Amanda Elam has taken an unconventional route to her role as CMO of Bloomreach, but she’s learned some important lessons along the way. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Amanda discusses her unique approach to hiring, how to identify metrics that matter, and why we need to embrace and work alongside AI.
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Helping a growing brand stay on its upward trajectory is a big job, but it’s one that Jessica Gilmartin was excited to take on as the CMO of Calendly. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Jessica explains how she approached her first 90 days, what she was doing to define goals, and how she has been developing a plan to bring the company to the next level.
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The pet category is the second-most emotional in the eyes of consumers, behind only children. So as the CMO of PetSmart, Will Smith has a daily challenge to elevate his brand while connecting with the hearts and minds of customers. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Smith explains how he does this, including through strategies of expanding services both in-store and online and building more trust with consumers.
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After 100+ years of insurance excellence, no one would blame Liberty Mutual’s marketing team for playing it safe with its customer outreach. Instead, the company continues to defy its century-old origins by bringing new, exciting (and even outright funny) ideas to the table. In this episode, Jenna Lebel, CMO of Liberty Mutual, explains how implementing new approaches has only helped to widen the company’s target audience, and reinforce a trusted, proven brand identity.
After 111 years of history, building a remarkably consistent outdoors brand, L.L. Bean might not seem like a company centered on evolution. But after pulling back the curtain with CMO Nick Wilkoff we see that the company’s focus on transparency, inclusion, customer, and community positions L.L. Bean as a timeless example of how to keep a brand relevant and forward-thinking.
Machine learning evolves from patterns. Deep learning evolves from people. In this episode, Jana Jakovljevic of Cognitiv shares her thoughts on how her company’s technology learns from context and generalization to bring intelligence to advertising, through AI that affects human lives. Listen in to hear Jana’s journey, from her early experiences with AI systems, to helping take a company from idea to IPO.
