Speaking Engagements

Workshops

Do you have a marketing department, executive team, or group of employees who need to get up to speed on creating emotional bonds between people and brands? We can develop curriculums as short as half a day and as long as a week to immerse teams in the research, theory, and practical application of Brand Intimacy. Our workshops offer the following:

• Facilitated sessions by experienced partners
• Interactive teamwork sessions
• Customized areas of focus
• Detailed curriculum planning
• Course materials
• Pre-read assignments, homework
• Surveys
• Session binder with frameworks and Brand Intimacy basics

Keynotes

Brand Intimacy, designed for today’s marketing complexity, makes the ideal subject for keynote addresses and conference presentations. From a perspective on marketing trends to a detailed point of view on a specific industry and its Brand Intimacy performance, the topic always results in a provocative presentation and group discussion. Emerging as a notable subject among marketers and business leaders, MBLM partners have traveled around the world and presented to government officials, heads of industry, media outlets, and professional audiences of all kinds.

Whether it’s one of the authors of the Brand Intimacy book, a particular subject matter experts, or regional leaders, we have experts available around the globe to consult on opportunities to help you build stronger, profitable, intimate brands.

Mario Natarelli

Managing Partner, MBLM

 

Mario is the Managing Partner at MBLM in New York and an established marketing leader to executives and their companies. Over the past 20 years, Mario has helped companies of every size and type, working across the globe to transform, align and manage their brands to deliver growth and value. Prior to MBLM, Mario was the CEO of FutureBrand North America and Middle East and was the co-founder of HyperMedia. Mario is a graduate architect with a degree from the University of Toronto.

Rina Plapler

Partner, MBLM

 

Rina is a Partner at MBLM and has built brands for over 20 years. She leads strategy at MBLM in New York and has held executive positions at FutureBrand and Gormley & Partners. Rina has worked with B2B, B2C and B2G companies and has extensive strategy experience across a variety of industries including financial services, tourism, healthcare, technology and telecommunications. She was the creator of FutureBrand’s Country Brand Index and MBLM’s Brand Intimacy Study. Rina has degrees from McGill and Harvard Universities.

William Shintani

Managing Partner, MBLM

 

William brings a wealth of international branding experience across multiple industries and geographies to MBLM. He is a creative problem solver who is passionate about paradigm shifts and who examines every angle and possible solution before drawing conclusions. William is a Partner at MBLM and maintains executive and management oversight for the thriving Dubai office. His clients include Dubai Sports City, DMCC, Dubai Calendar, Dubai World Trade Centre, Boubyan Bank, Borouge, and ADNOC.

Nelson Hur

Managing Director, MBLM

 

Nelson is a strategy and creative leader, passionate about building strong brands that endure. As the Managing Director of MBLM Seoul, Nelson leads a team of branding and digital experts and oversees all client relationships. With over 20 years of experience, Nelson focuses on brand development, marketing strategy, design management, digital marketing, and experiential marketing across a variety of industries including technology, retail, financial services, and entertainment.