P&G’s Austin Balances Rich Ads, Data Proportionality & Measurement Revolution

A few years after P&G’s marketing chief called for a massive clean-up of the advertising ecosystem, how is the multi-national; company faring? In this video interview with Zach Leonard for Beet.TV, the company’s senior director of global brand building and media innovation, Eric Austin, explains his approach. Guiding lights He has “three guiding principles” for […]

 
 

The Best Way to Deal With Disruption Is to Lead It: P&G’s Pritchard

ORLANDO  – Ahead of his panel during the 2019 Global CMO Growth Summit, P&G chief brand officer and co-chair of the ANA Marc Pritchard spoke to Beet.TV to give an overview of his outlook on the industry. It starts with disruption. “Everyone’s being disrupted,” says Pritchard. The only way to deal with disruption is to […]

 
 

P&G’s Pritchard Wants to Eliminate Toxic Content From Advertising in 3 Years

ORLANDO – P&G’s Marc Pritchard has goals for himself, for the Association of National Advertisers and for the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a committee comprised of 27 participating brands, five agencies and major platforms that launched out of Cannes Lions in June. In three years, the group aims to eliminate toxic content completely from […]

 
 

In Drive For Brand Growth, ANA Eyes ‘Marketing University’: P&G’s Pritchard

ORLANDO—In its ongoing efforts to transform marketing by taking back control and leading disruption, the Association of National Advertisers has committed to forming “what’s essentially an ANA marketing university,” says P&G Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard. “The CMO Growth Council was formed to focus on marketing taking back control and leading disruption because marketing is […]

 
 

Brands And Tech Join Forces On Creative Canvas: P&G VP Blum

BARCELONA — Mobile phones have rebooted the marketing landscape – but brands can now exploit the new possibilities they offer. That is according to a marketing chief from one of the biggest brand groups in the world. “Mobile is not a device anymore – it’s a lifestyle shift,” says P&G EMEA marketing VP Sophie Blum, […]

 
 

Former P&G CMO: Fundamentals of Brand-Building Haven’t Changed

Despite the rapid pace of media and technology innovation, Procter & Gamble’s former top marketer Jim Stengel observes that the fundamentals of brand building haven’t changed. “A lot of companies lose sight of that,” says Stengel, who left P&G in 2008, in an interview with Beet.TV. “They get consumed by the activity that is possible now, […]