In this episode, Michael Anstendig and Hanna Lee chat with David Kaplan, Adweek’s Performance Marketing Editor and interim Brand Marketing Editor. It is the first time the duo interviews a journalist from an advertising and marketing publication.
David’s areas of coverage include how brands drive awareness, affinity and identity, while maximizing interactivity in their campaigns.
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Tune in to hear this savvy reporter share his thoughts on:
- How this 40 year old brand maintains its startup mentality DNA and stays on the cutting edge. 
- Why Adweek has increased its coverage of the hospitality and travel industry. 
- How the “mobile first” trend has accelerated due to consumers increasingly using their smartphones to help make purchasing decisions, for example, QR codes for restaurant menus. 
- Why the “spray and pray” approach to pitching stories is not effective and why a pitch to him should offer a unique insight. 
- How Adweek is open to stories about independent small businesses, not just major advertisers. 
David also answers a listener question from Amanda Stackman, Marketing Director of Fever-Tree USA, who asks what beverage brands should be doing to market themselves most effectively in a post-COVID world.
Connect with David at david.kaplan@adweek.com and on IG and Twitter at @davidakaplan.
For more information on our agency, please visit www.hannaleecommunications.com.
Connect with hosts Hanna Lee (@hannaleeny), Michael Anstendig (@michaelanstendig) and our agency (@hannaleepr) on IG.
