The Animal Marketing Podcast, Episode 2: Kim Van Syoc and Banfield Pet Hospital
Release Date: 09/08/2018
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Avenue collaborated on The Animal Marketing Podcast with Kim Van Syoc, Executive Director of the Banfield Foundation. During these unprecedented times, we thought it would be important and helpful to get an inside look at how animal nonprofit organizations nationwide are supporting people and pets.
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info_outlineIn this week’s episode of The Animal Marketing Podcast, Anna sat down with Kim Van Syoc from Banfield Pet Hospital and the Banfield Foundation to discuss how organizations can have an impact beyond their local community during a natural disaster. How can companies use marketing and communications to amplify their disaster response work to benefit our main constituents--the animals and pets?
Some of the conversation points covered in today’s podcast are as follows:
- The importance of corporate responsibility
- The necessity of measurability as associates, key stakeholders, pet owners, and consumers are demanding transparency and authenticity from the companies they are associated with
- The immediate impact of Hurricane Harvey on Houston, Texas and how Banfield Pet Hospitals, Banfield Foundation, and Banfield Better Together Fund worked together to provide the best possible care to its constituents
- Banfield’s response to other natural disasters like Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico