WPP’s Bridge Worldwide Strategist Bob Gilbreath Explains Why Only Meaningful Marketing Connects With Consumers for the Longterm
Co-hosts Brad Forsythe and Ray Schilens interview Bob Gilbreath, author of the new
book The Next Evolution of Marketing: Connect with Your Customers by
Marketing with Meaning, just published by McGraw-Hill. He is Chief
Marketing Strategist at Bridge Worldwide, one of the nation’s largest digital
advertising agencies and part of WPP. Bob leads the Strategic Planning team
within the agency, advising clients such as Procter & Gamble, ConAgra
Foods, Kroger, Luxottica, and Abbott Laboratories. His writing has been
featured in Brandweek, Adweek and Advertising Age, he has spoken at
ad:tech and Harvard Business School, and he has taught classes at NYU and Miami
University (Ohio).
Bob
joined Bridge Worldwide after leading a dramatic turnaround of the Mr. Clean
brand at Procter & Gamble. He was recognized by Advertising Age as
one of the Top 50 Marketers of 2004. He received his M.B.A. in marketing from
New York University’s Stern School of Business and his undergraduate degree in
economics from Duke University.
For entertaining advice join hosts Ray Schilens and Brad Forsythe for a lively and informative discussion.