The High Five Conference is the event where marketing and creative meet. The two-day conference in Raleigh featured five keynote speakers: Aaron Draplin, Ekaterina Walter, Spike Jones, Johnny "Cupcakes" Earle and Peter Shankman. The presentation features 25 of the top takeaways from the event.

1. THE TOP 25
TAKEAWAYS

2. “Marketing without design
is lifeless, and design
without marketing is mute.”
- VON R. GLITSCHKA

3. DOORS
OPENING
SOON

4. GETTING SEATED
15 minutes till the open

5. OFFICIAL
START
The Conference Where
Marketing and Creative Meet

6. Aaron Draplin
TAKEAWAY #1
Need inspiration,
try going “junkin”
Tip: The Motherload is the
World’s Longest Yard Sale
(click here for a post on Aaron’s keynote)

7. 50 Shades of Draplin Selfie’s
(click here for an unadulterated read on Aaron’s roundtable)

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TAKEAWAY #2
Everything is negotiable, be smart about it

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TAKEAWAY #3
Find the dead logos and
give them new life
(click here for a post on Aaron’s keynote)

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TAKEAWAY #4
Use all of the colors in the spectrum

11. Be curious
TAKEAWAY #5

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TAKEAWAY #6
We process visuals 60,000 x faster than text
Ekaterina Walter
(click here for a post on Ekaterina’s keynote)

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TAKEAWAY #7
Real-time marketing is a way of thinking

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TAKEAWAY #8
Open the kimono

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TAKEAWAY #9
Find ways to inject humor

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TAKEAWAY #10
Images tell stories and speak to the heart

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TAKEAWAY #11
Brand = Identity
Spike Jones
(click here for a post on Spike’s keynote)

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TAKEAWAY #12
90% of word of mouth
happens offline

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TAKEAWAY #13
Be fans of your fans

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TAKEAWAY #14
Stand for something bigger than yourself

24. TAKEAWAY #15
Delight in your
customers surprise

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TAKEAWAY #16
Do more of what makes you happy
Johnny Earle
(click here for a post on Johnny’s keynote)

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TAKEAWAY #17
Strange is good

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TAKEAWAY #18
Exclusivity should be cultivated

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TAKEAWAY #19
It’s all about the experience

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TAKEAWAY #20
Get people talking

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TAKEAWAY #21
Focus on doing likeable things
Peter
Shankman
(click here for a post on Peter’s keynote)

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TAKEAWAY #22
Be one level above crap

34. TAKEAWAY #23
Brevity is important

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TAKEAWAY #24
Take care of the customer you have…
they’ll bring you the customers you want

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TAKEAWAY #25
Give customers a reason
to come back

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THANKS

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INTERACTIVE
EXHIBITS

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RECRUITING

41. 25 TAKEAWAYS
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NETWORKING

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CREATIVE
EXHIBITS

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NETWORKING

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LEAD GEN

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CREATIVE SHOWCASE

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www.highfiveconference.com

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I T W A S A N H O N O R T O S E R V E A S E V E N T
D I R E C T O R F O R T H E 2 0 1 5 H I G H F I V E
CO N F E R E N C E . I WA S P R I V I L E G E D TO S E R V E A S
P A R T O F A C O R E T E A M O F D E D I C A T E D
VO LU N T E E R S F R O M T H E T R I A N G L E A M A . O U R
T E A M B R O U G H T T H E S E CO N D E D I T I O N O F T H E
C O N F E R E N C E T O L I F E . T H I S G R O U P W A S
S T R O N G W I T H T H E R I G H T K I N D O F C R A Z I N E S S :
E VA N C A R R O L L - P R O D U C T I O N
A N N I E P E A R C E - E X H I B I TO R S
C H R I S T I E M O N TA G U E - B R A N D I N G / D E S I G N
T E D S E WA R D - VO LU N T E E R S
K R I S M AT S O N - S P O N S O R S H I P
DA N N Y R O S I N - S P O N S O R S H I P
K A R L S A K A S - A M B A S S A D O R / O U T R E A C H
B R I A N M C D O N A L D - S P E A K E R S
M A RY B E T H M U N Z - CO M M ’ S
G E N E P I N D E R - M A R K E T I N G
C AT H E R I N E LO C K E - P R / CO M M ’ S
S A M F O RT E N B E RY - VO LU N T E E R S
J E N N I F E R W R I G H T - E V E N T S
R E B E C C A H O RTO N - E X P E R I E N C E D E S I G N
L I Z M I L L E R - E X H I B I TO R S
L E A H D O R S E Y - E V E N T S
L A R S B R E DA H L - E V E N T S
S H E R E E D U P O N T - R E G I S T R AT I O N
H U G E T H A N K S A L S O T O O U R P A R T N E R S W H O
H E L P E D U S P U L L O F F A G R E A T E V E N T .
C E N T E R L I N E ( S O C I A L ) , T H E O D AV I S ( P R I N T I N G ) ,
C A P S T R AT ( D E S I G N ) , T H R E E P O S T ( I N T R O V I D EO S ) ,
K R A S H (S P O N S O R V I D EO) , Z I G Z I B I T ( E X H I B I T S ) ,
R U C C I ( F I L M I N G) , S COT T B R O W N M E D I A G R O U P
( S T A G I N G / L I G H T I N G / P R O D U C T I O N ) ,
M O T O R S P O R T S D E S I G N ( E N V I R O N M E N T A L
G R A P H I C S ) , D W P P C ( P H O T O G R A P H Y ) , D O N O VA N
VO ( E M C E E ) , B O LT B I S T R O (O P E N I N G PA RT Y ) A N D
T H E S H E R ATO N R A L E I G H ( H OT E L ) .
- S TA N P H E L P S
S AV E T H E DAT E S
M A R C H 2 -3 , 2 0 1 6
B I G T H A N K S

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