Brands In Action

Stuart Redsun / WM

Episode Summary

You might not think of a waste management company as a leading Purpose Brand but if that’s true you don’t know about WM, a company dedicated to a more sustainable tomorrow. Today we talk to Stu Redsun, Vice President of Brand & Marketing for WM, who is leading the charge to get their story out.

Episode Notes

You might not think of a waste management company as a leading Purpose Brand but if that’s true you don’t know about WM, a company dedicated to a more sustainable tomorrow. Today we talk to Stu Redsun, Vice President of Brand & Marketing for WM, who is leading the charge to get their story out.

00:18 - Stu Intro

03:32 - How did you get to WM?

08:06 - How does name change play into where the brand is going?

10:34 - “Big P” brand

11:52 - Consumer & B2B

14:16 - How do you use the brand within each channel of business?

14:57 - Importance of brand purpose living within the company?

17:31 - What messaging do new employees get at WM?

19:18 - Has purpose brand led into other categories?

21:09 - Overcoming perceptions

23:34 - How much does imaging limit or power the company?

24:45 - What are you trying to measure?

26:44 - Circular Economy

28:22 - Recycling right

31:02 - Tone of voice

32:20 - Look and feel

34:16 - What is WM celebrating in five years

35:10 - How can people find out more about WM?

 

https://www.wm.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/waste-management/

https://www.facebook.com/WasteManagement/

https://www.instagram.com/wastemanagement/

https://twitter.com/WasteManagement

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