The High Five Conference is the event where marketing and creative meet. The two-day conference in Raleigh featured five keynote speakers: Aaron Draplin, Ekaterina Walter, Spike Jones, Johnny "Cupcakes" Earle and Peter Shankman. The presentation features 25 of the top takeaways from the event.
6. Aaron Draplin
TAKEAWAY #1
Need inspiration,
try going “junkin”
Tip: The Motherload is the
World’s Longest Yard Sale
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7. 50 Shades of Draplin Selfie’s
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8. 25 TAKEAWAYS
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TAKEAWAY #2
Everything is negotiable, be smart about it
9. 25 TAKEAWAYS
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TAKEAWAY #3
Find the dead logos and
give them new life
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10. 25 TAKEAWAYS
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TAKEAWAY #4
Use all of the colors in the spectrum
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TAKEAWAY #6
We process visuals 60,000 x faster than text
Ekaterina Walter
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14. 25 TAKEAWAYS
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TAKEAWAY #7
Real-time marketing is a way of thinking
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TAKEAWAY #16
Do more of what makes you happy
Johnny Earle
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TAKEAWAY #21
Focus on doing likeable things
Peter
Shankman
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48. 25 TAKEAWAYS
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I T W A S A N H O N O R T O S E R V E A S E V E N T
D I R E C T O R F O R T H E 2 0 1 5 H I G H F I V E
CO N F E R E N C E . I WA S P R I V I L E G E D TO S E R V E A S
P A R T O F A C O R E T E A M O F D E D I C A T E D
VO LU N T E E R S F R O M T H E T R I A N G L E A M A . O U R
T E A M B R O U G H T T H E S E CO N D E D I T I O N O F T H E
C O N F E R E N C E T O L I F E . T H I S G R O U P W A S
S T R O N G W I T H T H E R I G H T K I N D O F C R A Z I N E S S :
E VA N C A R R O L L - P R O D U C T I O N
A N N I E P E A R C E - E X H I B I TO R S
C H R I S T I E M O N TA G U E - B R A N D I N G / D E S I G N
T E D S E WA R D - VO LU N T E E R S
K R I S M AT S O N - S P O N S O R S H I P
DA N N Y R O S I N - S P O N S O R S H I P
K A R L S A K A S - A M B A S S A D O R / O U T R E A C H
B R I A N M C D O N A L D - S P E A K E R S
M A RY B E T H M U N Z - CO M M ’ S
G E N E P I N D E R - M A R K E T I N G
C AT H E R I N E LO C K E - P R / CO M M ’ S
S A M F O RT E N B E RY - VO LU N T E E R S
J E N N I F E R W R I G H T - E V E N T S
R E B E C C A H O RTO N - E X P E R I E N C E D E S I G N
L I Z M I L L E R - E X H I B I TO R S
L E A H D O R S E Y - E V E N T S
L A R S B R E DA H L - E V E N T S
S H E R E E D U P O N T - R E G I S T R AT I O N
H U G E T H A N K S A L S O T O O U R P A R T N E R S W H O
H E L P E D U S P U L L O F F A G R E A T E V E N T .
C E N T E R L I N E ( S O C I A L ) , T H E O D AV I S ( P R I N T I N G ) ,
C A P S T R AT ( D E S I G N ) , T H R E E P O S T ( I N T R O V I D EO S ) ,
K R A S H (S P O N S O R V I D EO) , Z I G Z I B I T ( E X H I B I T S ) ,
R U C C I ( F I L M I N G) , S COT T B R O W N M E D I A G R O U P
( S T A G I N G / L I G H T I N G / P R O D U C T I O N ) ,
M O T O R S P O R T S D E S I G N ( E N V I R O N M E N T A L
G R A P H I C S ) , D W P P C ( P H O T O G R A P H Y ) , D O N O VA N
VO ( E M C E E ) , B O LT B I S T R O (O P E N I N G PA RT Y ) A N D
T H E S H E R ATO N R A L E I G H ( H OT E L ) .
- S TA N P H E L P S
S AV E T H E DAT E S
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