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June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates Tuesday, June 9 – Intensive Workshops 8:30 - 9:00 9:00 - 4:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast Marketing 101 Modern marketing is all about identifying and meeting human and social needs. This one-day Marketing 101 Workshop is designed to inform and inspire, using research-based insights to get you thinking about solving customer (stakeholder, member, donor, client) problems in new ways and delivering greater value. Mike Mulvey, Assistant Professor, Telfer School of Business Level 1 Room TBA There are eternal truths in marketing that still hold and haven’t changed for decades. By attending to the fundamentals and ignoring the fads, we can focus more closely on what you need to know and how it plays an essential role in public sector and not-for-profit sector marketing. You will learn how to spot opportunities, avoid pitfalls, and incorporate new perspectives into your plan. Throughout this process, you will become familiar with the language of marketing and the diverse tactical tools used to create and deliver value. Who Should Attend? This workshop is for thinkers and doers – open-minded directors, managers and officers who want to implement and drive innovation at work. You will benefit from this workshop if you: Are new to the marketing profession Have recently been promoted and need to interact with marketers Have taken on marketing responsibilities Need marketing skills for career advancement Want to brush-up on your marketing knowledge Topics Page | 1 Marketing Overview: History of marketing and the marketing concept Context: The unique challenges faced by public sector and not-forprofit marketers Target Marketing: Segmentation, targeting and positioning Developing Deep Customer Insight: Understanding value from the customer perspective Marketing Mix: Product development, branding, packaging, pricing, distribution, advertising, public relations, personal selling and sales promotions Marketing Metrics: Measuring the direct and indirect impact of marketing efforts New Marketing Trends: Social media, event and cause-related marketing www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates 9:00 – 4:00 Marketing in a Municipal Environment Of all levels of the government, municipalities likely have the most to gain from using a strategic marketing approach because they touch the lives of citizens on a daily basis through the various programs and services they deliver. There are many facets of marketing in a municipal environment, among them: Increasing citizen use of programs, services and facilities; Changing societal behaviours around environmental or public health issues, Adopting a “customer-centric culture”, Increasing compliance for a new policy, Generating new revenue; and Branding a municipality to attract new residents, tourists and businesses. Bernie Colterman, Managing Partner, CEPSM TBA This workshop will explore the many facets of marketing in the municipal sector with a special focus on the marketing of facilities, programs, services and civic initiatives, and provide a framework for adopting marketing principles in the challenging municipal environment. Who Should Attend? The workshop is ideal for anyone who makes strategic decisions related to the delivery of community programs and services, is concerned about “doing more for less” and/or wants to adopt a more business-like approach towards its operations. Key topics will include: Overview of marketing in a municipal environment Self-Quiz – Are You a Marketing Oriented Organization? The municipal marketing process Strategies for increasing take-up on municipal programs and services The key elements of municipal branding and delivering a consistent “promise” to your customers Low-cost market research techniques; Marketing tools that support evidence-based decisions Steps to developing an integrated marketing communications (IMC) plan The role of partnerships to achieve marketing objectives Marketing performance measurement At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have a clear understanding of marketing principles and how they can use various marketing processes and tools to make more strategic decisions and leverage their resources more effectively. Page | 2 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates 9:00 – 4:00 Strategic Social Media Engagement The modern era of social media/web 2.0 is having a major impact on what and how organizations communicate and engage with key audiences. The world of one-way communication, of one source to many readers, viewers or listeners – is rapidly changing into a multi-faceted communications universe, where mass customization and increased relevancy are made possible. To take advantage of the opportunities and deal with the challenges presented by this new universe, public sector and non-profit organizations need to employ a strategic approach to enhancing and opening up communication channels with target audiences through the use of contextually relevant social media tools and applications. Organizational leaders need to realize that the true foundation beneath all the tools is composed of a powerful paradigm shift, led by a culture change embracing and expecting participation, collaboration and transparency. Mike Kujawski, Managing Partner, CEPSM TBA The following proposed 1-day workshop will be conducted by Mike Kujawski. It has been designed to provide participants with a practical, strategic approach to engaging on social media channels within the constraints of the public and non-profit sectors. During the morning, Mike will be providing an overview of the current state of social media engagement around the globe and right here in Canada. More importantly, Mike will be separating fact from fiction and demonstrating how and why social media monitoring and engagement need to become a part of your organization’s strategic plans. The afternoon will involve strategic social media engagement planning exercises including demonstrations of some free monitoring tools that you can use right away to gain valuable business intelligence. Goal of the Workshop To provide you with a structured, strategic framework for engaging in the modern digital space and the social media channels within it. What will you learn? An understanding of the foundational elements of web 2.0 and social media An understanding the crucial organizational culture changes that are required for internal adoption How to set realistic digital engagement goals and objectives that are aligned with your organizational strategy How to monitor social media channels to provide you with crucial business intelligence How to drastically build up your web presence/digital footprint (i.e. dominate search results) How to establish relations with influential online content creators in your industry How to measure performance of your specific digital engagement activities How to work within existing privacy, communication and ethics guidelines imposed by your organization How to effectively change organizational structures to support Page | 3 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates social media engagement How to improve the efficiency of your internal processes by using collaborative tools How to stay well ahead of the curve at all times through participation in online communities Understand how similar organizations are working around and/or within various policies and acts The latest examples of effective social media adoption in the public/non-profit sector (including health and education) organizations around the world How to develop a strategic framework for your next social media engagement initiative At the end of this process, workshop participants will have a solid social media engagement framework that will allow them to move forward with their initiative. A major advantage of using social media channels to engage with target audiences (and existing clients) is the fact that most tools and applications are free. As a result, tremendous cost-savings can be achieved. 9:00 – 4:00 Introduction to Social Marketing Planning Jim Mintz, Managing Partner, CEPSM TBA Awareness, awareness, awareness. Are you getting tired of hearing that word? Don’t you want to move to something more substantial like changing people’s attitudes and behaviours? Surely it is time to move from public education and awareness campaigns to motivate people to get engaged and take action. The brutal fact is awareness alone does not lead people to change their attitudes or behaviours. If you want a target audience to adopt a specific lifestyle or support your program or cause, you have to go beyond making people aware. You need to start using components of behavioural psychology and strategic social marketing to stimulate attitude and behaviour change. This workshop has been designed for leaders involved in communications and outreach strategies. It will be very relevant if you are influencing attitudes and behaviours to improve health, prevent injuries, protect the environment, prepare citizens for emergencies, or any other current critical issues. By attending this workshop, you will save countless hours of planning time and learn proven techniques for launching a successful campaign to change attitudes and behaviours. You will learn how you can develop a social marketing strategy on your own, all in one day! You will learn: Page | 4 How to use a step-by-step, structured approach to prepare a social marketing plan that is actionable, has maximum impact, and leads to successful implementation; How to present and “sell” your social marketing strategy to management; How to implement a social marketing program on a very tight www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates 9:00 – 4:00 budget; How to monitor and evaluate your inputs/outputs, outcomes and impacts; How social marketing gives you a single approach: for mobilizing communities; influencing the media; activating key stakeholders; and building strategic alliances with business. Public Engagement – the Evolution of Practices, Technology and Expectations The issues of the world today have become extremely complex and interdependent. Stakeholder communications, engagement and consultation methodologies have also evolved in response to this changing landscape. From a technology perspective, social media have paradoxically created a platform for social engagement where the old social paradigm; people talking to people in the “here and now”, has been largely erased and replaced with a technical capacity to meet virtually “any time, any place”. This presents new challenges for engaging and consulting with stakeholders (citizens, clients, employees, members, board members, etc.) in a meaningful way. A well-structured approach, starting with documented objectives and identified target audience(s), along with the alignment of process, methodology and tools are critical to the success of any engagement project. Understanding how to use social media effectively in combination with web 2.0 tools (business media) can take the fear out of online engagement and consultation and help you to achieve results in a costeffective way. Marc Valois, Senior Consultant, Facilitator and Trainer, Intersol Group Ltd. TBA This one-day workshop is designed to be practical, with a focus on developing individual knowledge and skills. The workshop will provide you with an overview of social media tools and online consultation tools (business media), and demonstrate how they can be used in a complementary way to achieve effective and efficient consultation and engagement objectives while managing risk. The workshop will focus on: Current trends and realities of consulting and engaging with your clients, members and stakeholders in Canada Online consultation/engagement tools available today Consultation and engagement principles – similarities and differences as they apply to the online world Choosing appropriate consultation mechanisms supported by online tools Developing an understanding of the multitude of considerations for the online world (content, people, recruitment, complexity, synchronous vs. asynchronous, etc.) At the conclusion of the workshop, you will: Understand how social media and online consultation tools can be used in complementary ways to achieve engagement objectives Understand how to use online tools effectively across the full Page | 5 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates engagement continuum; from communications and information sharing to joint decision-making Have been exposed to useful simulations to apply tools and concepts in a hands-on way Learn a structured process to develop an engagement program for diverse audiences Wednesday, June 10 8:15 8:50 9:00 Shaw Centre, Level 2, Gatineau Salons Registration and Continental Breakfast Opening Remarks Keynote: The Marketer’s Code From machines that can learn to self -driving cars, as technology advances, it creates a world straight from the pages of science fiction. With each new device, each new line of code, our world becomes increasingly more personalized and immersive. As marketers, we must take note, for it is this reality that is becoming the standard by which our consumers measure all experiences, even the quality of our advertising. Fab Dolan, Head of Large Advertiser and Agency Marketing, Google Canada 205 208 208 Even with these heightened expectations, marketers should feel confident about their future. Around the world, advertisers are using software and hardware to create magical consumer moments, by delivering both personalized and immersive advertising. In this talk, Fab Dolan, marketer and storyteller, and the head of Google Canada’s large advertiser marketing, shares the key trends that are emerging as technology and marketing combine, and his vision for how marketers should behave in this new digital age of advertising. 10:00 10:45 Visit the Supplier Solutions Forum Descriptions to come for each. 205/207 Session 1: Cutting Through the Crowd – Practical Applications for Social Network Analysis in Marketing Mike Kujawski, Managing Partner, CEPSM Josh Gilmore, Associate, CEPSM TBA Over the past decade there has been a growing public fascination with the complex connectedness of modern society. This has been driven in large part by the wide availability of public digital data produced through our daily interactions on the modern social web. This data can now easily be mined and analyzed to produce valuable and actionable business insights leading to better decision making in nearly every field of practice, especially marketing. In this session, Joshua and Mike will introduce the basics of social network analysis and some of the privacy related challenges that this rapidly growing space brings with it. Items covered will include: Visually mapping the digital crowd and the different approaches you can take Choosing the right place to look and interpreting the map properly for the Page | 6 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates 10:45 platform Identifying the main actors by where they are in the crowd Fingerprinting communities – determining why people talk more to each other than others Reducing complexity to make sense from the data deluge Enriching your information to further inform metrics and geo-data Making engagement calls by planting ideas where you want your idea to spread Understanding and working within privacy regulations Session 2: Getting to Yes: How to Amass a Loyal Following and Keep Them Engaged Craig Gauthier, Vice President, Hill + Knowlton Strategies TBA Steve Buehl, Technical Advisor – Accessibility, Employment and Social Development Canada TBA The power has shifted to the crowd. Our ability to engage with organizations, brands and government is at an all-time high. This has opened the door to many opportunities. However, it has also presented a new series of challenges – the most prevalent being loyalty. In this highly interactive session participants will learn new and authentic ways of building customer and client loyalty. They will learn how to create engaging and meaningful experiences to keep their followers coming back for more. They will also learn how to use the collective intelligence of the crowd to gain insight into the future and predict choices. After the session is complete, participants will leave with actionable steps on ‘Getting to Yes’ that will help them prove their business objectives and outcomes. 10:45 Session 3: Expand Your Reach: Accessibility and Online Engagement Everyone wants their message reach the broadest possible audience. Making your communications accessible to more people can do just that. Modern communications technologies have opened doors for people with disabilities in the online world. What you do can open the door a little wider or push it closed a little more. This session will highlight some of the access issues in communications products, who they impact and how they can be resolved. Included will be a Q&A period, so bring your questions! 11:45 12:45 Lunch Session 1: Cloud Chasing So do you think you’re keeping pace with your constituents, stakeholders, clients or prospects by sending those emails, newsletters or snail mail? Do you think that having a Facebook page means that you are in touch and reachable by your audiences? Stacey Diffin-Lafleur, The Good Jester, Jester Creative 205/207 TBA Think again. There are a broad range of places where people can congregate in the ‘cloud’ and be talking about you, your programs, products and services, or your brand. If you are not there, you are invisible. Your clients will make their platform choices by age and profession, whether they are self-employed or working in an office, and where their friends and trusted networks are. They will be using a wide variety of communication platforms, many of which will be Page | 7 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates behind a firewall, or incompatible with how you are trying to talk to them. Some of you may already be losing ground or become too comfortable on a single channel. It’s a big digital world stretching and growing in leaps and bounds, keeping pace will be critical to your personal and professional brands. 12:45 Session 2: Cover-Up: Why good people make bad communication choices during high risk situations John Rainford, Director, The Warning Project TBA Lisa Watkins, Solutions Consultant, Adobe Systems TBA Organizational leaders invariably take their commitment to their citizens, their stakeholders, their clients, very seriously. That commitment is seen as particularly crucial in warning those affected and involved in a serious threat to their health and safety. The evidence suggests these managers want to do the right thing, but that same evidence underscores that most do anything but. This presentation considers the basic question: why? Drawing from research and case study record in the fields of emergency management, political science, physiology, psychology and risk communication, this presentation argues that — despite best intentions — a series of personal, organizational, partner, economic, and political pressures combine to explain why senior management make choices that threaten not only the stability of their organizations, but the health and welfare of the very people they most want to serve. The practical takeaway: You’ll gain an understanding of the typical pressures decision makers experience during emergency or crisis events that allow the communications professional to better anticipate, prepare for, and effectively manage communication decision making when it really matters. 12:45 Session 3: Using the Creative Workflow to Drive More Meaningful Dialogue and Communication Results Shaped by their interactions with commercial enterprise, citizens have come to expect a certain level of customer experience. Yet, the rapidly changing technology landscape has challenged public sector and non-profit organizations to keep up. To provide the same modernized, customer-focused experiences individuals encounter when they bank, shop or interact, these organizations must transform the way they deliver services and how they communicate. The good news is that mobile apps, smart technology and the cloud have made it easy and cost effective to deliver personalized, relevant digital experiences with every interaction. Attend this session to learn, through Adobe customer examples, how the public and not-for-profit sectors can foster a new creative workflow to drive better customer experiences and communication results. 1:45 Page | 8 Break 205/207 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates 2:00 Mini-Workshop 1: Facilitating Change in an Ever-Changing Environment 2:00 Mini-Workshop 2: Lights, Camera, Action! Learn how to light, shoot and direct a video interview Alain Rabeau, Senior Consultant, Facilitator and Trainer, Intersol Group Ltd. Mark Campbell, Founding Partner and CEO, VMG Cinematic No matter what equipment you have, this session will cover the basics of capturing compelling and professional interviews to help better tell your organization’s story. Lights, camera, action! will be hosted by Mark Campbell of VMG Cinematic. Mark has directed more than 500 brand films and has interviewed dozens of celebrities, top executives and even a few billionaires. 2:00 Mini-Workshop 3: Social Marketing Case Study and working session – The Collateral Damage Project Scott Chisholm, CEO and Founder, Collateral Damage Project TBA Rupen Seoni, Environics Analytics Doug Norris, Environics Analytics Tony Coulson, Environics Research TBA Imagine putting the words breast and prostate on a billboard 30 years ago? The Collateral Damage Project is a story of social change, engagement and empowerment, one story at a time. One person wanted to share his story of loss to suicide and invite others to do the same. The Collateral Damage Project is a story and case study of breaking stigma and taboos and in the process creating an organization and cause that creates social change. Founder of the Collateral Damage Project, Scott Chisholm, will walk you through the steps he took, the successes and lessons learned and open your eyes to new ways to lead change. This mini-workshop will discuss and help you understand: The six year history the Collateral Damage Project, How to engage survivors of suicide, artists, athletes and celebrities in creating change, How one compelling story can lead to changing curriculum, policy and legislation, How to draw parallels from other effective social marketing movements, Learn about the ‘first follower’ tactic and how it can cement the power of your message and movement in social change. 2:00 Mini-Workshop 4: MarCom on Trend: Keeping Pace with Changing Canadians This is a must-attend session for those eager to understand the trends affecting Canadian society and how they’ll impact public sector and NFP marketing and communications. The three presenters—all experts in different disciplines—will cover the trends from many perspectives by bringing together data from a range of sources: demographic projections, annual wealth estimates, multicultural data, media research, social values insights and surveys that gathered Canadians’ views on current issues. The session will also highlight new information on changing Canadian neighbourhoods. Implications for marketing and communications practitioners will be addressed, including audience segmentation, channel selection and message customization. And opportunities for audience participation will ensure attendees leave with a practical understanding of how Page | 9 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates these trends will affect their own organizations. The session is guaranteed to provide attendees with new tools and information to understand and respond to the changing Canadian landscape. 3:30 MARCOM Community Social – it’s all about connecting Sponsored by Environics Analytics Atrium You can’t underestimate the power of sharing stories and connecting with others in your field. End your day of learning with some casual conversation catching up with peers and colleagues from across Canada as the MARCOM community comes together. Share perspectives and plan the remaining time left. You’ll enjoy your choice of beverage and some tasty hors d’oeuvres. Don’t forget to plan dinner after the reception and leverage your time in downtown Ottawa whether you’re native or visiting; some of the best culinary delights await you. 4:45 Close Thursday, June 11 8:15 8:45 Shaw Centre, Level 2, Gatineau Salons Registration and Continental Breakfast 205/207 Mini-Workshop 1: Learn How the Pros Do It – 5 Marketing Planning Tools that Every Marketer Should Have in their Toolbox A critical part of marketing is making informed decisions using a logical thought process and evidence-based analysis. Unfortunately, many marketers rely too much on “instincts” and while this works in many instances, it is not very defensible and often, can lead to marketing disaster. This workshop will show participants how they can shift from an anecdotal approach to a structured, quantitative process that supports your marketing decisions using time-proven metrics in key areas: How to conduct a competitive analysis that could impact your marketing efforts How to segment audiences to determine which target groups will likely get you the best results How to identify and prioritize potential partners so you can focus on those that best align with your marketing objectives How to develop a situation and environmental analysis so that your strategy begins moving in the right direction How to structure an Integrated Marketing Communications plan to achieve maximum results Worksheets will be provided so you can apply each marketing tool to your own environment. Page | 10 www.marcom.ca Bernie Colterman, Managing Partner, and Jim Mintz, Managing Partner, CEPSM TBA Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates 8:45 Mini-Workshop 2: The Building Blocks of Brand We all know that brand isn’t about logos and colours, but rather it’s about consistently fulfilling a promise that people care about. Smart public sector and not-for-profit groups also know that their brand is not simply an external message, but an internal guidepost for everything the organization does. But many organizations have no idea to where to start with the brand process. This special 2-hour session of lecture, discussion and exercises will explore how to engineer a brand, including how to: Corien Kershey, Founder and Partner, Brand Clarity and Sandra Markus, Partner, Brand Clarity Build a business case for branding, “Sell” the need to senior leadership and the Board, Integrate branding and strategic planning, Establish a steering committee, Conduct research to gain insights, Engage stakeholders in the process, Define and express differentiation, Define the audiences that really matter, Build a brand framework, Win internal champions and buy-in, Integrate brand into your organization’s decisions, Communicate the brand internally and externally. You’ll leave this session understanding the brand building blocks, along with tools you can use immediately in your organization to start engineering your brand. 8:45 Mini-Workshop 3: Partnering for Success – combining social responsibility and communications expertise with retail, non-profit and media partners to promote healthy life choices Health Canada has an illustrious history of developing innovative partnerships with industry, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, media, and other levels of government to raise awareness and increase knowledge of important health issues and motivate Canadians to adopt healthy behaviours. Three unique partnership models – retail, non-profit, and media – will be explored and will highlight the breadth and reach of collaborations and how mutually-beneficial relationships help sustain positive outcomes and influence healthy behaviours. Karine GoneauLessard, Director, Marketing and Creative Services, Health Canada TBA The Safe Food Handling campaign targeting pregnant women is a successful partnership with the leading maternity retailer in Canada, Thyme Maternity. Collaboration on in-store, web, and social media activities has brought attention to the importance of food safety to expectant mothers and helped to engage them on ways to stay healthy – and protect their unborn child. The successful partnership between Health Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society on the Break It Off tobacco cessation campaign targeting young adults shows how working together can revive and extend the life of a campaign, build on successes, and capitalize on each other’s strengths. Partnering with media giants – Corus, Bell Media, Transcontinental and AOL – has proven to be a successful model for Health Canada’s Eat Well campaign. Engaging millions of Page | 11 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates Canadians with inspiring content about healthy eating through television, magazines, web and social media has been a sustained effort between partners, and results have been beneficial for all parties. Attendee Take-aways: Stronger understanding of the types and variety of partnership opportunities that can be leveraged to bring attention, expertise, breadth and credibility to a heath campaign or program initiative, Concrete examples of retail, non-profit and media partnerships and the types of collaborative elements that these partnerships can encompass, Insight into three unique partnerships that span small, medium and larger budgets. 10:45 Health Break and Assemble for Keynote 11:00 Keynote: The Soul of Marketing 208 The world of marketing is changing rapidly and dramatically. All the hype on new marketing technologies makes it easy to forget “the medium is NOT the message”. Governments no longer have captive audiences and forced compliance; non-profits facing cutbacks have to differentiate themselves to remain relevant; associations with younger members and new expectations are having to re-think their value proposition. Ken Wong, Marketing and Strategic Planning Expert 208 Join Ken Wong as he navigates past strategy and tactics to the soul of marketing and models to address your most pressing issues for today and tomorrow. 12:00 1:00 Networking Lunch Ask the Experts Peer-2-Peer Roundtables Content Marketing – Susan Murphy, Jester Creative Social Measurement and Analysis – Kelly Rusk, Banfield More topics to come. 205/207 206/208 2:00 Health Break TBA 2:15 Session 1: 9 Ways to Create Contagious Content: #4 Will Surprise You The public sector is now on Facebook and Twitter, after several drafts of its social media and accountability policies. Congratulations. Now, how can it compete for eyeballs in the loud, cluttered arena of Buzzfeed and viral videos? It is no longer a matter of simply having an online presence; you are now competing to make content more “shareable” and “clickable”. Ryan Kennery, Director of Communications and Operations, Office of Mayor Jim Watson This session will review the latest content marketing tactics to give attendees an understanding of where to direct their energy and how to better engage their audiences. Attendees will also learn new ways to create better content. Learn: How to ensure more people see – and share – your content How to integrate a solid content strategy into your communications plan How to engage supporters and turn them into champions for your message Page | 12 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected] June 9-11, 2015 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa MARCOM Professional Development Program @ February 19, 2015 See www.marcom.ca for the latest updates 2:15 Session 2: From #SafeSex to #SunSafety: One Public Health Unit’s Foray into Social Media The Thunder Bay District Health Unit launched its social channels in early 2014 and has seen success early on. This presentation will focus on practical steps taken in the first 12 months. Examples will be provided that highlight effective engagement as well as internal challenges (culture, policy, knowledge, staff buy-in, etc.) and external challenges (public health as a topic; changes to Facebook algorithm, etc.) and how these have been overcome. Presentation will also address evaluation metrics and next steps for the TBDHU. Steven Bill, Coordinator Communications and New Media, Thunder Bay District Health Unit TBA Walk away with: How to deal with internal and external communication challenges, How to effectively deploy a social media strategy within a health care context, Practical steps and resources to increase engagement in a health context, How to evaluate social media efforts within the health care field. 2:15 3:20 Session 3: TBA TBA Keynote: Marketing through the Power of Storytelling We live in a time where people are starting to open up and talk about tough subjects. In recent years, mental illness and suicide have taken centre stage. Social marketing aims to change attitudes and behaviours, but we know this takes time and perseverance, but most of all an ability to capture attention and touch people emotionally in meaningful ways. Enter the power of storytelling. Scott Chisholm, CEO and Founder, Collateral Damage Project 208 The Collateral Damage Project is a story of social change, engagement and empowerment, one story at a time. Scott Chisholm wanted to share his story of loss to suicide and invite others to do the same. By sharing his story, a movement was created. The Collateral Damage Project works to break the stigma around suicide and support those left behind. Scott will engage you in stories that will empower you as a professional but more importantly as a human being. 4:00 Closing Remarks and Forum Close Page | 13 208 www.marcom.ca Questions: [email protected]