Julia Hood

Julia Hood is Executive Editor, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects at Insider. Julia works across the newsroom, collaborating with journalists across verticals to develop editorial series, features, videos, and events. 

Here's a sampling of some of our team's ourstanding work:

100 People Transforming Business

Climate Action 30

Better Me

Financing a Sustainable Future

Women of Means

Small Business 2023-08-24T12:13:27Z

Talent Insider aims to help small business leaders source and retain top talent

Small businesses need to work hard to recruit and retain top employees. Talent Insider aims to help these leaders with every aspect of the process, from competing for great candidates, to creating a diverse workplace, to scaling up.
Advertising 2023-07-27T22:25:59Z

Activewear and luxury brands are pushing ahead with Web3 innovation, while other marketers are still on the sidelines

Some activewear and luxury brands are leveraging NFTs and the metaverse in ways other marketers can learn from.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Video 2023-07-03T22:22:42Z

Amazon's Claudine Cheever is optimistic about how AI will transform the customer experience

Claudine Cheever, Amazon's VP of global brand and fixed marketing, spoke to Insider about AI at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Advertising 2023-06-21T13:51:11Z

Welcome to CMO Insider. Here's what you can expect from our new, dynamic platform.

Welcome to CMO Insider, which will CMO provide insights and community for marketing leaders. Expect monthly themes, roundtables, and more.
Advertising 2023-06-21T13:49:24Z

6 ways marketing is evolving with current trends and thriving, according to CMOs at Cannes Lions

Insider is at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2023, interviewing dozens of CMOs about their marketing strategies and challenges.
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Advertising 2023-06-21T13:48:37Z

Marketing leaders are urged to be bold and align with purpose — as long as it's true to the brand

Insider convened a panel of leaders from Diageo, Mastercard, and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners at Cannes Lions to discuss courageous marketing.
Advertising 2023-06-18T18:05:01Z

Gen Z is upending the purchase funnel, according to a new Edelman Trust Barometer report

The traditional purchase funnel is a familiar marketing model. But according to an Edelman study, Gen Z is upending the way that brands engage with consumers.
Sustainability 2023-05-03T20:00:00Z

Integrated reporting is one way BASF connects sustainability to strategy for stakeholders — including its own employees

Integrated reporting is growing more popular as stakeholders focus on sustainable growth. BASF spoke to Insider about how integrated reports help employees focus on driving innovation.
2022-09-12T18:50:38Z

Social media boycotts put analytics data to the test as CEOs weigh responses

Brands facing social media boycotts need to access deeper types of data analytics in order to make informed decisions about how to respond.
Sustainability 2022-07-25T21:11:26Z

Sustainable business is a journey, not a destination. Here are 8 takeaways from Insider's 'Financing a Sustainable Future' series that can help companies move forward

Our "Financing a Sustainable Future" series included stories and events designed to help firms set sustainability goals. Here are eight takeaways.
Sustainability 2022-07-22T15:21:01Z

Leaders from Walmart, AB InBev, Honeywell, Carlyle, and more share advice for getting started — and sticking to — sustainability goals

Leaders from Walmart, Dow, Honeywell, Cognizant, JUST Capital, AB InBev, Deloitte, Bank of America, and Carlyle share advice on setting sustainability goals. They participated in a roundtable discussion as part of the Financing a Sustainable Future series.
Sustainability 2022-07-21T20:55:53Z

Acronyms and jargon make sustainability reporting confusing. Focusing on the important stakeholders within your business can clear up the process.

Acronyms and jargon are common in the world of sustainability metrics and accountability. Insider explains why companies need to understand them.
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Marketing leaders from Amazon, LinkedIn, Lego Group and more tell Insider what pandemic-fueled business changes are likely to stick around

Marketing leaders from different companies share how they pivoted their companies during uncertain times. The interviews took place at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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Marketing leaders from TikTok, Roku, Mastercard and more tell Insider how consumer behavior has changed across industries

Marketing leaders at TikTok, Roku, Mastercard and more share how consumer behavior has changed as a result of the pandemic. The interviews were conducted at the 2022 Cannes International Festival of Creativity.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Advertising 2022-07-14T16:26:48Z

The "digital twin" is just one way companies are harnessing tech and data innovation to drive change, according to Accenture's Jill Kramer

The pandemic accelerated change for companies. Accenture's chief marketing and communications officer talks about how digital and data innovations, including the "digital twin", help companies model new strategies for growth.
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Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Advertising 2022-07-13T14:23:20Z

Weather data gives brands insights into what their customers need

Randi Stipes, chief marketing officer of The Weather Company, talks about how consumption of weather news has evolved over the years, and how marketers can harness weather data.
Sustainability 2022-07-06T19:09:03Z

Novartis debuted its first integrated sustainability and finance report this year — more companies are likely to follow suit

The global pharmaceutical company, Novartis, released its first-ever integrated social impact report. The report connects sustainability goals and business objectives.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Advertising 2022-07-05T19:32:37Z

Lorraine Twohill, chief marketing officer at Google, says inclusive advertising is just good business

Lorraine Twohill, chief marketing officer of Google, tells Insider that inclusive advertising that represents all kinds of people is just good business
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Advertising 2022-07-05T16:57:04Z

Microsoft's chief brand officer, Kathleen Hall, says the company's employees are its best product testers

Kathleen Hall, chief brand officer at Microsoft, talks about how remote work taught executives new things, and how the company's own employees are its best product testers.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Advertising 2022-07-01T13:37:04Z

Antonia Wade, PwC's global CMO, tells Insider how B2B spending changes in tough economic times

Antonia Wade, global chief marketing officer of PwC, offers insights into how companies prepare for challenging economic conditions.
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