Navigating Brand Marketing and Performance

Brand marketing can feel like a leap of faith – especially when your CEO wants numbers, your budget’s tight, and you're juggling 15 other things. This session is for every marketer who's ever struggled to prove that brand work is more than just vibes. Tracksuit's country lead Dan Fleming will help you with:- Practical KPIs for brand – What to measure (beyond just reach and impressions) when you're short on time and budget.- Making brand measurable – Simple frameworks for linking brand activity to business impact, even if attribution is messy.- Tracking depending on spend – Low-cost to premium ways to track your brand over time and show progress to stakeholders.00:00 – Intro: Why brand tracking matters01:44 – Dan’s story: From VC to brand believer04:11 – What we’ll cover in this session05:00 – What is brand marketing today?10:05 – What metrics actually matter?12:57 – TikTok study: Impressions ≠ awareness16:25 – Brand vs performance: Why it’s not either/or20:00 – The phone test: Future vs current demand22:00 – Making the case to your CFO27:30 – What to do when budgets are cut30:55 – Brand as delayed-response marketing33:20 – Tools for tracking brand at different stages40:10 – RealReal case study: Brand = $15m uplift43:00 – Founders and brand trust47:20 – How to build brand with a small team