Wed, May 17, 2022 - May 19, 2022

2022 Pollie Awards & Conference

Location: Caribe Hilton | San Juan, Puerto Rico

Registration for the 2022 Pollie Awards & Conference will open soon! Learn more about the conference here.

Registration for the 2022 Pollie Awards & Conference will open soon! Learn more about the conference here.

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Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 8:30 am

Registration

Location: San Geronimo Foyer

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 9:45 am

Breakfast

Sponsored by: SXM Media

Location: San Geronimo Foyer

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 8:45 am - 9:15 am

General Session: Are You Ethical or Just Trying to Stay Out of Jail?

Location: San Geronimo Ballroom

Speakers include:

Mike Burton, Ph.D

Ohio University

Associate Professor

Jaimey Sexton

The Sexton Group

Principal

Alicia Sisneros

Sisneros Strategies

Founder

Jim Innocenzi

Sandler-Innocenzi, Inc.

Owner

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 9:15 am - 9:20 am

General Session: Industry Perspective with Political Marketing + Media

Sponsored by: Political Marketing & Media

Location: San Geronimo Ballroom

Speakers include:

Jason Mendeloff

Political Marketing + Media

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 9:20 am - 9:45 am

General Session: One on One with Haley Barbour

Location: San Geronimo Ballroom

Speakers include:

Haley Barbour

BGR Group

Becki Donatelli

Campaign Solutions

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 9:45 am - 10:00 am

Break & Exhibitor Networking

Sponsored by: CNA

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 11:15 am

Break & Exhibitor Networking

Sponsored by: CNA

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Luncheon General Session: How to Better Engage Voters in Today’s Media Landscape

Sponsored by: Katz Media Group

Location: San Geronimo Ballroom

In today’s evolving media landscape, effectively reaching target voters means engaging with them on multiple media platforms. While over-the-air radio and linear television continue to deliver voters to political advertisers, […]

In today’s evolving media landscape, effectively reaching target voters means engaging with them on multiple media platforms. While over-the-air radio and linear television continue to deliver voters to political advertisers, learn why it is now essential for political advertisers to optimize their advertising campaigns with digital audio and digital video to deliver massive and targeted scale of local voters. Executives from Katz Media Group’s Digital Audio and Digital Video divisions will provide insight into the explosive growth and consumption of digital media, and how leveraging its unique capabilities in political campaigns is an unbeatable equation for success.

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Speakers include:

Doug Pfaff

Katz Digital Video

President

Scott Porretti

Katz Digital Audio

President

Brad Seitter

TVB

Executive Vice President, Business Development

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Luncheon General Session: Shark Tank!

Location: San Geronimo Ballroom

Speakers include:

John Link

AdImpact

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Mike Donoghue

Subtext

CEO

Chris St. Hilaire

Instant Focus

CEO

Laurel Earhart

AdvertiseCast

VP of Political Advertising

Helen Lum

AppScience

Executive Vice President

Brendan Carson

GaleForce Digital Technologies

VP, Growth Marketing

John Phillips

Aristotle

CEO

Jeremy Hudgens

Genius Monkey

CRO

Jim Innocenzi

Sandler-Innocenzi, Inc.

Owner

Tracy Dietz

DonorBureau

CEO

Taryn Rosenkranz

New Blue Interactive

CEO

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

General Session: The Future of TV Advertising: Why Linear & CTV/OTT Must Coexist To Win

Location: San Geronimo Ballroom

Over the years TV has always been the shining star of political advertising while digital was a strong, but small, supporting actor.  Times are changing and with almost half of […]

Over the years TV has always been the shining star of political advertising while digital was a strong, but small, supporting actor.  Times are changing and with almost half of US households now either cord-cutters or cord-nevers, how will budgets shift for the 2022 cycle and beyond?  Explore who should own the CTV/OTT budget for campaigns, how smart CTV strategy can help reach voters, and where Linear TV is still king.  You’ll hear perspectives from both sides of the transaction on this hot topic!

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Speakers include:

Jackie Huelbig

Basis Technologies

Director of Client Development

John Padua

Trilogy Interactive, LLC

VP, Media Buying

Will Hildebrandt

NBC Universal

Vice President, National Political Sales

Ellen Touchette

AdImpact

Senior Product Manager

Wed, May 18, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Hall of Fame & Campaign Excellence Ceremony & Celebration

Sponsored by: Political Marketing & Media

Location: Casino Antiguo

Speakers include:

Alexander Patton Gage

G2 Analytics

Mandy Grunwald

Grunwald Communications

Haley Barbour

BGR Group