Raja Rajamannar on the CMO Crisis and What Brands Need to Do About It

Does “brand purpose” — the notion of marketers expressing clear support for values like diversity/equity/inclusion as a way of demonstrating what a marketer stands for—still hold sway over consumers? In this moment of economic anxiety, aren’t price and performance the only things a brand needs to nail down?It might come as a surprise that the brand with the tagline “priceless” is still looking at connecting with consumers around nebulous notions of empathy and experience.Still, performance and branding are not either/or goals, says Raja Rajamannar, the chief marketing and communications officer and president, healthcare business at Mastercard.In this episode, Rajamannar explains why Mastercard’s multi-sensory marketing programs satisfy the continuing consumer expectations for inclusion while proving valuable to its retail partners. Lastly, Rajamannar discusses how marketers can attract and retain top talent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.