Music and Multicultural Marketing play an important role in Cadillac’s marketing, Alexis Kerr, Head of Multicultural Marketing, Strategy, Content and Execution, at Cadillac. tells Portada. The automotive marketer tells us all about how she uses music to tell the brand’s story. Plus the Hispanic media outlets she supports and why.
In 2017 Cadillac received a US $12 billion product-investment pledge to reinvigorate the brand and in early 2019 the General Motors brand named Debora Wahl as Cadillac’s global chief marketing officer. In 2019 Cadillac sales increased 1,1 % to 156,246 unit. The results represent the first annual increase in sales volume that the luxury brand has experienced in the American market since 2013. Music Marketing and Multicultural Marketing play an important role in Cadillac marketing overall and growth. That is why we
interviewed Alexis Kerr, Head of Multicultural Marketing, Strategy, Content and Execution, at Cadillac. “Music continues to be at the foundation of our efforts,” Kerr asserts. As an example she mentions the Cadillac LYRIC, an electric crossover to be produced by Cadillac which will be available for purchase in the first half of 2022. According to Kerr, “with the introduction of LYRIC, we have appreciated how the world has embraced Cadillac by mentioning it in over 3,600 songs. Music is also something that crosses partnerships, influencers, content and activations so we found ways to leverage the right artists to tell our brand’s story.”
[comillas] Music crosses partnerships, influencers, content and activations so we found ways to leverage the right artists to tell our brand’s story.[/comillas]
Cadillac’s Alexis Kerr will be participating in Portada Live on March 24, our exclusive knowledge-sharing and networking event for brand marketers. She will be speaking along with other brand leaders on the topic of “Targeting Multicultural Consumers at Scale”.
Cadillac Marketing: Heavily Leaning into the Hispanic Community
Asked about which activations Cadillac is planning in 2021 in the multicultural space, Kerr answers that “In 2021, we are leaning in heavily into the Hispanic community. We are fully engaging and focusing on properties we currently support. Hispanicize is a great example of a partnership that offers an activation as well as media buying opportunities. A few other media partners that we support that have our audience are Telemundo, Estrella, Unimas, Hulu Latina, Univision, Xandr Direct TV. We buy Hispanic Addressable TV to ensure a 1:1 at scale approach. Overall, we have an audience-first approach, we ensure that we leverage media companies that are Hispanic-owned.”
[comillas] We buy Hispanic Addressable TV to ensure a 1:1 at scale approach. [/comillas]
Brands are under increasing pressure to invest in media properties that support truth-based journalism and diverse communities. So is Cadillac’s Marketing. Yet, these media properties may not have enough reach to justify a media spend in ROI terms. What is Kerr’s view on this? “We have found creative ways to nurture our Multicultural media partners to ensure they serve us in various different ways vs just ROI. Media partnerships like Hispanicize and Revolt are great examples of how partners have been able to work with us to meet those goals. We have increased our spend to support diverse communities and partnerships.”
[comillas] We have found creative ways to nurture our multicultural media partners to ensure they serve us in various different ways vs just ROI. [/comillas]
