Our first issue launched with our new brand design, on a new platform that went live on New Year’s Eve. So we dug way back into the Rockstar CMO record box and unearthed a classic collection of the work of one Mr. James Brown: Funk Power – 1970: A Brand New Thang.
Author: Ian Truscott
Not a rock star, but Ian is a 4 x CMO, a trusted advisor and Chief Bottle Washer at Rockstar CMO, who applies his experience to create ART (Awareness, Revenue and Trust) for B2B companies. Ian brings over two decades of marketing leadership experience to Rockstar CMO, he also a former techie, product marketer, CTO, agency guy and industry analyst.
The Green Room: Working with an Agency Backing Band
Each month in the Green Room we return backstage to pose a question to our Rockstar CMOs. This month Ian Truscott catches up with five of them and they share their advice on working with agencies.
Two Rockstars, One Podcast: L. Michelle Smith talks to Ted Rubin
This month two of our favorite Rockstar CMOs got together, as L. Michelle Smith welcomed Ted Rubin to The Culture Soup podcast to talk personal branding. Here we share why we’re shouting for an encore.
Backstage with Margaret Molloy
Margaret Molloy, Forbes Top 5 Most Influential CMOs talks about the power of simplicity, always staying relevant to the customer, and building brands into movements.
Into the Pool #11: One and DONE!
This month, Ian Truscott is inspired by Wendy Bryant-Beswick, VP of Marketing at Service Credit Union, and ponders if time is up for ‘one and done’ marketing.
I Know You Got Soul – Brands Need to Show They Got the Feelin’
Your brand story doesn’t get you very far if you are just puffing your chest out and telling people what you think they want to hear, whether you are selling soft toys or software, to engage with a consumer every brand has to have a story with some soul and with the Bobby Byrd/James Brown hit “I Know You Got Soul” on repeat, Ian Truscott digs deeper.
Why invest in persona development?
In an era of big data, agile marketing, A/B testing, fail fast – is persona development still a good use of your time?
ART in B2B Marketing Creates Outcomes not Outputs
It’s easy to be distracted by techniques, strategies, channels and outputs, but focus on ART and create outcomes.
Rockstar CMO Review of 2018
If you’ve visited before, you’ll see we’ve entered the new year with a fresh new look and as we combed through our first 10 issues, we thought this was a great opportunity to reflect and celebrate the fantastic folks that have contributed to our community in 2018.
The London Calling Issue
Going with the theme of communication, we plucked from our record box the classic “London Calling” by the Clash – so welcome to the London Calling Issue.
The Green Room Secret Santa
Every month we pose a question to our Rockstar CMOs. As this issue drops during the season of goodwill, we’re thinking about gifts. So we wondered, what would this fine and generous band of marketers gift to our marketing community?
Into the Pool #10: Marketing AI
Casey Petersen is conspiring with Ian Truscott to chuck Marketing AI into the Rockstar CMO swimming pool. Some would say a brave choice as artificial intelligence is such a darling of the current marketing zeitgeist. Do you agree?