's figured out how to leverage one word with seemingly negative implications into powerful fodder to build brands with staying power in the marketplace. You won't find case studies from corporate behemoths here - you'll find stories and advice from people just like you who want to wake up every day, do what they love, and do it for the people who will love them. Because that's who truly matters.

  • Brands
  • Marketing
  • Startups

  At 10:00am to 10:20am, Sunday 11th March

  In Ballroom G, Austin Convention Center

Monday 12th March 2012

• Branded Documentary: Cause Marketing's Best Media?

  by Lisa Pearson, Stephanie Smirnov, David Modigliani and Sarah Montante

  Procter & Gamble recently commissioned Flow Nonfiction to create a documentary film capturing one of its signature cause programs: Pantene Beautiful Lengths. PBL has donated over 272,000 ponytails for real-hair wigs to the American Cancer Society, and also generated significant ROI for the brand itself. How and why has the program succeeded in making good on doing good? Through communication innovation, like branded documentary film. Marketers and filmmakers, your union is at hand. Film-driven campaigns are setting a new standard of authenticity and ROI. PR and digital agencies are leveraging branded film assets through interactive, integrated campaigns -- building brand platforms and driving user-generated content. But how do marketers sell in films to clients? How do filmmakers and brand managers execute the process? How is branded content best leveraged? And does it actually deliver? This panel’s case study provides a 360 view - and best practices - from the campaign’s key partners.

  • Brands
  • Cause Marketing
  • Documentary
  • Film Making
  • Marketing

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Room 18ABCD, Austin Convention Center