@SetupSays

Hi, we're Setup! We're marketing matchmakers - connecting you with the best resources + people to level up in your marketing career.

Atlanta, GA
Joined March 2014
Atlanta getting cleaned up for the World Cup is like putting yourself together right before a Zoom call
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Closing remarks—see you at Happy Hour! #AIMS2025
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Replying to @thomwinstanley
@thomwinstanley EVP & GM at Edible Brands, takes the stage #AIMS2025
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“Give the people what they want, but introduce them to what they didn’t know they needed.” @thomwinstanley on crafting the messaging at Edible Brands.
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“Red tape isn’t always a restriction. Red tape is an opportunity if you look at it.” @thomwinstanley discusses the policy and press that has crafted the cannabis industry and how he’s changing the narrative at Edible Brands. #AIMS2025
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“Make it fun, but not funny.” @thomwinstanley shares they are targeting an older demographic at Edible Brands that isn’t just looking to get high, they’re looking to cannabis to help them sleep, relieve pain, and more. #AIMS2025
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We caught up with Shivram backstage where he shared his number one tip for marketers planning for 2026. #AIMS2025
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Next up: Shivram Vaideeswaran, SVP of Brand Marketing at @PapaJohns sits down for a fireside chat with Joe Koufman #AIMS2025
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“There is no performance without a brand. Your bottom of the funnel doesn’t work if people don’t know what your brand is.” -Shivram Vaideeswaran
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On the topic of AI, Shivram shares that AI is just a “calculator” that’s only “as good as the input.” He wishes it would create content with a higher “appetite appeal.”
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“Everything starts with the consumer.” Shivram discusses product development and how @papajohns consistently launches campaigns in 3000 stores globally.
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Midway break—attendees are enjoying networking activations by SWARM and @SagepathReply! Have you met anyone new?
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Joe shares more on his vision for #AIMS2025
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Replying to @DeishaBarnett
@DeishaBarnett, President, Global Communications (CCO) at @UPS takes the stage with Setup founder Joe Koufman for a fireside chat at #AIMS2025
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@DeishaBarnett shares that 90% of her team is using AI. She shares she knows how to write a killer prompt because she knows “the long way”. She’s finding the struggle has been teaching the younger generation how to leverage these tools when they don’t know the “long way”.
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“Our differences are the superpowers of an organization” @DeishaBarnett shares the importance of a fully integrated plan when executing at a large organization.
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Behind the scenes at #AIMS2025 with Julie Bowerman from Kellanova. Julie shares the one thing she wants you to take away from her talk today!
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“Authenticity is a valuable currency. Corporate speak is the devil. Keep it real.” @DeishaBarnett shares how important it is to speak in plain language to be an effective story teller, both internally and externally.
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Julie Bowerman (CMO, Kellanova) takes the stage at #AIMS2025
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In a world of influencers Julie suggests you stay connected daily in culture. Examples she shared are Pringles collab with Crocs and Club Crackers collab with Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club. #AIMS2025
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Julie shares it’s imperative for marketers to understand their audience, segment, and build a full funnel consumer journey.
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Never underestimate the power of a really weird idea. Julie shares details of Kellanova’s highest reaching program (think 4 billion impressions)! Pop Tart’s edible mascot campaign put Pop Tart on the radar of college football fans. Julie encourages marketers to be bold. #AIMS2025
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