Billion-Dollar Brand: The Shocking Story Behind Chick-fil-A's Marketing Maverick with Steve Robinson

When Steve Robinson started working for Chick-fil-A, they had sales of about $140 million. During his last year, they turned $7 billion. 

Steve Robinson is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Chick-fil-A. He was involved in the companies incredible growth from 1981 - 2015. During this time, Chick-fil-A went from 184 stores and $100 million in annual sales, to 2100 stores and more than $6.8 billion in annual sales.

Steve also went on to author a book called “Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A.” In it he shares his inside knowledge and strategies used to turn Chick-fil-A into a household name. 

In our conversation, Steve spoke to me about the strategies, entrepreneurial spirit and sheer determination that led to this remarkable success story. 

This is an episode filled with strategies and techniques. Please share this with anyone who you feel may benefit from it.

Connect with Steve here - https://srobinsonconsulting.com/about/

Purchase your copy of his book here - https://www.amazon.com.au/Covert-Cows-Chick-fil-Chicken-Iconic/dp/1400213169


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