Dr. Darren Coleman

Keynote speaker, author & c-suite advisor

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Keynotes designed to 

constructively challenge

how you think.

This is what people who booked Darren say….

“Your presentation was excellent and highly regarded by all attendees. You have added great value to the success of this conference.”

Professor Philip Kotler, electronic World Marketing Summit

“Darren worked very closely with us, listened to our requirements and delivered a talk which engaged, educated and inspired our employees.”

Ana Douglas, Manager Marketing Communications Europe, FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe

“Darren and his thought-provoking subject was very well received by our audience, this was noted by the high level of interruption Darren received through questions been posed about the many of areas of interest to our audience. “

David O’Neil, CEO, European Sales & Marketing Association

“Darren’s talk was informative, practical and deigned with virtual delivery in mind. We received excellent feedback and Darren’s keynote was one of the best attended during Brand Week Istanbul 2020.”

Nazil Selin Ozkan, Brand Week Istanbul

“Dr. Coleman’s practical, case study-based insights were very well received by participants at the Summit.”

Indrani Kar, Principal Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry,  Centre of Excellence for Leadership

The audience experience

Enlightening, entertaining and engaging.

Darren’s keynotes provide your audience with:

New ways of thinking and perspectives that constructively challenge conventional wisdom and stimulate a mind shift.

New ideas, approaches, contextual models, frameworks and industry-specific case studies that connect the dots between issues.

Case studies, best practices, lists and guidelines that will help your audience understand and manage their teams.

Actionable advice and insights: Tips, tools and templates that help your audience act and enhance day to day activities.

RECENT AND UPCOMING APPEARANCES

UPCOMING:

Using Emotional AI to Build Brand Experiences: Electronic World Marketing Summit from Kotler Impact November 2024

RECENT:

Brand Stage Host, B2B Marketing Ignite, 3rd July 2024 

From Product Features to Brand Experiences: The Path to Success, Electronic World Marketing Summit from Kotler Impact 6-7 November 2023

Retaining Relevance Through Brand Experiences, BrandWeek Istanbul 9 November 2023

Building B2B Brand Experiences: Practical Advice & Insights, B2B Marketing Ignite 29 June 2023

Marketing Stage Host, Fifteen Seconds Graz 15 June 2023

Building your brand for the UK market: Practical insights & advice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Republic of Lithuania 29 March 2023

 

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Understanding your target customer workshop: The Nottingham University Business School 16 January 2023

Building Brand Experiences Workshop: Cranfield School of Management 10 January 2023

To win through experiences, don’t focus on experiences: IBTM World, Barcelona 2 December 2022

Building a sustainable brand:  Practical advice and insights Electronic World Marketing Summit from Kotler Impact 6-8 November 2021

Innovating through brand experiences : The secret lies in stability ESMA Convention, Vilnius, Lithuania 7 October 2022

Retaining relevance through brand experiences: Vibe Marketers Fest – Dubai. View talk here

B2B services brand experiences: Four common mistakes you’ve just got to avoid: B2B Customer Experience – London

Connecting Segmentation, Products & Benefits: Bancassurance MENA Summit – Dubai, UAE

Delivering emotionally-charged brand experiences: Nottingham University Business School Alumni Event

Winning through brand experiences in the (not so) new normal: Practical advice Electronic World Marketing Summit, November 2021

All brands are service brands…..to some extent., Fifteen Seconds, (1st October 2021). Watch here.

Fireside chat with a focus on brand, experiences and innovation (May 2021),
LOGIN21, Watch here (please note the resolution of my video was reduced for playback)

Getting your COVID-19 recovery right: Leveraging brand-driven growth (October 2020),
Marketing Summit, Confederation of Indian Industry. Watch here.

Brands, growth and COVID-19. How to Navigate these choppy waters (November 2020).
Brand Week, Istanbul. Watch here.

Competing through brand experiences: Three steps for success during times of COVID-19 (October 2020)
LiMA Kaunas, Lithuania 2020. Watch here.

Delivering Brand-Driven Growth, Informa Middle East (June 2020)
Watch here
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Digital internal communications and COVID-19: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater (December 2020).
2nd European Internal Communications Conference – Digital Internal Communications

Brand growth, creative work & chocolate fireguards, Isolated Talk Fundraiser for Samaritans (May 2020).
Watch here.

Guest Interview for MediaCat Turkey (May 2020). Watch here.

Emotional experiences are key to brand relevance (March 2020),
Let’s Talk Branding. Listen here.

How to craft values that engage employees – data-driven insights and practical advice, 1st International Internal Communications Web Conference: The “New Normal” of Internal Comms, Berlin (14th July 2020).
Watch here.

Adopting a data-driven approach to internal communications (Berlin, October 2019)

Taming the Brand Experience Beast with Darren Coleman (April 2019), Brand Driven Digital. Listen here.

Building brand experiences: Retaining brand relevance and driving long term brand performance (September 2019): Confederation of Indian Industry. Listen to the three parts:
Part 1 of 3: Retaining Brand Relevance: Brand Experience Environment
Part 2 of 3: Retaining Brand Relevance: Brand Experience Essentials
Part 3 of 3: Retaining Brand Relevance: Brand Experience Enablers 

Building Brand Experiences (May 2019), CEO Money. Watch here.

In-house keynotes (in person and online)

Building Multisensory Brand Experiences: Practical Insights & Advice, Nikon Business Conference 2022: Work hard, play harder, 20th November 2022, London.

Delivering Consistent B2B Brand Experiences at Scale, FUJIFILM, 5th October 2021

Building a B2B Brand During Turbulent Times: Consistency is the Key, Exclaimer Signature Summit, July 2021.

Understanding and leveraging brand loyalty at a services brand: Practical advice: UCI (Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios) Annual Convention – Madrid.

Building brands that drive financial performance: Goldman Sachs 10k Small Business Programme – UK

Understanding the value of brands. The good, the bad and the ugly: UKTI – UK

Brand personas and service design: Cranfield University Centre for Design – UK

Leveraging brands to drive competitive advantage in the financial services sector: Maybank – Malaysia

Building brand assets: Miral Asset Management – Abu Dhabi

Developing a customer experience mindset: HouseMark – UK

Radio interviews:

BBC Radio 2 Interview: Simon Mayo Show (June 2017). Listen here.

BBC Radio Interview: Wavelength asked to comment on University of Warwick’s new logo. Listen here.

Most popular inperson and virtual keynotes

Delivering Sustainable Brand-Driven Growth: From Strategy to Execution

From Expense to Asset: Reframing Brand Investment for Senior Executives

Sustainable Success: How to Build Brands that Stand the Test of Time

The Brand Experience Advantage: Staying Ahead in Competitive Markets

CLIENTS who embrace new ways of thinking.

Thought leadership

Know how to start, structure then scale your approach to building brand experiences

appearances

Collaborating to deliver an exceptional client experience.

Darren wants to be easy to work with. Here, you’ll find images, a bio, intro scripts A/V requirements and even a way to book a spot in his calendar. If you don’t see something you need drop Darren a line and he’ll be happy to help..

Intro Script: For each keynote Darren will write a custom introduction script that will address three key questions: Why this subject? Why Darren? Why now? Please email Darren and he’ll send you a script use this script (instead of a bio) when he’s introduced to the stage.

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