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Brad Charron

Success Made to Last...Living Your Best Version

Marketing Trends

Authentic Influence

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David Marine

Mayur Gupta

Adam Grossman

Jamie Moldafsky

Dustin Cohn

Lindsey Roy

Kim Caldbeck

Jack Canfield

Pico Iyer

Steve Robinson

Kai Wright

Candace Cameron Bure

Joel Holland

John Lee Dumas

Karen Wickre

OwlTail

Athletes are constantly striving to find their unfair advantage, and most businesses are no different. It’s one tangible thing that sets us apart from our peers that makes us stand out. In late 80’s Nike searched for their unfair advantage and found it in Michael Jordan and the Jumpman brand. Apple was floundering in a market dominated by its competitor until they brought Steve Jobs back into the fold and the rest is history. Marketing in a crowded segment, such as CPG, those unfair advantages are few and far between. Brad Charron, knows what it’s like to battle those brands flexing their unfair advantage. Brad has fought an uphill climb during his days at Under Armour, Lucky’s, and now as the CEO of Aloha, he’s bringing the heat to its competitors.“There's a lot of choices we make in terms of what goes into our product and our food and that choicefulness. We bring that forward in our messaging. We talk about being the only plant-based company that is a hundred percent certified organic that is B-Corp certified. It's good marketing to try to differentiate yourself. It also just happens to be true, even better. With hot spaces in general, the people on the margins are gonna try to get into this space. It's smart business for them. That does not mean it's the most authentic. And in our case our advantage is that we're walking the walk and the challenge is how do you get that message across in a very cluttered environment?”As a newly certified B-Corp, Aloha is making waves as a business that’s committed to the greater good, and their messaging reflects that. On this episode of Marketing Trends I sat down with Brad and we discussed a host of topics, including why, after a long run as a marketer, he decided to take up the reins as a CEO. Brad also touched on his past experiences with companies such as Under Armour, Chobani, and Lucky’s, and the role data plays in a marketers strategy, and why Aloha is all-in on omni-channel. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.Main TakeawaysJust Do It: Every company has an unfair advantage, it is what differentiates the company from the rest of its competition. In the CPG space, and in popular channels in general, you have to understand what separates your products and services from your competitors and hone in on that. If you're a health-conscious brand protein bar, make sure you lean into that to separate yourself from the other bars in the same space. Keep Showing Up: Your brand must be where your consumers are. Whether that’s in big-box retail, ecommerce or grocery stores, CPG brands have to provide consumers with a holistic shopping experience and meet them where they are. When you adopt a holistic omni-channel approach, you’re also setting your brand up for consumers to more easily find your product,  leading to greater adoption.A Brand with a Purpose: If you’re a purpose-led brand, not only does your messaging need to reflect your mission, but your company has to align with that same mission. Mission-driven companies have the unique ability to build trust with their consumers, but once that trust is broken, it’s very hard to rebuild.---Marketing Trends podcast is brought to you by Salesforce. Discover marketing built on the world’s number one CRM: Salesforce. Put your customer at the center of every interaction. Automate engagement with each customer. And build your marketing strategy around the entire customer journey. Salesforce. We bring marketing and engagement together. Learn more at salesforce.com/marketing. To learn more or subscribe to our weekly newsletter, visit MarketingTrends.com.

Athletes are constantly striving to find their unfair advantage, and most businesses are no different. It’s one tangible thing that sets us apart from our peers that makes us stand out. In late 80’s Nike searched for their unfair advantage and found it in Michael Jordan and the Jumpman brand. Apple was floundering in a market dominated by its competitor until they brought Steve Jobs back into the fold and the rest is history. Marketing in a crowded segment, such as CPG, those unfair advantages are few and far between. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-charron-6898939" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brad Charron</a>, knows what it’s like to battle those brands flexing their unfair advantage. Brad has fought an uphill climb during his days at Under Armour, Lucky’s, and now as the CEO of Aloha, he’s bringing the heat to its competitors.“There's a lot of choices we make in terms of what goes into our product and our food and that choicefulness. We bring that forward in our messaging. We talk about being the only plant-based company that is a hundred percent certified organic that is B-Corp certified. It's good marketing to try to differentiate yourself. It also just happens to be true, even better. With hot spaces in general, the people on the margins are gonna try to get into this space. It's smart business for them. That does not mean it's the most authentic. And in our case our advantage is that we're walking the walk and the challenge is how do you get that message across in a very cluttered environment?”As a newly certified B-Corp, Aloha is making waves as a business that’s committed to the greater good, and their messaging reflects that. On this episode of Marketing Trends I sat down with Brad and we discussed a host of topics, including why, after a long run as a marketer, he decided to take up the reins as a CEO. Brad also touched on his past experiences with companies such as Under Armour, Chobani, and Lucky’s, and the role data plays in a marketers strategy, and why Aloha is all-in on omni-channel. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.Main Takeaways<ul><li>Just Do It: Every company has an unfair advantage, it is what differentiates the company from the rest of its competition. In the CPG space, and in popular channels in general, you have to understand what separates your products and services from your competitors and hone in on that. If you're a health-conscious brand protein bar, make sure you lean into that to separate yourself from the other bars in the same space. </li><li>Keep Showing Up: Your brand must be where your consumers are. Whether that’s in big-box retail, ecommerce or grocery stores, CPG brands have to provide consumers with a holistic shopping experience and meet them where they are. When you adopt a holistic omni-channel approach, you’re also setting your brand up for consumers to more easily find your product,  leading to greater adoption.</li><li>A Brand with a Purpose: If you’re a purpose-led brand, not only does your messaging need to reflect your mission, but your company has to align with that same mission. Mission-driven companies have the unique ability to build trust with their consumers, but once that trust is broken, it’s very hard to rebuild.</li></ul>---Marketing Trends podcast is brought to you by Salesforce. Discover marketing built on the world’s number one CRM: Salesforce. Put your customer at the center of every interaction. Automate engagement with each customer. And build your marketing strategy around the entire customer journey. Salesforce. We bring marketing and engagement together. Learn more at <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/360e4e49-9e44-45d2-a1b3-2b17ffeb29e3/shows/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/dd44bd99-8a6c-42a2-b839-fd4780118095/salesforce.com/marketing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">salesforce.com/marketing</a>. To learn more or subscribe to our weekly newsletter, visit <a href="https://marketingtrends.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MarketingTrends.com</a>.

How Aloha is Making Waves in the CPG space with CEO, Brad Charron

Aloha Foods

CEO of Aloha Foods, Brad Charron, talks about plant based food and the success of his fast growing company. It's a good time to consider diet changes.

Success Made to Last with CEO of Aloha Foods Brad Charron

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Brad Charron, the CEO of ALOHA. ALOHA is a consumer goods brand offering lines of clean, plant-based protein products. Today, you'll learn:   Brad's journey to ALOHA; how he focused the brand from a general marketplace to its current selection   How ALOHA's focusing flowed through to its culture (even before the pandemic); how that has benefited the brand   How ALOHA has leaned into the renewed importance on health during COVID, and has sought to redefined what "diet" means   The persona of a brand which will allow it to survive post-pandemic, including transparency and the cruciality of purpose-driven brands to "show the receipt"; the steps ALOHA has taken here   How ALOHA consumers are encouraged to share their stories, diet or no diet; the efforts ALOHA is actively taking to build community   As always, advice to build a more authentic brand   Be sure to stay subscribed for more content and thought leadership like this, and do please leave a rating and review on iTunes if you like what you hear: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authentic-influence/id1440872576. Be sure to follow our LinkedIn page to catch all of our content there: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/authentic-influence-podcast/. Reach out to Adam Conner on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjconner/ or via email at adam.conner@govivoom.com with suggestions for guests, content, or general interest/feedback. Find more at https://www.podcast.vivoom.co/. Enjoy! Music: "Streetview" by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA 4.0)

On today's episode of Authentic Influence, Adam Conner is joined by Brad Charron, the CEO of ALOHA. ALOHA is a consumer goods brand offering lines of clean, plant-based protein products. Today, you'll learn: <ul> <li> Brad's journey to ALOHA; how he focused the brand from a general marketplace to its current selection </li> <li> How ALOHA's focusing flowed through to its culture (even before the pandemic); how that has benefited the brand </li> <li> How ALOHA has leaned into the renewed importance on health during COVID, and has sought to redefined what "diet" means </li> <li> The persona of a brand which will allow it to survive post-pandemic, including transparency and the cruciality of purpose-driven brands to "show the receipt"; the steps ALOHA has taken here </li> <li> How ALOHA consumers are encouraged to share their stories, diet or no diet; the efforts ALOHA is actively taking to build community </li> <li> As always, advice to build a more authentic brand </li> </ul> Be sure to stay subscribed for more content and thought leadership like this, and do please leave a rating and review on iTunes if you like what you hear: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authentic-influence/id1440872576" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authentic-influence/id1440872576</a>. Be sure to follow our LinkedIn page to catch all of our content there: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/authentic-influence-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/authentic-influence-podcast/</a>. Reach out to Adam Conner on LinkedIn at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjconner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjconner/</a> or via email at adam.conner@govivoom.com with suggestions for guests, content, or general interest/feedback. Find more at <a href="https://www.podcast.vivoom.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.podcast.vivoom.co/</a>. Enjoy! Music: "Streetview" by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(CC BY-SA 4.0)</a>

ALOHA CEO Brad Charron: Let's Redefine the Diet