CM Weekly January 29, 2023 TD Bank locked in a 20-year naming rights extension this month with Boston’s TD Garden arena, home to the Bruins, the Celtics and hundreds of mega entertainment events each year. From a marketing perspective, awareness is the obvious play here. But it’s one tactic out of many that supports community-building…
CM Weekly January 22, 2023 HBO’s new post-apocalyptic series “The Last of Us,” based on a 2013 video game of the same name, raked in 10 million viewers in two days across linear and HBO Max, making it the second biggest premiere on the network in a decade. But the marketing strategy started long before…
CM Weekly January 15, 2023 Like all brands within the spirits category, Johnnie Walker is accustomed to marketing around life’s celebratory cultural moments. But when it came to the emerging, disruptive culture of Web3 and collectible NFTs, the whisky maker lacked influence. “This was an area of culture that we really weren't playing in, and…
CM Weekly January 8, 2023 The fashion and apparel brand Esprit, known throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s for its colorful, oversized sweatshirts and ubiquitous three-striped logo, is seeking a revival on U.S. soil. And it brought on Ana Andjelic, former Chief Brand Officer of Banana Republic, to lead the charge. Esprit’s new Global Chief Brand…
CM Weekly December 18, 2022 It’s that time of year again, folks. The editors of Chief Marketer have unveiled the 2023 CM200, our annual list of the best brand engagement and activation marketing agencies across 11 categories and specialties serving the U.S. “This year’s CM200 represents an agency community made stronger and more resourceful than…
CM Weekly December 11, 2022 When Kristen D’Arcy took over as CMO of D2C wellness brand Homedics six months ago, she inherited a brand refresh at its first stage. But it’s what she created from those assets that made a difference. Actions such as launching a full-fledged brand campaign with a diversified media strategy, updating…
CM Weekly December 4, 2022 “With everything that’s happening in privacy right now, and how the media landscape is changing, your first-party and your zero-party data become at the center of communicating with your community or your consumers. And that’s why we really nurture this program.” —Ekta Chopra, Chief Digital Officer, e.l.f. Beauty Chopra is…
