Speaker · Strategist · Author
Arnt Eriksen
Helping marketing leaders stop confusing effort with momentum — and build brands that compound.
Forthcoming
Marketing
at Velocity
Kogan Page · April 2027
About
Arnt Eriksen is a brand strategist and author with 30 years of experience building brands under real commercial pressure. From running Heidelberg presses at 13 in Grimstad, Norway, to leading campaigns for PayPal, American Express, Google and Meta — and delivering workshops for Starbucks, Nordea, Cannes Lions and Sony Music — his work is built from the room where the strategy had to work.
His forthcoming book Marketing at Velocity (Kogan Page, April 2027) introduces the Velocity Operating System: a field-tested framework for CMOs and brand directors who need to move with direction, build trust at scale, and turn audiences into co-builders.
Keynote Topics
Signature Keynote
You're Not Slow. You're Scattered.
Why speed and velocity are not the same thing — and what it costs your brand to confuse them. Introduces the Velocity Operating System with live audience self-assessment. 30 or 60 min.
Talk Two
The Trust Recession: Proof Beats Promises in an AI-Saturated Market
When 88% of marketers use AI, content volume explodes but trust collapses. Introduces the TRUTH Framework for signal-driven marketing intelligence. 30–45 min.
Talk Three
From Audience to Army: How Brands Turn Customers Into Co-Builders
The most dangerous question in modern marketing isn't "How do we get them to buy?" — it's "How do we get them to build with us?" Introduces the Find → Like → Love → Authority model. 30–45 min.
Formats
Arnt presented with me for the Connect Conference on behalf of Salesforce Marketing Cloud. His speaking style and presentation was absolutely brilliant. If you are looking for cutting-edge thinking — Arnt is your man.
Kyle Lacy · CMO, Docebo · Author
Platform
38+
Stage engagements
85K
Combined social following
1.2M
YouTube total views
57%
LinkedIn senior decision-makers
44%
Email open rate (2× avg)
800
nextMBA avg. attendance
Endorsed By
Rory Sutherland
Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK · Author of Alchemy
Ann Handley
Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs · Author of Everybody Writes
Faris Yakob
Author of Paid Attention · Co-founder, Genius Steals
Selected Clients
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Available for keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and workshops across the UK, Europe, and internationally.