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Cheryl Guerin, EVP of Global Brand Strategy & Innovation at Mastercard joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed to talk about the changes in branding at Mastercard over time, the strategy behind removing the name of the company in their logo, the Mastercard "Priceless" campaign and experiential marketing, and the pace of change in the marketing landscape for brands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ashley Cummings, Owner of Content Connect, and SaaS content writer, joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed to talk about her "March Brandness" campaign, and the use of AI in marketing and crisis response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Heuser, the SVP of Experiential for Liquid Death joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed to talk about the origins of the company, their brand partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles, their approach to experiential marketing, and how their marketing strategy sets Liquid Death apart from other brands in the category. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Asa Hiken, Technology Reporter for Ad Age joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed to talk about Walmart's immersive commerce initiative, the use of gaming in immersive commerce, digital consumer engagement, and the partnership between WPP and Stability AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
David Chriswick, SVP of Brand & Communications at Orangetheory, joins Barbara Kahn and guest co-host Annie Wilson to talk about what sets their brand apart from other fitness brands, how they keep their gyms welcome to people at all fitness levels, developing the new campaign to freshen up the brand, and the importance of community when it comes to fitness brands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Asa Hiken, a technology reporter for Ad Age, joins Barbara Kahn and guest co-host Annie Wilson to talk about CES, Agentic AI, the increasing role of AI in marketing, AI online search, social media, and Avocados from Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Leslie Serro, Vice President of Marketing, Sweet Snacking, Kellanova, joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed about the brand identity of Kellanova, building a brand on legacy and heritage, what it takes to standout in today's marketplace, and their college football bowl game sponsorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ludovica Cesareo, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Lehigh University, joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed about Walmart's "Birkin" bag, and brand dupes & counterfeits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Barbara Kahn, Wharton Professor of Marketing and Retail Expert, joins the show to discuss why shoppers may feel overwhelmed when faced with many options and what strategies retailers use to make shopping decisions easier for customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Daphne Howland, Senior Reporter for Retail Dive about in-store foot traffic, the impact of weather on retail sales, Black Friday and holiday shopping, the state of department stores, TikTok as an e-commerce platform, what's next for Temu, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Samantha Baker, VP of Commerce at theSkimm about the background of the newsletter, how they curate the brands for their audience, holiday shopping trends, their Good For You Awards, rebranding theSkimm's commerce business, social media strategy, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with TL Stanley, Senior Editor at Adweek about gifting cannabis, Zevia, Best Ads of 2024, brand collaborations, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Megan Darmody, VP of Brand Marketing at UrbanStems, about where they source their flowers, the experiential nature of floral gift-giving, reinventing the floral industry, how florals play a role in the social media posts of younger consumers, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Paul Hiebert, Deputy Editor of Special Projects at Adweek, about ad spending, ad shift to streaming, the impact of political ads, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Steve Caplan, Adjunct Instructor, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and founder of Message, a strategic communications and marketing firm about political ad spending, impact of influencers on the election, Trump's media plan, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Neil Patel, Founder of NP Digital about his background, digital marketing, Generative AI, search engine optimization, viral trends, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Jud Coplan, Vice President of Product Marketing at Airbnb about creative marketing, the Airbnb business model, app development, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spencer Gifts & Spirit Halloween Stores about their retail strategy, changing the look of their stores every year, how the benefit the area and retail space they occupy for the 3 months that the store is open, the Spirit Halloween inventory and logistics model, how they support the local communities, and more.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Peter Adams, Senior Reporter at Marketing Dive about the Musinex ad campaign on Tinder, Milkbone's faux movie trailer campaign, and Walmart's holiday marketing, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Sam Bradley, Senior Reporter at Digiday about athlete influencers, NIL, the latest around the Nike brand, NFL advertising, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Liz Dee, Co-President of Smarties Candy Company about her family background in the candy industry, how Smarties sets itself apart from other brands, brand extension to other candies, Smarties Halloween campaign, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and guest co-host Patti Williams speak with Meagan Loyst, the Founder & CEO of Gen Z VCs about young investors, what sets Gen Z apart from other generations, the Taylor Swift phenomenon, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and guest co-host Patti Williams speak with James Kuczynskiia, Creative Director of Brand & Marketing at Duolingo about their gamification model, the pillars of the brand, the behind the scenes of their 5-second Super Bowl ad, brand partnerships, and word-of-mouth advertising. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with John Taite, EVP of Brand Partnerships at Made Music Studio about sonic branding, it's effectiveness for brands, how it works alongside visual branding, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Daphne Howland, Senior Reporter at Retail Dive about Macy's finances and Q2 earnings, the rebranding of Victoria's Secret, and GAP's new stock ticker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Jeanelle Teves, Chief Commercial Officer at Bugaboo about their brand identity, the value of luxury strollers, how they utilize brand partnerships, marketing their brand globally, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Annie Wilson speak with Jason Notte, a Staff Writer at Adweek about sports marketing, the NFL's attempt at international expansion, marketing trends at The Olympics, Nike's latest ad campaign, women's sports, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Annie Wilson speak with Ibrahim Khan, Global Vice President Marketing at The Coca-Cola Company about the competition in the soft drink category, the latest Fanta ad campaign, bringing back the Fanta jingle, Fanta's positioning in the marketplace and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Stephanie Perdue, VP of Brand Marketing at Chipotle about the results of their Super Bowl ad, their long-running "Behind the Foil" campaign, social media marketing, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn & Dr. Americus Reed speak with Peter Adams, Sr. Reporter at Marketing Dive about the Nike Olympics ads, Hyundai's emotional ad campaign, Google's change on cookies, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Annie Wilson speak with Ciara Dilley, VP of Marketing for Global Brands at PepsiCo about philosophies of global branding, global retail trends, Quaker's new campaign, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Annie Wilson speak with Sabrina Sanchez, Senior Reporter, Creativity at Ad Age about how companies are recognizing Pride Month, the Coinbase campaign for their alternative to transfer fees, Athletic Brewing Company, dating apps, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Kathleen Braine, CMO, Head of Marketing at 818 Spirits (owned by Kendall Jenner) about her background, the surge in tequila popularity during the pandemic, Kendall Jenner's involvement and interest in creating the brand, brand collaborations, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with David Picioski, Head of Global Brand Partnerships and Collaborations at Wilson Sporting Goods Co. about their partnership with the NBA family of leagues, player partnerships and relationships, the brand ambassadorship with Caitlin Clark, how Wilson is implementing tech innovation into their ball products, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Cait Lamberton, Author of "Marketplace Dignity" about her new book, affirming dignity, customer loyalty, brand relationship with consumers, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Asa Hiken, Technology Reporter for Ad Age about the use of AI in the legal system, AI Pin's marketing backfire, the WPP partnership with Anthropic, open-source vs closed-source development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Eshan Ponnadurai, the Head of Meta's Consumer Marketing about his background in the industry, how Meta connects with consumers, and WhatsApp's new campaign with F1 driver Lewis Hamilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Julie Nollet, Chief Marketing Officer at Hennessy (LVMH) about the history of the Hennessy brand, preserving the legacy of the brand while keeping the brand on trend, their latest ad campaign for using Hennessy as an ingredient for cocktails, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Chris Kelly, Reporter for Marketing Dive about the misstep with the Apple iPad campaign, Amazon's ad business, Bacardi's new ad campaign, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Keith Sheldon, the President of Entertainment & Brand Management for Seminole Gaming and Hard Rock International, about Hard Rock International's new "Unity by Hard Rock" Loyalty Program and the star-studded ad campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Daphne Howland, Senior Reporter at Retail Dive, about the state of malls and retail, Crocs & Hey Dude, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Isabelle Sakai, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Mark Anthony Brands International (the owners of White Claw), about White Claw's new "Grab Life By The Claw" campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with AJ Pulvirenti and Lilia Souri, Senior Strategists at Movers+Shakers, and co-hosts of the Gen Z on Gen Z podcast about Gen Z and money, how they react to marketing, branding at Coachella, brand identity, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Peter Adams, Senior Reporter of Marketing Dive about banning TikTok, internet cookies, Sprite's new Chill soda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Annie Wilson speak with Charlotte Tansill, North America President of Ogilvy PR, Social & Influence and Adam Kornblum, Global Chief Creative at L'Oréal about the success of CeraVe's Super Bowl ad, working with Michael Cera, the beauty brand landscape, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Annie Wilson speak with Luz Corona, Community editor at Adweek, about the latest news coming out of social media week, the popularity of long-form social media content, the importance of content creators in the coming election, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Suzanne Kapner, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal about the changes at Macy's, the brand issues facing Brady Melville, The Gap marketing campaigns, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed speak with Mark Singer, Deloitte Digital's US Chief Marketing Officer and US agency lead about the marketing agency space, customizing your brand to your customer, using generative AI in marketing, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed have a live LinkedIn Q&A with Chip Bergh, former President & CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., discussing global retail, online fashion, brand relevance, creating successful marketing campaigns, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton's Barbara Kahn and Annie Wilson speak with Emily May, President, Co-Founder and Lead Executive Officer of Right To Be (In partnership with L'Oreal) about their mission, their methods of de-escalating harassment, their partnership with L'Oreal and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.