Pepsi We Inspire Invades SXSW + New Photos Of “Icons” Raven, Taraji, Keyshia, & Dr. Robin Representing Their Inspirations
Pepsi We Inspire Invades SXSW + New Photos Of “Icons” Raven, Taraji, Keyshia, & Dr. Robin Representing Their Inspirations
PepsiWeInspire.com editor Nichelle Stephens will be speaking at the “Blacks In Tech (BIT) Meetup” on March 13th at this years South By Southwest Interactive Festival
Ogilvy Hosts First Blacks In Tech MeetUp @ SXSW
Ogilvy Hosts First Blacks In Tech MeetUp @ SXSW: Discussion to Look at Social Media’s Role In Building Communities and Brands
— Ogilvy North America will host and moderate the “Blacks In Tech
(BIT) Meetup” on March 13th at the acclaimed South by Southwest
Interactive (SXSWi) festival created to engage the black technology
community in the festival itself and to share ideas on the growing role
of social media in the marketing mix.
The
session will be moderated by Jeffrey Bowman, a Partner within the
Marketing Strategy practice at Ogilvy North America, and will feature
such well known social media evangelizers as Baratunde Thurston, Denise
Jacobs, Nichelle Stephens and Lynne d Johnson.
“Partnering
with SXSWi to create the festival’s first diversity driven event builds
awareness of the tremendous talent and thought leadership in the
technology space strategist,” explained Jeffrey Bowman of Ogilvy. “The
attendees and the event expand on both the festival and the agency’s
efforts to foster greater diversity and inclusion within the industry.”
SXSW
is seeking to promote diversity and inclusion as a cornerstone of the
Festival and has created a series of panels that feature diverse
thought leaders within the festival. The“Blacks in Technology Meet-Up”
hosted by Ogilvy is from 6- 9 pm at the
The Pepsi We Inspire “Icons” struck a pose to represent their individual inspirations
Raven Symone (Laughter)
Taraji P. Henson (Love)
Keyshia Cole (Hope)
Dr. Robin L. Smith (Wisdom)
About Pepsi “We Inspire” (www.pepsiweinspire.com)
Whether
they spring from the mouths of loved ones, through the media or from
within our hearts, stories inspire, motivate, inform and strengthen our
relationships. Pepsi We Inspire will tap into the powerful bonds
between women by creating a platform built just for them. Singers,
thespians, and authors, whoever uplifts and entertains, will be a part
of this community as they too share their own intimate moments, like
the songs, movies and recipes that make their own lives just a little
more blissful.