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American Marketing Association New York Announces 2025 Marketing Hall of Fame Inductees
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NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 — The American Marketing Association New York has announced the outstanding individuals who will be inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame® for 2025.
This year’s honorees are being recognized for outstanding accomplishments across key dimensions of marketing excellence:
These visionaries will be celebrated at the 2025 Marketing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which will take place at UM’s Global Headquarters in New York City on May 21. Each inductee will reflect on their professional journey and share their perspectives on the future of marketing.
The formal induction ceremony will be preceded by a program of CMO Conversations, a series of three discussion panels featuring some of the most insightful and exciting marketers of our day, beginning at 1:00 pm. Tickets can be secured here.
“For more than a decade, the Marketing Hall of Fame has spotlighted trailblazers who have reshaped the marketing landscape,” said AMA New York co-President Dorothy Crenshaw. “We are recognizing marketing’s role in driving innovation, advancing purpose-driven work, challenging the status quo, fostering an inclusive workplace and industry, and affirming New York’s status as a marketing epicenter. This year’s class truly exemplifies the pinnacle of marketing excellence.”
Founded by AMA New York, the Marketing Hall of Fame stands as the only honor that salutes cross-industry marketing achievement. It honors leaders whose impact is felt not only among industry peers but also by the next generation of marketers.
Lori Johnson, AMA New York past president and current co-president, commented, “The AMA is honored to acknowledge marketing that moves people and sparks change. This year’s Hall of Fame inductees are shining examples of talent, creativity, and drive—and their influence continues to shape our field in powerful ways. We congratulate each of them on this meaningful recognition.”
Past inductees into the Marketing Hall of Fame include an impressive roster: Madonna Badger of The Badger Agency; Tom Burrell, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Burrell Communications; Microsoft VP and CMO Chris Capossela; Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard; Wendy Clark, Global CEO of Dentsu International; GE Vice Chair Beth Comstock; TBWA\Worldwide Chair Lee Clow; Amy Fuller, former CMO of Accenture; marketing thought leader Seth Godin; R/GA Founder Bob Greenberg; former American Express CMO John Hayes; former IBM SVP Jon Iwata; author and professor Philip Kotler; Ogilvy & Mather Chairman Emeritus Shelly Lazarus; MetLife EVP and Global CMO Esther Lee; former CMO of Facebook, Visa, and HP Antonio Lucio; Fernando Machado, former CMO of NotCo, Activision Blizzard, and Burger King; DEI executive Jeff Marshall; Ann Mukherjee, Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard NA; P&G Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard; marketing strategist and author Al Ries; Raj Rajamannar, CMO of Mastercard; Bozoma Saint John, former CMO of Netflix; Jim Stengel, former Global Marketing Officer at P&G; Joseph V. Tripodi, former Global CMO of Coca-Cola and Subway; Wharton professor and author Jerry Wind; and Keith Weed, former Global CMO of Unilever. In the early days of the Hall of Fame, Steve Jobs accepted the honor on behalf of Apple.
AMA New York is pleased to announce its 2025 Marketing Hall of Fame sponsors, with Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, Clear Channel Outdoor, Universal McCann, and GreenBook joining as initial sponsors, and Adweek serving as the official media partner for the ceremony. For sponsorship inquiries, please reach out to Alan Schulman at aschulman@amanewyork.org.
