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RAB’s Erica Farber: A Sound Strategy for Radio

February 25, 2021 E.B. Moss Comment is Closed

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In interviewing the Radio Ad Bureau’s CEO, Erica Farber, my worlds collided: it’s a podcast, but about radio, the medium I grew up in and started my career in. Certainly radio IS about community, but it was still surprising to discover zero degrees of separation with Erica and two important people from my past: my […]

CMO Kim Wijkstrom: Start with the Brand Story not Silver Bullets

February 11, 2021February 10, 2021 E.B. Moss Comment is Closed

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Joakim (Kim) Wijkstrom, SVP / CMO of Vanda Pharmaceuticals, has learned to “Think Different” and have “Lending Done Human.” He has sent little, teeny Absolut bottle-shaped Christmas sweaters to readers of the New York Times, and leveraged Andy Warhol style pop op to promote schizophrenia drugs. A Swede who grew up in West Africa, Kim […]

JibJab’s CEO on Strong Brands and Floppy Jaws

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 E.B. Moss Comment is Closed

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For Episode 21 I spoke with someone who’s been an animated head more times than he can probably count: Paul Hanges is CEO of JibJab, which is famous for its personalized e-cards and satire animations that lets your head be the star! If you haven’t heard of JibJab you may have had YOUR head in […]

VAB CEO Sean Cunningham on Why Video “Simply” Works

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 E.B. Moss Comment is Closed

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Sean Cunningham is the son of a radio personality and the husband of grammarian. That may be why he expresses himself so fluidly and works hard to offer clear explanations about the video landscape at the same time. Those personal aspects combined with deep professional experience in the ad industry and as a strategic media […]

Frito-Lay SVP Marissa Solis on Pivoting Big Brands

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 E.B. Moss Comment is Closed

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Marissa Solis was about six months in to a big new role at one of the biggest snack companies in the world when one of the world’s biggest crisis hit. That’s not hyperbole. As the new head of all marketing initiatives, media, sports, and partnerships for the core brands of Frito-Lay North America, including Doritos, […]

Tom Webster with the Insider Scoop on Audio Research

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 E.B. Moss Comment is Closed

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Tom Webster, SVP of Edison Research, describes his job as “telling the stories of numbers.” He definitely make numbers come alive, and he’s a great storyteller overall. So you’re generally okay with Tom as your guest if you didn’t discuss podcast topics in advance. My industry acquaintance may be self-effacing, but he has a steel […]