🪑"Connect People with Sustainability" - John Oakley from IKEA about visions and love brands

John Oakley is the Country Marketing and Consumer Insights Manager at IKEA Austria.  He studied marketing at university in England. Before joining IKEA a John was CEO of a major international advertising agency. He has over 20 years in advertising and marketing. The mission that John has been passionately following at IKEA is “A better everyday life for the many people, through better homes and a better planet”. In 2022 he and his team launched IKEA’s new brand positioning platform “Lebe Smårt” - live smart - to strengthen the brand’s differentiation and purpose on the Austrian Market.

About the FutureStrategist podcast and Florian:

Hi, my name is Florian Schleicher I am a marketing strategist focussed on sustainability. Having worked with big corporates, NGOs, start-ups and agencies for over 15 years, I know my way around a lot of challenges. Let me help solve your challenges with my know-how and my Marketing Studio FUTURES.

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