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Brand Builder: Be human first – people drive brands (podcast episode #142)

  1. Brand Builder: Be human first – people drive brands (podcast episode #142) Desiree Sanchis 43:23

Data-driven marketing.

That is an oft-repeated phrase in our industry. It’s hard to find a LinkedIn profile that doesn’t make a claim of being a data-driven marketer these days.

And while data is helpful, it’s not the only thing that should drive you, my next guest says. Be human first, because people drive brands.

To hear that lesson, along with many more lesson-filled stories, I talked to Desiree Sanchis, VP of Marketing for Beliv US [https://belivcompany.com/].

Beliv has sold a million cases across 40 brands in 30 countries. Sanchis manages Innovation, marketing, and E-Commerce for Beliv’s U.S. portfolio of eight active brands in addition to those in the company’s development pipeline 

Lessons from the things she made

  • Human First: People drive brands
  • Dream big and embrace change
  • Find your purpose and execute relentlessly
  • Lead with empathy
  • Storytelling is powerful
  • Build internal momentum

Discussed in this episode

AI Guild [https://join.meclabsai.com/]

CPG Campaigns: Marketing is often about showcasing human truths (podcast episode #107) [https://marketingsherpa.com/article/interview/CPG]

Marketing Storytelling Examples: How 3 brands told their stories (with results) [https://marketingsherpa.com/article/case-study/marketing-storytelling]

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Daniel Burstein is the Senior Director of Content and Marketing at MarketingSherpa and the host of the ‘How I Made It In Marketing’ podcast, where he talks to marketing leaders about the lessons learned through their careers.

He also reports on successful marketing campaigns and industry data in MarketingSherpa articles, and helps facilitate the AI Guild from MarketingSherpa's parent organization, MECLABS Institute.

Daniel has 23 years of experience in copywriting, content writing, interviewing, speaking, business journalism, content marketing, sales enablement, and field marketing communications.