Author: Kelsey Kovachik
Executive Leadership Dinner
Executive Leadership Dinner
Location: The Pierre, New York City
Partner: BDO (www.bdo.com)
JEGI CLARITY held its second Executive Leadership Dinner of 2022 on August 10th at the Pierre in New York starting at 6PM with cocktails. These events are structured as roundtable discussions and provide a stimulating evening of great conversation and networking.
This Dinner was focused on “How Software is Transforming Information Services” and the roundtable discussion was led by Mike Walsh, Chief Executive Officer of LexisNexis, who shared his perspectives on how software is increasing productivity, improving outcomes, and better assisting the clients of information services companies.
The Dinner brought together approximately 35 senior executives from a mix of large global corporations and emerging companies.
Robert Berstein Speaks About Trends in Affiliate Marketing
Media & Technology Conference
Media & Technology Conference
Location: The Pierre: 2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065
The Convergence of Content, Data & Technology
Our 18th annual Media & Technology Conference was a pre-eminent, can’t-miss event for nearly 500 senior executives across the media, marketing, information and technology sectors.
The theme of the conference this year was The Convergence of Content, Data and Technology. Attendees heard intimate discussions with an array of world class leaders and executives who shared their experiences managing through today’s fast-paced and rapidly evolving landscape as well as their strategies for success in the year ahead.
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JEGI CLARITY Sector Insights – JEGI CLARITY Leaders
A Brief Review of Relevant Legal Developments Over the Past Two Years – Robert Dickey, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Speakers
Mike Federle, Chief Executive Officer, Forbes
David Kenny, Chief Executive Officer, Nielsen
Pim de Witte, Co-Founder & CEO, Medal.tv
Sean Alford, SVP Corporate Development, Ziff Davis
Murphy Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Red Ventures Health
Greg Coleman, Executive-in-Residence, Lerer Hippeau Ventures
Alex Collmer, Founder & CEO, VidMob
Doug Cullen, CMO & Head of Corporate Strategy, Datasite
Robert Dickey, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Patrick Donoghue, Partner, Transaction Advisory Services, BDO
Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Financial Officer, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Jennifer Drury, Founder & CEO, BrandLab360
Andrew Jacobson, Consulting Partner & Co-Chair OLC, Outsell
Bonnie Kintzer, President & CEO, Trusted Media Brands
Ted Koenig, Chairman & CEO, Monroe Capital
Adrien Menard, Co-Founder & CEO, Botify
Jesper Meyer, Managing Director, Corporate Development, Accenture
Scott Peters, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Growth Catalyst Partners
John Rose, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Rosemarie Ryan, Co-Founder & CEO, co:collective
Beth Sidhu, Chief Brand & Communications Officer, Stagwell
Scott Stevens, Partner, Pamlico Capital
Hannah Stone Craven, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Stone-Goff Partners
Kylie Wright-Ford, Chief Executive Officer, The RepTrak Company
We would like to thank our valued, blue-chip sponsors for supporting the event
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Scott Mozarsky Comments on the Divorce.com Transaction
Executive Leadership Dinner
Executive Leadership Dinner
Location: The Pierre, New York City
Partner: BDO (www.bdo.com)
JEGI CLARITY held its first Executive Leadership Dinner of 2022 on March 30th at the Pierre in New York starting at 6PM with cocktails. These events are structured as roundtable discussions and provide a stimulating evening of great conversation and networking.
This Dinner was focused on the topic “An Insider’s View of the Rapidly Changing Marketing Landscape” and the roundtable discussion was led by David Jones, Founder & CEO of The Brandtech Group, who shared his perspectives on the major influential forces that are transforming marketing services.
The Dinner brought together approximately 35 senior executives from a mix of large global corporations, such as Accenture, Interpublic Group and Spotify, and emerging companies, including Actable, Giant Spoon and Quigley.
Esports Sector Update
Esports Sector Update
Key Takeaways
Gamers and Other Super Users are an Attractive Audience
- Gamers belong to an attractive demographic: young, affluent, educated, and technologically savvy
- Gamers are highly aware and proficient in using cutting edge technologies such as NFTs and crypto – the space is an excellent incubator for new tech
Super Users tend to be younger and more affluent than their counterparts, making them more valuable to technology and media companies
Strong secular growth potential
- The gaming industry has double-digit growth historically and very strong growth prospects going forward
- Overall strong growth attributable to increases in both: spend (p) and audience (q)
Outperformance through Covid
- Gaming revenue grew +20.0% (+11.2% outperformance) in 2020
- 80% of business in esports and gaming see covid as a positive impact on their business, creating a new watermark
COVID has accelerated the capture of prevailing esports audience growth trends furthering the paradigm shift towards interactive digital media consumption
More than games
- 60% of gamers have participated in a non-gaming activity or event inside a video game engine within the last 12 months
- Event types include watch parties, concerts, graduations, visiting virtual recreations of real-world locations
Highly attractive business models ripe for investment
- Gaming and esports businesses have high growth potential and scalable operations
- High-quality assets are at the critical inflection point of achieving profitability and generating cash flows
- All stakeholders are looking for partnerships to scale the business to the next level – find the business within the science project
Power of 5: The Power of the Network
“Power of 5”
The Power of the Network
5 Leaders, 5 Questions, 5 Minutes
The Power of the Network: Evolution of the Engagement Model Series
Introducing our latest Power of 5 series. We ask 5 industry leaders 5 questions in 5 minutes to gain insight on how they are succeeding in today’s market.
In this series we explore the evolution of engagement and networking models across the Business Information ecosystem in driving business decision making and how M&A is playing a part in that evolution.
Over 5 weeks we interviewed 5 select executives from leading corporations. Topics of discussion included current challenges facing clients, learnings from 2021, and M&A criteria going forward.
Key Takeaways
- Engagement and networking models are becoming more complex, and the pace of change is accelerating
- Trust is the new currency. Businesses that can build that trusted relationship with their clients will create value for their shareholders
- Winners will be defined by their level of customer intimacy. Companies that can genuinely combine engagement, data and insights to understand customer behavior and build relationships will outperform
- Increasing importance of simplification and verticalization to be able to offer the in depth, granular business intelligence that corporate decision makers need
- M&A will continue to play a key role in refocusing and reshaping businesses, both through acquisitions and divestitures
Speakers
Jessica Cole, President & CEO, Becker’s Healthcare
David Wilkie, CEO, World 50
Gehan Talwatte, Information/Data Entrepreneur and Non-Executive Chairman
Matt Peckham, VP, Corporate Development, Gartner
Jon Slabaugh, CFO & SVP of Corporate Development, FiscalNote
Full Interviews Below
Jessica Cole speaks with Kathleen Thomas
Gehan Talwatte speaks with San Datta
Jon Slabaugh speaks with Scott Mozarsky
David Wilkie speaks with Kathleen Thomas
Matt Peckham speaks with Adam Gross
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
Peter Drucker
Medical, Marketing and Media (MM+M) Investor Series
Medical, Marketing and Media (MM+M) Investor Series
Managing Director Hugh Boston Presents at MM+M Investor Series
Medical, Marketing and Media (MM+M), a leader in information that empowers healthcare executives and marketers, hosts an informational webinar for companies interested in learning more about opportunities in the mergers and acquisitions market.
JEGI CLARITY Managing Director Hugh Boston discussed the outlook for the Healthcare Marketing Services sector and how agency leads should be preparing for the world of investment and ownership.