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<h2>Attendees</h2>
<p>The We First Branding Summit brings together 200 executives from leading brands, non-profits and high-growth companies.</p>
<p>Our 2013 attendees hailed from a wide range of industries including:</p>

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<p><strong>50% of attendees hold a high-level position within their company</strong> with titles including CMO, VP/Director of Marketing, VP/Director of Corporate Communications, VP/ Director of Sustainability and VP/Director of CSR, Founder, and CEO.</p>

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<p><strong>The We First 1:1 program means every registration comes with a free ticket for a non-profit or company Foundation.</strong> In 2013, 43 non-profits and Foundations were able to attend the Summit including:</p>

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<h3>Testimonials</h3>
"What continues to amaze me about a We First event is the incredibly rich content that is provided. We First synthesizes and then pro¬gramatizes all the best data and best thinking concerning how brands are evolving. This means each attendee walks away with a wealth of knowledge organized into a coherent how-to manual for pioneering their brands beyond what’s known and into the realm of what can be." <br />
<strong>Tom LaForge, Global Director of Human & Cultural Insights, The Coca-Cola Company</strong><br /><br />
 
"We First is the best event to attend to see where purpose-driven brands, digital innovation and cause market¬ing can unite to transform business. Brilliant attendees, hands-on tactical training and insightful keynotes combine to leave attendees with skills they can use immediately as well as inspiration to drive change within their organization. Attend if you want to learn where the market is heading and get the skills to get there before your competition." <br />
<strong>Paull Young, Digital Director, charity:water</strong><br /><br />
 
"It provided a framework and a way to think about branding and telling our story in a very cohesive and linear way. What you find here are trends, data, information- all those things that leaders of your company are asking you for that you don’t necessarily know how to aggregate it all- that’s what I found here" <br />
<strong>Anne Rindone, Director of Foundation and Cause, ConAgra Foods</strong><br /><br />

"I think a lot of businesses don't have their brand well defined so then they don’t have their story built behind the brand.  Simon has helped us do is to come up with that brand, build a story around the brand, and then you have something you can go out and tell to your community and stakeholders." <br />
<strong>Ken Burgess, Chairman, FirstCapital Bank of Texas</strong><br /><br />

"We First is the first training I've attended that is truly useful as it helps you define a purpose for your brand or company and act on it using social media tools. The content is fantastic, carefully designed, and you end up with a clear map of what to do and how to do it as opposed to just inspiring information."<br />
<strong>Javier Rodriguez Merino, Group Marketing Sustainability Director, The Coca-Cola Company</strong><br /><br />

"If you were to bring someone in to share the expertise that you're getting with the Social Branding Blueprint, it would cost you tens of thousands of dollars. The thing that I like about this training is you have in that blueprint an incredible tool to step out and be able to make some consistent, logical steps to get you to where you want to be."<br />
<strong>Richard Davis, President, Arbor Scientia</strong><br /><br />

"This is a completely different experience. What you're learning here is actually how to do this; it's a hands on thing, a curriculum for learning." <br />
<strong>Robert Tercek, Chairman, Creative Visions Foundation</strong><br /><br />

"If your company is interested in keeping ahead of the new wave of customer engagement that is now powered by the new tools of social media – and who isn't? – you should have Simon Mainwaring to show you how to do it."<br />
<strong>Rick Ridgeway, VP Environmental Initiatives, Patagonia</strong><br /><br />

"After training with We First our engagement level on Facebook (people talking about us) has constantly exceeded 10% and mostly stays between 20-30% with a high of 70%. This is compared to good target range between 1-5%. We have seen sales as a direct result of the high interaction levels."<br />
<strong>Michael Jones, CEO, Thrive Farmers Coffee</strong><br /><br />

"The We First training program exceeded any pre-conceived expectations I had. You’ll see a direct impact on your business or cause almost immediately." <br />
<strong>Zack Swire, Founder, eGood</strong><br /><br />

"We First is as prescient as it is visionary – a must for marketers intent on creating a prosperous future for all." <br />
<strong>Rishad Tobaccowala, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for VivaKi, Publicis Groupe</strong><br /><br />
























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