CMO has partnered with brand research agency, BrandHook Australia, on a new podcast series to look at ways businesses overcome the gap between how consumers behave in today’s digital-first world, and what they deliver. Over this 11-week program, entitled Closing the Gap, we’ll be talking to leading CMOs and thought leaders from Australian and international brands, along with research institutes, agencies and creative fields, about building new consumer practices and facing digital transformation, storytelling, collaboration, and more. In this first episode, BrandHook CEO, Pip Stocks, talks to the leader of customer experience innovation consultancy Working3 Digital, Mark Cameron, about how digital transformation is now a matter of survival, and the impact it’s having on the customer experience map.
As our customers exhibit growing desire to be recognised for their preferences and passion points, ...
In the third and final episode of our 3-part CMO50 video series exploring modern marketing and why it’s become a matter of trust, we’re delighted to be joined by Telstra’s former CMO and now digital services and sales executive, Jeremy Nicholas, and Adobe VP Marketing Asia-Pacific and Japan, Duncan Egan.
Flash back to the classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Television-obsessed Mike insists on becoming the first person to be ‘sent by Wonkavision’, dematerialising on one end, pixel by pixel, and materialising in another space. His cinematic dreams are realised thanks to rash decisions as he is shrunken down to fit the digital universe, followed by a trip to the taffy puller to return to normal size.
Why is it there is no shortage of leadership development materials, yet outstanding leadership is so rare? Despite having access to so many leadership principles, tools, systems and processes, why is it so hard to develop and improve as a leader?
As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.
