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These advertising speakers can cover such topics and trends as media buying, branding, strategy, social media, design and creative, consumer behavior, programmatic advertising, PPC, ad networks, analytics, AI-powered optimization, video advertising, the metaverse, in-game advertising, interactive content, influencer marketing, conversational marketing, chatbots, social messaging, live stream shopping, social commerce, and more.
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Mark Tutssel
Mark Tutssel is a creative speaker, advertising expert, and the former chairman of Leo Burnett. He also functioned as the Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide Inc., during which, the firm achieved incomparable heights and by the year 2015, it turned out to be the advertising firm that was awarded and acknowledged for the greatest number of times.
He also worked as the creative mastermind at Publicis Communications. He also carries the pride of being awarded by the Cannes Lions more than 600 times.
He was cited as the “Number one creative director worldwide” by the Campaign Magazine.
His client list includes General Motors, Coca-Cola, Samsung, P&G, McDonald’s, and many more.
Linda Kaplan Thaler
Linda Kaplan Thaler is an American author, advertising expert, public speaker, and the founder and CEO of Kaplan Thaler Productions. She has conducted successful advertising campaigns for companies like Toys R Us, Kodak, Aflac, and Clairol Herbal Essence.
She has prior work experience in reputed firms like Publicis New York, J Walter Thompson, and Wells Rich Greene. She has authored and co-authored several books and some of them are ‘The power of nice’, ‘Grit to great’, and ‘The power of small’.
She was featured on various media outlets like Good Morning America, CNN, and Fox News. She was also honored by the advertising community by getting included in the American Advertising Hall of Fame.
Jordan Zimmerman
Jordan Zimmerman is an American advertising expert, entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and public speaker, who is also the founder of the advertising production house named Zimmerman Advertising, which is often named among the top 15 advertising agencies of the world.
He is also a member of the board of trustees at the University of South Florida. His client list includes big names such as Atlantis, CBS, The Florida Panthers, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Ashley Furniture.
He also supports philanthropic organizations like the Make-a-wish Foundation, American Heart Association, Cleveland Clinic Florida, and American Cancer Society through The Jordan Zimmerman Family Foundation created by him.
Michael R Solomon
Michael R Solomon is an internationally reputed advertising speaker, certified virtual presenter, an expert in marketing and advertising, author, and branding educator. His speaking career spans over 5 continents with hundreds and thousands of successful speeches.
He was featured multiple times in Forbes Magazine for the insightful keynotes and seminars he provides on consumer behaviors.
He is also a professor in the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University in the USA. His major clients are Intel, Ford, eBay, Philadelphia Eagles, H&M, Levi’s, BMW, LG, and Calvin Klein.
His most popular book is ‘The new chameleons: How to connect with consumers who defy categorization’.
Bob Garfield
Bob Garfield is an American advertising analyst, journalist, columnist, marketing expert and commentator, host, and author.
He is most famous for his appearance as the co-host of “On the Media”, which won an Arthur Rowse Award and an Edward R Murrow Award for best work in media criticism.
He worked as an advertising analyst for ABC News, as a columnist for USA Today, and as a creative contributor for Sports Illustrated, Wired, and The New York Times.
His books titled ‘Waking up screaming from the American dream’ and ‘And now a few words from me’ often found their way into the bestseller charts.
Kelly McDonald
Kelly McDonald is a leadership expert, advertising speaker, bestselling author, and the founder of McDonald Marketing.
She is also a certified virtual speaker and has been conducting professional workshops for many years. She was the 15th entry in the list of “100 businesswomen you want to speak at your event”.
Under her, McDonald Marketing has earned the title as one of the fastest-growing companies in the USA and the Advertising Age Magazine cited the firm as one of the top advertising agencies in the US.
She has got an impressive client list which includes Nike, Toyota, Harley-Davidson, NASA, and State Farm.
She has penned several bestselling books including ‘How to work with and lead people not like you’, and ‘Crafting the customer experience for people not like you’.
Ty Montague
Ty Montague is an advertsing keynote speaker, business and marketing analyst, entrepreneur, and advertising agent. He is also the founder of co: collective, which works with various businesses to devise an effective sales and marketing strategy.
His client list includes YouTube, Google, PUMA, Microsoft, IBM, MetLife, and Providence St. Joseph’s Health. He previously worked as the co-president of JWT, and under him, JWT won its first “Global agency of the year” award in 2009, presented by the Adweek Magazine.
His first bestselling book was titled ‘True Story: How to combine story and action to transform your business.
Fast Company Magazine cited him as one of the top ten creative minds in the business. He was also mentioned by Creativity Magazine in their list of the 50 most influential creative people of the past 20 years.
Linda Yaccarino
Linda Yaccarino is a marketing and advertising expert and author, who is also the chairperson of global advertising and partnerships in NBC Universal Media Inc. She was honored by Business Week as the CEO of tomorrow.
As the Chair of Global Advertising and Partnership, Yaccarino is tasked with managing the communications between NBCuniversal’s vast array of businesses, both nationally and internationally. This includes maintaining key relationships with clients, as well as responsibility for Ad Sales, Tech, Data Strategy and more.
She has found herself in the lists titled “Power Women of New York” and “Ten most powerful women in TV” made by Variety and Adweek respectively.
Jon Bond
Jon Bond is an American advertising legend, entrepreneur, innovator, blogger, and the founder of Kirshenbaum & Bond.
Under him, the firm grew into one of the biggest and most successful marketing agencies in the world, and Jon Bond was cited as a visionary.
He has numerous corporate giants as clients like Target, Tommy Hilfiger, Cisco, Victoria’s Secret, BMW, and Citi.
He reached the fourth position in a poll conducted by Adweek to find the “executive of the decade”. He was also featured on The Today Show and CNN.
Gerhard Zeiler
Gerhard Zeiler is an expert in advertising and marketing, business leader, entrepreneur, speaker, and the president of Turner International.
He also worked in multiple administerial positions for Warner Media. His clients include TNT, CNN, and Cartoon Network.
He used to work as the CEO of RTL Group, which is known for bringing the popular shows America’s got talent and American Idol to USA television.
He was honored by the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award. He was cited as the media personality of the year in 2004, by Cannes.
Nicola Mendelsohn
Nicola Mendelsohn is a British advertising expert, influencer, and Vice president of the Meta Group.
She rose to popularity when she was chosen as the vice-president for Facebook in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
She was honored with a doctorate by the University of Salford.
She was cited as the “most powerful woman in the British tech industry” by The Daily Telegraph.
The Campaign Magazine also identified her among the list of top marketers in 2020.
Bruce Turkel
Bruce Turkel is an expert in innovation, marketing, advertising, branding, and management strategies who has been featured in CNN, FOX Business, and CCTV.
He is also the founder of Turkel Brands, which provides consultation to global businesses and brands.
His client list includes giants like Bacardi Limited, Discovery Networks, Jewish Health Systems, and Miami.
He is also a bestselling author of titles like ‘Is that all there is’ and ‘All about them’, which made its way into the list of “top ten business books of the year” published by Forbes.
Mike Zaneis
Mike Zaneis is an expert in interactive advertising, speaker, writer, and senior vice president for the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
He is the creator of the Washington, DC Public Policy Office, which he presently heads.
He also functions as the treasurer of the IAB Political Action Committee.
He works at Georgetown University’s Graduate Public Policy Institute as an adjunct professor. He has prior work experience at the US Chamber of Commerce.
Steven Lance
Steven Lance is an expert in advertising and public relations and the founder of PS Insights, which focuses on providing workshops, interactive sessions, speeches, etc. on demand.
He is also a bestselling author of books like ‘The little blue book of advertising’ and ‘Marketing plan to go’.
He specializes in delivering non-traditional keynote speeches that are bound to positively stir the listeners.
His most popular speech is titled “Creatives are from Venus; Marketers are from Mars and How to solve your Earthly problems”.
His workshop titled “Me write good” is one of the most popular ones among the advertising workshops. He is also an Emmy Award winner.
David Veneski
David Veneski is an American marketing expert, who has been a crucial part of Intel Corp. for more than a decade.
He is the director of North America Integrated Consumer Marketing and Advertising at the Intel Corporation.
He plays a major role in both the media and social media interactions and initiatives of Intel.
His fields of expertise are media, sales strategies, and branding. Many of his social media campaigns gained recognition and appreciation for being dynamic and visionary.
His market approach was significantly unique and innovative, as he even devised marketing strategies to address smartphone users which later proved to be extremely successful.
The mobile, digital, and social media campaigns that Intel run under him fetched quite a lot of publicity for them in the US region.
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