Rich Taylor
CMO
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Meet Rich
Rich has held leadership roles at top agencies like Leo Burnett, FCB, Wire Stone & Zocalo Group. He’s led marketing for a Fortune 100 telecommunications firm and served as CMO for one of the largest independent retail chains in Chicago and Northwest Indiana.
His deep experience and expertise in all areas of integrated marketing, both traditional and digital, and background leading sales and business development for a variety of marketing service firms, allows Rich to bring great insight and practical problem solving skills to any company’s leadership team.
Rich is also co-author of “Authenticity: Building a Brand in an Insincere Age.” , (Praeger Press Jan 2020).
Other published work:
- Future of Commerce & Customer Engagement (10 Blog Posts for SAP)
- Why Marketers Aren’t As Good At Communicating As They Think
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Marketers
- The Powerful Impact Stories Have on Brand Building
- Scattered Focus: Why Your Marketing Is Failing & How to Be More Effective.
Specialties:
- Advertising, Brand Management
- Strategic Planning
- Positioning & Differentiation
- Media Planning & Buying
- Consumer Research, Competitive Analysis, Segmentation
- Point-of-Sale, Promotions
- Public Relations, Direct (Target) Marketing, Social Media
Practice Focus:
- Healthcare
- Clinical Trial Research
- Dental
- Hospitals
- Medical Equipment & Devices
- Medical Practices
- Pharmaceutical
- Retail
- Clothing
- Convenience Stores
- Food & Grocery
- Home Supplies
- Jewelry
- Pharmacy
- Professional Services
- Accounting & Tax
- Advertising & PR
- Banking & Lending
- Coaching & Consulting
- Engineering
- IT
- Legal
- Other
- Automotive
- Higher Education
- Logistics
- Non-Profit
- Telecommunications
Published Works
Unleashing Steady Growth: The Fractional CMO Advantage
Learn how a Fractional CMO transformed a dental practice’s marketing strategy, propelling them to achieve consistent success. Discover the power of integrated marketing approaches, aligned teams, and qualified patient arrivals.
5 Marketing Budget Mistakes You’re Making As A CEO
If you’re a CEO or leader, it can be difficult to see where your marketing resources are best utilized. You likely aren’t involved in day-to-day marketing operations, making it difficult to plan for your team’s limited resources. When it comes to marketing budgets, it’s not about the cost but about the returns you see on these marketing expenses.
Ask a CMO: How can you identify the root cause of poor marketing performance?
Identifying the root cause of poor marketing performance - Ask a CMO from yorCMO on Vimeo. At yorCMO, we have helped business owners tackle the root cause of poor Marketing performance. In this edition of “Ask a CMO”, Rich Taylor, one of our Fractional CMOs, tells us...
Digging Up the Root Cause of Poor Marketing Performance
Poor marketing performance can be a frustrating, expensive roadblock. When you’ve invested in the growth of your business and you don’t see the anticipated results, it can be a struggle to identify which marketing tactics are working, which aren’t, and how to move...
Surviving the Retail Shutdown During the Pandemic
See Chief Marketing Officer Rich Taylor’s full video discussing this dental clients’ pivot during the pandemic: Full Video Here Challenges Plumbers and trade professionals regularly purchase the supplies they need, such as pipe, fittings, faucets, sinks, toilets,...
Plumbing Supply Case Study
About the Author: Rich is one our fractional CMO’s and can be contacted at rich@yorcmo.com. He’s held leadership roles at top agencies, directed marketing for a Fortune 100 company and been CMO at a leading regional retail chain. He’s also worked...
Why Brand Image is Ineffective in Modern Marketing
There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind marketing has changed. However, many of us in marketing are still trying to get our minds around the latest changes and decide what to do about them. What’s at the heart of these changes? What exactly do we need to be doing now to...
The Role of Research & Planning In the Era of Real-Time Marketing
Listening to and responding to customers isn’t exactly something new. In fact, doing research with your customers has long been a best practice when it comes to building a business and brand.Customer insight is also a pillar of strategic planning. Understanding your...
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