CMO Interviews

Casual Male Rethinks Retail, Branding for the Big-and-Tall Shopper

Casual Male Rethinks Retail, Branding for the Big-and-Tall Shopper

While women have been encouraged to embrace their curves by a multitude of marketers, larger male consumers have been left with a dearth of options.

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Despite Setbacks, Intel Moves Ahead With New Ultrabook Campaign

Despite Setbacks, Intel Moves Ahead With New Ultrabook Campaign

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What's a Turnaround Expert Doing at Intercontinental, a Brand That Doesn't Need One?

What's a Turnaround Expert Doing at Intercontinental, a Brand That Doesn't Need One?

InterContinental Hotels Chief Brands Officer Larry Light talks to Ad Age about his plan for continuous improvement.

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MSNBC Readies Election Push

MSNBC Readies Election Push

MSNBC is bringing the MSNBC Experience to New York City for the election despite challenges posed by Hurricane Sandy.

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For Las Vegas Sands' Chief Marketer, Regulation Is a Fact of Life

For Las Vegas Sands' Chief Marketer, Regulation Is a Fact of Life

Rom Hendler talks about tackling regulation and brand-image issues while working to develop CRM programs.

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At a Crossroads, P&G Melds Past, Present in Business Model

At a Crossroads, P&G Melds Past, Present in Business Model

As Procter & Gamble Co. celebrates its 175th anniversary, there's little doubt the consumer-packaged-goods giant is at a crossroads. And part of that involves getting back to basics -- or, perhaps, back to the future.

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Five Questions with StubHub's CMO

Five Questions with StubHub's CMO

Money may not grow on trees, but in StubHub's marketing, tickets do. Continuing its campaign from earlier this spring, the ticket marketplace has once again called on the Ticket Oak to tout its selection and convenience.

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Proven CEO Becomes a CMO, Tackles Me-Too Financial Marketing

Proven CEO Becomes a CMO, Tackles Me-Too Financial Marketing

Former Travelocity exec says she was drawn to Citigroup because brand is at transformative point with leadership that is "open and eager for digital."

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Target CMO Shares Vision for Advertising, Media Agencies

Target CMO Shares Vision for Advertising, Media Agencies

CMO Jeff Jones has taken a different tack than his predecessor, Michael Francis, and has tapped a roster of ad agencies rather than a single agency of record.

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How CorePower Yoga Stretches Its Resources to Maximize Branding

How CorePower Yoga Stretches Its Resources to Maximize Branding

With goal of becoming first truly national yoga-studio chain, burgeoning company powers expansion through digital and word-of-mouth marketing.

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How Purpose Affects the Bottom Line

How Purpose Affects the Bottom Line

The heads of marketing for three of the country's best-known brands -- Gap, IBM and Coke -- eagerly pick one another's brains about which of their strategies are working and which campaigns are resonating.

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A Teaching Moment: Professors Evaluate Pepsi Refresh Project

A Teaching Moment: Professors Evaluate Pepsi Refresh Project

In 2010, Ad Age said Pepsi Refresh Project would be a case for marketing textbooks -- regardless of whether it succeeded or failed. Here, marketing and business professors weigh in on the lasting impact of the program.

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Amid Uncertain Housing Market, Electrolux Invests in Media

Amid Uncertain Housing Market, Electrolux Invests in Media

Though the U.S. housing market is just beginning to show signs of a recovery, appliance giant Electrolux is already betting big on a turnaround.

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Women Do the Heavy Lifting at Gatorade

Women Do the Heavy Lifting at Gatorade

The marketing team for the macho sports beverage is fierce, dedicated, savvy -- and mainly female.

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No More 'Shrinking It and Pinking It' at Under Armour

No More 'Shrinking It and Pinking It' at Under Armour

Under Armour believes its women's business will eventually eclipse its men's business, but there's still a hurdle to overcome: Many women view the brand as male-centric, given its macho ethos.

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Five Questions With Ford's Marketing Chief

Five Questions With Ford's Marketing Chief

Jim Farley discusses the launch of the redesigned 2013 Fusion.

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L'Oreal's Digital Spending Boost Is Paying Off Big Time

L'Oreal's Digital Spending Boost Is Paying Off Big Time

CMO Marc Speichert talks about studying the impact of his YouTube and Facebook investments on sales data, and why the company has invested in an innovation fund.

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How Unilever Found the Balance Between Creativity and Sales

How Unilever Found the Balance Between Creativity and Sales

CMO Keith Weed talks about his strategy of "magic along with logic" and the quest to bring rigor, repetition and results to advertising.

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Revlon Counts on 'Selling Hope' to Make Up for Its Small Size

Revlon Counts on 'Selling Hope' to Make Up for Its Small Size

After 13 years at Coca-Cola, Julia Goldin jumped to iconic beauty brand to help engineer a turnaround.

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How Zumba Built a Brand with a Cult Following in Just a Few Years

How Zumba Built a Brand with a Cult Following in Just a Few Years

Our reporter shakes her booty with Zumba's chief marketer and witnesses the 'electrifying joy' that characterizes the fitness craze.

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