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Engaging Customers with a Purpose-Driven Mission
In this week's discussion, Emily chats with Katie Kardell, Marketing and Sales Director at Century Farms Distillery. Katie joins Emily to discuss the distillery's approach to promoting their bourbon, including their corn-to-whiskey program, trade shows, dabbling in digital marketing, and unique influencer marketing tactics.
Integrating Into the Community and Keeping Social Media Fun
In this week's discussion, Emily chats with Hannah Kirkpatrick, Social Media Manager at Fareway Stores Inc., a Midwest grocer with 139 stores across seven states. Hannah dives into local marketing strategies and the power of influencer marketing. Discover how Fareway utilizes store-specific content and collaborates with micro-influencers to create engaging campaigns.
Sourcing, Supply Chains, and Scaling from Scratch
In this week's discussion, Emily chats with Lucy Dana, CEO & Co-Founder of One Trick Pony, a delicious peanut butter brand made from Argentinian peanuts and Patagonian sea salt. Lucy walks us through the intricacies of sourcing peanuts, standing up an ecommerce arm and securing retailers across the country.
From Local Markets to a National Spotlight
In this week's discussion, Emily delves into the journey of OLIPOP with Steven Vigilante, the brand's Director of Growth and Partnerships. This episode offers a rare glimpse into the marketing playbook of the better-for-you soda brand, revealing the strategic moves that are propelling OLIPOP to the forefront of the beverage industry.
Aligning Values & Leveraging Creativity in Partnerships
Catherine Baxter is the CEO and founder of Nettie, well known for their products tailored to pickleball lovers. She shares her experience building a pickleball based brand, the power of leveraging your local community and how key collaborations that align with your values can exponentially impact your growth.
Staying Authentic while Scaling a CPG Brand
This week, Emily chats with Nola Morris, Chief Marketing Officer of Thelma’s Treats. Nola has 20 years of experience across multiple industry verticals including financial services, tech, fashion, and consumer packaged goods. In this episode, Nola discusses her responsibilities as CMO, the tactics used to reach new customers and generate sales, and maintaining authenticity as a brand while growing rapidly!
Building a Holistic Local Marketing Strategy
Sarah Cucchiara is the VP of Sales and Marketing at Tiger Pistol. In this episode, Sarah discusses how to put the pieces together and create a local marketing strategy for your brand that responds to current innovation while maximizing the impact you’re already seeing.
Transitioning from Events to Ecommerce
Emily Harpel is the Founder and CEO of Art of Sucre, a luxury cotton candy company. They discuss building an events-based business and transitioning to ecommerce in the wake of the pandemic, her approach to social media and collaborations and more!
Local PR for CPG Brands & Beyond
Delaney Vetter is an independent consultant specializing in PR and copywriting for brands in the Food & Beverage and CPG space. They discuss the evolving landscape of PR, her approach to securing press opportunities for brands of all shapes and sizes, and the power of storytelling in brand messaging.
The Power of Everyday People in Influencer Marketing
This week, Emily chats with fellow co-founder and COO at Hummingbirds, Charise Flynn. They discuss the origin story of Hummingbirds, the value of leveraging everyday people as brand advocates, and answer all your questions about Hummingbirds.
introducing the local marketing school podcast
Emily Steele hosts the Local Marketing School podcast! It helps brands, big and small, looking to drive local traffic understand how others like them do their marketing, including the tools they can use to creatively put themselves in the minds of consumers in specific communities.
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