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CM The Week Ahead 6.8.25
As one of the top running brands in the U.S. since the 1970s, Brooks knows its way around a performance running shoe. Some 50 years later, the company saw an opportunity to enter the lifestyle space and embark on the next phase of its brand evolution. The idea is to provide for existing fans while reaching new […]
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CM Top 5 6.4.25
Sponsored by: 1 Branding/Marketing Brooks Running CMO on Launching the Brand's First Lifestyle Shoe Line As one of the top running brands in the U.S. since the 1970s, Brooks knows its way around a performance running shoe. Some 50 years later, the brand saw an opportunity to enter the lifestyle space and embark on the […]
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CM The Week Ahead 6.1.25
Marketers are wooing Gen Z as assiduously as they did millennials, Gen X and baby boomers before them. But not all the methods of courting previous generations of consumers work with Gen Z. This was the topic of “Gen Z Broke the Marketing Funnel,” a panel discussion at the April 2025 POSSIBLE conference in Miami. […]
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CM Top 5 5.27.25
Sponsored by: 1 AI Gartner: 39% of CMOs Plan to Reduce Labor Costs and Cut Agency Allocations According to Gartner's 2025 CMO Spend Survey, marketing budgets as share of company revenue remain flat, and 39% of plan to reduce labor costs and cut agency allocations. READ FULL STORY 2 Branding/Marketing Grindr Aims to Improve Brand […]
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CM The Week Ahead 5.25.25
Sponsored by: LGBTQ dating app Grindr has 90% brand awareness within the queer community and has grown to 14.5 million monthly active users worldwide without significant marketing investments. But while the app is a huge success in many ways, the brand perception isn’t consistent and is frequently negative, according to Tristan Pineiro, Senior Vice President […]
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CM Top 5 5.21.25
Sponsored by: 1 Branding/Marketing How Marketers Can Prepare for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Compliance Significant updates to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) carry substantial implications for marketing and customer engagement leaders. Marketers should take these actions to prepare. READ FULL STORY 2 Acquisition Unilever CMO on Creating Demand Through a ‘Culture to Cart’ […]
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CM The Week Ahead 5.18.25
The marketing funnel is dead, according to Esi Eggleston Bracey, Unilever’s Chief Growth and Marketing Officer, who spoke at the POSSIBLE conference in Miami last month. The consumer package goods juggernaut counts more than 400 brands in its portfolio, generating 60 billion Euros in business annually from 3.5 billion global shoppers. And it does that by […]
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CM Top 5 5.14.25
Sponsored by: 1 Brands on Fire Brands on Fire: Coors Light Marketing VP on Audio Storytelling, Gen Z and AI Experimentation Marcelo Pascoa, VP of Marketing at Molson-Coors, discusses Coors Light's new audio-based cold plunge ad, reinventing Coors brands for younger folks and his approach to AI-based storytelling. READ FULL STORY 2 Digital NewFront Presentations […]
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CM The Week Ahead 5.11.25
Coors Light engineered its cans to change color when the beer was cold enough to drink—from grey Rocky Mountains to ice cold blue—back in 2009. It was a new concept for consumers that warranted a marketing campaign. But today, many younger beer drinkers are unaware of the color-changing tech on its packaging. That meant it […]
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CM Top 5.7.25
Sponsored by: 1 AI Marketers on Fire: Visa CMO on Agentic AI, Culture and Commerce Chief Marketer sat down with Visa CMO Frank Cooper III to discuss the brand's vision of AI-driven commerce, culture-creating sponsorships, the creator economy and more. READ FULL STORY 2 Branding/Marketing Four Ways Marketers Can Benefit From the Retail Renaissance At […]