Beyond the Brand
Beyond the Brand
Podcast Description
Beyond the Brand takes you inside the minds of today’s top marketing leaders to uncover the strategies, insights, and challenges shaping the future of brand growth.
Hosted by Adam Wright and Matt Huntly, each episode features candid conversations with experts across retail, media, e-commerce, and consumer goods. From digital transformation to first-party data and retail media to product innovation, we explore what’s really driving success in modern marketing.
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Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on contemporary marketing strategies, challenges, and insights, with episodes covering topics such as digital transformation in retail, the use of first-party data for marketing performance, and product innovation. For example, the inaugural episode featuring Paul Stafford delves into building a retail media network and the evolving landscape of retail media.
Beyond the Brand takes you inside the minds of today’s top marketing leaders to uncover the strategies, insights, and challenges shaping the future of brands.
Hosted by Sampl’s Matt Huntly and Adam Wright, each episode features candid conversations with experts across retail, media, e-commerce, and consumer goods. From digital transformation to first-party data and retail media to product innovation, we explore what’s really driving success in modern marketing.
Brought to you by Sampl (Sampltech.com) – precision product sampling that puts your product in the hands of real buyers.
In this episode of Beyond the Brand, Adam Wright is joined by Sophie Rock, head of brand at Wilkinson Sword.
Together, they unpack the bold repositioning of a 250-year-old brand, the thinking behind the Blade Masters campaign, and the real work involved in shifting a business out of long-term sales decline.
Sophie shares her career journey, lessons from major brand projects, and how she stays focused when leading high-pressure transformations.
Key takeaways
▶ Why tackling fundamental brand problems starts with understanding the real consumer truth
▶ How Wilkinson Sword repositioned around its heritage to stand out in a cluttered category
▶ Why humour and tone of voice became central to the brand’s modern refresh
▶ The importance of managing internal buy-in and using data to build momentum
▶ What makes a successful brand marketer today – and how the role is changing
Why listen
▶ Gain insights into relaunching a heritage brand with modern relevance
▶ Learn how to manage complexity and stay focused during major transformation projects
▶ Hear real-world lessons on building long-term brand equity in competitive markets
▶ Understand how to balance creativity, strategy, and commercial thinking as a marketer
Links & resources
▶ Connect with Sophie Rock on LinkedIn
▶ Learn more about Wilkinson Sword at wilkinsonsword.com
▶ Watch the Wilkinson Sword Blademaster campaign ad here
▶ Find out more about System1 testing at system1group.com
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