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#SignalPG Event Content, Key Quotes

It's impossible to accurately incapsulate the entire day of content, but here's an initial attempt via Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

  1. For context, here's an overview, preview of the event from Cincinnati Enquirer.
  2. The event, sponsored by P&G and produced by Federated Media, is designed to bring P&G and others together to discuss brands in a digital world. Marc Pritchard, P&G's Chief Marketer, was quick to set the tone of the event.
  3. P&G's March Pritchard notes: Digital marketing is dead. Long live brand building in a digital world. #signalpg
  4. John Battelle's interviews with several of the speakers have been most insightful. He's not afraid to ask tough questions.
  5. And it was great to see that P&G promoted a tweet around their own event. 
  6. Congrats to @OldSpice for crossing 200,000 followers on Twitter! Now that's POOWWEEER! #SignalPG youtu.be/WxnSBEkk3Ms
  7. P&G CEO Bob MacDonald discussed the economy and the impact of digital with Battelle.
  8. P&G's Bob McDonald talking about Monte Carlo simulation. Procter and GAMBLE?! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Car… #signalpg
  9. Digitization is a key enabler across P&G, from creation of new molecules to running factory off pos data. McDonald #signalpg
  10. P&G aims to have one to one relationship with "everyone" and digital technology will make it possible #signalpg
  11. Companies with a purpose should welcome transparency. It allows others to understand your company as well as you do. Bob McDonald #signalpg
  12. RT @dsweet love Bob McDonald citing the example of Intuit's ability to iterate. classic #LeanStartup "turns on knowledge" #signalpg
  13. P&G moving, in a 24/7 always on, everywhere world, to having its product similarly available. not just in the store. #signalpg
  14. 70% of Pampers are sold online. 80% of P&G's consumer research is now done online. Disparate nuggets from #signalPG
  15. From Bob McDonald, we transitioned to CNET's Brian Cooley. His presentation was information packed. He discussed life in a post-pc era and how people are dealing with media, communications and social in marketing. He dove into great detail around the need for successful products today needing an ecosystem.
  16. CNET's @briancooley notes product's ecosystem makes or breaks success: device, service, apps, and operating system. #signalpg
  17. PCs are not driving new product attributes: smartphone, tablet, connected tv, connected car are 4 horsemen of ecosystem era. cnet #signalpg
  18. the cloud moves a computing device's "state" to internet. devices serving state in all user-places/devices have greatest value. #signalpg
  19. More comments that Cooley made that were reinforced throughout the day.
  20. Connected TV will eliminate maze/bad menus to an experience and "create flat channelverse" - cnet I hope so! #signalpg
  21. connected cars are part of the next big thing. they end the digital ghetto. no need to connect phone/iPod #signalpg
  22. Connected appliances are here but don't provide a rich experience, but its coming... #SignalPG

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