Tuesday, 3 April 2012Youth, Media & Technology

About the Event

Our fiery teenage panel talked about their media habits, what technology they couldn't live without, which brands they trust and why they don't want to pay for content or watch ads; before a panel of experts discussed the challenges of engaging with and targeting young people.

1 The Youth

Themes

Panel 1: The Youth

  • What media are used most frequently and what are their favourite media brands?
  • Which media inspire ideas and decisions; which "turn them off"?
  • Do they view and listen live?
  • Which consumer brands do they follow? How does the media influence this?
  • Which brands do they discard...and why?
  • What technology do they use and aspire to use?
  • What do they know about integrated technologies and how these can or could be used?

Chair and Panellists

Torin Douglas
- Chairman
Media CorrespondentBBC
Neil Taylor
- Presentation
Senior Research ExecutiveChannel 4

2 The Experts

Themes

Panel 2: The Experts

  • The influence of teenage audiences
  • Which brands and media are best to reach teenagers?
  • Is technology making it easier or more complicated to achieve this?
  • Do teenagers only do "bitesize"?
  • Is this an audience that will grow up expecting to never pay for their media?
  • How can we use research around teenage audiences to shape our promotional campaigns?

Chair and Panellists

Torin Douglas
- Chairman
Media CorrespondentBBC
Robin Hilton
DirectorResearchBods
Tim Pritchard
Social Media ManagerEverything Everywhere
Nicolas Roope
Founder and Executive Creative DirectorPoke
Jen Topping
Online Business ManagerChannel 4
Liz Cunningham
Head of Commercial ProgrammingKISS

Partners

Event Partner

Venue

Channel 4, 124 Horseferry Road, London

SW1P 2TX

Nearest Public Transport: Victoria (mainline services, Victoria, District and Circle)
St James Park (District and Circle)
Westminster (Jubilee, District and Circle)

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