­After 13 years at Adobe, Ann Lewnes has demonstrated a knack for being a renegade marketer, and keeping her marketing fresh and effective. The same can be said for her two decades at Intel immediately prior. That tenure is exceptional but somewhat unusual for the marketing field, where there’s more pressure to rotate staff in order to bring new ideas...

Tech is pervasive in the modern era—virtually every industry vertical has a strong showing of start-up companies touting some form of SaaS to make lives easier. Marketing is no different. Platforms for content management, talent, management, market research, and who knows how many other things, have been popping up. Sure, it’s great as a buyer to have multiple options for...

Marketers have heard that they need a separate persona for every slice of their target audience. But at what point are they diluting their brand or outright wasting money by over-segmenting their marketing? To answer these important questions, we interviewed our CEO, Drew Neisser.  Q: Why do many marketers think more personas is better? Doesn’t one or two personas signal...

Believe it or not, the toxicology quality control industry isn’t always the most interesting or lively one, at least when it comes to branding and marketing. Shocker! Typically, being tangential to crime and medicine— the industry’s marketing efforts can all be a little bland or straightforward. Utak CMO Matt Kopp saw this as an opportunity for simple, effective differentiation. They...

CMOs are often inclined—and encouraged—to prioritize online spend, especially in the tech world. Digital advertisings offers unparalleled analytics, immense control, and is in line with modern cultural shifts. For marketers who have been in the game a bit longer, there’s the added pressure to not appear out-of-touch, hence skewing digital. That said, leave it to the under-35 entrepreneurs at Brex—a...

Let’s take a brief pause from the usual marketing talk to look at the big picture: the world’s oceans are in poor shape. It’s going to be a challenge to overcome, and it’ll take a lot of effort on our part. Fortunately, some organizations, like the World Surf League, are leading the charge and inspiring action. The WSL operates over...

We’re thrilled that our podcast, Renegade Thinkers Unite, has been placed at #4 on Feedspot’s list of top 25, must-listen B2B marketing and sales podcasts! The judgement, based on the website’s listed criteria, was based on quality and consistency of episodes, Feedspot’s editorial team review, Google reputation and search ranking, and social media influence. Above all, we’re glad our approach...

In 1759, Samuel Johnson wrote: “Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.” So, it isn’t exactly a new thought that large brands need to do large things to cut through. This ties to how the bigger you are, the likelier it is that you’re deeply entrenched in your own legacy. In other words, people have set ideas about...

More often than not, a CMO’s tenure, in years, can be counted on one hand. So how, then, can a new CMO set themselves up for a long tenure built on effective marketing, and healthy collaboration? Well, the best place to look for an answer may be with Kathy Button Bell, who has served as CMO of Emerson for 19...