Kaylee Hultgren
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Media Relations
The PR and Marketing Effort Behind Chinese Laundry’s Taylor Swift Effect
Chinese Laundry CMO Sarah Zurell is on a mission to make the fashion footwear brand cool again—as it was in the ’80s. And that, in her mind, meant they should be cool enough for Taylor Swift. Thanks to a coordinated PR effort on the part of Zurell’s PR agency CLD, some creative marketing tactics and a symbiotic relationship between marketing and PR, that dream was realized. We caught up with Zurell to discuss the PR-marketing partnership that made her pie-in-the-sky goal a reality.
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Conversations
Marketers on Fire: Chinese Laundry CMO on Celebrity Fanbases and the Taylor Swift Effect
How Chinese Laundry capitalized on the “Taylor Swift Effect” by using small budget solutions, creative marketing, deep references and perseverance.
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Media Relations
PR Roundup: IPR Media Relations Report, Substack Lures More Journalists, Messaging Tips During Election Season
This week’s roundup looks at an IPR report on adapting to new media relations strategies, the Substack journalist trend and Kennedy Institute advice on messaging during an election season.
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Loyalty Marketing
McDonald’s U.S. Chief Marketing & Experience Officer on Driving Culture and Commerce
How McDonald’s has transformed its marketing organization, from launching a loyalty program to revamping its data infrastructure.
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Brands on Fire
Brands on Fire: Stanley’s Chief Brand Officer Talks College Campus Tour, Ambassador Program and Product Innovation
We spoke with Graham Nearn, Chief Brand Officer at Stanley, about the campaign’s goals, student ambassador strategy, product innovation and the 113-year-old brand’s approach to tapping into culture by creating relevance.
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Branding/Marketing
PepsiCo Global Foodservice CMO: Supporting Small Businesses Is a ‘Huge Strategic Focus’
We spoke with PepsiCo Global FoodService CMO Scott Finlow about the brand’s new local campaign, its strategic focus and how Pepsi intends to go big with supporting local businesses in the coming year.
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Marketers on Fire
Marketers on Fire: Denon CMO on Katy Perry Collab and Marketing Campaign for PerL Earbuds
We spoke with Mike Allen, CMO at Denon parent company Masimo, about the campaign collaboration and its goals; Perry’s own marketing contributions; challenges to product differentiation; and lessons learned from previous marketing gigs.
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Conversations
Behr Paint’s Head of Global Marketing Talks Color of the Year Campaign
Chief Marketer spoke with Andy Lopez, Global Head of Marketing at Behr Paint, about this year’s program, its myriad marketing benefits, appealing to younger audiences, and the importance of consumer insights and research to its campaign development.
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Conversations
Marketers on Fire: Hinge CMO Talks ‘No Ordinary Love’ Campaign and Gen Z Marketing
We spoke with Hinge CMO Jackie Jantos about the campaign’s marketing goals, the return of romance literature and BookTok, working with creators on social and more.
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Data Driven ROI
The State of Marketing Collaboration: 5 Habits and Capabilities of Successful Marketers
Five key habits shared by marketers who are driving results for themselves, their teams and their organizations.