Pedego Electric Bikes loses marketing leader, hires CEO (Score 36)

Sales lead: Keep an eye on this company so that you can reach out as soon as it hires a new CMO.

  • Pedego lost its CMO, Kevin Mayer, in May 2023.
  • Mayer is now the CMO of Red Robin.
  • Mayer only held the position for one year
  • We will be sure to update you as soon as a replacement is announced.

In other news:

  • Brian Stech was named CEO in April 2023.
  • He joins from Vinci Brands, where he held the same role. 

Target demographic: Millennials & Gen-Xers

Once it hires a new CMO, the company will likely:

  • Continue increasing digital spend
  • Try new marketing channels
  • Outsource some marketing duties to agency partners

Digital and social insights (digital ad spend, effectiveness, impressions, and performance)

  • YTD spend: Pedego spent about $56.7k on digital display ads YTD, a significant increase from $22.2k spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 4.6m impressions via desktop display (90%), Facebook (9%), mobile display (1%), and Instagram (1%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend skyrocketed from $32.2k in 2021 to $604.2k in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto sites such as gon.com, facebook.com, and instagram.com. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: Be prepared to pitch your services as soon as Pedego finds a new CMO.
    • Pedego does not currently work with any agencies. 

Insight Sources: Digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics