Author archive for Sandra O’Loughlin
Bacardi CMO Dima Ivanov Talks Reinventing The Iconic Rum Brand
With 20 years in consumer marketing roles, eight of them at Bacardi, Dima Ivanov knows a thing or two about marketing—and rum. In January this year, the 38-year-old became cmo of the privately held spirits company and president of Bacardi Global Brands where he oversees worldwide marketing. Before that he served as managing director for...
Southwest Airlines Hosts Live In-Flight Entertainment
There’s in-flight entertainment and then there is in-flight entertainment the way Southwest Airlines does it—via in-flight experiences that take off in mid-air, literally. Its most recent, a performance this past April by indie rock band the Black Cadillacs to introduce its non-stop service from Dallas to Memphis as part of its Live at 35 program,...
A Robust Event Industry Has Marketers Jockeying For Space
A strong economy and an increase in corporate meetings and conferences have event marketers scrambling to lock in dates and venues much earlier than they have in years past. Convention centers in major cities are booked up as much as five, 10, even 15 years in advance. Key dates are taken and hotel rooms are...
Flash Sampling: Dos Equis’ Twist On Cinco De Mayo
If you were bummed out that Cinco de Mayo fell on a Tuesday this year, you weren’t alone. So was Dos Equis, the Mexican beer brand, which got a jump on the celebration with Dos De Mayo, a campaign that not only offered a play on words but a two-pronged experiential approach that involved on-premise...