BRAND & MARKETING SUMMIT

Find the signal through the noise

April 8-9, 2025 Gilley’s, Dallas

Join us for two days of wild ideas and hands-on learning for real estate people who want to stand out and grow their business with more creativity and clarity and less hype.

Nourishment for your business and brain

Never before has marketing been as complex, confusing, and fast-changing as it is today. Between AI, constantly shifting social channels, shallow tactics, and the endless chatter of hype from loud, self-proclaimed experts, it’s easy to get tied in knots or paralyzed over what we should be doing to stay ahead. It’s the strategic equivalent of junk food.

Let’s get together and gain clarity over what we need to make our brand and marketing work better for us. Let’s tune into the signal through the noise. The honest, informed, and deep nourishment our businesses and our brains so desperately need.

Who should come

People charged with marketing or brand building in their real estate, proptech, mortgage or adjacent business should join us. Specifically, this could be:

  • Real estate agents, team leads, proptech teams, or mortgage pros who want to learn how to market better
  • Business leaders who want to develop a strong brand that carries weight alongside your marketing strategy
  • Marketing leaders who want to ramp up your brand-building efforts
  • MLS and association leaders charged with reinvention in a time of change

What you can expect

There are a lot of events in our vertical. Our hope is to cut through the noise that leaves attendees buzzing with 1,000 shiny new tactics they already feel behind on, and instead energize you with clear thinking and strategies that will set you on a path that works well for your business and feels right for you.

Keynote

Aaran Draplin

A Spirited Update from The Draplin Design Co.— And Other Fibs, Lies and Perjuries

Born from the loins of the proud Midwest, Aaron grew up on a steady stream of Legos, Star Wars, family trips, drawing, skateboarding and snowboarding. After making a name for himself as art director for Snowboarder magazine and Portland design firm Cinco, Aaron stepped out on his own in 2004 to start The Draplin Design Company. Since then, he has rolled up his sleeves for brands ranging from Burton Snowboards to President Obama.

Keynote

Matt Johnson

Professor of Neuroscience and Marketing

Matt Johnson, PhD is a speaker, author, and neuroscientist, specializing in the application of psychology to marketing and branding. He is the author of the top-selling consumer psychology book, Blindsight: The (mostly) hidden ways marketing reshapes our brains (BenBella, 2020), and most recently, Branding That Means Business (Economist Books, Fall 2022). Matt currently resides in Boston, MA, where he is a Professor of Psychology and Marketing at Hult International Business School, and an instructor at Harvard University’s Division of Professional and Executive Development.

A live event with deliverables

We don’t mean branded bags and water bottles. When we say an event with deliverables, we mean you can expect actionable strategies, messaging, playbooks and more delivered directly to your inbox after our time together.

Sponsors

Want to sponsor the Summit? Let’s talk!