How Brands Are Using Emerging Technologies To Reach Consumers

I had the opportunity to be a keynote speaker at Idealliance's Inkredible event in New York on December 6th at the Princeton Club. The inaugural event was a showcase for content marketers and publishers. Since this was a print-centric audience, I focused on how print can and is being used by brands and publishers as a bridge to online experiences.  While I really enjoyed all of the speakers, I found Michael Clinton's talk covering Hearst's view of the future of publishing particularly inspiring. While it seemed counter-intuitive, he shared how they are growing their audience and launching new titles next year. Another snippet from his talk focused on what neuroscience has to say about why print works. 

 

Here is a video interview from the event via What They Think site.

Tod Szewczyk
Born in New Jersey, bounced around the east coast as a kid: South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland and then upstate New York. Moved to Chicago for high school. Stayed in Chicago for college. Co-Produced one of the original sound art festivals in Chicago, In the Eye of the Ear with Steve Barsotti. Scored a few plays in between. In 1998, married photographer Amanda Sudimack and moved to Denver to work at RR Donnelley. Helped companies in Denver, Paris and London go public. In 2002, moved back to Chicago where son Emmet was born. Moved over to Leo Burnett as a print buyer in the same year. In 2008, traded city dweller status to (close-in) suburbanite and daughter Zoe was born. In 2013, moved up the ladder at Burnett to VP. Now spend most of my time finding new ways to connect interesting companies with the agency under the brands Leovative (blog and events Leovative, FutuRetail/FutureShop). Believer in the idea that the fastest route to innovation lies in making novel connections, from the book Where Good Ideas Come From. Have had the great fortune of working with amazingly talented people that have expanded my thinking of what is possible. Looking forward to what's next.
www.todszewczyk.com
Previous
Previous

Connect 17-The Future of Customer Intelligence.

Next
Next

Tips for turning a browsing shopper into a buying shopper.