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…
We spoke with Andjelic about her vision and strategy for the brand's comeback, the art and science of global brand-building and what it takes to succeed as a modern CMO.
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…
We spoke with D’Arcy about lessons learned from previous marketing roles, the rise of influencer marketing, trends to follow in the D2C world and more.
We spoke with Hiranaga about his vision for the company and how he believes purpose-driven marketing will evolve.
Forrester's predictions for the marketing industry as businesses prepare for potential economic uncertainties in the coming year.
CM Weekly October 30, 2022 Hiring a diverse workforce “just makes good business sense,” said JT Saunders, Chief Diversity Officer at leadership development firm Korn Ferry, speaking at a panel discussion on inclusive hiring practices at Amazon’s unBoxed conference this week. “Diverse and inclusive organizations outperform their competitors,” he added, offering up several compelling internal…
CM Weekly October 23, 2022 Leveraging the full potential of your martech investments has been a challenge for the industry in recent years. Consider this stat from Gartner’s just-released 2022 Martech Survey: Marketers use just 42 percent of their martech stacks’ capabilities—and that’s down from 58 percent in 2020. Barriers to utilization include overlap among…
CM Weekly October 16, 2022 Last week we brought you metaverse marketing strategies from iHeartMedia and State Farm executives, who dished on co-creating a new activation on Roblox, leveraging synergies between the two brands, the future of music in the metaverse, and more. This week, we’re sharing part two of our conversation with these trailblazers,…