
February 26th, 2025 - Denver, CO
12:30pm to 4:30pm

An exclusive, half-day conference crafted for token project marketing teams, Whale Tales is an invite-only event for exploring the full spectrum of brand-building for tokens. Hosted alongside ETH Denver at The Tie’s InnovateDenver, Whale Tales dives into the essential aspects of creating impactful brands, the types of projects institutions find compelling, growing loyal audiences, and developing effective strategies tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities of Crypto.
Featuring a blend of expert panel discussions and interactive roundtables, Whale Tales covers topics ranging from community growth and developer engagement to audience targeting and innovative marketing approaches. This is a unique space for both leading tokens and emerging projects to connect, share insights, and drive the future of Crypto marketing forward—exclusively for those dedicated to shaping the decentralized economy.

AGENDA
A blend of expert panel discussions & interactive roundtables
12:30 - 12:40 pm | Opening Remarks & Kickoff
12:40 - 1:10 pm | Building Brands & Storytelling: The Keys to Audience Acquisition and Retention in Web3
Discover how leveraging storytelling can help create a distinctive brand while effectively communicating complex ideas. Explore strategies to stay ahead of emerging narratives, build emotional connections, and develop brand strategies that attract, engage, and retain your target audience in an ever-evolving Web3 ecosystem.
1:10 - 1:40 pm | Tactics & Metrics for Web3 Marketing
Explore the strategies and tools that drive audience acquisition and retention in Web3. This session dives into actionable tactics to attract, engage, and retain your target audience in a dynamic ecosystem. Learn how to effectively track and measure success with key metrics, including tweet volume, social conversations, on-chain data like daily active users, and user retention, ensuring your campaigns deliver measurable results.
1:40 - 2:10 pm | Data-Driven Strategies: Unlocking Growth for Your Token (Roundtable)
Harness the power of data and analytics to refine your marketing strategies, enhance audience targeting, and drive growth for your token. Learn how to use integrated platforms to track essential metrics like social conversations, on-chain activity, daily active users, and retention rates. Discover how user behavior informs partnerships, airdrops, and other on-chain initiatives. Gain insights into identifying influential figures and setting effective key performance indicators to maximize your campaign’s impact. Empower your team with the tools to create data-driven strategies that deliver measurable results.
2:10 - 2:20 pm | Break
2:20 - 2:50 pm | Staying on Top of Key Narratives
Staying ahead in Web3 requires understanding the narratives that drive the industry. This panel will uncover strategies for identifying the key topics shaping the conversation and pinpointing influential Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) who amplify these trends. Learn how to set effective KPIs, use data to understand community cohorts, and conduct social listening to track trending topics and address pain points. The discussion will also highlight collaborative marketing techniques, such as building partnerships with other Web3 projects, influencers, and community leaders, to maximize visibility and impact.
2:50 - 3:20 pm | What Institutions Look For In Tokens: Fireside Chat With Joshua Frank
Join Joshua Frank, CEO of The Tie, for an engaging fireside chat on the evolving institutional landscape in crypto. Learn where institutions are focusing, where new capital inflows are coming from, and how data-driven insights are shaping investment decisions. Gain actionable insights into emerging trends, key metrics, and strategies to position your token for long-term success.
3:20 - 3:30 pm | Break
3:30 - 4:00 pm | Understanding Your Community: An Analytical Approach To User Segmentation & Social Listening (Roundtable)
Discuss the transformative potential of data to gain deeper insights into your community. This roundtable focuses on using user segmentation and social listening to identify and analyze community cohorts, track trending topics, and address user pain points. Get the chance to share insights into leveraging data to create tailored strategies that resonate with your audience and drive meaningful engagement in Web3.
4:00 - 4:30 pm | Metrics-Led Success Stories
Discover how leveraging storytelling can help create a distinctive brand while effectively communicating complex ideas. Explore strategies to stay ahead of emerging narratives, build emotional connections, and develop brand strategies that attract, engage, and retain your target audience in an ever-evolving Web3 ecosystem.
4:30 pm | Closing Remarks
*subject to change.
Speakers

VENUE >
Tom’s Watch Bar
Join us for a day of dynamic conversations and insightful panel discussions at this vibrant sports bar with a selection of 20+ beers. As the day winds down, the networking momentum will transition into an unforgettable happy hour, ensuring a day filled with both professional connections and exceptional craft beers.

LOCATION >
Tom’s Watch Bar
1601 19th Street, Unit 100
Denver, CO 80202
Tickets
Registration is pending until approved by The Tie Team.