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Welcome back to another installment of the Cannes in Cairns storytellers mini series. In line with the central theme of the Cannes festival, we explore all things storytelling; the backdrop, the future, and the disrupters. And we explore these topics alongside some exceptional storytellers attending Cannes in Cairns. This time, we are joined by Marketing Director at American Express, Sarah Wickham...

Welcome back to another installment of the Cannes in Cairns storytellers mini series.  In line with the central theme of the Cannes festival, we explore all things storytelling; the backdrop, the future, and the disrupters. And we explore these topics alongside some exceptional storytellers attending Cannes in Cairns. This time, we are joined by Creative Director, Dee Madigan.

Welcome back to another installment of the Cannes in Cairns storytellers mini series.  In line with the central theme of the Cannes festival, we explore all things storytelling; the backdrop, the future, and the disrupters. And we explore these topics alongside some exceptional storytellers attending Cannes in Cairns. This time, we are joined by Director of Communications and Marketing at MONA, Ro...

Welcome back to another installment of the Cannes in Cairns storytellers mini series.  In line with the central theme of the Cannes festival, we explore all things storytelling; the backdrop, the future, and the disrupters. And we explore these topics alongside some exceptional storytellers attending Cannes in Cairns. This time, we are joined by social commentator, writer and lecturer, Jane Caro....

Welcome to the first instalment of the Cannes in Cairns storytellers mini series.  In line with the central theme of the Cannes festival, we explore all things storytelling; the backdrop, the future, and the disrupters. And we explore these topics alongside some of the most exceptional storytellers in the country. First up is Dave Hovenden, CEO and Co-Founder of The Misfits Media.

In this episode, Dan speaks with Andrew Therkelson. Andrew is a specialist in understanding human and consumer behaviour and translating that into actions for brands. His career has spanned nearly 25 years, working for some of the biggest global brands, helping them genuinely and empathetically understand the consumer voice and plan new pathways forwards. He is passionate about the role that busin...

On this episode, Dan Krigstein speaks with Lisa Ronson, adjunct professor at Deakin University, a prolific Australian Marketer & CMO Magazine’s CMO of the Year (2018). They discuss whether marketers are in the midst of a creativity drought, the power of boredom as a tool for innovation & observations around the world of ‘personal brand marketing’

On this episode, Dan Krigstein speaks with Elaine Dubost, Executive Strategy Director at The Lab Insight & Strategy.  They discuss  the new mental models of health and wellbeing and how our emotional connections with ‘being well’ have meaningfully changed over the last 12 months, with a bigger and increasingly critical role for brands to play in navigating this ever evolving landscape.

On this episode, Dan Krigstein speaks with Nick Ingate, Founder of Sabbatical Travel and former Partner at the brand consultancy group “The Projects”. They discuss everything from the increasing relevance of experience and community to consumers and the role they play in the marketers toolkit, to why the business of being well is now everyone’s business. For more on Sabbatical Travel: www.sabbatic...

In this episode, Dan speaks with Rikki Pearce, the Managing Director of Verve Australia, and the global lead of Verve’s centre for advanced analytics & quantitative research. In their conversation they discuss the changing dynamics of how we as consumers decide on what we can’t live without : our essentials. At a time where we are reappraising almost every aspect of our lives post-pandemic, an...

In today’s episode, Dan speaks with Jaimes Leggett, Founding Partner of Today the Brave and former CEO of M&C Saatchi to discuss what the combination of post pandemic consumerism and an inflationary climate means for marketers.