Brigitte King on Colgate-Palmolive’s test-and-learn culture and being courageous | Modern Marketers

On this week’s episode of Modern Marketers, Colgate-Palmolive’s chief digital officer Brigitte King joins Google’s Joshua Spanier and Bethany Poole to talk about her core leadership principles and how the brand adapts to ever-changing technology curves. Brigitte shares the five P’s that have guided her through her career, how she upskilled her entire organization to be digitally fluent, and the importance of a leader allowing room for experimentation — and sometimes failure.

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00:00 Intro
00:49 Brigitte’s five P’s for life
04:00 Career journey
07:30 How to stay on top of marketing industry changes
11:57 Getting comfortable with new tech
12:48 Implementing a digital maturity framework at Colgate-Palmolive
14:40 Assessing digital maturity
18:29 Creating the ideal marketing mix
19:50 How to be a successful integrated brand leader
21:49 The importance of the 70/30 approach
23:44 Innovation at Colgate-Palmolive
26:19 Bright Smiles, Bright Futures
28:54 Conclusion