Mastercard's chief marketing and communications officer explores quantum marketing, big tech, purpose, sonic branding, and immersive technology in a new interview first published via Campaign Germany.
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Mastercard's Raja Rajamannar: ‘Advertising as we know it is dead’
Embrace disruption or become history, says Mastercard global CMO Raja Rajamannar
Marketing is at a never-seen-before inflection point; new technology is coming in everything, everywhere and all at once. Mastercard's global CMO tells Campaign that if marketers don't rise above the sea of sameness and the clutches of traditional marketing, they'll be history. Catch his wide-ranging interview here.
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Marketers risk losing their credibility and seat at the table: Mastercard CMO
Dozens of new technologies are disrupting the art of marketing in unprecedented ways, bringing about an inflection point where some will adapt, and some will not, Raja Rajamannar told attendees at Spikes Asia X Campaign.
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'I’ve moved money—a lot of it—from traditional advertising to experiences': Mastercard CMO
"Advertising is dead. Advertising is all about storytelling—so I say storytelling is dead. The future is storymaking," says Raja Rajamannar.
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MasterCard's CMO on refreshing a 'Priceless' platform
GLOBAL - It’s tempting to take a 17-year-old brand platform and overhaul it, but MasterCard CMO Raja Rajamannar is too smart to mess with a legendary concept, so instead he is evolving the 'Priceless' campaign.