
Don’t Just Rank, RESONATE ft Christine Royston | Hard Corps Marketing Show | Ep 424
How can you balance brand awareness with measurable results in your marketing strategy?
In this episode of The Hard Corps Marketing Show, I sat down with Christine Royston, Chief Marketing Officer at Wrike. Christine brings her deep expertise in navigating the complexities of brand awareness and attribution, discussing how to strike a balance between building recognition and driving measurable results.
Christine emphasizes the challenges that come with over-indexing on attribution and explains why not everything can be tracked to the smallest detail. She advocates for a customer-centric approach, where the focus is not just on data points but on creating seamless, meaningful experiences for potential customers. Christine also dives into the role of AI and data privacy, sharing her thoughts on how these rapidly evolving elements are reshaping marketing strategies.
In this episode, we cover:
- The balance between brand awareness and attribution in driving marketing success
- Why overemphasizing attribution can misguide your marketing investments
- The importance of optimizing the customer journey and experience
- How AI and data privacy trends are impacting marketing strategies
- The value of professional communities and peer networks for marketing leaders
If you’re ready to rethink your marketing strategy and build a stronger brand while making smarter, data-driven decisions, this episode is full of key insights you won’t want to miss!
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Creators and Guests

Host
Casey Cheshire
CEO & Founder of Ringmaster Conversational Marketing. Casey Cheshire is a marketer, serial entrepreneur, and adventurer. He has been in EO for close to 10 years and counts his relationships as a key reason for his continued success. Casey’s passion for podcasting led to him founding Ringmaster Conversational Marketing. Ringmaster helps B2B businesses launch podcasts that drive growth and revenue. Previously, Casey founded and ran Cheshire Impact for 10 years. It became the top Salesforce Pardot marketing automation solutions partner in the world before a successful exit in 2021. He is also a US Marine Corps Veteran where he served in the Infantry and deployed to some very hot climates. In his free time, Casey likes to skydive, climb mountains, and pretend to be a hungry bear for his two kids.