They may be amateur DIY enthusiasts with a high-tech skill set, but the Maker Movement is influencing the way brands market themselves. Learn how to apply the basics of maker-culture inspired thinking and experimentation into the creative process and, what works and what doesn’t when connecting digital, social and mobile with physical, mechanical and real-world devices and experiences. In this session, you’ll learn about some of the newest technologies being used by brands in activations around the world. (Think smile-activated and object-recognition-enabled vending machines, and transparent LCD displays.)
Mark Stewart, President & Chief Innovation Officer, wonderMakr
Mark Harrison, President & CEO, T1
What Event Marketers Can Learn From The Maker Movement: #EventTechLive
1. WHAT EVENT MARKETERS CAN LEARN
FROM THE MAKER MOVEMENT
Mark Stewart | wondermakr Mark Harrison | T1
@mechastewart | @wonderMakr @markharrison3 | @theT1agency
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MAKING MAKES US HUMAN
THE MAKER
MOVEMENT
MANIFESTO
DO IT TOGETHER
PLAY, PARTICIPATE, SUPPORT
SHARE YOUR SUCCESS,
GIVE BACK
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#EVENTTECHLIVE | #MAKETING
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WHY MAKERS MATTER
TO MARKETERS
INNOVATION
New products. No limits.
PARTNERSHIPS
Remember: DIT!
THESE GUYS
Been there. Done that.
PASSION
Niche communities
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ReDD’S APPLE LAUNCHER• INTERNET OF THINGS
• MICROCONTROLLERS/ARDUINO
• SOCIAL VENDING
• 3D PRINTING
• RFID/NFC/BLE
• ROBOTICS
• SMART INSTALLATIONS
• INTELLIGENT RECOGNITION
• INTERACTIVE GAMES
• CUSTOM APPLICATIONS
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THE AIR MILES BUSINESS
PROBLEM/ASK -
We developed solution,
which became a property.
Own your own media.
Create an on-going marketing
asset.
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THE SMILE BOOTH
is customized for
customer channels –
provides insights
and learning on
how people interact
with brand
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AIR MILES SMILE BOOTH is an owned asset.
IT’S NOT brief = TV ad – it’s different than that.
Reinvent how you think about your programs –
used at town halls, NBA events, LiveNation Festivals,
retail partners and industry summits.
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“WHEN I NEED A RIGGED-OUT
MACK TRUCK OR I BUY MEDIA,
I GET THREE QUOTES….”
“…WHEN I NEED
SOMETHING ORIGINAL,
I PARTNER WITH MAKERS.”
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We usually start with a
brief … but it’s not what we need
to do with makers.
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Makers vs suppliers: can’t treat them like one – do not tell them
what to do – explain to a maker what I am dreaming of
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If I need something original –
makers kick start the innovation
process.
Their thinking led to a $100,000
upsell for transparent screens –
INNOVATION BROUGHT THAT FORWARD.
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CLIENTS DRIVE 2 hours out of town
to review their ideas.
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3 suppliers – 3 quotes – nicest tent wins –
does not work with makers,
you need to be willing to get dirty
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You need translators –
invest in a digital planners -
have someone on staff that
can be a solid go-between
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ReDD’S APPLE LAUNCHER
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A MAKER’S PERSPECTIVE: AIR MILES
#EVENTTECHLIVE | #MAKETING
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Question the unquestionable. Why? Why not?
How? What if? What is? Avoid questions with
yes/no answers.
QUESTIONING
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Customers, products, services and processes
of your company, your competition and others.
OBSERVING
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Talk with people who don’t look, act or think
like you already do. Diverse perspectives
and experiences.
NETWORKING
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THE MAKETING
APPROACH:
Try new experiences. Take apart products,
processes and ideas. Test with pilots and
prototypes.
EXPERIMENTING
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Finding connections and inspiration in
seemingly unrelated people, places or things.
ASSOCIATING
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Suggest ideas, participate, ask what
can be done beyond the ordinary …
do it together.
WORK WITH YOUR PARTNERS
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There’s a reason “I’ve never seen
that before” can work. It because
somebody tried to do it.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO TRY
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Even the most innovative ideas
have goals to meet.
SET METRICS FOR EVERYTHING
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FINAL THOUGHTS
AKA: HOW DO I APPLY
ANY OF THIS STUFF
TO WHAT I DO?
Try it in your own life.
Everyone is a maker.
MAKE STUFF
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