On Strategy Showcase Fergus O’Carroll

Jonnie Cahill, CMO and Timothy Bodart CFO, of Heineken USA join me to talk about why their relationship works, how they got there, and advice they have for others. This series is sponsored by Analytic Partners (the leader in commercial analytics.) Learn more at www.analyticpartners.com/onstrategy

In this last episode in the series, we focus on mature brands (grown-ups) and how they manage for growth and shifts in their competitive landscape. We're joined by Smirnoff Vodka's Global SVP, Stephanie Jacoby, Domino's Pizza's SVP, Chief Brand Officer, Kate Trumbull, and Land O'Lakes SVP and CMO, Heather Malenshek. Thanks to Tracksuit (the affordable brand tracking solution for modern brands) for sponsoring this series. More at gotracksuit.com.

"How did the world's greatest love story become known as a hate group?" That was the question the client posed. We've seen the Super Bowl spots. It's a strikingly honest $100m campaign designed to bring skeptics back to Jesus. It's had over 3 billion video views with 73% aided awareness in the U.S. I talk with the organization's CEO, Ken Calwell.

With $1.65 billion in revenue in 2023, YETI has built its business by allowing people to get out into the wild. But YETI’s wild is not the wild of extreme sports and caffeine-fueled energy. It’s a more quiet, reflective wild. An almost spiritual wild. And it's all done in-house. Thanks to the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for sponsoring this episode.

With a brand platform of "Breaking the Rules for Good," Dave's could have gone purpose-first with its founder's backstory of incarceration. But now that Dave is no longer part of the business, a shift is occurring.  Thanks to Tracksuit (affordable brand tracking for modern-day brands) for sponsoring this episode.

Gina teaches ethnography to MBA students at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. We talk about the importance of adding understanding to knowledge in business and life. Thanks to the Master of Advertising Effectiveness (MAE) program for supporting our show.