You, Me & CPG by Haines McGregor
Welcome to You, Me & CPG, the podcast brought to you by Haines McGregor, a brand strategy and innovation partner to some of the biggest and coolest brands in the world.
Your host, Jamie Holtum, will take you beyond the label to uncover the brilliant minds behind your favourite products. This pod is about the personal as much as the professional - how do certain people in the industry rise so quickly? Make such creative impact? Do things with brands that we can just sit back and admire?
We'll spread across the CPG world, from food and drink to beauty and lifestyle, from the CEO to the Founder to the Rising Star. With marketing, innovation, sales & growth all hot topics.
Perhaps you're in the CPG industry, want to break into it or simply learn from it. If you're striving to get ahead, get creative and make a difference - either way this is the podcast for you.
Learn more and follow the journey at: https://www.hainesmcgregor.co.uk/
You, Me & CPG by Haines McGregor
“Telling The Truth Doesn’t Make You Very Popular.” PAUL THOMAS on Radical Candour & Why Honesty and Trust Are The Foundation for Commercial Success’ #17
Paul Thomas’ honesty is an unstoppable force; his truth might make for uncomfortable listening, but it’s the only way he knows.
He’s amassed experience with Asahi, Guinness, Peroni and currently resides with Suntory, and has walked both sides of the client-agency line - so rare is it to hold so many insights within a single human brain…
Paul joins us on You, Me & CPG to break down the power that trust and honesty give you, he dispenses relationship counselling for research consultants struggling with brands, and gets to the root of marketing’s perception problem.
This episode covers
- The downside to ‘radical candour’
- Why marketing is described as ‘an industry full of lies and charlatanism’
- How to make research sexy
- The worst relationship that researchers can have with a company
- Being your full, unfiltered self in the corporate world
Paul Thomas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-thomas-8b903025/
Jamie Holtum: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-holtum-85b79634/
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