Pepper Money and Pollenizer have joined forces to back an Australian startup as part of a strategy to boost innovation in the financial services industry.

Australian businesses may be talking innovation, but most don’t have the processes and support to be able to achieve sustainable innovation within their organisations, new research claims.

A strong cultural belief in brand, a commitment to simplifying consumer experiences, and innovative thinking are the fuel firing Taylor Wines’ category growth, its CMO claims.

Legacies are the weak point of organisations today because they’re ripe for disruption internally and externally, Wunderman Bienalto CEO, Hurol Inan, claims.

Digital transformation is ultimately a cultural challenge that requires marketing and IT functions to unite and disrupt the status quo in order to create customer-led innovation.

​Ladbrokes Australia has appointed its first general manager of customer experience and innovation as part of efforts to build brand advocacy in the local market.

Breakfast forum explores the ongoing impact of digital transformation on the roles of marketing and IT (Photos by Jason Creaghan).

The lion’s share of marketers can’t keep up with the dizzying pace of change in the martech industry, according to a new report.

Customer-oriented firms that value environmental management practices and adopt them as part of its strategic marketing are fast becoming known as environmental leaders, according to a new global research report.

Marketers looking for cut-through need to be courageous, take risks, hold firm to their purpose, shake-up organisational structures, and be willing to allow their teams to be silly from time to time, Unruly’s co-founder and CEO, Sarah Wood, claims.

Speculation is rising around the highly anticipated launch of Kodak’s forthcoming smartphone offering on 20 October, the latest in a series of products aimed at re-introducing the brand to a new generation of consumer creators.

MetLife’s vision is to change the way its customers experience life insurance. To do this, marketing is leading the strategy development and implementation of a new customer-centric approach.

Curtin University’s CMO believes that if you stop learning, you start losing. “In marketing and education, it’s critical to continually sharpen the saw in order to be more effective and continue to innovate,” he says.

A key metric Lisa Ronson uses to demonstrate the effectiveness of marketing with her c-suite peers at Tourism Australia is “living up to our vision to be the most desirable and memorable destination on Earth”.

GE’s head of strategy and growth for A/NZ and Papua New Guinea, Suzana Ristevski, takes her responsibility for fostering marketing talent very seriously.

​Global doughnut chain, Krispy Kreme, has a massive focus on digital, tallying a digital spend of 75 per cent, up from 50 per cent the previous year, and 20-30 per cent the year before - an aggressive move that aims to give customers a seamless experience and push the boundaries of innovation.

As general manager of marketing and innovation for Australian specialty and allergen-free food manufacturer, Freedom Foods, Tom Dusseldorp holds a strategic and significant role in a business experiencing rapid, fast-paced, international growth.

IAG’s new Customer Labs division is looking to extend the commercial reach of its Ambiata analytics subsidiary as a service product offering as part of a raft of data-led initiatives over the next 12 months.

Telstra's chief operating officer, Kate McKenzie, announced her retirement after 12 years with the organisation.

Beacons, 3D imagery, mirrors that play back what a consumer looks like in real-time and RFID tagging are just some of the digital-led capabilities being introduced by Neiman Marcus’ innovation team to the in-store experience.

Mercedes-Benz Vans is looking to grow its reach into Australia’s thriving startup and SMB sectors with a new activation giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to 'pimp' its Vito van.