The CMO Podcast

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Cannes Lions Roundtable | Jim's Fantastic Four on Creativity Jul 11, 2022

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Speaking in France at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Jim hosts a roundtable of four fantastic marketing leaders. There's Dean Aragon (CEO Shell Brands International AG and Group Brand Officer), Todd Kaplan (Chief Marketing Officer for Pepsi) Marcel Marcondes (Global Chief Marketing Officer at AB Inbev), and Lynn Schlesinger (Chief Customer Experience Officer at Forbes).

The conversation is focused on how marketing leaders can be creative, inspire creativity, and so much more. You'll hear how the difficult pandemic led to more creative ideas and you'll get their take on if creativity can be taught.

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Laura Jones (Instacart) | Creative Design Thinking Jul 06, 2022

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Laura Jones is the Head of Marketing at Instacart, the leading grocery tech company on the continent. Instacart is a 10-year-old business that makes it easier for millions of people to get their groceries through partnerships with more than 800 national, regional, and local retail brands to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 70,000 stores.

Laura is in her first year at Instacart. She previously held a long-term position with Uber, along with working at big-time companies like Google, Visa and Deloitte.

Speaking at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Jim and Laura talk about the importance of creativity and how "design thinking" informs her creative process. Laura also discusses how painting re-charges her mind and inspires her.

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Alice Milligan (Morgan Stanley) | Be the CEO of Your Calendar Jun 29, 2022

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Alice Milligan is the CMO of Morgan Stanley, an over 85-year-old multinational financial services firm, with about $60 billion in annual revenue and a market cap of roughly $140 billion. In 2020, Morgan Stanley acquired E-Trade and Eaton Vance the following year.

Alice has an impressive resume that includes 15 years at American Express and five years at Citi. In 2019, she was the Chief Customer Officer of E-Trade. She is now officially the CMO of Morgan Stanley.

In this conversation, Alice discusses what it was like maneuvering in a corporate acquisition during a worldwide pandemic. She talks about the lessons she's learned as a leader and the importance of being a customer of the company you work for.

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Carl Loredo (Wendy's) | Listening is a Super Power Jun 22, 2022

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Carl Loredo is the Chief Marketing Officer of The Wendy’'s Company, the 50 year-old fast food giant that now has 6,700 restaurants around the world and a marketing reputation as good as their famous burgers. Do we have to mention, "Where's the beef?"

Carl has been at Wendy’s for over six years, holding the role of CMO since 2019. He has worked in tech, consumer goods, home decor, and even a stint at an ad agency. Originally from Texas, he now makes the Buckeye State his home with his twin children.

This episode is all about how Wendy's maintains their edge, while listening carefully to their customers at the same time. Carl discusses how Wendy's stays up-to-date with trends by leaning into Twitter and gamer culture. Also, you will hear how Carl and his team stays true to Wendy's long-held values.

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Deloitte's Global Marketing Trends (Part 2) | Designing a Human-First Data Experience & Supercharging Customer Service With AI Jun 15, 2022

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In Part 2 of our two-part series discussing Deloitte's Global Marketing Trends report, Jim delves into the trend behind designing a human-first data experience and supercharging customer service with AI.

First, Jim is joined by Michelle McGuire Christian, a principal at Deloitte Digital. She is responsible for the go-to-market strategy, deployment of assets and overall growth of the US business. They discuss what Deloitte’s countless hours of research and development uncovered about consumers' feelings about data privacy and how it can be a powerful tool when used with customers' best interest in mind. They also discuss meeting consumer demands by offering what they need based off that data—and how that can be effective in creating experiential rewards for consumers. Jim and Michelle also talk about being responsible and competent with consumer privacy data, and using it to fuel the AI engine for an outstanding persona experience to build brand loyalty and trust.

Jim then speaks with Nic Emery, Chief Customer & Digital Officer at Crown Resorts (Australia) about how he implements many of these strategies to meet consumer demands and create one of a kind memorable moments for Crown Resort's clients to increase brand loyalty.

Read Deloitte's Global Marketing Trends Report in full at

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/marketing-and-sales-operations/global-marketing-trends.html

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Deloitte's Global Marketing Trends (Part 1) | Building An Intelligent Creative Engine Jun 08, 2022

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This is the first installment of our two-part mini-series exploring Deloitte's Global Marketing Trends Report. This study is massive, and Deloitte surveyed over 1k executives (many of them C-Level), over 10k consumers, and 556 global CMOs.

In this episode, Jim delves into "Building the Intelligent Creative Engine." Simply being creative isn’t enough in marketing anymore. Companies need to find and hire creative AND analytical marketers—but those changes don’t have to be a massive overhaul. The answer is to make a series of smaller changes within your company to help everyone work in an agile mode, and to ensure everyone adopts a more collaborative spirit— because collaboration is key to building a creative engine that moves at the speed of culture.

In this conversation, Jim explores the findings of the report with three special guests. First, it's Jennifer Veenstra, Deloitte's Global CMO Program Leader, who led the enormous effort behind Deloitte’s Global Market Trends Report.

Jim also chats with Livia Zufferli, one of the authors of the report’s talent section. Livia is a senior marketing executive with more than 20 years of experience in retail and consumer goods, including time as Target’s Head of Marketing in Canada. A leader in Deloitte’s Customer & Marketing practice, Livia’s areas of focus include brand strategy, integrated marketing planning, communication strategy, advertising, and creative/content development.

Finally, in order to understand the practicality of these findings, Jim speaks with Laura Curtis Ferrera, the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Scotiabank, the third-largest financial services company in Canada.

The topics covered in these conversations include: designing an agile team structure, rethinking influencer strategies, hiring skilled people no matter where they live, making sure your team is in sync with your brand purpose, and much more.

Read Deloitte's Global Marketing Trends Report in full at

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/marketing-and-sales-operations/global-marketing-trends.html

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Jenna Habayeb (IPSY) | Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Jun 01, 2022

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Jenna Habayeb is Chief Brand Officer at IPSY/Beauty For All (BFA) Industries, a digitally native beauty tech company with a community of 20 million and growing. BFA is the parent company of the largest beauty subscription brands in the world, including IPSY, BoxyCharm, and Refreshments, as well as the brand incubator Madeby Collective. Jenna has been Chief Brand Officer for over three years, following a CMO stint at a cannabis company and 11 years at agencies. Jenna was recently featured in The Forbes Entrepreneurial CMO List of 2022.

In this episode, Jenna discusses her motivation to make sacrifices to ensure she's always finding the work she loves. She also touches on how she motivates her team to achieve great things by showing them the possibilities outside of their own comfort zones. Plus, she talks about stepping away from the tendency to prove yourself—and instead, motivate and inspire others within your organization.

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Devika Mathrani (NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital) | Be A Life Long Student May 25, 2022

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Devika Mathrani is the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, a large and leading edge healthcare system with 2,600 beds, 6,500 physicians and 20K employees. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has affiliations with Cornell and Columbia medical schools and deliver 15K babies a year. It is one of the oldest institutions in America that traces its roots to 1771 when King George III signed a royal charter to establish the hospital.

Devika had a bright future in financial services with incredible roles across 20 years at American Express, Citi, and Wells Fargo before making a big career switch by taking on her current role about a year ago. In this discussion, Devika talks about why she shifted her career path away from the comfort of what she knew and entered an industry she had very little knowledge about. She also talks about how she's innovating within healthcare and engaging with the consumer to make them aware of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital while they're healthy—instead of just when they're sick. Plus, she dives into her leadership methods and how she built trust in her team within 10 months of arriving.

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Hiroki Asai (Airbnb) | Building A Functional Organizational Design May 18, 2022

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Hiroki Asai is the Global Head of Marketing at Airbnb, the 15-year-old industry disruptor that not only changed travel and hospitality forever, but has also had a huge impact on how we live. You will hear more about Airbnb’s just-announced restage in this episode.

Airbnb’s business is on fire–100 million bookings in the most recent quarter, an all-time high, with revenue exceeded $1.5 billion in the quarter, up 70% from a year ago and well above pre-pandemic levels. They recently launched a complete restage to their platform and updated the way they connect consumers with their hosts and destinations that will revolutionize search and connect customer wants with their passions.

Hiroki and Jim discuss his study of art and design and how that impacted his work as a CMO, what he learned during his 18-year stint at Apple, and his time off between positions, which led him to his current role at Airbnb. Plus, they talk shedding negativity bias to solve problems, and when it comes to understanding what inspires your customer—always ask why.

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Kristin Patrick (Claire's) | Being A CMO With A CEO Mindset May 11, 2022

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Kristin Patrick is the EVP and CMO at the youth-oriented, fashion and accessory company Claire's Stores, Inc. The firm goes to market with two brands, Claire’s and Icing, and has about 2,500 stores globally. Claire’s is also, by far, the industry leader in ear-piercing services.

With its retail stores and a burgeoning e-commerce and subscription business, Claire’s revenue is about $1.5 billion; the company is owned by Elliott Management Corporation and Monarch Alternative Capital.

Kristin has been CMO at Claire’s for about 14 months. Prior to this role, Kristin spent seven years at PepsiCo, where she was Global Chief Marketing Officer. She's also worked at a host of famous companies—including Gap, Calvin Klein, Revlon and Walt Disney.

In this discussion, Jim and Kristin dive into reinventing and reimagining a 50-year-old brand, having a constant feedback loop with consumers, and the importance of being a CMO with a CEO hat. Plus, Kristin talks about how her Gen Z daughter makes her a better marketer.

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