Fred Isbell presented on modern marketing, digital marketing, thought leadership, innovation adoption, digital transformation, and navigating marketing technologies. He discussed how modern marketing is happening now and requires representing the voice of the market, synchronizing customer experience, being a brand steward, capitalizing on insights, and integrating across the company. Digital marketing is becoming the standard as most consumer research is done online. Thought leadership sits at the pinnacle of content marketing and requires understanding buyer personas. Innovation adoption follows predictable patterns, and digital transformation requires responding to new technologies and innovations.