The Mindless Marketers is a new segment with the Sleeping Barber podcast. So today Vassilis Douros and Marc Binkley join me in a humorous exploration of some of todays hottest marketing topics with inspiration from the wonderful work of Tom Fishburne Founder and CEO of Marketoonist. We show and explain a selection of cartoons that we like and then debate topics like changes in marketing roles, the relevance of chief marketing officer (CMO) positions, and the efficiency of different marketing strategies. We discuss the challenges and misconceptions in the marketing industry, such as the reliance on data versus insight, the perception of marketing departments within organisations, and the shift towards prioritising first-party data due to cookie deprecation. The episode also touches on creative advertising, customer-centric approaches, and the importance of brand and product availability to consumers. Through a mix of personal anecdotes, industry insights, and discussing Toms cartoons, we delve into the complexities of marketing an industry we all love.

00:00 Welcome to the Pilot: Introducing Mindless Marketers

00:25 Diving Into the World of tom Fishburne and the Marketoonist,

01:36 The Evolution and Challenges of the CMO Role

07:54 AI in Marketing: Expectations vs. Reality

11:50 Data-Driven Marketing: A Double-Edged Sword

16:56 Navigating the Shift from Third-Party Cookies

21:10 Rethinking Remarketing Strategies

22:13 Scepticism and Realisations in Digital Marketing

24:20 The Impact of Cutting Marketing Budgets

31:37 Inside the Mind of a Consumer: Brand Perception

39:08 Concluding Thoughts on Marketing Strategies

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S3 Ep15: The Mindless Marketers Series