Insights, ideas, and inspiration from the world of challenger brands.

How Polestar is Taking on EV Giants in a $785Bn Market
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In this Episode of Scratch: CMO Interviews, we sit down with the CMO of the challenger EV brand, Polestar.

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Ep. 17 – The North Star for Challenger Marketers, Paying Down Marketing Debt, and How to Build Community
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Marketing insights on brands that put the customer at the center of everything they do, and what you can learn from their example.

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Ep. 17 – The North Star for Challenger Marketers, Paying Down Marketing Debt, and How to Build Community
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3 Quick Ways to Become a Challenger in Your Organization
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3 Quick Ways to Become a Challenger in Your Organization
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Ep. 12 – How to Harness the Viral Power of TikTok with Soyoung Kang, CMO at eos
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In this episode of our CMO interviews we learn how to harness the viral power of TikTok from Soyoung Kang, CMO at eos

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Ep. 12 – How to Harness the Viral Power of TikTok with Soyoung Kang, CMO at eos
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Ep. 18 – The Biggest Takeaway from 20 CMO Interviews, Three Challengers in Action, and Walmart’s Massive Ad Tech Business
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We’ve learned five marketing tips from the CMOs of some of the biggest brands in the world. Get them here.

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Ep. 18 – The Biggest Takeaway from 20 CMO Interviews, Three Challengers in Action, and Walmart’s Massive Ad Tech Business
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Ep. 13 – How to How to Activate Your Brand Purpose for Profit with Jim Stengel CMO of Procter & Gamble
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In this episode of our CMO interviews Jim Stengel speaks about the importance of long term goals, reputation and trust and brand purpose

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Ep. 13 – How to How to Activate Your Brand Purpose for Profit with Jim Stengel CMO of Procter & Gamble
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Should your business invest in performance marketing?
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Learn the power of performance marketing to drive growth. Discover how it complements traditional marketing efforts and learn the key steps for success

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Should your business invest in performance marketing?
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Ep. 19 – Marketing in a Crisis, Inside an Insurtech Challenger’s GTM Playbook, and NFTs for Marketers Explained
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Learn about the value you can add as a brand in times of crisis in our marketing insights series

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Ep. 19 – Marketing in a Crisis, Inside an Insurtech Challenger’s GTM Playbook, and NFTs for Marketers Explained
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Ep. 14 – How to Succeed in a New Era of Marketing with Raja Rajamannar of Mastercard
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In this episode of our CMO interviews Raja Rajamannar of Mastercard tells us why there is no such thing as brand loyalty

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Ep. 14 – How to Succeed in a New Era of Marketing with Raja Rajamannar of Mastercard
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Ep. 20 – How to Be More Customer-Centric TODAY, Peloton’s Early Marketing Strategy, and How to Scale your Performance Marketing
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The time you aren’t spending focused on the customer is time challengers are gaining on you. Get marketing insights on how to be more customer-centric!

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Ep. 20 – How to Be More Customer-Centric TODAY, Peloton’s Early Marketing Strategy, and How to Scale your Performance Marketing
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Ep. 15 – How to Market Like a Scientist with Jeremy King of Attest
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In this episode of our CMO interviews Attest CEO and Co-Founder, Jeremy King, speaks to us about how data leads to better, smarter business decisions

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Ep. 15 – How to Market Like a Scientist with Jeremy King of Attest
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How to Go from Cautious to Confident with Web3 (Part 1), A Case Study from the Largest Neobank in the World, and How to Get Ahead of Gender-Neutral Marketing
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Explore the journey from cautious to confident with Web3. Learn from the largest neobank's case study and get ahead of gender-neutral marketing.

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How to Go from Cautious to Confident with Web3 (Part 1), A Case Study from the Largest Neobank in the World, and How to Get Ahead of Gender-Neutral Marketing
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Ep. 16 – How to Balance Profit with People and Planet with Rupen, CMO of Dole Sunshine Company
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In this episode of our CMO interviews Rupen Desai of Dole Sunshine Company tells us how you can shift your business towards being truly purposeful

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Ep. 16 – How to Balance Profit with People and Planet with Rupen, CMO of Dole Sunshine Company
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Ep. 21 – How to Go from Cautious to Confident with Web3 (Part 2), New Challengers We Love, and the Top Brands on TikTok Right Now
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Three principles to guide you on what to do with NFTs and Web3 for your brand in our marketing insights series

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Ep. 21 – How to Go from Cautious to Confident with Web3 (Part 2), New Challengers We Love, and the Top Brands on TikTok Right Now
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Ep. 17 – How to Make Martech Work for Your Team with Scott Brinker of HubSpot
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"In this weeks episode of CMO interviews Scott Brinker of Hubspot teaches us everything about marketing technology "

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Ep. 17 – How to Make Martech Work for Your Team with Scott Brinker of HubSpot
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Ep. 22 – How to Drive Change Top-Down and Bottom-Up, The Metaverse’s First Fashion Show, and Gary V Buys a Major League Pickleball Team
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There’s nothing with which to build progress with if you don’t invest in change first. Learn how to drive change 'Top-Down' and 'Bottom-Up' here.

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Ep. 22 – How to Drive Change Top-Down and Bottom-Up, The Metaverse’s First Fashion Show, and Gary V Buys a Major League Pickleball Team
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Ep. 18 – How to Transform a 100-Year-Old Company with David Rubin of The New York Times
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In this week's episode of CMO interviews David Rubin from The New York Times explains how he transformed a 100 year old company

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Ep. 18 – How to Transform a 100-Year-Old Company with David Rubin of The New York Times
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Ep. 23 – How to Put Yourself Out of Business, Is The Gap Now a Fashion Challenger?, and an Interview with the First-Ever CMO of the NY Times
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Three actionable marketing insights on adopting a challenger mindset. Learn to put yourself out of business before someone else does.

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Ep. 23 – How to Put Yourself Out of Business, Is The Gap Now a Fashion Challenger?, and an Interview with the First-Ever CMO of the NY Times
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Ep. 19 – How to Apply Jobs to be Done to Brand Building with Bob Moesta
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Bob Moesta talks about what Jobs To Be Done Theory is and how it helped him become a successful businessman, marketer and educator

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Ep. 19 – How to Apply Jobs to be Done to Brand Building with Bob Moesta
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Ep. 24 – How to Build a Culture of Constant Reinvention, How Unilever is Fighting Back Against the Challengers, and an Interview with one of the Authors of the Jobs to be Done Framework
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Learn how to build a culture of constant reinvention in our marketing insights series.

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Ep. 24 – How to Build a Culture of Constant Reinvention, How Unilever is Fighting Back Against the Challengers, and an Interview with one of the Authors of the Jobs to be Done Framework
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‘ROI’ Might Not Matter as Much as You Think.
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Discover the importance of long-term cashflow in marketing campaigns and why you shouldn't use marketing ROI as the sole metric to measure success.

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‘ROI’ Might Not Matter as Much as You Think.
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Ep. 20 – How to Achieve Goals Through Defining Outcomes with Yonca Dervişoğlu of Google
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Yonca Dervişoğlu, VP of Marketing for EMEA at Google talks about prioritizing, connecting with her team, and how to approach new challenges.

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Ep. 20 – How to Achieve Goals Through Defining Outcomes with Yonca Dervişoğlu of Google
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