
The Marketing Playbook with Mark Friedman
Mark Friedman knows direct-to-consumer marketing. The 30+ year industry veteran has served as the President of eCommerce at Steve Madden, Chief Marketing Officer of Brooks Brothers, mentor to dozens of startups, and even youth sports coach. You’ll take away 3 fundamental tips every episode to help your team knock it out of the park, and draw up strategies for digital marketing, eCommerce, customer monetization, and pivoting with the brightest all-stars in business. Do you have your playbook? Presented by Details Interactive. Theme Song: Jazzy Man Funk Rock – Auditone Music Library - provided by Jamendo
Latest episodes

Jun 18, 2025 • 34min
Joe Milano - Chief Digital Officer
Joe Milano, the Chief Digital Officer (CDO), adds his page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to build great experiences to create loyalty, how to look at the entire customer journey to measure success, how to be there for the customer in all channels, whether transformation ever stops, and what Joe wanted to be when he grew up. Connect with Joe on LinkedIn

Jun 5, 2025 • 40min
Marissa Rodriguez - CEO of Through Experience
Marissa Rodriguez, the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Through Experience, adds her page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear what to do when you lose your job, how to make yourself indispensable, how to reach out for help as a founder, why Marissa moved to Greece, and the thing she’s most proud of. Connect with Marissa on LinkedIn, at ThroughExperience.com, and on Instagram @Marissa_ThroughExperience

May 21, 2025 • 39min
Trevor Testwuide - CEO of Measured
Trevor Testwuide, the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Measured, adds his page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to find a mentor, why you don’t need to be a data scientist to be data-driven, how to navigate incrementality & attribution, whether getting your MBA is the right choice, and the parent-teacher conference that changed Trevor’s life. Connect with Trevor on LinkedIn and at Measured.com

May 7, 2025 • 40min
Ned MacPherson & Rob Jewell - Power Digital & Uptick
Ned MacPherson & Rob Jewell, the Chief Growth Officer of Power Digital and Founder & CEO of Uptick, respectively, add their pages to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to experiment with price testing, drive extra revenue with post-purchase offerings, perform a Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) audit for quick wins, the top changes brands can make to offset cost increases due to tariffs, and how to approach clients who “don’t do that here.” Connect with Ned at PowerDigitalMarketing.com and on LinkedIn, and Rob at Uptick.com and on LinkedIn

Apr 24, 2025 • 41min
Gavin Hewitt - COO of Velou
Gavin Hewitt, the Chief Operating Officer of Velou, adds his page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to invest in your people, collaborate with the customer in mind, feed AI the best data possible, what Gavin’s learned from his experience building hypergrowth startups, and the 14 schools he went to before graduating high school. Connect with Gavin on LinkedIn and at Velou.com

Apr 9, 2025 • 38min
Kim Miller - President of Saks OFF 5TH
Kim Miller, the President of Saks OFF 5TH, adds her page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to prepare to pivot, have empathy, focus on the customer, the story behind Saks Global, and what Kim learned growing up at her grandfather’s shoe repair & handbag store. Connect with Kim on LinkedIn and at SaksOFF5TH.com

Mar 26, 2025 • 36min
Ashley Kechter - Global President of Fabletics
Ashley Kechter, the Global President of Fabletics, adds her page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to help others grow in their career, know your customer, be a disruptor, the unique membership program that fuels Fabletics, and what Ashley learned growing up as an identical twin. Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn and at Fabletics.com

Mar 13, 2025 • 35min
Jamie Domenici - CMO of Klaviyo
Jamie Domenici, the Chief Marketing Officer of Klaviyo, adds her page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to establish & maintain relationships, embrace change, take a big swing when you can, the fascinating family business Jamie was raised in, and her pro sports dream. Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn and at Klaviyo.com

Feb 27, 2025 • 38min
Maria Youth - Chief Revenue Officer of Path2Response
Maria Youth, the Chief Revenue Officer of Path2Response, adds her page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear how to get outside your comfort zone, manage change, set up a roadmap for your organization, what Maria learned buying Super Bowl ads, and whether to go the agency route or brand-side. Connect with Maria on LinkedIn and at Path2Response.com

Feb 12, 2025 • 36min
Chris Danton - Co-Founder & Chief of Ideas of IN GOOD CO
Chris Danton, the Co-Founder & Chief of Ideas of IN GOOD CO, adds her page to the Marketing Playbook. Hear why you should consider Substack, how to understand your competitors, how generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) will transform retail, how to reposition your brand, and Chris’s predictions for the year ahead in retail. Subscribe to GOOD THINKING on Substack and connect with Chris on LinkedIn and at WeAreInGoodCo.com