A Brand New World: The Decline of Existence and the Rise of Exceptional in a Socially Connected World
10:45 28.02.2011
Gracia Ballroom
Session #155
Lara McCulloch-Carter
President
Ready2Spark, Burlington, ON
No longer are brands manufactured in board rooms and no longer are perceptions shaped by what corporations tell consumers to believe through advertising. Today, a brand is your reputation built from the sum of all of your customers' experiences with you.

In this socially-connected world, your market can freely publish and share content, comments, ratings and reviews about their experiences with you...good or bad. And you'd better believe this conversation engine is affecting many brands' reputations.

Challenged brands are feeling the wrath. Unremarkable brands are being ignored. And exceptional brands are igniting evangelism.

How does yours stack up in this brand new world?

DELIVERABLES:
• Understand why people talk about brands and share experiences.
• Learn how to leverage those conversations to build more business.
• Find out how to become a truly exceptional brand in this new world.