February 24 - 27, 2025
JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Springs, CA
Ben Thomson is the President of Europe for MBN, where he focuses on Strategic Leadership, cultivating Client Relationships, driving Business Development, and delivering Social Media Excellence for Global Brands. Originally joining MBN as Social Media Director in 2019, Ben brought a wealth of experience to the role. Hailing from the United Kingdom, he graduated from the University of York St. John and founded his own music marketing agency at age 21, working on ecommerce and artist promotional projects for Live Nation, Sony, AMG, AEG, and eOne Entertainment. He later joined VF Corporation in Antwerp, Belgium, leading the Digital Marketing, Ecommerce, and Social Media efforts for Lee Jeans across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Since making the switch to the United States and joining MBN in 2019, Ben’s expertise has helped secure high-profile business with the likes of Live Nation, Wrangler, Reshoevn8r, Lee Jeans & Frida Kahlo, while transforming the ecommerce business of music and lifestyle heavyweights like Revolver Magazine and Alt Press, taking them from an average of 2x ROAS to an average of 10x in just 6 months. Ben’s guiding principle is “Follow the data, work hard, and be positive.” A passionate music lover, he enjoys creating and listening to music as his number-one hobby.
4 rounds, 25 minutes each
Table 1:
Moderator: Executive, Ad.net
Table 2: Google Shopping Masterclass
Bidnamic powers hundreds of the fastest growing retailers globally, in this interactive session, Ingvar Kraatz and Keelan Dumien will share the best strategies and approaches used to maximize revenue
Moderator: Ingvar Kraatz, COO, Bidnamic
Retail Moderator: Keelan Durnien, Director of Digital Marketing, Hershel Supply Co.
Table 3:
Moderator: Ben Thomson, European President, My Biz Niche
Table 4: Forget Vanity Metrics; How to Reach New Customers & Drive Sales through Influencer Marketing
Influencers; they’re everywhere, and as a rapidly evolving space, there’s a lot of competing wisdom on best practices for brand safety, creator compensation models (CPA, CPC, gifting), what success looks like and how to measure it. While most retail brands have explored some form of influencer strategy to find new customers and drive sales, few have succeeded to scale efficiently.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Join us for a discussion on how an optimized influencer strategy can lead directly to brand safe, efficient & measurable new customer growth.
Moderator: Aubrey Gutierrez, Sales Manager, Commerce & Paul Valker, Sales Director, Commerce, Connexity
Table 5:
Moderator: Matt Shenton, Associate Director & Joe Ball, Executive Director of SEO, Croud
Table 6:
Executive, Brave Solutions
Table 7:
Executive, Adeptmind
Table 8:
Executive, ResultFirst
Table 9:
Executive, Akamai
Table 10:
Executive, Optiversal
4 rounds, 25 minutes each
Table 1:
Moderator: Executive, Ad.net
Table 2: Google Shopping Masterclass
Bidnamic powers hundreds of the fastest growing retailers globally, in this interactive session, Ingvar Kraatz and Keelan Dumien will share the best strategies and approaches used to maximize revenue
Moderator: Ingvar Kraatz, COO, Bidnamic
Retail Moderator: Keelan Durnien, Director of Digital Marketing, Hershel Supply Co.
Table 3:
Moderator: Ben Thomson, European President, My Biz Niche
Table 4: Forget Vanity Metrics; How to Reach New Customers & Drive Sales through Influencer Marketing
Influencers; they’re everywhere, and as a rapidly evolving space, there’s a lot of competing wisdom on best practices for brand safety, creator compensation models (CPA, CPC, gifting), what success looks like and how to measure it. While most retail brands have explored some form of influencer strategy to find new customers and drive sales, few have succeeded to scale efficiently.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Join us for a discussion on how an optimized influencer strategy can lead directly to brand safe, efficient & measurable new customer growth.
Moderator: Aubrey Gutierrez, Sales Manager, Commerce & Paul Valker, Sales Director, Commerce, Connexity
Table 5:
Moderator: Matt Shenton, Associate Director & Joe Ball, Executive Director of SEO, Croud
Table 6:
Executive, Brave Solutions
Table 7:
Executive, Adeptmind
Table 8:
Executive, ResultFirst
Table 9:
Executive, Akamai
Table 10:
Executive, Optiversal
2 rounds, 25 minutes each
Table 1:
Moderator: Executive, Ad.net
Table 2: Google Shopping Masterclass
Bidnamic powers hundreds of the fastest growing retailers globally, in this interactive session, Ingvar Kraatz and Keelan Dumien will share the best strategies and approaches used to maximize revenue
Moderator: Ingvar Kraatz, COO, Bidnamic
Retail Moderator: Keelan Durnien, Director of Digital Marketing, Hershel Supply Co.
Table 3:
Moderator: Ben Thomson, European President, My Biz Niche
Table 4: Forget Vanity Metrics; How to Reach New Customers & Drive Sales through Influencer Marketing
Influencers; they’re everywhere, and as a rapidly evolving space, there’s a lot of competing wisdom on best practices for brand safety, creator compensation models (CPA, CPC, gifting), what success looks like and how to measure it. While most retail brands have explored some form of influencer strategy to find new customers and drive sales, few have succeeded to scale efficiently.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Join us for a discussion on how an optimized influencer strategy can lead directly to brand safe, efficient & measurable new customer growth.
Moderator: Aubrey Gutierrez, Sales Manager, Commerce & Paul Valker, Sales Director, Commerce, Connexity
Table 5:
Moderator: Matt Shenton, Associate Director & Joe Ball, Executive Director of SEO, Croud
Table 6:
Executive, Brave Solutions
Table 7:
Executive, Adeptmind
Table 8:
Executive, ResultFirst
Table 9:
Executive, Akamai
Table 10:
Executive, Optiversal
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