In this episode of The Marketing Commute, we are joined by Bonita Durand. Bonita has had a hugely successful international career in fashion merchandising and product development. Based in Paris, Bonita is currently the VP of Global Product Direction for fashion giant Lacoste, and before this worked for other global labels including Stella McCartney, Gucci, Lanvin and Prada. Bonita shares a very unique perspective at a time when brands are finding new and innovative ways to reach new audiences. We’ll also get the latest thoughts and perspectives on marketing trends in Mitchell’s Marketing Minute.

In this episode of The Marketing Commute, we are joined by Tony Palmer. Tony is a global business leader and board member with an exceptional record of accelerating growth at leading consumer brands including Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg, and Coca-Cola. More recently, Tony is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of TropicSport, an eco-friendly sun care and skincare line free from the toxic chemicals commonly found in conventional skin and sun products. TropicSport combined Tony’s passion for e-commerce and extreme watersports, a deep commitment to the health of the planet, and his Australian roots.  

We’ll also get the latest thoughts and perspectives on marketing trends in Mitchell’s Marketing Minute.

Jess Davey has had a highly successful career as an international Marketing heavyweight, working in some of the world's largest marketing and ad agencies in Europe and Asia. Currently based in Singapore, Jess is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific, and is responsible for the growth in the region. In this episode we very much enjoyed hearing what's happening in Asia - in particular the impact of Coronavirus as China continues to struggle with what is becoming a significant economic inhibitor. For anyone looking for some insights into the Asia Pacific region, this is an episode not to be missed.

In this episode of The Marketing Commute we are joined in the studio by Stuart Gregor. Stu is a 20 year veteran of the drinks business and around the same vintage in the world of lifestyle PR and events. Stuart is a Co-founder of Four Pillars Gin, as well as one of Australia's leading PR agencies Liquid Ideas. The boutique liquor market has come on in leaps and bounds in the past decade and Four Pillars Gin is no exception recently being awarded International Gin Producer of the Year at the 50th Annual International Wine and Spirits Competition in London. It's a great chat with Stu which we know you will enjoy.

In this special episode of The Marketing Commute we discuss the challenges and opportunities for brands as COVID-19 sweeps across the world. Who's leaning into the pandemic and who is struggling? What could be the 'new normal' of marketing on the other side of this crisis? We break some of these key points down.

In this episode of The Marketing Commute Podcast we talk to Mark Webber - Formula 1 legend, brand ambassador, and entrepreneur. Mark has had a very successful career in motorsports spanning Formula 3, Formula 1, Le Mans, and the World Endurance Championship. Beyond the racetrack, Mark has launched a highly successful sports clothing business called Aussie Grit, and amongst his tireless work for his charities and foundations, is a Global Ambassador for Porsche motorcars and Rolex watches. It has been quite a transition from F1 racing to the upper echelons of marketing in these ambassadorial roles and within his own business. We think you will enjoy this chat with Australian sports royalty.

Our guest in this episode is Ed Smith. Ed is the General Manager Integrated Marketing EU at Amazon. Prior to moving overseas, Ed worked in Australia, as the executive director of sales and marketing at Foxtel, as well as running his own business and he shares with us some very interesting experiences in between. Ed is also among the 18 marketing leaders, who were chosen to take part in this year’s prestigious fellowship program at The Marketing Academy. We were very lucky to have him in the studio with us for what was a very interesting conversation to see out the first season of The Marketing Commute Podcast.

The Marketing Commute hosts take a look at and discuss the top Christmas campaigns from around the world including incredible work from John Lewis and Waitrose, Sainsburys, Apple, Aldi Australia, and Facebook. Merry Christmas to all our listeners. We look forward to Season 2 in 2020.

In this episode of The Marketing Commute, we catch up with Paula Bloodworth. Paula is the Global Group Strategy Director for Nike at Wieden + Kennedy. Paula is newly based at the W+K Portland head office and heads up strategy for Nike globally. She is a fantastic Australian talent with an incredible career journey, which we are sure you will enjoy listening to her talk about.

In this episode of The Marketing Commute, we chat to Ebonie Newman from New York. Ebonie is the Global Chief Commercial Officer at leading branded content, social media intelligence and news agency, Storyful. Ebonie began working at Storyful in 2015, and prior to that, held a number of senior roles at News Corp Australia. During her time at News Corp she was a recipient of a B&T "30 Under 30" award. This is a really interesting chat with Ebonie about a rapidly evolving content channel.