First Phase Focuses on Analysis and Deep Dives with over 100 Brand Interviews Conducted by Prominent Academics
MOSTT Steering Committee includes Marketers from the MMA Global and NA Board; Salesforce Joins as Strategic Partner
New York, NY September 25, 2017: Committed to helping brands capitalize on the dramatic changes in consumer behavior, technology innovations and marketplace disruptions, today at the SM2 Innovation Summit, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) announced the creation of the Marketing Organization Structure Think Tank, or MOSTT.
By defining and developing the organizational marketing capabilities and best practices (i.e. structures, processes, market intelligence etc) MOSTT intends to lead CMOs in accelerating marketing performance and business growth through best in class organizational design transformation. MOSTT is the second Think Tank developed by the MMA and follows the successful creation of the Marketing Attribution Think Tank (MATT) launched at the same time last year.
The first phase of the MOSTT initiative is being led by a group of prominent academic researchers and industry consultants from The Scheller College of Business (Georgia Tech), The Terry College of Business (University of Georgia) and The Kelley School of Business (Indiana University). This phase includes interviews conducted with upwards of 100 CMOs and other marketing professionals and focuses on the organizations changes induced by analytics, real time programming, growth in social networks as well as mobile adoption & technology.
“There have not been any major studies on marketing organizational design since mobile penetration has transformed the way brands engage with their consumers, said Greg Stuart, CEO, MMA. “The global marketers on the MMA Board unequivocally believe that the way organizations are currently structured is one the greatest impediments to nimbly adopting emerging and transformational technologies which create competitive advantage. Other than with our attribution initiative, I have not seen a project with such universal interest from the marketplace.”
The Research Team includes:
LEAD RESEARCHER:
Dr. Omar Rodriguez Vila, PhD
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Strategy
Georgia Tech, Scheller College of Business
ACADEMIC TEAM:
Dr. Sundar Bharadwaj
The Coca Cola Company Chair
Professor of Marketing
The University of Georgia, The Terry College of Business
Dr. Neil Morgan
Professor of Marketing
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
INDUSTRY CONSULTANTS:
Shubu Mitra
Founder & CEO Agile Measurement
Former Coca-Cola Director of Marketing
Communication Effectiveness & Productivity
Peter Schellstraete
Founder & CEO, IDACITY Former Coca-Cola Global
VP Digital Assets, Licensing & Retail
In preparation for the next phase of MOSTT, the MMA conducted a marketer usage and attitudinal survey to determine how marketers respond to the dramatic changes in technology and highlight immediate challenges and opportunities. Here are some highlights:
“It is critical for Coca-Cola’s success and every other marketer to re-engineer marketing organizations for the digital age, said David Godsman, Chief Digital Officer, The Coca-Cola Company. “As a market leader, we need to be able to quickly take advantage of insights, measurement, data and more all the way from product development to consumer engagement through CRM.”
MMA’s MOSTT team will be led by a Steering Committee comprised of nine of the top global brand marketing marketers including:
“The marketing function is going through an incredible period of disruption and transformation driven by consumers increased expectations for brand engagement in a connected, mobile world, said Jon Suarez-Davis, Chief Strategy Officer, Salesforce Marketing Cloud. The Salesforce Marketing Cloud is excited to partner with the MMA MOSTT initiative to help to define the structure, capabilities, and technology platforms of the modern marketing organization.”
Marketers interested in learning more about MOSTT and participate in the Task Force can contact the MMA for membership information. For more information email [email protected].
About the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)
The MMA is the world’s leading global non-profit trade mobile marketing association comprised of more than 800 member companies, from nearly fifty countries around the world. Our members hail from every faction of the mobile marketing ecosystem, including brand marketers, agencies, mobile technology platforms, media companies, operators and others. The MMA’s mission is to accelerate the transformation and innovation of marketing through mobile, driving business growth with closer and stronger consumer engagement. Anchoring the MMA’s mission are four core pillars; to cultivate inspiration by driving innovation for the Chief Marketing Officer; to build the mobile marketing capabilities for marketing organizations through fostering know-how and confidence; to champion the effectiveness and impact of mobile through research providing tangible ROI measurement; and to advocate for mobile marketers. Additionally, MMA industry-wide committees work collaboratively to develop and advocate global best practices and lead standards development.
Members include: 1-800-Flowers.com, AdColony, Allstate, American Express, AT&T, Bank Of America, Campbell’s, JPMorgan Chase, Chobani, Choice Hotels, Citi, Clear Channel Outdoor, Colgate-Palmolive, Dunkin’ Brands, eBay, E*TRADE, Electronic Arts, ESPN, Expedia, Facebook, Ford, Foursquare, Google, GroundTruth, Heineken, Hershey’s, Hilton Worldwide, iHeartMedia, Hulu, InMobi, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, Marriott, MasterCard, McDonald’s, Microsoft, MillerCoors, OpenMarket, Pandora, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Pinterest, PlaceIQ, Procter & Gamble, R/GA, RadiumOne, Razorfish, RetailMeNot, Salesforce, Samsung, SAP, Simulmedia, Snap Inc., Spotify, SUBWAY, Tapjoy, Target Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, The Rubicon Project, The Weather Company, Time Inc, T-Mobile, TUNE, Turner Broadcasting, Twitter, Uber, Ubimo, Unilever, USPS, Verve, VEVO, Vibes, Walmart, Wendy’s, Zurich and many more. The MMA’s global headquarters are located in New York with regional operations Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Latin America (LATAM). For more information about the MMA please visit http://www.mmaglobal.com.