2016 Highlights
The Death Of The Traditional Sales Person
Testimonials
“I thought it was a very engaging and thought provoking event”
Stephen Reed
Specsavers
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“It was a very good learning experience for me”
Tina Kataria
Coca-Cola
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“I thought it was a really excellent and thought provoking event, I’ve already booked again for next year”
Jennie Watson
Somersault TV
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“It is always refreshing to take a day away from the screen and listening to everyone’s point of view. It’s given me some fantastic anecdotes which will help reinforce the advice I’m giving to my agency clients”
Lucy Mann
Gunpowder Consulting
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“It was a great experience to be in a room filled with such brilliant creative minds to discuss better ways of working in the industry”
Richard Tompkins
W Communications
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“The Drum event really was a unique experience bringing together so many great creative agencies and exchanges of ideas. The energy of new business marketers always leaves me feeling inspired.”
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"I found the Brief Encounters day thoroughly enjoyable and full of useful insights across a wide range of business development and business topics. I felt you had all the bases covered and it was good to have the chance to discuss industry wide issues with my peers."
Rupert Cheswright
Set-Live
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2016 Speakers
New Business Insights
Why smaller, independent agencies will be able to ride out the stormy advertising horizon During The Drum’s Brief Encounters conference 2016, there was defiant mood of confidence from the smaller and more nimble outfits in attendance that, come what may, they are arguably in a better position than adland’s giants to weather the storm. Read more |
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Say no, stand out and don't be afraid of the in-house agency - top takeaways from The Drum's Brief Encounters Agencies big and small gave their view on the state of adland andthe opportunities ahead as Brexit looms large. Read more |
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How can smaller agencies survive competition from the giants? There are major digital agencies out there which have access to resources, marketing budgets and contacts most of us can only dream of. Read more |