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All& & Tracksuit

Brand Love Matches for Cultural Heat and Business Impact

Thursday 25 June, 17:00–17:30

Duration: 30 mins
Location: Rotonde Stage, Rotonde

Description:

What happens when a brand finds its perfect match?

The world’s most influential brands often achieve outsized cultural impact and business growth through partnerships with the right personalities, creators, athletes and tastemakers. But great partnerships don’t happen by accident. They require chemistry, strategy and a little creative magic.

In this playful Blind Date-inspired session, leading brands will search for their ideal ‘human brand’ match in front of a live audience. Through unexpected pairings, candid conversations and a few surprises along the way, we’ll explore what makes partnerships truly resonate with people.

Join us as we uncover the ingredients behind iconic collaborations, cultural relevance and the brand-to-human connections that turn attention into lasting impact.

Questions this session will answer:

  • How can you create brand partnerships using human relationship-building principles and evaluate the overlap and contrast between brands and celebrities?
  • What tangible and actionable tools or filters can help brands identify and optimise their ideal brand–celebrity match to unlock greater creativity and impact?
  • How can you identify red flags in potential brand partnerships and quickly determine whether a match is destined for success or failure?

Content Stream

Talent & Culture

The people and practices behind creative organisations that thrive.

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Speaking
  • Eric Nam

    orchard

    Actor, Singer, Entrepreneur

  • Phil Cook

    WNBA

    CMO

  • Jennifer Breithaupt

    All&

    Founder & Co-CEO

  • Peter Giorgi

    Rocket Financial

    SVP Brand Marketing, Partnerships & Creative Excellence

  • Suzanne Powers

    All&

    Founder & Co-CEO

Tags

Content streams
  • Talent & Culture
Type of experience
  • Festival Talks