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Rachel Goldflam shared thisAn incredible opportunity to learn from the best in the biz! Join us this summer! Sara Blakely Lilli Ward Marni Cohen Kate Ranahan Caitlyn Frankel Bassima Mroue Jamie Spielmaker Dani Patrick 🌈 Sylma Colon-Otten Alex GagnonRachel Goldflam shared thisIt’s official… applications for the Sara Blakely Summer Internship are now open! ‼️🚨 If you, or someone you know, has a passion for creativity, curiosity, leadership, and fun, this is an opportunity worth sharing. This 6-week paid internship brings students into our Founder Sara Blakely's world, grounded in her signature perspectives on mindset, invention, and brand-building. It’s a place where business and creativity intersect, ideas come to life, and purpose and play happily coexist. Interns will gain hands-on experience, mentorship from senior leaders, and a behind-the-scenes view of how innovation meets fashion. They’ll also team up on a high-impact Sneex project, helping shape the future of the brand. Participants will specialize in a dedicated track such as: ✨ Marketing ✨ Operations ✨ Finance ✨ Community Engagement ✨ Creative Storytelling 📍 Location: Atlanta, GA 📅 Dates: June 15 – July 31 (With a mid-program break June 29 – July 3) If you know an ambitious, curious, creative student who would thrive in this environment, please pass this along or tag them below! 🔗 Applications are open through Dec. 31. ‼️ Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e8b4RFMQ
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Rachel Goldflam shared thisWho is winning the social media platform wars? We had an incredibly lively discussion yesterday during #AdWeek thanks to She Runs It. As a challenger brand in the footwear space, I loved speaking about Sneex and learning from my fellow panelists Neala Brown Heather Connelly Kelly Chiricotti and moderator Orlando Reece; special thanks to the one and only Cathryn Weber-Gonyo and Natalie DeGenova!Rachel Goldflam shared thisAnother great day during Advertising Week in NYC. An enlightening and entertaining conversation at our Media Insights Breakfast. The conversation focused on “Platform Playbooks: How Brands Win on Social.” In a digital world where social platforms are no longer optional, brands are navigating a competitive and ever-changing ecosystem. This session unpacked how companies are using platform-native storytelling to connect more deeply, grow more strategically, and measure more effectively. Together, we explored: The push and pull between authenticity and scale, how creativity shows up differently across TikTok, Meta, YouTube, Threads, and beyond as well as the challenges and opportunities of platform-specific strategy in today’s marketing mix. Special thank you to our moderator: Orlando Reece, Global Head of Sales, Business Insider Our incredible panel of speakers brought it: Neala Brown, SVP Strategy & Insights, Teads Kelly Chiricotti, SVP of Social, Spark Foundry Heather Conneely, SVP of Multimedia Sales, TelevisaUnivision Rachel Goldflam, CMO, Sneex Thank you to our generous sponsors, we couldn’t have done it without your support: Publicis Groupe, TelevisaUnivision, Teads, Sensor Tower, PubMatic, Fidel API Here’s to the ideas that inspired us and the leaders who move us forward.
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Rachel Goldflam shared thisSeeing this campaign come to life is an honor and a thrill! Connecting with our customer and providing her with uncompromising style AND comfort is at the forefront of the Sneex mission, and it’s exciting to see this brand promise come to life on the streets of NYC. Huge thank you to the team that came together to make this happen.Emily Yueh Kim Jones Marni Cohen Caitlyn Frankel Lilli Ward Kate Ranahan Alex Gagnon Sylma Colon-Otten Mariela Schwarz Montiel Bassima Mroue Jamie Spielmaker Dani Patrick 🌈 Gavin Lindeman Alex Leiphart Social Steroid Damia Fries Nike Communications, Inc. Leigh Taylor PRRachel Goldflam shared thisCity Life, Sneex Style. 🌆✨ The city never sleeps, and neither should your heels. At Sneex, we believe style should move with you, not against you. That’s why our Fall 2025 Collection is designed for the pace of modern city life: bold, comfortable, and built for every step of the journey. Introducing 6 new colors: 💋 The Icon ‘Cream/Burgundy’ ⚡️ The Icon ‘Camo’ ♠️ The Icon ‘Black/Black Patent’ 🍋🟩 The Tepper ‘Lime Green’ 🩶 The Blake ‘Grey/Black' 🍫 The Blake ‘Rose/Chocolate’ Effortless. Bold. Unstoppable. 👠 Explore the new campaign here: https://sneex.com/
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Rachel Goldflam shared thisSee you at the LEAD Summit!Rachel Goldflam shared thisSteal Our LEAD Summit Plan! This year, we’re heading to the LEAD Summit with two big goals: Connect with retailers of all sizes Soak up insights from people who are shaping the future of retail If you’re like us—juggling sessions, networking, and quick coffee chats—you know that a little prep makes a huge difference. That’s why we mapped out every session we plan to attend, who we want to meet, and how we’ll turn what we learn into action. Want a sneak peek at Day 1? Copy our schedule below: 9:25 – 10:05 AM Build Brand DNA to Consistently Stay on Top of Trends and Tap into Cultural Moments Speakers: • Kristin Patrick CMO & CDO, Marc Jacobs • April Guidone COO, SMAC Entertainment • Koral (Chen) Gutterman SVP, Brand Development & Licensing, SMAC Entertainment • Jacee Scoular VP Marketing, Groupe Dynamite 11:15 – 11:40 AM Create New Value for Legacy Brands Speakers: •Marc Katz EVP – Premium Fashion Vertical, WHP Global • Preeti singh, VP Marketing, Nicole Miller • Marie Driscoll, CFA, Adjunct Professor, The New School and FIT 11:50 – 12:30 PM Case Study: Social Media Marketing Speakers: • Madisen Theobald Global Director, Social Creative, MAC Cosmetics • Cat Quinn Executive Director, Social & Trend, MAC Cosmetics Emily MacKinnon, Senior Brand Strategist, Dash Social (Interviewer) 2:10 – 2:50 PM Capture Fleeting Consumer Attention with Sports Marketing and Partnerships Speakers: • Austin Hodges, Global CMO & Chief Growth Officer, Nuna • Tracy Shub Knauer, North America Marketing & DTC, New Balance • Rachel Goldflam, SVP Brand Marketing, Veronica Beard • @Colin Daniels, Marketing Strategist (Moderator) Let’s meet up! If you’re attending, send us a message—we’d love to connect. We’ll also be tagging these brilliant speakers soon and sharing key takeaways from each session. Stay tuned! #Retail #leadsummit2025 #RetailInnovation #retailtech #theleadsummit #theleadsummit2025 #retailinnovation #TheLeadSummit
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Rachel Goldflam reposted thisRachel Goldflam reposted thisIn a world of copy-cats (needed to be said), how are brands breaking through with purpose? And how can brands convert IRL experiences back into retail loyalty? Find out from our co-founders Shannon J. and Yadira Harrison this weekend at #SXSW2025. 🎙️ When: March 8th Where: Lamberts on West 2nd Street What: Brand Innovators #BISummit 2:00 pm: Yadira chats with Rachel Goldflam, Krista Dalton and Woodie Hillyard, exploring how retail experiences are evolving in a predominantly digital world. 4:20 pm: Shannon joins a panel discussion on disruptive brand strategy alongside Melanie Masarin, Ben Mand, Tim Huelskamp and Samantha Owen. Can’t make it but still want to connect with VERB? Our head of marketing & growth Kelle Coleman will also be in town meeting with brands looking to break the mold. You know where to find us. See you soon, SXSW! 🤠 #GoodVERBSOnly
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Rachel Goldflam reposted thisRachel Goldflam reposted thisIt is Women's History Month so I'm especially excited to be moderating this panel discussion on Women in Marketing Leadership with Lina El-Beshbeeshy, Rachel Goldflam, Jenna Berg and Charlotte Mostaed. Catch us on the SXSW Brand Innovators Stage at Lambert's Sunday March 9th at 12PM.
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Rachel Goldflam shared thisLoved being a part of the Hannah Grey VC Cultural Vibrations Journal - thank you Jessica Peltz-Zatulove for the opportunity to spread some optimism for 2025 marketers!Rachel Goldflam shared this🔮 Excited to share the Annual Hannah Grey VC Cultural Vibrations Journal: Shifting Ground 2025! Link to download the content in the comments below. The 2025 Cultural Vibrations Journal explores the speed of technological advancement and its collective impact. We’re thrilled to introduce the Vibrations Index, tracking cultural readiness for emerging technologies through proprietary longitudinal research on shifting perceptions and interests. This research-driven approach includes a growing pool of 275+ data points that uncover early demand, interest shifts, and potential adoption curves. As AI acceptance grows, how will we evolve—personally, professionally, and as a society—in response to ambitions and concerns around emerging technologies? This is not a time for conventional thinking; societies and cultures are shape-shifting before our eyes. It’s our collective responsibility to manage our relationship with the algorithm and determine how we harness innovation for ourselves, our families, our communities, and our businesses. As an early-stage venture capital firm, our team explored these tensions to understand the ripple effects and sharpen our lens as investors. The result: 62 pages of thought-provoking content about how technology is rewiring everyday potential. We are excited to debut this year’s lineup of exclusive commentary, plus interviews and perspectives from these incredible contributors: - The Rise of the Cozy Web with Matt Klein of Reddit, Inc. - Friction as Growth: The Paradox of Hyper-Optimization with Tony Wang of Office of Applied Strategy - Silent Conversations: Inside Agent to Agent Communication - Breaking Western Narratives with Ria Chopra and Varun Kashyap of Kommune - Beyond the Illusion of Control: Navigating the AI Era Responsibly with Juliette Powell, author of "The AI Dilemma" - The Reflecting Twenties with Alfred Malmros and Sam Peskin of Early Studies - Guarding an Intelligent Future: The Business of Securing AI - Breaching the Surface: Startup Categories Building in Stealth - Search for Truth: A New Era of Journalism Plus, Thoughts of Optimism from our strategic network, including Mark Penn (Stagwell), Joshua S. Duyan (CTRL-labs), Suzanne Philion (Waymo), Keith A. Grossman (MoonPay), Keren Eldad PCC , Rachel Goldflam (Veronica Beard), Reid Litman (Ogilvy), Peter Lenke, CFA (Atlassian), Alison Lange Engel (Ceros), and Amanda Katzenstein (Salesforce). We hope you find this content as inspiring and fascinating as we did. Our team is energized by the endless possibilities ahead as technology reshapes our world, and we cannot wait to see where it takes us. 💫 Kate Beardsley Jessica Peltz-Zatulove Haley Lopez Pawan Murthy David Johnson Gillian Katz Todd Levy Kimberly Kreuzberger Cecilia Retelle Zywicki 🖥 Theo Burry #CulturalVibrations2025 #venturecapital #tech #vc #entrepreneurs #founders #TechTrends #Innovation #AI #ConsumerBehavior
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Rachel Goldflam liked thisRachel Goldflam liked thisKohl's announced Tuesday that it is combining marketing and digital under one leader, promoting Arianne Parisi to a newly created Chief Customer Officer role. The move comes as Chief Marketing Officer Christie Raymond prepares to exit. Details here: https://lnkd.in/gARuStWR
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Rachel Goldflam liked thisRachel Goldflam liked thisWhat do you get when you put some of the brightest minds in marketing—from the National Football League (NFL), Los Angeles Rams, THETEAM, and Horizon Media—in a single room with 400 @GALLO employees? As I learned yesterday at GALLO’s inaugural marketing conference, you get a fascinating conversation about the state of sports marketing. From their unique vantage points representing a league, a team, and strategy and media agencies, Ingrid Petri, Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick, Jez Lubenetski, and Wesley Morse confirmed what we’ve been observing at GALLO: excellence in sports marketing is no longer defined by logos and sponsorship inventory. Today, it’s all about creating value for the fans. That means taking the time to understand how fans express their love of the game. The pregame rituals. The watch parties. The debriefs and debates that follow. Sports fans are drawn to the brands that get them—whether that’s partnering with an influencer they trust, or telling a story they can relate to. And as our panelists made clear, when your brands meet sports fans where they are, you don’t just create value for them. You also drive results for the business. In this rapidly evolving sports landscape, that work can be challenging. But as Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick reminded us, it should also be fun! Many of us at GALLO are sports fans ourselves (Go Seahawks!), and we’re proud to serve joy during those fourth-quarter comebacks and locker room celebrations. When we bring that pride and energy to our work, it shows. And after this conference, which for the first time brought together all corners of our marketing organization, I have no doubt: there is tremendous energy across the GALLO marketing team. We’re committed to staying curious, showing up for fans, and having fun along the way—one game day at a time. #SportsMarketing #MarketingLeadership #BrandBuilding #PartnershipMarketing #TheMasterBlend #LifeAtGallo
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Rachel Goldflam liked thisA new era for Hervé Léger. Under Creative Director Michelle Ochs, Hervé Léger is bringing a fresh perspective and a renewed momentum among influential names across fashion while staying true to the signature styles that have defined it for decades. Read more about Hervé Léger’s latest chapter here: https://bit.ly/3SoZIqS #CentricBrands #HerveLegerRachel Goldflam liked thisI’m incredibly proud to share this Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) feature on the next chapter of Hervé Léger. Since joining the brand, my focus has been on evolving Herve Leger with a clear respect for its heritage while creating a vision that feels relevant for today. That work has extended beyond the collection itself, from rethinking product and price architecture to expanding categories, modernizing the brand’s design language, and reconnecting Herve Leger with culture and a new generation of women. Seeing the momentum continue to build has been incredibly rewarding, and I’m excited about how much opportunity still lies ahead. Thank you to the CFDA and Joshua Jordan for highlighting the work and this new era for Herve Leger. Thanks as well to Authentic Brands Group and Centric Brands https://lnkd.in/gnD3gH5rHervé Léger Shapes a New Era with Creative Director Michelle OchsHervé Léger Shapes a New Era with Creative Director Michelle Ochs
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Rachel Goldflam liked thisRachel Goldflam liked thisA magical night in Montauk celebrating Camp FoundRae 🏕️
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Rachel Goldflam liked thisRachel Goldflam liked thisIn a Q&A, third-generation jeweler Genna Zimmer of REEDS Jewelers shared how the North Carolina retailer is celebrating its 80th anniversary and the love story that started it all. https://lnkd.in/g4NBk5tuQ&A: Reeds Jewelers VP Genna Zimmer on 80 Years in BusinessQ&A: Reeds Jewelers VP Genna Zimmer on 80 Years in Business
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Rachel Goldflam liked thisRachel Goldflam liked thisI’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) as its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. After two decades building brands at Condé Nast, Kravet, and WME Fashion, I’m proud to bring that experience to an institution that sits at the intersection of creativity, technology, business, and culture — exactly where the future of the global economy is heading. Excited to work alongside President Jason Schupbach and the FIT community to advance Future//Forward: FIT’s vision to be the premier launchpad for creative talent worldwide. Thank you Jason and the FIT Board and search committee (Robin Burns-McNeill, Jaqui Lividini, Jennifer LoTurco) for your vision and this incredible opportunity. What a phenomenal first week and thank you all for the warm welcome. Let’s build something extraordinary. https://lnkd.in/gNUyqA8KFIT Names Kimberly Fasting-Berg the College’s First Chief Marketing OfficerFIT Names Kimberly Fasting-Berg the College’s First Chief Marketing Officer
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Jeremy Lambert
My colleague Bryan Eshelman recently spoke with NPR on the challenges in the sneaker market these days. As consumers pull back spending, clearly differentiated products and services become a retailer’s lifeline. If your competitive moat isn’t aligned with customer expectations, it may be time to re-think your approach for the future.
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Nick Vinckier
🚨 Saks Global announces CEO stepped down and appoints real estate mogul as successor ! Following the news of a potential bankruptcy, the luxury retailer announced the departure of CEO Marc Metrick after almost 30y with the company. ℹ️ - Saks Global = US parent company of Saks 5th Avenue, Neiman Marcus & Bergdorf Goodman - Total debt since acquiring Neiman Marcus in 2024 reached $4.7 billion… - Preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing after missing a $100 million interest payment 👨✈️ Saks Global appointed executive chairman Richard Baker as new CEO. Baker is the owner of real estate firm NRDC and has a long track record in retail & property. The leadership shake-up might be a sign of how the company plans on restructuring its legacy org into a leaner company, in order to survive. ➡️ From a fashion house to a financial house Saks Global will have to downsize in quantity and sqm. Following the example of Bloomingdale's, we'll see them converting their big-box stores into less & smaller boutiques. Baker is famous for his ability to unlock the value of the land underneath the stores. In a previous life, he already managed multi-billion dollar deals to clear debt. ⚖️ While Metrick focused on customer experience, Bakes is expected to prioritize the balance sheet. He previously steered German chain Galeria Kaufhof through financial turbulence by focusing on store network optimization and selling off properties. 📆 With a new CEO at the helm, the timeline for the Chapter 11 filing has accelerated. On the immediate term, they have to secure new financing. Baker needs to convince lenders that the company's real estate portfolio (estimated around $7b worth) makes them a safe enough bet to bail out. 🏬 Reports indicate Saks Global is looking to sell a minority stake in Bergdorf Goodman to raise quick cash as well. On the short term, it's clear that Saks needs to shrink to survive. From there, the company has to redefine its reason to exist. 🤔 I'd like to see them steal from Bloomies, Mytheresa & KITH the coming 5 years: • Shift focus away from The Aspirational Shopper to the Very Important Customer (online & offline!) • Steal the Small Format from Bloomingdale's: exit massive mall anchors and open true luxury & experiential Saks Boutiques • Move away from the designer maze and create drop zones (curated, rotating spaces that change every month) + exclusive collabs to make Saks a hot brand/destination (again) 💬 Will it happen? I don't know... But what's more interesting for me to know: What would you do? #retail #luxury #innovation #saks #bankruptcy
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Pamela Danziger
Saks Global is closing a slew of stores as part of its bankruptcy reorganization and Saks Fifth Avenue is taking the brunt of the closures. Going forward, there will be 12 Saks stores and 32 Neiman Marcus locations. Get the details in my latest Forbes.com post. #bankruptcy #reorganization #storeclosures #storesclosing #luxuryretail #luxurydepartmentstores
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