Kate O' Brien has been the General Manager of Loyalty at Air New Zealand for the past five years. Kate leads and holds responsibility for the Loyalty business including strategy development and execution, partner relationships and negotiations, airline loyalty tiers and benefits, data and analytics and P&L ownership.

Hosted by Carly Neubauer

Show notes:

1) Kate O' Brien

2) Air New Zealand

3) Air Points

4) Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. - Brent Brown

The Wiser Loyalty podcast series is a joint production of Let’s Talk Loyalty and The Wise Marketer. Twice a month, WMG CEO Bill Hanifin and CMO Aaron Dauphinee bring you an interview with an executive who has transformed strategy into practical application to generate business results.

Our guest today is Ashley Deibert, Chief Marketing Officer, Marigold. Ashley leads marketing at Marigold and oversees global go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, and expanding the company’s presence across North America, Latin America, EMEA, APAC, and Japan. Ashley is recognized for her ability to overhaul marketing infrastructures, define go-to-market strategies, and scale multi-million-dollar growth globally.

We cover lots of ground in this conversation, while digging into a new report from Marigold, The 2025 Consumer Trends Index (CTI). The report examines what makes today’s consumers tick and offers insights across multiple dimensions of cross-channel marketing and explores how brands can create relevant marketing experiences that turn customers from fickle to faithful.

Hosted by Bill Hanifin

Show Notes:

1) Ashley Deibert

2) Marigold

3) The 2025 Consumer Trends Index (CTI).

4) The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael D

Customer advocacy and emotional loyalty are driven by value-based alignment rather than product, service and price points. Explore a new take on customer loyalty from the latest whitepaper from Yuping Liu-Thompkins, Professor of Marketing at Old Dominion University and Director of Loyalty Science Lab.

Her latest whitepaper: The Politics of Brand Loyalty unpacks US consumer views on values alignment and how ideological views impact brand decisions.

Hosted by Amanda Cromhout

Show Notes:

1) Yuping Liu-Thompkins

2) Old Dominion University

3) Loyalty Science Lab.

4) The Politics of Brand Loyalty

5) Marketplace Dignity Transforming How We Engage with Customers Across Their Journey (Book)