What They Say
Here are some of the comments from the delegates who attended in
2011:
The Festival of Media 2011 in Montreux was the best to
date. A future facing agenda with some thoughtful and
memorable content; an interesting exhibition area; a comfortable
auditorium set against a backdrop of lakes and mountains.
Attended by over 700 people and yet everything was within walking
distance so it felt much more intimate. Lots of lively
discussions in the bars. The Festival of Media 2012
in Montreux? Yes please.
Annie Rickard, CEO, Posterscope
I have been attending and speaking at conferences for well
over 12 years and it rare that you find one which stands out as so
exceptional that you feel the need to tell everyone about it.
The Festival of Media is that event. I cannot
fault it. The speakers and seniority of participants was perfect,
creating engaging, thought provoking, and insightful sessions. The
production and setting was superb making it one of the best events
I have ever attended, and that is not a sentence I use lightly.
Hats off to the whole C Squared team!
Daniel King, managing director, UK & France, Compete -
Kantar Media
What you have achieved has not only revolutionised the
intra-industry activities but also galvanized media's role in the
broader marketing industry….truly phenomenal! Awesome location!!!!
Really sets an exciting tone! All in all, a wonderful event. Would
love to come back next year.
Simon McPhillips, global director of marketing
communications, Kimberly Clark
Great content, great location, good number of delegates and
you raised the bar with the staging/packaging of the event. Really
well done!
Tim Collison, Director of Worldwide
Communications, Initiative
A quick thank you to you and the team for putting on a great
show and being such great hosts....great dinners, hotel, and
facilities. Lots of positive feedback. Can't wait for next
year!
Norm Johnston, global digital leader, Mindshare
Worldwide
Awesome, amazing, astounding Festival.
Congratulations!
Wil Merritt, CEO, ZOOPPA
Montreux was the best Festival of Media
yet! Congratulations on such a huge success!
Theresa Nasi, SVP global network development,
MPG
Another great event, by far the best to date, and going from
strength to strength.
Blake Chandlee, VP APAC, LATAM, emerging markets &
global agency relations, Facebook
Congratulations to all the C Squared team on an outstanding
event. The venue was excellent and the organisation seamless. And
some very good speakers and sessions which got people talking in
the hallways. Well done!
Stephen Allan, chairman & CEO, Mediacom
Worldwide
Congratulations on a great event. I found it very
stimulating and as always entertaining.
David Wheldon, marketing & branding consultant,
DWA
Fantastic event. Exciting topics. Enlightening speakers. New
thoughts and ideas for framing the future of media. Well
done.
Luis De Como, global media director, Unilever
Very impressive in terms of the scale, organisation, speakers,
audience and set up. Montreux is a beautiful setting and there is
so much to be gained from The Festival of Media and the
inspiring conversation it provokes.
Eric Mirabel, business development director,
OmnicomMediaGroup MENA
Firstly a very warm thank you for creating the opportunity
for young companies to share the stage with veterans of the
industry and keep the marketing industry up to speed. From the
feedback we have heard the Media Accelerator Program was a big hit
not only for all the participating companies but also for the
attendees as well. Having the good fortune of being the inaugural
winner is not something that was lost on our company and has kicked
our activity and spirit into a higher gear.
John Piccone, VP sales, Simulmedia
Best Tweets:
"Watching "social network" is remotely as good as listening to
writer Ben Mezrich talk about it..amazing opening speech #fom11" - @Kandilo
"Tell me I will forget,show me and I might understand, engage me
and I will remember #fom11" - @lefreddie
"#fom11 is engagement an
art or a science. Surely the art is using the science?" -
@lukeaikman
"Buy, Build or Borrow in a Paid, Owned or Earned world!
Perfectly, articulated by @luisdicomo" - @asadchawla
"Back to Paris. Enjoyed Festival of Media. Intimate and solid
attendees. One less trip to US! #fom11 #fom12" - curthecht curthecht
"Just back from an excellent #FOM11. Congrats to Charlie and
the team." - co_action David Orman
"Great event, nice to catch up with clients, media and friends
thanks to Festival of Media from a happy sponsor! #FOM11" - YahooAdbuzzUK Yahoo! Adbuzz UK