Keynote Speakers Revealed for thINK 2018

Ted Rubin

Author and social marketing strategist Ted Rubin will present the General Session keynote at thINK 2018, an independent community of Canon Solutions America production print customers. The acting CMO of Brand Innovators and Co-Founder of Prevailing Path, Rubin will share details around his coined term Return on Relationship, a concept he believes is the cornerstone for building an engaged multi-million member database and community. Rubin demonstrated success with this concept as CMO of e.l.f. Cosmetics, Social Marketing Officer for OpenSky and as Chief Social Marketing Officer and partner for Collective Bias's Advisory Board.

The thINK 2018 closing keynote speaker will be Jamie Clarke, Performance Coach for the 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals, Renowned Everest Adventurer & CEO of LiveOutThere.com. One of a handful of people in the world who have climbed the Seven Summits — including two summits of Mt. Everest — Clarke is the creator of the successful outdoor retail company, LiveOutThere.com, which has been named one of Canada's fastest growing businesses.

Jamie Clarke

Illustrating strong similarities between leading an expedition and an organization, Clarke demonstrates the power of teamwork, innovative thinking and an entrepreneurial spirit to conquer any goal. A captivating storyteller with high energy, humor and palpable passion, Clarke's insights have led companies like IBM, Audi and Kraft to seek out his expertise on leadership, team building and perseverance. Clarke will deliver memorable and relevant takeaways about defining and achieving success, effective leadership in dynamic environments and aligning your team to overcome obstacles.

"We are excited to bring the combined expertise of Ted Rubin and Jamie Clarke to the thINK event," said Victor Bohnert, thINK executive director. "Ted will elaborate on a strategy he developed called ROR or Return on Relationship, which really reflects one of thINK's core missions, which is connecting people in the industry."

In addition to inspiring keynote speakers, thINK guests will benefit from a full day of informative sessions, customer experience center demo tours and numerous networking opportunities with peers and partners. One of those sessions will focus on in-plants with production inkjet presses and will be moderated by IPG Editor Bob Neubauer. Taking place at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, the session (What Benefits Can Inkjet Bring to Your In-Plant?) will feature four in-plant managers, from Houston Independent School District, Sanford Health, Indiana Farm Bureau and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

In addition, new this year, thINK attendees can participate in hands-on workshops across End-to-End Workflow Solutions, Media & Inks, Color Management, Sales Strategies and Marketing Techniques. Also new to thINK 2018 will be the first annual Inkjet Innovation Awards, designed to recognize Canon Solutions America production print customers who are pushing the boundaries of this game-changing technology. Judges will be looking for the degree of "winnovation" used in each entry including design aesthetics and business effectiveness, as well as the degree of innovation used in the printed piece.

Source: Canon Solutions America.

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