Marc Jacobs Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer
Hearst veteran John Wattiker joins the American fashion house as CMO on the heels of its acquisition from LVMH by WHP Global and G-III.

In the year of both Barbiecore and quiet luxury, brands balanced leaning into social media-fuelled phenonema while refocusing on the power of their own brands.

How do you make something banal or even upsetting seem a little more pleasant? Put a pretty pink bow on it.

Following a year where surrealist stunts were fashion’s biggest marketing trend, voyeuristic campaigns that centre reality — and the often boring moments of the everyday — are gaining steam.

The fashion PR powerhouse has promoted the agency veteran to global CEO as president Julie Mannion becomes chairman of the board, opening a new era for the firm.

At VOICES 2023, BoF and Snapchat hosted a conversation to determine how social media has evolved and the strategies brands should employ to boost connection with their customers.

The State of Fashion 2024 explores the potentially elevated role that brand marketing will play as competition for consumer attention and loyalty intensifies across the fashion industry.

For The State of Fashion 2024, trailblazing influencer Gstaad Guy’s online parodies of the ultra-wealthy highlights how a niche genre of influencer marketing is helping to inject newness into how brands connect with customers.

With its early aughts resurgence in the rearview mirror, Moon Boot began marketing its product in unexpected locales and inking fashion-adjacent collaborations to rebuild the brand’s cultural cachet.

Watch on demand a BoF Professional Masterclass that explores the topic in our Case Study, “Fashion’s New Rules For Sports Marketing.”

Spin doctors and amateur sleuths relish in revealing the tricks of the trade on social media. As a result, today’s consumers are savvier about spin than ever, forcing brands to change tactics.

Once limited to advertising, today’s top marketers are held up as creative visionaries and data-driven decision makers responsible for a brand’s growth. No wonder so many are taking the top job for themselves.

Consumers — and the industry — are increasingly buying into lab-grown stones, altering long-held jewellery industry standards for how diamonds are sold.
Hearst veteran John Wattiker joins the American fashion house as CMO on the heels of its acquisition from LVMH by WHP Global and G-III.
The global collective has brought film studio Smuggler under its umbrella to bolster its entertainment capabilities.
In a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News, Nike’s vice president and general manager of football acknowledged the tournament’s ending wasn’t the one the company hoped for.
The couple also wore custom shoes by Christian Louboutin at their Madison Square Garden ceremony.
The latest in The Independents’ agency acquisition spree, the Paris-based firm will bring its film and campaign production capabilities to the group at a time when entertainment is an increasingly important lever for fashion.
The acquisition bulks up the French creative group with expertise from Bacchus in engaging ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
The communications giant adds Ma+Group’s artist representation and content production skillset to its roster.
Lame is partnering with Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd. to turn his 360 million social-media followers into a commercial venture.