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Nick Baker, former Triptech CEO, is set to take the reins of Reflections Holiday Parks from July, with a remit to continue to advance the holiday parks as a leading provider of home-grown caravan and camping experiences.

Fresh brand positioning, adopting Agile ways of working and taking advantage of a multi-million-dollar investment into marketing technology are some of the ways Swinburne University’s CMO is finding opportunity in the midst of ongoing uncertainty facing the tertiary education sector.

Cementing a differentiated position in the outdoors category globally while getting local consumers to reappraise and fall back in love with its brand lies at the heart of new brand positioning and vision work undertaken by Kathmandu.

​Being the customer’s champion, providing the glue that drives alignment across the organisation and enabling innovation are three ways ANZ’s marketing team is working to bring the financial services giant’s purpose of helping people and communities thrive to life.

Customer obsession is the end-to-end organisational approach companies should be embracing to help them make the choices that ensure today’s economic climate is one of the best of times, rather than the worst.

Brand reinvigoration has sat top of the agenda for Epicor’s global chief marketing officer, Paul Stoddart, since taking up the reins just over 12 months ago. But rather than fall into the trap of traditional B2B marketing, Stoddart has set up a distinct playbook for how he’s approaching the task.

​As marketing, customer, digital and technology leaders work to orchestrate wide-scale transformation across their organisations to meet changing customer demands and needs, an instrumental player in their success is the company board. During the recent Adobe Summit, executives across several Australian brands shared how they’re working to ensure their organisations’ boards understand and embrace digital transformation and strategy.

Havas Media Group has promoted its marketing leader, Francis Coady, to the company’s group chief marketing officer (CMO) role as recognition for his efforts and focus on growth.

Bankwest has confirmed it will not hire a new dedicated chief marketing officer following the departure of Haylee Felton last week.

Boardgames and toys distributor, Hasbro, has appointed former Vodafone marketing general manager, Natasa Zunic, as its new marketing director for the Pacific region.

​Welcome to the second episode of Launch Marketing Council’s new series exploring how Australian brands tackle launch marketing in the consumer packaged goods sector.

Brands and marketers now have to find ways to engage in social justice discussions, from Black Lives Matter and racial unrest to consumer demands for sustainability, whether they want to or no, says Forrester's chief marketing officer.

The meaning of the word convenience has changed a lot in the digital era. For 7-Eleven, which has built its brand on convenience, understanding exactly what that word means to consumers is going to go a long way to determining its long-term success.

In the era of cancel culture, one poorly thought-out message can do sudden and severe damage to a brand. But marketers today find themselves on the hook for more than just what brands say to the world. Bad executive behaviour, supply chains issues and poorly thought-out operational decisions, such as the dynamiting of sacred sites, can quickly damage brands, professional reputations, and the bottom line.

Sustainability isn’t a new phenomenon, but the acceleration of social and cultural conscience over the past year has seen it increasingly become an actionable goal for organisations. Here, we explore how CMOs are driving the sustainability agenda

Client-side marketer, Nicole Miranda, has been appointed director of client services with full-service agency, Spinach.

Brand renewal is firmly in the sights of Target Australia’s new general manager of marketing, Jamima White.

When someone books a rideshare car there’s a good chance they are thinking more about when it will arrive and how long their trip will take than about the company itself and how it treats its drivers. But Rajesh Vuppala believes that if riders knew more about how the industry worked, they might choose a service they thought treated its drivers more fairly, especially if it gave back something to the local community.

Jo Juler has been appointed to the position of executive general manager – marketing, communications and digital at Basketball Australia.

Scenario planning, in-depth consumer and brand research, improving structures and processes and strategic collaboration are some of the ways Tourism Australia’s CMO is working to ensure her team remains adaptable in the face of ongoing challenges in domestic and international tourism.

Nova and smoothfm may seem like strange bedfellows, but the two represent distinctive, complementary approaches to a growing desire for radio stations to be upbeat and provide both a mix of contemporary and nostalgic tunes for listeners.