Geoff Cottrill is a marketing wizard and music taste-maker. He has held marketing executive roles with some of the best-known brands in the world from Proctor and Gamble to Starbucks, to Coca-Cola, Converse, and Now Top Golf. Geoff was also the chairman of the Grammy Foundation for over a decade. Music and marketing have been an important strategic initiative for him, having launched Converses undiscovered artists program called Rubber Tracks and Starbucks’ music initiative Hear Music.
Big Takeaway: When using music in your marketing efforts, the best thing you can do is let the artist do their art. Find the artist that matches your brand’s vision but then ask them what they want to do. Let them be authentic and simply be the platform allowing them to share their authenticity.
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Voices Behind The Music is presented by Feed Media Group and produced by Growth Network Podcasts
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