Swimming in Data - How Marketers Can Use Data to Become Better Storytellers

There is an overwhelming amount of knowledge marketers can pull from customer interaction at every moment of the buying cycle. This behavioral information could very well influence the future of a brand’s marketing, products, and overall operations. We spoke with industry experts Jenifer Harmon from Store By Store and St. John, Arianna Howe from Sparkloft Media, and Blake Williams from The Shipyard about their thoughts on leveraging data and using tools to extract data to inform strategy. 

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Hiring The Wrong Agency Is A Fireable Offense

As marketers, it is clear that finding the right marketing agency to provide additional capacity or capability is crucial to achieving our business goals; however, the process of selecting the perfect agency can be overwhelming and time-consuming. Clients often inherit agency relationships that may no longer be the best fit or have become stale, leading them to consider a change. 

When faced with this laborious task, you may ask yourself: Where to begin when looking for a new agency? Or wonder if your team is making the right decision.

Let’s explore some of the major challenges to finding a great marketing agency and how to overcome them.

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Priorities of a CMO

The Setup CMO Spotlight series highlights high achieving marketing executives from different industries. After over 70 interviews with leaders at brands like Papa Johns, HEINEKEN, Randstad, NCR, and more, we’ve found that, despite each leader’s individual career journey and siloed industry, many CMOs and marketing professionals share the same priorities and outlook. Here are their thoughts!

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A Check-up On The Health + Wellness Industry

At Setup, we talk to a variety of Marketing experts in various industries. Surprisingly, there is a lot of overlap behind their schools of thought, advice, and noticeable trends. We recently spoke to Kelly Deen, the Chief Commercial Officer/CMO at kencko, and Jamie Eslinger, the SVP of Marketing + Integration at The Little Gym & Snapology, about the Health + Wellness Industry.

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