Now in its ninth year, Power of Print crams a lot of content into its one-day format, and the impressive roster of speakers hail from a wide range of businesses and sectors, both in the UK and further afield.
NEED TO KNOW
Power of Print seminar plus evening drinks reception and dinner
When 5 November
Where Stationers’ Hall, London
Price Day and evening: £269; day only: £169; evening only: £129. Members of Two Sides or the BPIF are entitled to an exclusive 20% discount across all ticket types.
More info and to book www.powerofprint.info
Some 200 professionals from print and its related fields will hear from a speaker line-up that includes representatives from the fields of advertising and marketing, journalism, packaging, retail and academia.
The organisers say there will be four key themes this year: trust in printed news; print’s strength in the media mix; sustainability; and print’s future. The day’s talks are followed by a networking drinks reception and a three-course dinner, after which comes a highlight of the event: an after-dinner speech and Q&A session with Ted Young, editor of the UK’s highest circulation newspaper, Metro.
The fact that print remains a trusted medium for news, will be the topic for the address by ‘don of advertising’ Rory Sutherland, vice-chairman at Ogilvy & Mather Group UK and founder of Oglivy’s behavioural science practice. As online news seems to get ever less reliable, print’s power in this sector is how it stands in opposition to ‘fake news’ outlets that have eroded much of the public’s faith in online reporting.
Sutherland’s talk follows an introductory address from BPIF CEO Charles Jarrold, who will provide an overview of the challenging climate in which print continues to shine.
Sutherland’s topic will also be picked up in the address given by Juan Señor of Innovation Media Consulting, later in the morning, who will argue that fake news is “saving journalism in print and online”.
Sustainability is of course a hot topic, and print has often (and often unfairly) been targeted as a perceived offender. Professor Mark Maslin of UCL’s geography department, will outline how those in the industry can respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change. Later, Jonathan Tame, managing director of print and paper advocacy group Two Sides, will present the results of the organisation’s recent campaigning actions.
The DMA’s managing director Rachel Aldighieri will highlight the ways print outperforms digital marketing and will discuss how brands can capitalise on print’s tactility by using it creatively.
Mark Lawn of Canon Europe, which is sponsoring the event along with Fedrigoni, says: “Now is the time to start knocking on brands’ doors and showing them print’s potential.
“What’s great is that we can inspire the community with living examples of print’s potential and how it’s helping to unlock new opportunities.”
Of the event, he adds: “For me, the quality of the speakers, discussion topics and professionalism make the annual Power of Print seminar a must-attend event for anyone in the industry. This event gives us the opportunity to come together as an industry – from print, paper, publishing, packaging and media – and foster the kind of innovative ideas we need to drive our industry forward.”
AGENDA
09:20-10:00 Registration and refreshments
10:00-10:15 Welcome
Charles Jarrold, BPIF
Jarrold will give a brief overview of the current economic, political and technological challenges facing the print industry.
10:15-11:00 Keynote
Can we have that in writing?
Rory Sutherland, Ogilvy UK
Why print is more trustworthy than pixels.
11:00-11:30 Riding the storm
Ryan Battles And Zoë Francis-Cox, Archant Dialogue
Over the past 10 years technology has accelerated at lightning speed, marketing channels expanded and consumer behaviours changed dramatically. But for Harley-Davidson and its ‘HOG’ community of riders, print has remained the most valued marketing platform. Content agency, Archant Dialogue has worked with Harley for 12 years and share their story of effective print strategies for today’s customer.
11:30-12:00 Coffee break
12:00-12:30 Mediamorphosis
Juan Señor, Innovation Media Consulting
The newspaper of the future and the future of newspapers: the challenges for print and paper in a digitally driven world and why fake news is saving journalism in print and online.
12:30-13:00 Media freedom is under threat worldwide
Jodie Ginsberg, Index On Censorship
Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job. Ginsberg, speaks in defence of a “free, vibrant, independent and troublesome media” that provides society with the information big business and the corrupt would rather remain concealed. Ginsberg will also explore the role of print media in an increasingly digital world.
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:30 Better planet packaging
Edwin Goffard, Smurfit Kappa
Goffard will present Smurfit Kappa’s new initiative, ‘Better Planet Packaging’ which aims to reduce waste by creating sustainable packaging solutions for customers, the planet and themselves.
14:30-15:00 The climate change challenge and your business
Professor Mark Maslin, UCL
With increasing media attention and public awareness, climate change is one of the most important challenges we face today. Maslin will explain the fundamental facts, why governments are concerned and are taking real action, how businesses can respond to this challenge and opportunity and how it will affect our daily lives.
15:00-15:30 Death by a thousand cuts – the digitised decline of the advertising industry
Nick Vale, Wavemaker
As we race towards an AI-driven programmatically delivered advertising future, are we really creating communication that has consumers best interests at heart? One could argue that if we continue to follow our current trajectory we will end up in a world where pricing rules all and brands have little role or purpose... In this presentation, Vale examines the present and future state of the communications business and what we should be doing now to ensure we remain relevant and valuable to consumers in the future.
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:15 Promoting the sustainability of print, paper and paper packaging
Jonathan Tame, Two Sides Europe
Tame will give a brief update on the recent success stories of the Two Sides campaign.
16:15-16:45 Zagging while others zig
Lauren Sutton and Carl Kirby, Waitrose
AI, machine learning, the inevitable march of the digital revolution: many industry commentators see these topics as the antithesis of the printed word, placing printing presses and the rest of the industry on the wrong side of history. While this view isn’t short on short-term margin generating opportunities (consolidation, lights off printing, marketing for an older demographic) one group of marketeers suggest an even bolder view of printed media should be considered. In a world of ‘screen time’ saturation and choice overload, it is the printed message that has the power to be most powerful, disruptive and, counter intuitively, digitally integrated marketing channel.
16:45-17:15 Creativity + tactility = engagement
Rachel Aldighieri, Data & Marketing Association
Whether it’s new or existing customers, finding ways to engage consumers in a creative way is something all brands strive to achieve. In this talk, Rachel will discuss how brands can use the creativity and tactility that print can offer to better engage – including the latest findings from the DMA’s research into customer engagement, creativity and mail metrics from JICMAIL.
17:15-17:30 Closing remarks
Martyn Eustace, Two Sides Europe
Eustace will wrap up the day’s events
18:00-22:00 Drinks reception and dinner
