Marketing Trends

Last week, Salesforce released its State of Marketing Report and we wanted to dive deep into some of the insights it held. To do that, we called our friend Jamie Moldafsky , the CMO of Wells Fargo , who joined us to break down some of the key points of the report and how the findings may have shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected industries around the world. Jamie talked about bud...

In today’s world, we often do things without even realizing it. We hop in our cars and we rush to the store. We shop, we browse, we touch and feel the products, but often we end up buying that same thing online. Why? Luckily, RRD’s President of Marketing Solutions, Doug Ryan , is here to answer that pressing question. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Doug discusses how the in-store customer ex...

Chaco Footwear — the long-lasting do-everything sandal — is probably best known as a niche brand among hikers and outdoors enthusiasts. That’s how Joshua Weichhand first connected with the product. But it wasn’t until years later after traveling the countryside and visiting our National Parks that he joined the company best known for its Z sandals. Today, Josh is the Director of Marketing for Chac...

Impact’s Chief Partnerships Officer Michael Head ’s career path hasn’t always been linear. In fact, his career trajectory is much more a zig-zag than it is a straight line. His journey has included pit stops in the healthcare industry, ambitions of running a gym, and finally a foray into app development. Luckily for all of us, the road eventually led him into partnerships, which are obviously crit...

With more than 35 years of experience, Michele Elrod has seen how the marketing industry has evolved over the years. On this episode of Marketing Trends, she sits down to discuss how she operates as the EVP and Head of Marketing at Regions Bank and how her marketing team is using artificial intelligence to build an evolving campaign. Plus she explains how her departments have changed through the y...

Kris Bondi is a multi-time CMO who has been called on regularly for her expertise in crisis communication — including for companies such as Starbucks and other large organizations. Today, she’s doing more of that work than ever, and she wanted to share with listeners some ways to deploy effective and efficient communication tactics during tough times. On this episode of Marketing Trends, she stres...

In January, Simon Harrison accepted his new role as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Avaya . Now, a few months into the new position, the world needs his company more than ever. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Simon sits down to discuss how Avaya is changing the way we experience and interact with our devices, how his company is helping others make decisions more efficient...

When your business is travel and the world suddenly comes to a standstill, your life and your business changes in an instant. That’s the situation Meagen Eisenberg founder herself in recently. Meagen is the CMO of TripActions, and when everything in the world started to shift, she was thrust into a new kind of action to find ways to address the situation and serve their customers and employees in...

Jamie Moldafsky views herself as a customer champion, and it’s not just because she’s occupied the CMO chair at one of America’s largest banks for nearly a decade. It’s partially because of the chances she's taken in her career, but more so her desire to impact her customers every day. On this episode of Marketing Trends, the Wells Fargo Chief Marketing Officer sits down to discuss her passion for...

In 2020 much of our life and work is on the go. In normal times we work from coffee shops, bistros, and airports, and we are constantly on the go. And while we’ve all used messaging applications like e-mail, Slack and other forms of technology to stay informed, none of them really keep us connected the way we need to be. Enter Staffbase’s Director of Marketing Jason Etter and President and Co-Foun...

Collin Holmes ’ marketing journey started at the local level and today, he’s still working locally, but at a much larger scale. Collin is the CEO of Chatmeter , which offers an all-in-one SEO platform to help local businesses succeed in building brand recognition and engaging with customers quickly and efficiently. When you think SEO, you probably think keywords and when you think customer engagem...

In the field of oil and gas, it’s actually quite rare for companies to have a CMO. NOV is an outlier in that area, and their CMO, David Reid, joins us on this episode of Marketing Trends. David explains why in the past marketing hasn’t been a focus for many oil and gas companies, and why he thinks it’s actually a critical role not just for his company, but for the industry as a whole. People don’t...

Storytelling is a gift and a skill. And, when told well, a story can move people, it can drive action, it can teach and it can inspire. Erik Bork knows this more than most. Erik is a screenwriter who has worked on projects such as Band of Brothers , From the Earth To The Moon , and more. We were excited to talk to him on this episode of Marketing Trends about the heart of storytelling and why it’s...

Michael Anderson is the Chief Growth Officer at boodleAI , where they are putting A.I. and machine learning to work to help organizations acquire and retain donors, consumers, and investors. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Michael takes us through the work boodleAI is doing and why predictive analytics can be helpful to your growth. Plus, he explains the need for simplicity in your messaging...

For a long time, websites have been these sort of digital brochures for companies that simply explain who they are and what they do. But Jaleh Rezaei [Szah-lay Ra-zai-e] believed they could be so much more than that. Jaleh is the CEO & Co-founder of Mutiny , which offers companies the opportunity to personalize their websites for each unique visitor. And when they do that, Jaleh says that the incr...

Around the world, Intel is a brand that most people are aware of. But that wasn’t always the case. Kevin Sellers is one of the reasons why Intel was able to build up its brand recognition in new regions all around the globe. and now he’s working hard to make waves at a different company. Kevin is currently the CMO of Ping Identity , where he is helping the company emerge as a leader in a growing m...

There are times in life and in business when the world throws us a curveball. Our ability to adjust to those curveballs defines who we are and our success. On this episode of Marketing Trends, we wanted to talk through how to go about making those adjustments. Sean Sheppard  is the Founding Partner of GrowthX and he hopped on the phone with us to discuss his eight strategies marketers can use to n...

How many games are there in the app store? And how many of those are you actually aware of? That is the question that AppLovin poses to game developers who are trying to find ways to get their apps in front of the right people. Katie Jansen is the CMO of AppLovin and on this episode of Marketing Trends, she discusses with us the strategies and tools they use to help bring more awareness to all the...

Toby Gabriner is a multi-time CEO and a veteran in the worlds of marketing, advertising and growth. Today, he is the CEO of NextRoll , where he and his team are building platforms that are changing the lives of marketers everywhere. Using new technology like A.I. and machine learning, NextRoll is bringing more precision and unity to the entire marketing experience. Toby discusses that and more on...

According to Mathew Sweezey , we no longer live in a world where traditional marketing efforts will pay off in big ways. Instead, marketers need to realize that the entire environment they are working in has changed, and therefore the marketing game they are playing has changed as well. It’s this entire idea that Mathew has written about in his new book, The Context Marketing Revolution and on thi...

As the new CMO at Pendo , Joe Chernov says that he “inherited something really special.” He joined us during his first week on the job to discuss everything he’s excited about both in the new role and going on at the company. He discussed the challenges facing marketers today and how to best set up the people you work with to be as successful as possible.   3 Takeaways: Building a bigger surface a...

Lomit Patel is the Vice President of Growth at IMVU , and he’s also the author of the new book, Lean AI , which is part of Eric Ries' "The Lean Startup" series. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Lomit joins us to share his experiences using AI to create more efficiency on his growth and marketing teams, and why he thinks now was the right time to write this book to help other young businesses s...

How much content has your company generated? And where does it all live? Could you find it if you wanted to? Well, you could if you were using Algolia’s products. Having a powerful search engine is critical to bringing to light content that will help build your company’s brand and credibility. Ashley Stirrup knows this, and as the CMO of Algolia, he’s helping to make sure that other companies know...

Building up your brand is important for any organization. But how do you define your brand, and what do other people think of you? Sometimes, the answers to those two questions don’t match up and it’s at that point that Craig Dekshenieks , the Director, Content & Marketing Operations at Aderant , says that hard choices need to be made. On this episode of Marketing Trends, Craig explains why discov...

Henrique Saboia didn’t always know he loved marketing, but when he discovered his passion for bringing products to market, talking to customers and delivering a message, there was no turning back. After stints at Cisco Systems, Twitter and Lyft, Henrique landed at Kiva , where he currently serves as the Vice President of Growth. On this episode of Marketing Trends, he explains what his goals are a...