From Quirkiness to Global Relevance: Unveiling the Journey of Crocs' Iconic Transformation with CMO Heidi Cooley

On this week's episode, host Jenny Rooney sits down with Heidi Cooley, Chief Marketing Officer of Crocs, to delve into the brand's transformative journey. From embracing quirkiness to fostering authentic collaborations and maintaining a consumer-centric focus, Crocs stands out as a vibrant brand with a global fan base proudly known as "Croc Nation." In Cooley's first seven years at Crocs, they have authentically embraced collaborations with brands like Balenciaga, and KFC, and personalities like Post Malone and Lil Nas X. During the conversation, Cooley shares her global approach to branding, Crocs' unique brand values, and the brand's approach to maintaining a singular brand personality.Companies that go on to lead their industry or pioneer new ones know the power of shipping fast. Contentful’s composable content platform gets you from inspiration to launch without skipping a beat, so teams can focus on building the most impactful experiences possible.What makes composable content different from a traditional, siloed CMS? While a CMS can only manage content for one specific channel at a time, a composable infrastructure breaks content down into small, modular components that can be reused and published for multiple brands, use cases, channels, and regions.With Contentful, digital teams can:Easily compose intelligent, customizable experiences at any scale.Free up digital teams to collaborate and launch content experiences quickly and efficiently.Effortlessly tap into their creativity with dynamic features like AI Content Type Generator and Workflows.Discover the momentum your content can drive. Get Started at Contentful.com with Contentful’s composable content platform today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The word “vanguard,” is defined as “a group of people leading the way in new development or ideas.” Marketing Vanguard: the podcast, spotlights the people who are driving the industry forward. It will feature valuable, must-listen nuggets of marketing-leadership wisdom, humility, stories, strategic insights, and growth opportunities in an era of ever more complex industry pressures and realities. Together we’ll dive into what's driving the decision-makers of today to move the needle of some of the world’s most exciting brands in incremental or monumental ways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.