Brand Strategy: Page 10


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    REI taps former Sephora, Williams-Sonoma exec for chief marketer

    Abigail Jacobs will oversee all marketing functions at the outdoor retailer, which has struggled to return to profitability in recent years.

    By Cara Salpini • Nov. 12, 2024
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    Keurig Dr Pepper taps new CMO to accelerate digital-first marketing

    Drew Panayiotou, most recently of Pfizer, is tasked with embracing new technology and keeping up momentum for brands like Dr Pepper.

    By Nov. 12, 2024
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    Trendline

    Retail Marketing

    Top stories that underscore the leading influences on retail marketing, including Gen Z, pop culture and generative AI.

    By Marketing Dive staff
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    Wesson recasts gender roles in Thanksgiving campaign

    The effort comes two years after the 125-year-old brand underwent a refresh and jump-started its marketing strategy.

    By Nov. 12, 2024
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    Netflix helps brands deepen NFL integrations with new ad partnerships

    The streaming platform, which now boasts 70 million global ad-tier users, also collaborated with Kia in Korea around the upcoming season of “Squid Game.”

    By Nov. 12, 2024
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    How Sprite remixed ‘The Night Before Christmas’ for its holiday campaign

    The brand’s first new holiday campaign in three years promotes a popular seasonal flavor by turning NBA star Anthony Edwards into “Anta Claus.”

    By Nov. 12, 2024
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    Heineken USA names new CMO focused on brand building

    Alison Payne, who succeeds longtime marketer Jonnie Cahill, previously revamped brands like Dos Equis and oversaw global beer offerings.

    By Nov. 11, 2024
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    DoorDash puts fresh spin on family meals for Hispanic Gen Zers

    The delivery platform’s first work from Gut Miami puts a refreshing spin on the common childhood occurrence of being told there’s food at home.

    By Nov. 11, 2024
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    Under Armour plots ‘most significant’ marketing to date as it works to win back shoppers

    “I don’t believe the consumer’s mad at us, we just have to give them a reason to want to engage with us again,” CEO Kevin Plank said on a call with analysts.

    By Cara Salpini • Nov. 7, 2024
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    Burger King doles out holiday deals with immersive mobile app experience

    Available to Royal Perks loyalty members, BK Village promotes the fast food chain’s inaugural advent calendar and 31 Days of Deals promotion.

    By Nov. 7, 2024
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    Papa Johns names new CMO to elevate data-driven creativity

    Jenna Bromberg, previously director of core marketing at Pizza Hut, joins Papa Johns as it works to improve perceptions around value and loyalty experiences.

    By Nov. 7, 2024
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    Yum Brands says AI-powered marketing is helping drive transactions

    Discussing Q3 earnings, CFO Chris Turner also said the technology is helping to reduce churn and should be easily scalable across brands.

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    Q&A

    Cracker Barrel’s new CMO on reconnecting a heritage brand to culture

    Sarah Moore discussed changing Cracker Barrel’s approach to partnerships and prioritizing apps like TikTok to keep a finger on the consumer pulse.

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    Amazon’s holiday campaign spotlights classic song, acts of kindness

    “What the World Needs Now Is Love” features heavily in the effort that extends Amazon's focus on music around the holidays.

    By Nov. 5, 2024
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    How Oreo’s new DTC platform fits into Mondelēz’s evolving data strategy

    The cookie brand’s work with digital commerce agency Goodness is at the core of its marketing transformation agenda.

    By Nov. 5, 2024
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    Peloton targets millennial men with first part of multiphase campaign

    The friendly rivalry between football-playing brothers T.J. and J.J. Watt is the focus of the first work from creative agency Special London.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    SharkNinja and David Beckham help consumers ‘Ninja the Holidays’

    The global holiday campaign positions Ninja’s kitchen appliances as the means to help consumers complete their seasonal meals in record time.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    Etsy focuses on gifts with a personal touch in sprawling holiday campaign

    Waldo, of “Where’s Waldo?” fame, travels the world but only feels seen upon returning home and receiving a thoughtful gift in the platform’s campaign.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Nike shakes up senior leadership

    Ann Miller will lead global sports marketing, and Chief Supply Chain Officer Venkatesh Alagirisamy will be elevated to the team. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 1, 2024
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    Why Rao’s picked Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for a marketing breakthrough

    The tomato sauce brand will also debut a campaign highlighting its heritage as it builds on sales growth and a recent acquisition by The Campbell’s Company.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Uber Eats, Princess Cruises debut in-stadium AR experiences with LA Rams

    The marketers leveraged Stagwell’s ARound augmented reality platform to engage sports fans with branded experiences during live sports broadcasts.

    By Aaron Baar • Oct. 31, 2024
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    Inside Disney’s increasingly global approach to selling holiday ads

    The media giant is helping brands take advantage of an audience that consumed more than 10 billion hours of content during the 2023 holidays.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    McKinsey: CMOs feel unprepared as duties pile up

    Marketers are handling a wider range of functions, including generative AI, but encountering barriers in relation to budgetary and structural support.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    Brands lean into fractious election with messages of unity and humor

    With tensions running high, some consumer brands are trying to make an emotional connection and avoid landing in hot water.

    By Christine Blank • Oct. 29, 2024
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    VML unites design capabilities, talent under new studio offering

    A dedicated agency design unit, one of several to launch this year, could help VML capitalize on ongoing demand for brand refreshes.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
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    Jennifer Hudson stars in Old Navy’s latest holiday campaign

    The campaign, dubbed “Love is in the House,” will air across cinema, social media, primetime networks and streaming services.

    By Howard Ruben • Oct. 28, 2024