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BIMA: The Evolving Media Mix

September 23, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm GBCC Virtual Event Platform

Event Details

  • Join us on Thursday, September 23rd as we feature a panel of experts from agency, brand, and ad tech companies as they discuss today’s marketing and media mix – how it is structured and how it’s evolving. They will answer questions like:
  • How are media activations changing?
  • Is creativity moving to the forefront of media strategy?
  • How you can future-proof campaigns?

Tickets

  • Members: Individual $25
  • Non-Members: Individual $50
  • Government: Individual $25
  • (Advance registration is required. If you are a BIMA member, please email [email protected] to get the member discount rate).
  • Online registration will close 90 minutes before the start of the program. If you would like to register after we have closed online registration, please reach out to [email protected].
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ABOUT THE EVENT

Join us on Thursday, September 23rd as we feature a panel of experts from agency, brand, and ad tech companies as they discuss today’s marketing and media mix – how it is structured and how it’s evolving. They will answer questions like: how media activations are changing, is creativity moving to the forefront of media strategy, how you can future-proof campaigns and more!

BIMA, the Boston Interactive Media Association, is New England’s largest digital media-focused community, comprised of over 3,000 digital media buyers, planners and publishers with business interests in the New England market.
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Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Staff
Angelica Medina

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Speakers

Keith Festa

Vice President of Sales, Effectv; Moderator

Keith Festa serves as Vice President of Sales for Effectv. In this role, he oversees sales for all New England markets.Before being named Vice President…Read more
Keith Festa serves as Vice President of Sales for Effectv. In this role, he oversees sales for all New England markets.

Before being named Vice President in March of 2019, Keith served as General Manager and was responsible for driving the entire New England region’s sales teams budgets and client growth.

Keith is a dynamic multi-media sales executive with over 25 years of industry experience, in television and digital media advertising, 23 years of that at Comcast. Some of his key attributes include:

Innovative leader with extensive experience launching new products with a consistent go-to-market strategy. Influence high-performing sales teams through employee development and retention.

Valued for creating sustainable revenue streams through strong customer relationships, market knowledge and innovative solutions.

Keith is originally from Connecticut and graduated from the University of Vermont.

Michael Piacente

Vice President, Media Director, MERGE; Panelist

Michael Piacente has 13+ years of experience in strategic media planning, activation and analytics. At MERGE, Michael is leading omni-channel planning and activation…Read more
Michael Piacente has 13+ years of experience in strategic media planning, activation and analytics. At MERGE, Michael is leading omni-channel planning and activation across healthcare, health insurance and pharmaceutical Brands such as Healthfirst NY, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Jimmy Fund and Acella Pharmaceuticals.

Prior to MERGE, Michael led data-driven digital comms planning, personalization, and performance reporting for MINI at BEAM Interactive. He also was a local comms strategy and activation lead for the Coca-Cola Portfolio at Starcom MediaVest, where he launched the ShareACoke initiative and managed key strategic partnerships with Six Flags and Universal Studios. Michael’s strategic planning and activation experience has also spanned Brands such as Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, H&R Block, Life-Lock, MLB Network, WE tv and IFC Networks.

Trupti Patil

Head of Global Digital Consumer Engagement, Consumer Insights, and Analytics, Reebok; Panelist

Trupti Patil is a global digital leader at Reebok, responsible for Reebok’s global consumer engagement, analytics, and insights teams. She successfully drives…Read more
Trupti Patil is a global digital leader at Reebok, responsible for Reebok’s global consumer engagement, analytics, and insights teams. She successfully drives business results by driving a data-driven culture by demystifying the intersection of technology, consumer, and data. She has more than 15 years of digital leadership experience spanning marketing, ecommerce, CRM, martech, and mobile. Before joining Reebok, she headed up the Strategic Analytics team at MullenLowe and worked on a robust portfolio of clients, including Zappos, Bose, U.S. Cellular, Western Union, Royal Caribbean and Indeed.

Trupti has her MBA from Northeastern University and was born and raised in Mumbai, India.

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