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A weekly look at the stories making waves across the marketing industry featuring discussions with newsmakers and Ad Age reporters.

E.J. Schultz


    • Jun 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Ad Age Marketer's Brief

    Why Instacart's new 90s nostalgia campaign is resonating and what's ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 22:19


    Snap's new CMO on building a better ad platform

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 20:43


    Marketing job market trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 21:58


    We take the temperature on the marketing job market with Michael Wright, founder of executive search firm Taligence. What industries are hiring? What is the future of the CMO role? Why are companies not hiring agency execs as CMOs? We cover that and more.

    How Surfside is riding the vodka tea wave

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 22:51


    How phone company Nothing relies on viral moments and earned media to build its brand

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 24:39


    Nothing's Hollie Bishop joins the Marketer's Brief podcast to discuss the importance of earned media when marketing its new phones.

    How Xochitl tortilla chips plan to grow brand awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 24:24


    Roblox's CMO on how the platform targets gamers, creators, developers and brands—all at once

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 22:56


    Jerret West talks targeting, how the platform decides when to leverage cultural moments and the likelihood it will pursue a movie a la Minecraft.

    How Roundel is leading retail media 3.0 with data, scale and shopper trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 17:20


    From Method to Dropps, Dorward looks to repeat success

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 23:11


    CEO of Dropps was also CEO of Method during its early rise and looks to repeat success in green household products as the brand moves into retail stores.

    How Rowan grew from piercing ears at Target to operating its own shops

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 22:02


    How Nordstrom's retail media network has evolved and what's next

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 20:46


    How footwear brand HeyDude is using parent Crocs marketing playbook

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 21:37


    Volkswagen and Saturday Night Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 22:17


    Rachael Zaluzec, VW of America's senior vice president of customer experience and brand marketing, discusses VW's SNL partnership, integration marketing and customer service and how the brand is approaching EV marketing.

    How Samsung is using creators to develop AI smartphone features

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 24:53


    Inside the marketing playbook of Major League Soccer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 25:11


    Behind the rise of 7 Brew coffee chain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 27:22


    CMO Nick Chavez joins the Marketer's Brief podcast to discuss the chain's customizable drinks and local media strategy

    How the Anaheim Ducks' rebrand is winning on the ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 21:01


    How Verizon approaches Super Bowl marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 21:31


    How Eli Lilly is approaching GLP-1 marketing and what's next

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 19:17


    Chief Corporate Brand Officer Lina Polimeni talks about how the brand differentiates itself in the crowded pharma market

    Kimberly-Clark's John Starkey on Kleenex's 100th anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 19:58


    President of North America family care on refreshing the logo of a 100-year-old brand, the value of a brand where emotion comes naturally, and why he really isn't rooting for a bad cold and flu season.

    How DTC brand Rothy's uses its community as a focus group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 21:26


    How Mint Mobile is trying to maintain challenger appeal after T-Mobile acquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 25:10


    How marketers responded to 2024's biggest social trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 26:55


    Casey Lewis, author of youth trends newsletter After School, looks back on the most viral social media trends of 2024 and how they shaped brand marketing

    What marketers need to know about branding AI tools effectively

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 22:28


    Branding expert David Placek came on the Marketer's Brief podcast to discuss the dos and don'ts of naming AI products and services

    How the NAACP is renewing support for racial justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 17:58


    Aba Blankson, chief marketing and communications officer of the NAACP, discusses the organization's largest advertising effort to date

    Poshmark's CMO on recent seller backlash and live shopping

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 23:37


    How Alloy Women's Health is removing stigmas around menopause

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 21:24


    Four-year-old brand strives to bridge the communication gap around female-focused health care

    How focusing on the movable middles fuels short-term growth and long-term sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 14:44


    How Puma's new senior VP of marketing is building the brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 21:01


    Getting the most from your ad agency

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 21:19


    Joanne Davis, author of the new book "How to Get Your Agency to Jump Through Brick Walls—Without Paying More," shares lessons learned over 24 years in the agency search consulting business, including how to create effective briefs and what do do in the face of executive turnover. She also gives her take on what the rise of project work means for the business.

    Sports uniform sponsorship—what brands should know with Jason Miller, head of partnerships for Excel Sports Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 25:55


    How Trustpilot's TrustScore builds consumer confidence and drives brand growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 15:34


    Gen Alpha's ‘Coolest Brands' and how marketers can join the list

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 22:16


    Beano Brain's Helenor Gilmour talks about why brands such as YouTube are resonating with Gen Alpha and how the group is different from Gen Z

    Behind the creation of Hi-Chew's first mascot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 21:01


    Joanne Hsu, Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Hi-Chew's parent company Morinaga America, Inc., breaks down how Chewbie was born.

    How Bose is marketing its new clip-on headphones

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 25:49


    Chief marketing officer Jim Mollica talks creators and cultural moments to drive awareness  for the Ultra Open headphones

    How Albertsons uses customer insights to deliver fresh marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 20:08


    How Klarna is using AI to cut marketing and agency costs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 25:45


    CMO David Sandstrom explains the fintech company's generative AI strategy and recent moves into traditional banking

    How Hendrick's, Milagro, Balvenie and other premium spirits brands are navigating the post-COVID correction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 23:21


    How Celsius is building a resilient brand in the volatile energy space

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 22:00


    Behind Potbelly's limited-time offer strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 26:39


    Why Athleta's ‘Power of She' still resonates and what's next for Gap-owned brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 21:14


    How GoGo Squeez learned it had Gen Z and millennial fans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 22:13


    GoGo Squeez CMO joins the Marketer's Brief podcast to discuss how these new consumers are helping the brand grow up and spur new products

    How Ben & Jerry's is thinking about activism post Unilever spin-off

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 20:33


    Reckitt's Fabrice Beaulieu on how the company is using AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 26:44


    Chief marketer behind Lysol, Mucinex and Airwick describes how company is using AI to mine insights, measure media effectiveness and more.

    Nissan's top marketer on making the car the star

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 21:40


    Vinay Shahani, senior VP for U.S. sales and marketing at Nissan Americas, on recapturing the automaker's marketing edge and how it is approaching sports marketing.

    Inside Scrub Daddy's TikTok collaborations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 24:43


    Social media managers Kerrie Longo and Davis Miller talk about working with other brands, TikTok Shop, and what's next for Scrub Daddy.

    Behind Jomboy Media's creator-led sports platform

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 19:41


    Why Milani Cosmetics is leaning into women's sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 21:31


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