Episode #43 - Incorporating Internal Marketing into Marketing Strategy (with Margaret Molloy)

Under pressure to build brand and drive growth, more CMOs and business leaders are recognizing that employees are the brand, because employees are the ones charged with delivering on the brand promise to the customer. Internal marketing to employees, therefore, must become a critical part of the overall marketing strategy. Margaret Molloy, CMO/executive advisor and the recent CMO at Seigel+Gale, shares why and how. 

The Internal Marketing Podcast is the unique podcast series that 'flips' the marketing conversation, from external to internal, sharing everything you need to know, to build the company brand and drive growth, by engaging and empowering its employees to become advocates of the company brand. If you're not already subscribed to The Internal Marketing Podcast, then join the 'internal marketing tribe' and subscribe, leave a review and share the podcast with anyone in your network whom, you believe, will find it valuable. Thanks for listening!

ABOUT MARGARET MOLLOY - Featured Guest

Margaret Molloy is the recent Global CMO at Siegel+Gale, the global brand experience firm behind the “simple is smart” ethos. 

Margaret’s strengths as a leader, connector, and moderator have made her a highly influential CMO. She has hosted 250+ leading CMOs, panelists, and 1000s of guests from across the globe for Siegel+Gale’s live Future of Branding series; the recordings are all available on her podcast: “How CMOs Commit.”  Margaret is a fierce advocate for DEI, and she leads award-winning Women’s Day, LGBT+ Pride, Gen Z, and Boomer programs. 

In 2023, Margaret’s team achieved a top-three award in Campaign US’ Corporate Communications/Marketing Team of the Year. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Marketing, The Drum B2B Marketer of the Year, and a Marketing Society fellow. A thought leader, she is a sought-after panel host and podcast guest and has been published in HBR, Fast Company, Forbes, and more. 

A native of Ireland and resident of New York, Margaret is the founder of the acclaimed WearingIrish, a passion project to tell the untold story of Irish fashion design. She has been described by The Irish Times as an “Unofficial Ambassador” of Ireland. 

Margaret has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Ulster, and La Universidad de Valladolid, Spain. 

You can connect with Margaret on LinkedIn.

ABOUT KERRY-ANN STIMPSON - The Internal Marketing Podcast Producer and Host

Kerry-Ann is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the JMMB Group, a financial services group of companies, headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, with operations across the Caribbean. She is also the producer and host of The Internal Marketing Podcast, a personal passion project that was borne out of her belief that a company's growth and marketing strategies can't succeed, unless company employees (its most powerful advocates) are authentically engaged and empowered to deliver on the brand promise and to become advocates of the company brand. You can follow and connect with Kerry-Ann on LinkedIn.

ABOUT WORKSHOP  (The Internal Marketing Podcast's Season 4 Sponsor)

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