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UM Australia CEO on humans, robots, data and industry simplicity

Whether your brand is responsive and entrepreneurial in market, engages in strategic brand building or invests in digital or traditional media channels, consumers are going to increasingly want to “talk at you”, UM’s CEO, Fiona Johnston, believes.

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Howcroft: The importance of brand purpose can’t be overstated

Ensuring a sense of brand purpose and value from the top down, respecting consumers and building an empowered enterprise are vital ingredients in surviving the onslaught of modern customer expectations, a panel of industry representative claims.

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Kraft Heinz CMO: Get to the human truth behind brands

Kraft Heinz might be an iconic brand in Australia, but the company is certainly not resting on its laurels. Instead, Shalabh Atray, Kraft Heinz Australia CMO, said it is continuing on its mission to connect to the soul of consumers in Australia with research, insights, and innovation.

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How this GM is bringing Dodo into the digital age

Vocus general manager of consumer and digital, Stu French, believes the only way to drive transformation home is to literally start changing things, then ask for forgiveness later. ​So that’s the approach he’s adopted as he strives to digitise the ASX-listed company’s ailing Dodo $800 million consumer telecoms and energy consumer business

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CMO editorial: 4 lessons from the 4th annual CMO50 list

Four years ago, CMO launched the first CMO50 list of Australia’s most innovative and effective marketers. And like most of the work we’ve been doing at CMO since we launched five years ago, we’ve been witnessing an incredible evolution story during that time.

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CMO interview: Turning around Target

It’s been two-and-a-half years since Wesfarmers appointed Kmart turnaround champion, Guy Russo, to institute a transformation of ailing sister department store chain, Target, and restore the 92-year brand to its former glory.

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Gartner report: Martech tops CMO expenditure

​Marketing technology accounts for 30 per cent of the average modern marketing function’s budget, with a third going to services and support, according to fresh research from Gartner.

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New data trust mark to give consumers more data confidence

In the wake of lessening trust around data use and privacy by consumers, Australian Market and Social Research Society (AMSRS) is releasing Fair Data this month, a trust mark helping companies provide consumers with ​data confidence​.

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Wilks moves from marketing to sales at Volkswagen

​The convergence between marketing and sales is continuing, with Volkswagen’s general manager of marketing, Ben Wilks, moving into the general manager of sales, passenger vehicles role in a company reshuffle.

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CMO announced for combined APN Outdoor/JC Decaux

JCDecaux has announced a new leadership team for the combined APN Outdoor and JCDecaux businesses, including a the CMO, the day after the previous general manager of marketing of APN Outdoor, Charlotte Valente, left.

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Tourism Australia manager heads to Myer

​Geoff Ikin, Tourism Australia’s general manager, global media, PR and social, has left the organisation to become chief customer officer at Myer.

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