Research is giving us increasing insights into what makes some messages cut through and catch on, while others just bounce off, and what makes some designs work, while others fail to engage.
This conference delved into comms theory and psychology to help you refine and improve your communications projects. We heard how organisations are applying learning from behavioural science to design communications and products that connect, and drive real-world action and change.
Presentations
What makes people tick?
Pat Dade, founding director, Cultural Dynamics Strategy and Marketing
Fame, feeling and fluency: how people choose charity brands
Seamus O’Farrell, director of planning and strategy, System1 Research
1 and 2a. Storytelling for change
Brian Fitzgerald, director and chief treehugger, Dancing Fox
1 and 2b. How to activate the right emotions in your campaigns
Michele Madden, managing director and Secil Muderrisoglu, senior researcher, nfpSynergy
1 and 2c. Persuasive language: writing words that work
Dr. Andrea Macrae, senior lecturer in stylistics and subject co-ordinator for English Literature, Oxford Brookes University
1 and 2d. Changing attitudes, changing behaviour – how do they connect?
Will Tucker, director, Will Tucker Consulting
Abigail Brown, head of health campaigns and marketing, Cancer Research UK
3b. Using framing to build movements that win
Jana Mills, co-founder and creative director, The Small Axe
Alistair Rooms, elections organiser, Safe Passage
3c. Human Centred Design: understanding the people you’re trying to reach
Patrick Olszowski, founder, Outrageous Impact
3d. Using humour to highlight serious issues
Joe Wade, founder, Don’t Panic London
***coming soon***
4a. How to break out of the echo chamber and engage centre-right audiences
Jamie Clarke, executive director, Climate Outreach
4b. Understanding behaviour change in context
Dr Fiona Spotswood, senior lecturer – marketing, UWE Bristol
4c. Applying Behavioural Science: evaluating the impact of your messages
Ashley Perry, associate advisor, The Behavioural Insights Team
4d. The psychology of irrational behaviour
Justine Williams, senior campaigns manager, RSPCA
When does persuasion become manipulation?
Tom Tapper, co-founder, Nice and Serious
Live Results! How do your values compare with that of the public?
Michele Madden, managing director, nfpSynergy