Following an experience where a hotel offered him the opportunity to sing in the shower, Ian Truscott explores the art of creating a brand personality.
Month: November 2018
Into the Pool #9: The Big Deal Today About Chatbots
This month’s penthouse ruckus has been started by Jeanniey Mullen who suggests that Ian Truscott throw “The big deal today about chatbots” into the Rockstar CMO Swimming pool. Something he seems only too eager to do.
Giving Thanks in The Green Room
Welcome to the Green Room, a new monthly feature where we will be evading security yet again to go backstage with our Rockstar CMOs and pose them a question that’s top of mind for us back at the Rockstar CMO penthouse.
Set the Table for Strategy and Innovation by Bringing Back Real Brainstorming
Brainstorming too often becomes the narrow view of a few (very) vocal people. Time to switch it up, create some truly effective strategies, and kick start some real thinking time, Ted Rubin argues, by opening the floor up to everyone.
Social Selling: New Technology Didn’t Make Buyers Grow Three Heads
Are you using social media to blindly blast information at your audience? Our resident rock star, Ted Rubin, on how to use social media to build relationships – and truly connect with consumers.
Backstage with Casey Petersen
We go back stage with Casey Petersen, Vice President of Marketing and Analytics at content creation app Photofy and has been a leader in digital marketing for over 15 years.
Why Every Experience with Your Brand Is on You
Casey Petersen, Photofy’s Vice President of Marketing and Analytics, on why marketing needs to consider every aspect of the consumer experience – from planning and strategy, all the way to customer service.
Sign Up, Join In
As The Dandy Warhols sang in the late 1990s, “Heroin is so passé”. Surely the same could be said of getting a parcel in the post? Yet in the digital-drenched 21st century, consumers are signing up to endless snack clubs and perk clubs, electing to receive everything from coffee to cosmetics by mail. Gareth May unboxes the subscription economy, and the enduring appeal of the club.
A Family Affair
50 years ago, family was a simple proposition: mum, dad, two kids – maybe three, maybe more. In 2018, things aren’t so simple – a modern family can be many things. Single parent? Sure. Same sex parents? Absolutely. Families of divorce? Definitely. Stephen Kelly discovers that to succeed today, brands need to represent the modern family realistically.
The We Are Family Issue
To celebrate US Thanksgiving, we dipped into the Rockstar CMO record box and pulled out a classic album – ‘We are Family’ by Sister Sledge for a family themed issue…
Feel the fear and be different anyway
As Seth Godin said “Products and services that get talked about are the ones that are worth talking about.” so, how do you stand out?
What is the ART of B2B Marketing?
What do we mean by creating ART for B2B? Ian Truscott shares his successful philosophy.