60: Bill Blubaugh and the brand you suck — that doesn’t suck

As part of an ongoing series of conversations with 2017 Effie-winning marketers, Alan Hart talks with Bill Blubaugh, senior brand director of sweets and refreshments at The Hershey Company. In this podcast, they discuss the Jolly Rancher brand and its “A New Media Model to Transform a Brand that Sucks” campaign.In his conversation with Hart, Blubaugh talked about how effective marketing is more than hitting your marks and checking off boxes, it has to connect viscerally. “You have to market to consumers in a way that motivates them,” said Blubaugh. “Because just showing up is only part of the game.” The campaign was personal in a lot of ways for Blubaugh, especially in the way it's impacted his career. “Looking back 18 months after the campaign, it was really kind of a career-defining moment,” said Blubaugh. “For me, now, I feel like these brave new channels, this brave new media model is really not that difficult and not that different, it just requires a different set of skills.”Highlights from this week's “Marketing Today” podcast include:Jolly Rancher, the brand you suck. (1:06)A decision to go where the consumer is. (1:57)Personalized response: One-on-ones with the Fruit Gang. (4:25)Driving the brand in real time. (7:02)“Marketing effectiveness, to me, is just really about motivating people.” (8:14)Blubaugh keeps his eye on brands that have stood the test of time. (11:20)Turning brands over to consumers. (13:55)Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/marketingtodaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Become a member today and listen ad-free, visit https://plus.acast.com/s/marketingtoday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.