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Steve’s breakdown: Yeah! Airbnb just lost its global marketing lead while it’s still looking for the replacement for their CMO. At least now you know who to call: The CEO....
Steve’s breakdown: Sun Basket was just delivered $42 million by investors so who’s going to do their advertising now that they have the cash? Amy Endemann at amy@sunbasket.com is Head of Marketing...
Steve’s breakdown: Shipt is the company and the deep pockets is Target. They are going to have to get the word out and there’s no word on who’s doing the advertising for...
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Steve’s breakdown: Frozen food is back big time with the logic and service of Daily Harvest. Now they hired an agency guy from Laird + Partners to take on the CMO position....
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Steve’s breakdown: DIRECTV exec gets CMO job at GoHealth. Think, literally, direct marketing on this one. Hard core direct marketing. CHICAGO, IL: GoHealth, the leading health insurance technology and services platform, today announced...
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Steve’s breakdown: Lots of cash is going to be thrown at PupBox via Petco so you might as well get in line for the account. It seems to be the future of...
Steve’s breakdown: NASA is working with Uber on its flying taxi project but who’s handling communications? If I were you, I’d say “me”. Uber partnered with NASA on it its...
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Steve’s breakdown: 8×8 just brought on 3 marketing execs from HP, IBM and OneOnline and with a $4 million budget we expect them to hit the ground running. Their number...
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Steve’s breakdown: Silvernest is the company and Barbara O’Connor is the new CMO. And if you’re still doing baby boomer advertising, this client is for you. It’s a roommate-matching business just for them!! ...
Steve’s breakdown: Office Depot’s purchase of CompuCom Systems will probably spark a review of how to marketing the company’s services. CompuCom Systems currently does not have an AOR. DALLAS, TX: Office Depot took a first...
Steve’s breakdown: Parcel is the company and Walmart has the pockets to make it a major payer. BROOKLYN, NY: Walmart.com will soon begin offering same-day delivery to some customers in New York City, and it...
Steve’s breakdown: KeyMe is the company and it’s brilliant. There’s a new CMO so the door is open for a reason to call. NEW YORK, NY: KeyMe, a New York City-based tech startup...
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Steve’s breakdown: We’ve got a P&Ger coming to Hertz as the CMO. Hard to say what she will do but I bet it’ll be different! Check into it. ESTRO, FL:...
Steve’s breakdown: The man who bounced from Target to Uber just to get bounced has landed at H&R Block as CEO. We suspect him to want to put his “retail” mark on...
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Steve’s breakdown: We know a little about the agencies working on Regis and their brands like Super Cuts. It’s not going well so we see an opening and hopefully, so...
Steve’s breakdown: Citi cards is a huge business involving giant deal making in addition to advertising. Lots of projects fall through the cracks which means Jennifer Breithaupt, the Global Consumer Chief Marketing...
Steve’s breakdown: Edible Arrangements founder now has complete power over the company again and we expect there’s going to be some-a-changes coming’ now that he’s free. BTW: Their creative is to yawn for....
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