Millennial, Gen-X Opps: Superfeet's CMO departs amid spend increases (Score 32)

Sales lead: Keep an eye on this company because a new CMO will likely lead to spend & agency shifts. 

  • Superfeet Worldwide lost its CMO, Eric Hayes, in September 2023.
  • Hayes spent almost 10 years leading marketing for Superfeet.
  • We will be sure to update you as soon as a replacement is announced. 
  • We told you about Superfeet rebranding in July

Target demographic: Gen-Xers & millennials

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

  • Continue increasing digital spend
  • Try new ad channels
  • Seek agency assistance

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

  • YTD spend: Superfeet spent about $123.6k on digital display ads YTD, a huge jump from $1.2k spent in this channel during the same time period of 2022. 
  • YTD data: 18.6m impressions via Facebook (57%), Instagram (41%), YouTube (1%), and desktop display (1%). 
  • 2021-2022 spend: Full-year spend plummeted from $170.1k in 2021 to $2.7k in 2022. 
  • Ad location: It placed 100% of these ads directly onto sites such as facebook.com, instagram.com, youtube.com, nytimes.com, and sfgate.com.

Agency analysis:

  • Opportunity: Start working on your pitches so that you are ready to reach out as soon as Superfeet names a new CMO.
    • It does not currently work with any agencies to the best of my knowledge. 

Insight Sources: Digital spend insights estimated by Pathmatics