Session 1- Define and Find
Karen Senior has over 20 years’ experience in strategic marketing, communications, design, branding, digital strategy and creative implementation, Karen has unusual knowledge of agency and client side, B2B and B2C, creative and analytical.
With a creative agency background and strong corporate marketing mix experience, she is able to see the bigger picture whilst being able to get stuck into the details.
Her approach is client centric and UX based, while aligning to business objectives and brand positioning - making her the perfect facilitator to assist in defining your brand and finding new clients.
By the end of Session 1 with Karen Senior, attendees will:
- Have a clear definition of their brand vision
- Have a brand positioning statement
- Understand who their customers are
- Be able to articulate what makes them different to competitors - i.e. their USP
- Be clear about their brand personality and brand values
- Define their competitor landscape
Session 2 - Win and KeepJoel Serman specialises in B2B marketing, lead generation and marketing research. He doesn’t believe in the model of marketing which throws money at “brand building”, hoping that somehow sales will emerge on the other end – that is the domain of global brands with money they can afford to throw away.
He believes that marketing must create leads, cash flow and sales in the short term whilst building a sustainable brand in the medium and long term – and that all efforts should be measurable. Measurable return on investment is the only way to justify any marketing spend.
Joel is currently writing his Masters Thesis on '
Brand Differentiation Within a Commoditised Market', he has twice been acknowledged as one of the leading strategic planners in the B2B and FMCG arenas in SA and was The Marketing Centre South Africa 2017 Marketing Director of the Year.