Quick thinking to pivot a series of physical events to virtual to build partner pipeline has certainly seen Nutanix’s head of marketing, Amber Watson, earn her stripes as an adaptive marketing chief this past year.

Long before COVID-19 made it an essential service, Menulog faced a challenge. Australia’s original online multi-outlet food ordering service had come under pressure from well-funded arrivals such as Deliveroo, DoorDash and Uber Eats, which had connected better with Gen Z consumers.

Our multi-part video series, Ready to Launch, is focused on unlocking the secrets of launching brands, products and services by exploring real-life examples from Australia’s marketing elite. The series is being produced as part of the Launch Marketing Council initiative by CMO in conjunction with independent agency, Five by Five Global.

Building out a unified view of customers and creating increasingly personalised experiences is firmly in the sites of Australian finance and consumer products comparison website, Canstar, thanks to adoption of a customer data platform (CDP).

Data is of most valuable if you’re using it to be more intimately connected to your customer and identifying pain points you can solve for them.

An irony of the data age is that while it is mostly B2C brands lauded for their data prowess, the companies supplying them with analytics tools tend to be B2B. And for this latter group, that means they don’t always get the bask in the glory of what they enable.

​We’re delighted to confirm CMO Momentum is returning on 3 August 2021 as an in-person event as well as via live virtual stream! And CMO has a special earlybird offer right now for those quick enough to book their tickets this month.

A 50/50 split between brand and performance marketing spend isn’t something that seemed conceivable at hipages three years ago. But that’s exactly what has occurred at the ASX-listed tradie marketplace thanks to the impact of its mainstream media investments on consumer awareness and consideration.

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.

When COVID-19 led to the postponement of major sporting competitions around the globe, there was one form of contest that surged – even if some pundits might not recognise it as such. The esports sector was the clear winner in 2020, with burgeoning player participation and viewer numbers coming through on platforms such as YouTube Gaming and Amazon’s Twitch.

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.

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.

​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.

Over the course of the COVID-19 global pandemic, marketers faced the challenge of completely rethinking physical engagement with audiences in favour of digital experiences and virtual events. In CMO’s upcoming virtual event on 6 May, we’re going to explore tales of reinventing events and embracing digital formats success as well as learnings through real-life case studies from SAP, Novo Nordisk and On24.

Growing first-party data sophistication, a focus on customer consent and personalisation driven by empathy rather than regulatory requirement are just some of the ways Australian brands are attempting to navigate the data-driven marketing landscape.

While grounded planes and shuttered hotels were stark visual symbols of how the global coronavirus pandemic hit travel and tourism, what wasn’t so obvious was the impact on technology platforms that support the industry.

Better understanding the needs, wants and behaviours of Australia’s misunderstood millennials lies at the heart of eftpos’ marketing strategy as it works to reposition the debit payments brand in market.

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.

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.

Triple-digit customer database growth, record email engagement rates and a plethora of insights informing new products and promotions are just some of the wins for Australian brewery, Stone & Wood, after lifting its digital marketing game.