High Five Conference 2017 Top 25 Takeaways

THE TOP 25TAKEAWAYS

by Stan Phelps

FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 2, 2017

“Marketing without design is lifeless, and design without marketing is mute.”

- VON R. GLITSCHKA

HIGH FIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR:JOSH VAUGHAN

VENUE

DOORS OPENING SOON

CHECK-IN

EMCEE SETS THE STAGE

EMCEE:MEREDITH OLIVER, CSP

CONFERENCEKICKS OFF

FOUNDER:EVAN CARROLL

TAKEAWAY #1Your difference can be your power – and your brand

Dave Rendall

TAKEAWAY #2The number of companies who are truly able to achieve competitive separation is depressingly small

TAKEAWAY #3

TAKEAWAY #4

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Find your own “freak factor” to win customers in a crowded and critical marketplace

TAKEAWAY #5Share, not hide, your differences

MEREDITH OLIVER

VAN CARPENTER

Marissa Coren

TAKEAWAY #6Your ideas want to be real. Write them down

TAKEAWAY #7

Trust your deep-seated thoughts and visions

TAKEAWAY #8Trust that you can bring your ideas to life

TAKEAWAY #9Control your calendar

to avoid losing focus

There is no limit to creativity

Shanteka Sigers

TAKEAWAY #10

TAKEAWAY #11Think creatively about challenging problems

SWAG

TAKEAWAY #12Use humor and gentle

shaming to change behavior

TAKEAWAY #13

KICKING OFFDAY TWO OF THE CONFERENCE BURT NAYSAYER

KARL SAKAS

TAKEAWAY #14Find the sweet spot

Joe Pulizzi

TAKEAWAY #15Focus and deliver

TAKEAWAY #16Harvest the audience

TAKEAWAY #17Define your audience

TAKEAWAY #18Diversity breeds innovation

Ashleigh Axios

TAKEAWAY #19

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Set goals that stretch you

TAKEAWAY #20Create space for emotion

TAKEAWAY #21See failure as good data

Tina Roth Eisenberg

Don’t complain. Make things better

TAKEAWAY #22

TAKEAWAY #23

Flip it! Embrace any challenge as an opportunity

TAKEAWAY #24Push yourself out of your comfort zone

TAKEAWAY #25Pay attention to what tickles your heart

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NEW FRIENDS

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2018 HIGH FIVE EVENT DIRECTOR:KELLY GELINNE

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LIGHTNING TALKS

EMCEE: KARL SAKAS

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