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THE INVASION OF PRIVACY ISSUE

JUNE 2019

History will judge whether “Invasion of Privacy” by Cardi B is a genuinely classic album, but it’s our selection this month as the title definitely catches the mood of what history will be judging marketing on today. With increasing legislation, consumer awareness and a chunk of our audience choosing to reject cookies, block ads and go dark with their browsing.

Tim “Beg Data” Walters sets the tone as we interview him on the current state of GDPR and privacy. Our regular contributor Morag Cuddeford-Jones has a warning for anyone wanting her data (to get out of the bloody way!). Rachel Miller returns to give us her insight on what this means for social media marketing. And it’s the topic of discussion in The Green Room as we ponder if we are afraid of the dark.

Plus, we have all the usual shenanigans, David Howland inspires us to chuck the dumb, creepy kind of personalization into the Rockstar CMO Swimming Pool. We jump on the tour bus twice, once with VR evangelist and serial startup CMO Amber Osborne and again with Richard Shotton, who has written one of our favorite marketing books: The Choice Factory. Our anonymous adman adnonamau5 is tired of “experts” (you know the ones) and of course our resident Rockstar CMO Ted Rubin tells it straight.

Welcome to The Invasion of Privacy Issue


The Green Room: Are we afraid of the dark?

Our audience is going dark, we ask 5 of our Rockstar CMOs what they think of the refusal of cookie consent, ad-blockers, incognito browsing and the prevailing view that we marketers are up to something…
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Drop the Vanity, it’s Time for Action, Not Eyeballs

As we run with the theme of privacy this issue, we asked Rachel Miller, social and influencer marketing expert for her take on the topic and, of course, we were not disappointed…
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Take my data, just get out of my bloody way!

Marketing journalist Morag Cuddeford-Jones thinks marketers’ data addiction is getting out of hand, we think she has a point…
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Into the Pool #15: The Dumb, Creepy Kind

Inspired by our backstage chat with David Howland, we ponder if we should chuck personalization into our portal to marketing hell, or maybe just the dumb, creepy kind…
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The Risky Business of Rockstar Marketers and Their Briefs

The Brief, the essential song sheet that could decide if the work is a hit. We asked Bryce Groves, a freelance Creative Director with big-agency experience to lift the lid on the process, why the brief is so important, what makes a great brief and to spill the beans on the worst he’s seen…
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