Latinas have been the most talked-about demographic, but for many companies, they’re also hardest to understand, asserts Mónica Gil, chief marketing officer and executive vice president of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. “Many brands are using outdated data and strategies trying to reach Latinas,” Gil says. “Brands need to see Latinas as they are today, versus using past perceptions.”
Starcom’s Sheehy: Keys to Unlocking Transformation and Growth
No industry is exempt from upheaval of today’s disruptors. That means every organization needs to transform the way they operate — especially how they use data and engage customers — if they are to grow and thrive. “The ecosystems are more complex; the challenges with technology are complex and expensive,” said John Sheehy, Starcom Worldwide’s global brand president. “So, marketers looking to unlock growth should focus on doing fewer things better, faster.”
Rent the Runway, Glossier on Crafting Magical Experiences
The line snaking down about four flights of stairs was a clear indication that Advertising Week attendees were keen to learn the strategies behind Rent the Runway’s and Glossier’s continued successes. Those strategies boil down to two simple, yet expansive feats: listening to customers and creating magical retail experiences.
Thrive Market CEO: “Consumers Don’t Just Want Value, They Want Values”
Organic food delivery service Thrive Market has one prodigious asset that nearly all marketers covet: more than 1,000 points of useful customer data that it harvests for everything from personalization to product development.
MGM Resorts’ Tomovich Goes Vegas-Style Big on Experience
Whether you love it or hate it, the one thing you have to admit about Vegas is that it’s exactly as over-the-top as it promises to be. So, if you have a presence in Las Vegas and you’re going to make a brand promise, you had better deliver on it.
Lilian Tomovich, chief marketing and experience officer for MGM Resorts International, is one person who’s gone all in to ensure that the entertainment behemoth delivers on its promise of wowing its customers not only in Vegas, but also across its portfolio globally.
Visible’s CMO Goes OOH and Beyond to Connect With Consumers on a DTC Level
While most mobile telecom providers are shouting about the strength of their networks and pricing, Visible is talking to consumers about their experience as a wireless customer — and how it can be better.
“Our mission is to bring the convenience and simplicity of direct-to-consumer, subscription-based models to the wireless industry,” Visible’s chief marketing officer, Minjae Ormes, told The Drum. “We want to build a brand, and an affinity for it, in such a way that our members stay with us because they want to, not because they feel they have to.”
Love, and Profit, Are in the Air for the “Most Intimate Brands”
An emotional connection with a brand can be a powerful motivator. In fact, brands considered to be the “most intimate” in the US outperform other companies in the S&P 500 and Fortune 500 lists in terms of revenue and profit, according to research from agency MBLM.
Who are those most intimate brands?
SodaStream Is on a Mission to Drive Change, Not Just Make Sales
The Case for Discovery in Marketing
Let me start by saying: I’m all about the data.
I’m an advocate of one-to-one marketing. I think behavior-based targeting is an essential part of the marketing mix. And, I’m certain that machine learning and other forms of AI will become so core to marketing as to be a virtually invisible element of areas such as personalization.
But, please, marketers, I implore you: Don’t get so caught up in all that contextual personalization has to offer that you overlook the art of discovery.
The Marketing-Kindness Connection
“How we show up in the world and how we treat others matters”—in life and in marketing.
Leon Logothetis reminded attendees of this during his keynote at Energize Growth’s CLIC 2017. Logothetis is the star of the acclaimed Netflix series “The Kindness Diaries,” author of the book of the same name, and a global adventurer and philanthropist.
