How Purpose-Driven Marketing Drives Change

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Purpose is not a buzzword, platitude, tactic, or initiative. It is an organization’s North Star — its highest order — and must be foundational to all business functions, strategies, goals, and outcomes. Equally important, purpose must connect with stakeholders’ passions and expectations and convince them to contribute to making a difference alongside the organization. That’s the goal of purpose-driven marketing. Done authentically, it can create value and a positive image for a brand and help drive sustained growth. But it can be daunting, as evidenced by the rise of purpose-washing and subsequent stakeholder backlash. In a highly polarized world, brands must use marketing as a way to educate, bring people and organizations together, and drive change for the greater good. In this virtual members-only conference, presented by the ANA Center for Brand Purpose, learn how brands are tapping into purposeful marketing to more deeply connect with target audiences, address social causes, and build movements.

Agenda

TIME	EVENT DETAILS	LOCATION
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
11:00am - 11:05am	OPENING REMARKS Ken Beaulieu EVP, Center for Brand Purpose ANA
11:05am - 11:29am	FIRESIDE CHAT: DRIVING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL During this provocative fireside, Purpose Worldwide founder and CEO, Lana McGilvray, who is also the co-chair of the ANA Brand Purpose Committee, will speak to XR Extreme Reach Chief Marketing Officer Meredith Brace about: How XR is empowering over 1,300 of the top brands and entertainment studios in the world to leverage creative intelligence to drive impact, inclusivity and sustainability. XR and P&G’s partnership to foster accessibility across the brand's global advertising How all brands can achieve similar goals so we can drive a better industry together Meredith Brace Chief Marketing Officer XR Extreme Reach Lana McGilvray Founder and CEO Purpose Worldwide View Event Recap and Related Materials
11:29am - 12:03pm	WE’RE NOT (ALWAYS) THE MAIN CHARACTER Brand purpose can mean putting your purpose before your brand. Taking a backseat to what and who you serve and why you’re there. Who are the heroes in your brand’s story? Often, it’s not you, your logo, product features or your leadership. We’re turning the page on what you’ve learned about great marketing. In this session we’ll discuss how to cast your purpose into brand storytelling as the main character. Jen Leitman Chief Marketing Officer OverDrive View Event Recap and Related Materials
12:03pm - 12:42pm	AT THE VANGUARD OF PURPOSE: WALKING THE TALK Purpose-pioneer and author Thomas Kolster from Goodvertising sits down with Chief Global Engagement Officer at PANGAIA, Eva Kruse, to unpack how purpose is evolving. Challenger brands like PANGAIA are putting pressure on business-as-usual through bold missions combined with walking the talk. It's difficult to put one label on PANGAIA. It's a collective of scientists, technologists, and designers, it's a direct-to-consumer materials science company on a mission to save the environment through breakthrough innovations for everyday lifestyle products. And for the untrained eye, it might look like a fashion company. Eva Kruse Chief Global Engagement Officer PANGAIA Thomas Kolster Founder & Creative Director Goodvertising Agency
12:42pm - 1:17pm	GIRLS VS THE MACHINE Did you know that “Sexy Girl” is the number 1 searched term on image banks? This is closely followed by “Hot Girl”. Companies, artists, and individuals around the world go to image banks every day to find photography for their ad campaigns, presentations, storyboards, and creative expressions. These images perpetuate biases, which perpetuates inequality. And when those images are tagged with words like “hot” and “sexy,” these images train algorithms to fuel those biases even further. Jen Trainor (Chief Strategy Officer, Plan International USA) and Phil White Co-founder of Grounded, will share how thanks to a multi-award winning combination of research, strategy, and creativity they reframed the purpose and positioning of Plan International USA to engage more adolescent girls in a culturally relevant way - inspiring a campaign that helped secure brand partnerships and fight the dragons (in this case an algorithm!) that hold them back. Jen Trainor Chief Strategy Officer Plan International USA Phil White Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Grounded World View Event Recap and Related Materials
1:17pm - 1:51pm	WILL THE DEI BACKLASH IMPACT HOW BRANDS UNLOCK THEIR PURPOSE? Join Lan Phan in conversation with Mita Mallick, Wall Street Journal & USA Today Best Selling Author of Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Conversation. Together, they will tackle what impact the DEI backlash will have on brands trying to unlock their purpose. They will share which brands they believe are continuing to be inclusive and staying true to their purpose. And those brands walking away from DEI efforts will be left behind by competition. Lan Phan Chief Community Builder community of SEVEN Mita Mallick Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact Carta View Event Recap and Related Materials
1:51pm - 1:55pm	CLOSING REMARKS

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