The next Silicon Valley Brand Forum will be hosted by Symantec corporation in early Fall 2010. We are just entering the planning phase for this event and welcome your suggestions for a topic, panelists and speakers. 

From Casual Acquaintance to #1 Fan
May 4, 2010 at HP headquarters, Palo Alto, CA

After a welcome by Kelly Hampton from HP, Adam Weinroth, vice president of strategic marketing at Demand Media, shared insights into the unique solutions Demand Media is finding for engaging customers in search of information, inspiration, and community. Through their popular online sites, eHow.com, Livestrong.com, Trails.com, and Cracked.com, Demand Media is getting their audiences to become involved in the content, giving them a stake in the experience.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Our panel discussion was lively and informative. The panelists each gave a brief presentation/self-introduction, including short videos highlighting the solutions offered by McAfee and Polycom (See links below). The slides from their intro are also available for download.

• Ron May, a Silicon Valley Brand Forum co-founder and seasoned marketing executive (download intro slides)
• Bob Kennedy, Director, Global Advertising at McAfee Security (watch HCommerce video)
• Heidi Melin, CMO at Polycom and past CMO at Hyperion and marketing VP at PeopleSoft (download intro slides) (download Polycom video)
• Dan Nichols, vice president of marketing at RightNow Technologies, a leading CRM company (download intro slides)

Video highlights from the event coming soon!