Brands In Action

Joey Manfre / Fender

Episode Summary

Joey Manfre leads creative for Fender Musical Instruments, one of the coolest and most iconic brands in the world (OK, maybe one of the coolest brands in the history of brands). Joey talks about Fender turning the quarantine into an advantage, working with artists to take the brand into new places, and generally how Fender fits in popular culture.

Episode Notes

Joey Manfre leads creative for Fender Musical Instruments, one of the coolest and most iconic brands in the world (OK, maybe one of the coolest brands in the history of brands). Joey talks about Fender turning the quarantine into an advantage, working with artists to take the brand into new places, and generally how Fender fits in popular culture.

00:18 - Joey Intro

01:30 - How did you get to Fender?

05:36 - Being mission driven

08:08 - Fender culture

11:28 - Intimidation to start working for Fender

13:08 - Response to "Guitar is Dead”

18:20 - Influencers

22:28 - Mission of Fender

24:24 - How does Fender support artists

32:51 - Genre stories in marketing communication

37:33 - Fender Brand ID

40:49 - New Fender guitar

42:25 - Imitations

43:55 - Tone of Voice

46:06 - What knowledge would you take with you to former self

47:16 - How can you find Fender

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-manfre-10218612/

https://www.fender.com/en-US/start

https://www.facebook.com/Fender/

https://twitter.com/Fender

https://www.instagram.com/fender/

https://www.youtube.com/user/fendermusical