Inside Fashion Marketing by Zalando Marketing Services

Recorded live at our OMR Masterclass 2025 "Retail media reloaded: Shaping the love brands of tomorrow", this episode unveils the powerhouse panel with brand leaders Alma Lipa, CDMO at L'Oréal, Dunja Ehlert, Senior Director Sales eCommerce West at PVH, and Iwona Skolicka, Head of Marketing Strategic Accounts EMEA at Salomon. Step into the new era of retail media, decoding the shift from clicks to connection, exploring how trailblazing fashion, beauty, and sports brands are leveraging AI, personalisation, and immersive storytelling to create deeper customer connections. It's a future-focused look at how trust is built and love brands are shaped. Watch the full Masterclass here and join Heike Lari, Director Partner Marketing & Consultancy, as she presents how every touchpoint becomes shoppable, inspiring, and unforgettable.

Step into the piazza of possibilities with Chiara Grimoldi, Senior Marketing Manager at VF, with a focus on the iconic brand, Vans, as she joins Heike Lari to unpack Vans' bold collaboration with Zalando's “What do I wear?” campaign. From Sarah Jessica Parker swapping shoes to the Gen-Z style feed that took over a reimagined piazza — discover how authenticity, culture, and creativity shaped this standout moment in fashion marketing.

Watch our first ever video podcast episode which was recorded live. We had the pleasure of hosting Emma Helsloot, Co-founder of the Women in Retail Media Collective, and some of their members on the 22nd floor of our Zalando office, with Berlin stretching out beneath us and the sun as the ultimate paid actor of the day. Join us for an inspiring talk where Emma and Heike tackled industry challenges, the need for stronger female representation, and personal career milestones that shaped their journeys.

Kicking off a new podcast season with a lot of exciting firsts! Meet our new podcast host, Heike Lari, Director Partner Marketing & Consultancy at Zalando Partner Marketing Services, as she takes over from Andreas Antrup and unveils an expanded vision for the podcast. We'll continue bringing you insights from partners and experts but will now also explore the full spectrum of retail media—including collaborations beyond Zalando. Tune in for fresh perspectives, new voices, and the future of retail media!

We dive into Tommy Hilfiger's recent “My Team” campaign, with Jasmin Bolouri, Director of Marketing for Europe West at PVH, joining Andreas for the last show of this season. Jasmin shares insider perspectives on the creative vision, execution, and strategy behind the campaign, offering a unique lens into how iconic brands stay relevant in today's fast-paced world of fashion.

We've updated our product offering to bring you marketing services and tools that are even more customer-centric. Wondering what that means for brands like yours? Today, Andreas chats with Jamie Bacon, Marketplace Director at Brooks, to see how they've been working together with us to gather insights into their audience and approach their marketing strategy in a more holistic, full-funnel way. And by the way! We have a new website, check out everything you need to know about your partnership with us here.

Today's episode is all about the Summer of sports! With the football Euros and the Olympics just around the corner, Andreas chats with Joey Bernier, Head of Integrated Proposition Marketing Sports and Streetwear at Zalando about how you can leverage the momentum of the moment to connect with customers on Zalando.

Let's kick off season 4 of "Inside Fashion Marketing" with episode #40 and our guest, Mark Rutten, who's Head of Sports & Premium Partner Management at ZMS. Mark and Andreas will guide us through a promising 2024 outlook, some of the initiatives that are planned, and what exactly brands should keep in mind for the upcoming year to be successful on and off site Zalando. They're also talking about the success campaign of GAP "Sharing Pride" from 2023 - you can find the Case Study here. Last but not least, we're excited to open the entries for the 4th edition of the ZMS Partner Awards - get all the details here.

In this final episode of the year, Andreas catches up with Heike Lari, Director Partner Consultancy & Propositions at ZMS, to have a look back on some of the incredible projects and results we achieved this year together with our partners. Tune in to hear Andreas and Heike unpacking ZMS-specific highlights, and looking at their crystal ball to give you some insights into what's coming up in 2024!  Want to dive deeper? Check out our ZMS Branding Study 2023

Today Andreas unpacks Steve Madden's influencer event secrets together with their very own Lisanne Stolk, Trade Marketeer at the shoes and accessories brand. Steve Madden not only used their latest influencer event in Berlin to create extraordinary and unique onsite campaign content but also generated enormous buzz on social media, without even booking any deliverables with the influencers. Tune in to get to know what they've been doing exactly to reach outstanding KPIs! You want to dive even deeper into the KPIs itself? Find the case study here!

Today on the podcast, Andreas is delving into the captivating realm of values-driven branding strategies with Elena Cobo Arranz, Senior Consultant at ZMS Insights, who has been driving a large-scale study into exactly this topic. Danyang Yu, Team Lead of Consulting at ZMS Insights, will also provide a holistic perspective of how we leverage these insights at ZMS. If you've been curious about entering this sphere, especially when engaging with Gen-Z customers, look - or should we say, listen - no further!

Tune in to part 2 of this two-part episode with Christian Weiss, Marketing Director North Europe, Levi Strauss & Co.®, and hear all about what Levi's® did to celebrate its 150 year birthday! Check out the case study here.

Today Andreas talks with Christian Weiss, Marketing Director North Europe, Levi Strauss & Co. about how Levi's has maintained its position as a denim classic for 150 years. The secret ingredient? Strong partnerships! Tune in to part 1 of this two-part episode and hear all about how Levi's maintains relevancy in a volatile fashion landscape.

Today Andreas talks with Sema Saglik, Head of Performance and Self Service Solutions here at ZMS about our self service tooling for partners. We'll be looking at how partners can steer their marketing campaigns independently and efficiently on their own; how some partners are adopting a hybrid approach with a combination of both managed and self-service support; and a quick product outlook at what's to come. For everything on self service and influencer marketing, have a listen to our “Ultimate Guide to Influencer Marketing.” Check out both case studies mentioned in the episode: Touché Privé and Lascana!

Today Andreas talks to Pascal Parise, Vice President Europe Franchise & Global Wholesale at Aldo Group and Cindy Leclerc, Senior Marketing Manager, Wholesale EU at Aldo Group about something we haven't discussed on the podcast so far, and that's cross-category brand collaborations! Cross-category collaborations are marketing collaborations between brands from different categories such as fashion and beauty. In 2022, ALDO and L'Oréal joined forces with ZMS. The aim was to connect beauty and fashion audiences with a 360°degree campaign, showcasing an exclusive product collaboration through expertly tailored media placements, both onsite and offsite.

In the episode with Esprit, Andreas talks to Nisrine El Ayadi, Strategic Key Account Manager, and Lisa Benninghoff, Teamlead e-Commerce Marketplaces about Esprit's journey to shift its brand perception among younger consumers and increase its overall brand heat. Enlisting the help of ZMS, our challenge was to create a campaign that brings Esprit back under the spotlight in Europe as a stylish, cool, and inspiring fashion brand. In order to do this, we kicked off a campaign together called “Sweet Escape”. Hear all about it in today's episode!

In this second part of our two-part episode with Christine Wolburg, Head of Sales & Marketing at BVG, and Benjamin Isenheim, Brand Director at QS by s.Oliver, we'll be discussing the objectives, creative concept, media strategy and learnings from the recent collaborative streetwear campaign. Find out how the brands were able to connect consumers to their collection together with ZMS, and how we captured the full user journey on and offsite.  Missed part one? Catch it here.

In the first episode of season 3, Andreas talks to Christine Wolburg, Head of Sales & Marketing at BVG, and Benjamin Isenheim, Brand Director at QS by s.Oliver, about the amazing collaboration between them and Zalando. In July 2022, the BVG, Berlin's public transportation provider, launched its new seat cover pattern “Patterns of Diversity", an ode to the city's diversity. Out of these patterns, the BVG created a fashion collection–designed in parallel with QS by s.Oliver sold exclusively on Zalando. Tune into the first part of this two-part episode to get to know everything about the BVG, their unique marketing approach, and QS by s.Oliver.

This week Andreas is speaking with Josephine Baaden, Reebok's Account Manager at ZMS about Reebok's sell-out success and the impact ZMS can have on a brand's performance and branding. Recently Reebok dropped a limited edition of their cult classic–Club C 85, customized by Maxplore, one of Germany's biggest sneaker customizers, exclusively on Zalando via zPlus. Maxplore used his innovative and signature coffee-dying technique to create 50 unique sneakers. ZMS' mission was to capture Reebok's exclusive collaboration with bold images and authentic storytelling, combining the creative approach with an extensive media campaign. The sneaker drop sold out in minutes! Get the full scoop in today's episode.

This week Andreas is speaking with Lucy Bentall, Marketing Manager at Ellesse about the brand's inspiring campaign: “Fresh Perspectives”. The campaign spotlights Gen Z, showing how the younger generation has been shaped by a culture of speaking out on important issues. Tune in to hear all about the creative approach Ellesse took with ZMS, and how they found influencers that really embody the brand ethos. Check out the campaign here!

This week Andreas is speaking with Bethany Ripley, Digital Marketing Manager at adidas Golf. Wondering how adidas gained 7K new customers in 2022 with ZMS? Wonder no more! This past July, together with ZMS, adidas Golf sent 3 influencers to the 150th anniversary of the Open Golf Championship in Scotland. The campaign created around this event aimed to expand the typical audience for golf-wear to Gen Z. Trust adidas to give something classic a fresh edge!

This week Andreas is speaking with Sarah Jin, Team Lead Insights Consulting at ZMS Insights, about how to use the Cyber Week period to improve your brand performance and win new customers. Cyber Week makes up a quarter of purchases and new customer acquisitions on Zalando in Q4, generating huge uplifts and also longer-term brand impact. Find out how you can attract and retain new customers during Cyber Week this year using data and insights, and stick around until the end to hear Sarah's top takeaways for brands!

Welcome back to part two of our two-part episode with Crocs. This week Andreas speaks with Davide Spinelli, eTail Digital Marketing Manager EMEA, and Priscilla Tran, Key Account Executive from the brand about Crocs' recent exclusive zPlus campaign with Zalando - The Classic Crush! This was a zPlus campaign, meaning that zPlus customers who've signed up for early access and premium shipping were able to shop the collection before anyone else. It was also our first-ever exclusive for Crocs on Zalando! Tune in to hear all about it. Missed part one? Listen in here to hear all about Crocs' brand history and their partnership with Zalando and how they go about reaching various target audiences.

In part one of our two-part episode with Crocs, Andreas is chatting with Davide Spinelli, eTail Digital Marketing Manager EMEA, and Priscilla Tran, Key Account Executive from the brand about Crocs' recent exclusive zPlus campaign with Zalando - The Classic Crush! Listen in to hear all about Crocs' brand history and their partnership with Zalando and how they go about reaching various target audiences.  Hold tight for part two, where Davide and Priscilla will be talking in greater detail about The Classic Crush campaign and giving you some great tips about how to achieve similar successes on Zalando!

This week Andreas is chatting with Christian Weiss, Marketing Director North Europe at Levi Strauss & Co,  about Levi's approach to branding and its recent 501 Icons campaign on Zalando. Levi's has a long and extremely influential history in the denim category and is an industry leader when it comes to creating a strong brand and iconic pieces. Listen in to hear how the brand continues to win new customers with classic styles. Want to read about some other impactful Levi's campaigns? Here's one from last year which saw Levi's sales increase by 111%.

This week, Andreas is chatting with two members of our Tech team in order to give you a more personal understanding of who we are and how we work. Giving you a sneak peek behind the scenes to show you how we build top-tier marketing and advertising products for our partners are Deepak Nautiyal, Head of Product at Zalando, and Stephan Ziep, Head of Engineering at ZMS. Interested in joining the team? Check out our open positions here.

The running category is a strategic and competitive one on Zalando, and ASICS have been demonstrating their prowess in this category for quite some time. Joining Adreas this week to speak about ASICS' hyper local approach to marketing in the running category is Sharon Nanhoe, Channel Marketing Manager Running at ASICS, and Manuel Meyer, Zalando Account Director at ASICS. Curious to read more about ASICS' excellent Paris Marathon campaign? Read all about here.

Sustainability is an increasingly important topic for customers, who are keen to shop responsibly across categories - including of course, beauty! That's why this week Andreas is chatting with Niki Kauffmann-Schilling, Director Innovation & Sustainability at Rituals, to speak about Rituals' recent Earth Week campaign and the brand's excellent sustainability practices.  Curious to know more about Zalando's sustainability strategy? Have a read here.

With more and more brands embracing inclusive sizing, this week Andreas is chatting with Maria Bjerregaard, International Omnichannel Manager, and Henrik Matthiesen, Brand Director at Vero Moda's parent company Bestseller about the brand's Homepage Takeover on Zalando celebrating their inclusive denim assortment.  If you're curious about values-driven marketing, inclusive sizing, and optimal customer engagement, then look (or should we say listen) no further!

This week on the podcast, we've invited GAP to speak to us about their incredible 2021 Pride campaign. For Pride 2021, GAP released a series of short video stories, showcasing LGBTQI+ activists who have fought for and changed our present. Hear from Kristine Pizzelanti, VP Marketing Store Experience & Licensing, and Jonathan Grail, Director Digital Marketing & CRM about how the brand worked with the activists to create collections inspired by their unique styles and personalities.  Curious about how the campaign looked? You can check out the campaign stories here. Want to know more about what Diversity & Inclusion looks like at Zalando? Have a look at our do.BETTER Diversity & Inclusion report here.

In this second part of our Partner Program focused episode, Nacho goes a little deeper using case studies to illustrate how you can win on Zalando, regardless of size or budget. Keep listening to the end as well to hear his top tips for brands wanting to make the most out of Zalando as a direct-to-consumer channel! Want to dive a little deeper into the PUMA case study mentioned in the episode? Check it out here.

This week, tune in to the first part of our two-part episode on Zalando's Partner Program! Andreas speaks to Nacho Royo Hernandez, Director of Partner Consultancy at Zalando about how brands selling through Zalando's Partner Program marketplace model can optimize for success. For brands of budgets big and small, we've got helpful insights and actionable recommendations to help you cut through the noise and reach the right customers.  Curious about how partner brands such as PUMA and Salsa are already doing it? Hold tight for part 2 where Nacho dives deeper into real-life campaign examples and shares his top takeaways. If you want to join the Partner Program, just fill out this form and we'll get back to you.

This week, Andreas is chatting with two of our Partner Consultants, who manage sales and consult partners, in order to give you a more personal understanding of who we are and how we work. Giving you a sneak peek behind the scenes to show you how we work together with brands and retailers to bring about truly top-class marketing campaigns are Nada Essaber, Partner Consultant, and Victoria Stern, Head of Beauty Consultancy, at ZMS. Interested in joining the team? Check out our open positions here.

This week Andreas is talking with Pia-Maria Laux, Digital Key Account Manager at Mammut, and Adrian Huber, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Mammut about how the brand managed to increase followers on Zalando by 123% with their engaging approach to sustainability. To kick off their campaign, Mammut posed the question: “We're living in an era of environmental activism, we're aware that our actions have a direct impact on the climate. But do we really see it?” Find out how they visualized this impact on the podcast, and have a look at the incredible influencer assets here.

This week Andreas is talking with Judith Clemente, Social Media Manager at 3INA, about how the small Spanish beauty brand optimizes customer engagement with data. Hear all about 3INA's performance marketing strategy on Zalando, how it reaches customers and leverages data to achieve maximum customer-centricity, and how it puts a focus on genderless and inclusive beauty, in particular in its “Generation Skin” campaign. Wanna read more? Check out how 3INA is steering customer centricity with data-driven marketing.

This week Andreas is talking with Anna Stewart Kenkel, Team Lead Commercial Development at ZMS, about how partners can increase visibility and performance, communicate their message to the right audience, and unlock organic visibility on Zalando.  With actionable recommendations, insights, and case studies, if you're a Zalando partner wondering how to get the most out of your marketing - this is the podcast for you! Want to dig a little deeper? Read more about our partner opportunities here: https://zln.do/3KKDOVc

With International Women's Day just around the corner, Andreas sits down with female-owned oral healthcare brand vVARDIS to talk about their incredible launch campaign with us last November. vVARDIS' launch campaign excellently broke down complex topics - like oral care - into easily digestible, engaging and informative video formats along the customer journey. Listen to Dr. Goly and Dr. Haley Abivardi - sisters, entrepreneurs, dentists and founders of vVARDIS - speaking about forging connections with customers on Zalando.

Welcome back to part 2 of our episode about how Reebok uses data in its campaigns for everything from launching new products to leveraging lookalike buyers. Josephine Walters, Brand Director at Reebok, and Jule Lutter, Brand Activation Manager at Reebok, talk about some of the ways Reebok uses data and how you can do the same with ZMS. If you missed part 1, here's the link: https://bit.ly/3owfIF8 Curious to read more? Check out how Reebok launched its Kinetica sneaker on Zalando using careful data analysis: https://zln.do/34B4Lep

It's a new year and a new season of Inside Fashion Marketing. Kicking things off in part 1 of this two-part episode are Josephine Walters, Brand Director at Reebok, and Jule Lutter, Brand Activation Manager at Reebok, who speak to Andreas about how Reebok uses data to steer its brand perception and marketing efforts on Zalando.  Curious about how Reebok puts its data to use in its campaigns? Hold tight for part 2 where Josephine and Jule dive deeper into always-on campaigns and product drops - driven by data.

We've got a festive episode in store for you this week, where we'll be looking back at all we learned during 2021, and looking at our crystal ball to give you some insights into what's coming up in 2022 - for the fashion industry, for Zalando Marketing Services, and for season 2 of our podcast (hold tight)!   Andreas Antrup is joined by Diana Berte to unwrap some insightful audio parcels sent to us from brand partners and internal experts, and of course, we'll be sharing our top tips to get you started with your 2022 marketing strategy. Don't miss it!

Get to know creative ways of reaching new customers in Europe.

Learn how to create brand awareness before key commercial moments, Cyber Week and the holidays.

Listen in to hear Dermalogica's tips on influencer marketing and find out all about seeding campaigns!

When it comes to building brand heat, few can do it like Karl Kani can. Listen now and learn why.

With Q4 just around the corner, this week's podcast discussion is about how to make the most out of the many sales events around this time, kicking off with Cyber Week!  Andreas is joined by Preethi Narayanan, Director of Partner Consulting at ZMS, and Christoph Dorsch, Head of Sales at TB International, who'll be discussing how brands can leverage peak traffic moments on Zalando and beyond. Want to dive a little deeper? Learn about how to leverage peak traffic moments on Zalando here: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/brand-hub/news-media/how-puma-doubled-yoy-growth-offering-widest-possible-assortment

Digital acceleration in the online fashion space is here to stay, meaning that data is increasingly a critical component of brands' marketing strategies. Collecting data isn't the tricky part, it's what you do with the data that counts. Listen in as Sarah Jin, Team Lead Brand Consulting at ZMS Insights, explains how you can leverage consumer insights to make better decisions, faster. Want to dive a little deeper? Check out ZMS Insights.

Listen to actionable recommendations on Direct-to-Consumer retail.

Learn about TOMS' authentic approaches to corporate and social responsibility

If you're wondering where to start with influencer marketing, listen now to actionable recommendations and insider know-how.

How SNOCKS leveraged advertising and marketing to grow the brand to 25 million euros in sales in just 5 years!

Andreas talks to Diana Berte, VP Sales & Marketing at ZMS, about how the industry has changed and what predictions we can make for the future of #fashionmarketing.