Momvertising Opps: SpartanNash promotes top marketer, kicks off search for replacement (Score 32)

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

  • SpartanNash promoted Amy McClellan to EVP & chief customer officer, effective November 2023.
  • McClellan has been the company's SVP & CMO since January 2022. 
  • The company has already started searching for a new CMO and we will update you as soon as any news surfaces. 

Target demographic: Primary shoppers/moms (Gen-X & millennial women)

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

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

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

  • YTD spend: SpartanNash spent nearly $2m on digital display ads YTD, up 54% from $1.3m spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 288.9m impressions via Facebook (75%), Instagram (22%), mobile display (3%), and desktop display (1%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend fell from $2m in 2021 to $1.4m in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto sites such as facebook.com, instagram.com, woodtv.com, youtube.com, and wotv4women.com. 

Additional channel insights  

  • SpartanNash also invests in OOH, print, radio, and local broadcast. 

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: Start working on your pitches now because you will have a good chance of picking up work once SpartanNash hires a new CMO.
    • SpartanNash does not currently work with any agencies to the best of my knowledge. 

Media Spend Estimate Sources: (c) Winmo, LLC, 2024. Used under license.