Getting Real on TikTok
Nov 10, 2020 / 2:10 PM EST
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Over the past year, we’ve seen an incredible shift in the way people are engaging with each other and with brands. People want real, they want personal, and they want that authentic relationship with the brands they love as well. In this session, discover how realness has emerged as the new cultural currency and hear from brands like Hollister and Momentary Ink on how they’re thinking beyond the traditional marketing mindset to create content that entertains and inspires the community in real and authentic ways.
Sofia Hernandez is the Head of US Business Marketing for TikTok, the leading short-form video platform designed to inspire creativity and bring joy. She’s responsible for building innovative marketing solutions that help brands become TikTok fluent and engage with their communities through powerful and creative storytelling.
Prior to TikTok, Sofia was the Chief Client Officer at consumer insights platform Suzy where she was responsible for driving revenue retention and growth, informing the product roadmap, and ensuring the entire company was rooted in a ‘customer first’ approach. With over 18 years leading some of the most iconic global marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies including P&G, J&J, Netflix and Spotify, Sofia’s passion for people and what makes them tick continues to fuel her keen understanding of how to drive successful connections between brands and the people that love them.
An activist at her core, Sofia recognizes her role as part of the 1% of Latina Executives in Tech and is committed to fostering inclusion in the tech industry by incorporating DEI into everything she touches–from a company’s hiring practices to its advertising. Sofia is a passionate advocate for social justice and co-founded a unique apparel line, Black on Black BK, that’s dedicated to spreading messages of equality and empowerment.
Jacee Scoular is the Director of Brand Marketing at Hollister Co., and has a laser-focus on building customer-first brand strategies that authentically connect with Hollister’s core Gen-Z demographic. Her efforts have led to relationships with partners that reach the teen customer in ways that are meaningful and relatable, and meeting Gen-Z where they already spend their time with engaging, relevant content.
Brandon joined the Momentary Ink team in August of 2019 after developing several of his own brands including West Diamond Weddings, Understand Your Brand (Clothing Co.), and Into The Nations (a non-profit working with underserved communities in El Salvador). With a background in film and design, he builds content and creative strategy for Momentary Ink’s social ad platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat.