5:30pm - Welcome Reception, The Trade Hotel Bar
7:00pm - Dinner at Il Cervo Italian Restaurant
8:30am - Meet & Greet
9:00am - Hiring Trends & Insights Using AI for Matched Recruiting, Emma Jacobs, Robert Half Recruiting
10:15am - Kraus Marketing, Nick Kraus
11:30am - Open AI Discussion
12:30pm - Lunch
1:45pm - Agency Updates from Marketing Strategies, RJM and Communicators Group
5:30pm - Cocktail Hour
7:15pm - Edelweiss Dinner Cruise
9:00am - MCAN Principals Meeting
5pm - Welcome Reception Cocktail Hour at Bösendorfer Lounge, Grand Bohemian Hotel
6:30pm - Dinner at The Monroe
8:30am - Tom Martin: 9 Creative Ways to Prospect, Nurture and Win New Clients Without Feeling Like a Sleazy Used-Car Salesman
9:30am - Bob Michaels: What Your Agency Owner Needs From You
10:45am - Break for emails/calls
11am - AGENCY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ROUNDTABLE: Top 3 Tools or Systems That Positively Impact Our Agency
12:30pm - Grab Lunch & Gather in the conference room for a working session
1pm - AGENCY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS: This Is How How We Do It
Sean Tracey Associates’ Adam Anghilante on “How I Grow Clients’ Spending - Every Time”
Communicators Group’s Danielle Cutler on “How We Structure & Manage Clients’ MarComm Plans & Budgets
Sean Tracey Associates’ Jeff Hochmuth (Producer/Editor) on “DIY Video Shooting and Editing for your Agency or Clients”
3pm - Tim Fischer: Acme Brand Studio and The Current State of Creativity
4pm - Free Time
5pm - Cocktail Hour at Bösendorfer Lounge, Grand Bohemian Hotel
7pm - Dinner at The University Club of Orlando
For Agency Leadership Program participants at The University Club of Orlando
9am - AGENCY LEADERSHIP SESSION: Moderated roundtable discussion: Candid Q&As with Dave Wilson
11am - Free Afternoon
For Agency Principals at Grand Bohemian Hotel
9am - Agency Update: LePoidevin Marketing
10am - Agency Update: Benedict Advertising
10:30am - MCAN Principals Meeting
11:30am - Free Afternoon
7:00 PM Manny Awards Dinner at The Boheme, Grand Bohemian Hotel
Welcome dinner
Rainy McGrew & Christy Vaught – Engagement Marketing – Dazzle & Delight
Member Updates
Programmatic Advertising Presentation
Principals Meeting
MANNY Awards Ceremony
Welcome!
Agency presentations
Principals Meeting
Welcome dinner
Friday programming coming soon!
MANNY Awards Ceremony
5:00pm - Meet at hotel bar
6:30pm - Dinner at Flemings Steakhouse
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - Agency presentations from LePoidevin and Quinlan
10:00am - Stop Confusing Humans with a Rational Species presentation by Alec Beckett, Creative Partner, from Nail Communications
11:00am - Agency presentation from Benedict
1:00pm - Pricing Creativity presentation by Blair Enns, author of "The Win Without Pitching Manifesto", WinWithoutPitching.com
Member Issues Session
Dinner at Hemmenways Seafood
Breakfast on your own
9:00am - MCAN Business Meeting
5:30 - Meet at hotel bar
6:30 - Dinner
Breakfast on your own
Tom Martin - author of The Invisible Sale
John Sharpe
Jeffrey Buntin
Agency Presentations from Meredith Communications, Shok Idea Group and RjM
Dinner
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - MCAN Business Meeting
5:30 - Meet at hotel bar
6:30 - Dinner at Oyster Catchers
Breakfast on your own
9:00 - Ken Banks - "What successful brands have in common. Five creative ways to beat out the competition."
10:30 - Tom Merrik, VP/Creative Officer, Paradise Advertising
12:00 - Lunch
1:00 - Dr. Larry Thompson, President, Ringling College of Art and Design, "Creativity in the Future"
2:30 - Stacy Howell, Sr. VP, FKQ Advertising
3:15 - Ageny Updates and Presentations
5:30 – Meet at hotel bar
7:00 - Dinner at Ocean Prime
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - MCAN Business Meeting
7:00pm - MANNY Awards Banquet
Check-in at Sheraton Philadelphia Soicey Hill Hotel
1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA
6p: Dinner, Victor Café
1303 Dickinson St.
9a - 12:30p: Speakers
9a - Maria Baseggio, President, SAGE Insights LLC
In 2010, Maria started her firm to help small and midsize organizations build and execute
their growth strategies by using the experiences she had gained in her leadership roles. As a
Professional EOS Implementer, Maria is excited to help her customers strengthen and grow
their business when implementing EOS® – and it’s great to see them have more fun while doing
so.
10:30-45 - Chuck Homer, CMO of Haverford Trust.
Chuck has been affiliated with Haverford as an adviser and client since 1999 and a dedicated colleague since 2007. Chuck’s leadership responsibilities include the Haverford Quality Investing ™ Brand and Haverford’s marketing strategies for client growth, development, and retention.
11:30-45 – Marcia O’Connor, CEO of The O’Connor Group.
Marcia has over 20 years experience in all aspects of talent acquisition, professional search and human resource outsourcing. In today’s competitive labor market, Marcia will speak about Total Talent Strategies and Solutions.
1p: Internal Member Agency Updates
6p: Dinner, Zahav
237 St. James Place
9a: Principal's Meeting
5pm - Meet up at Hilton Garden Lounge
6pm - BLU Restaurant
8:30 - 9:30 Speaker: Matthew Pollard - author of Rapid Growth
9:40 - 10:30 Speaker: Jerry Allsbrook - CMO of Boddie-Noell, nation’s largest
Hardee’s franchisee
10:40 - 10:50 Break
10:50 - 11:50 Speaker: Meredith Oliver - author of three books including FanTastic
Marketing and FanTastic Selling. Owner of a digital agency in Raleigh NC.
11:50 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Speaker: The Krispy Kreme Story as told by the agency president
2:00 - 3:15 Internal Member Agency Updates
8pm - After Dinner speaker TBA
Principal's meeting.
Cocktails/Dinner.
Creativity in Candy
John Louizes, Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop
Jingle Magic
Yeosh and John, Push Button Productions
Chip Wile, Daytona International Speeway
Five Digital Marketing Trends
Luke Stafford, Mondo Mediaworks
Member Presentations
Dinner
Principal's meeting.
MANNY awards banquet.
Dinner.
Coaching on the Top Ten Tax Mistakes Costing Agency Owners Thousands
Eric Levenhagen, ProWise Financial
Creative Problem Solving
Bob Basadur, Basadur Applied Creativity
Buffalo's Transformation Canal Side
Steven Ranalli, Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.
Member Presentations
Tour of Darwin Martin House
Principal's meeting.
Dinner
Speaking Your Way to New Business
Karl Sakas, Sakas & Co.
Millenials: A Great Market
Luke Stafford, Mondo Mediaworks
Savannah College of Art and Design
Digital Solutions to New Business
Nathan Foster, Goodway Group
Dialouge on New Business - Highs and Lows
John Sharpe, Bohan Agency
Member Presentations
Dinner
Principal's Meeting
Dinner
Selling Your Agency and Exit Strategies
Tim McCarthy
Mike Sharrow, C12
Member Presentations
Jan Reid
Tour of Witte Museum
Dinner
Principal's Meeting
MANNY Awards Banquet