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The CMO Podcast with Fexingo

Why CMOs Are Betting on Customer Communities

The CMO Podcast with Fexingo · 2026-06-07 · 8 min

Episode notes

Lucas and Luna explore why chief marketing officers are shifting budget from performance ads to building owned customer communities. They dissect the Sephora Beauty Insider community as a case study: how its 30-million-member base drives repeat purchase at 5x the rate of non-members, and why CMOs at companies from Harley-Davidson to Notion are hiring community managers as a core marketing role. The hosts debate the tension between short-term sales lift and long-term engagement, and share concrete metrics like net promoter score uplift and customer lifetime value increase. A practical episode for any marketer considering a community investment. #CustomerCommunity #MarketingStrategy #Sephora #BeautyInsider #CommunityLedGrowth #CMO #MarketingLeadership #CustomerLoyalty #NetPromoterScore #CustomerLifetimeValue #HarleyDavidson #Notion #EngagementMarketing #OwnedMedia #RetentionMarketing #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CMOPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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