{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The FMCG Marketing Daily","title":"The FMCG Marketing Daily | 'It exists only for pleasure': does | Future of Marketing: For the source | Ann Taylor stages a brand comeback","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":405,"description":"The FMCG Marketing Daily — August 23, 2026\n\nIn this episode:\n• The ice cream category — home to Unilever's Magnum, Ben & Jerry's, and Wall's — is facing a structural consumer shift as wellness culture and weight-loss drugs erode the guilt-free indulgence position brands have relied on for decades.\n• Nike's prolonged brand equity decline is becoming the marketing world's most-studied case study in what happens when a company optimises for performance marketing at the expense of brand building — a warning every FMCG CMO should be stress-testing against their own portfolio.\n• Ann Taylor's first major integrated campaign in nearly a decade — built around a Substack editorial community rather than traditional paid media — is a live test of whether dormant heritage brands can reactivate consumer love through owned content rather than advertising spend.\n\nHosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday.\n\nTags: CPG, brand strategy, retail media, campaign intelligence, consumer goods, advertising, CMO","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LzBpd8Qu80-srZaPUNWyQ8paMQZfID0_dPhQJOk0YiQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85M2Nh/MDI5MTc5NjAwNTA1/NWNmNjBiODliMzE3/NTQ3MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}