Keith Bendes

Keith Bendes Keith Bendes is an influencer

VP Strategy @ Linqia | Forbes Influencer Marketing Contributor ✍️ | Creator Economy Industry Speaker 🗣️ | Podcast Host 🎙️ | Investor 💸 | Girl Dad

San Francisco, California, United States
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Labeled a leading voice in the intersection of marketing and technology by Forbes, Keith has led sales and marketing strategy for some of the worlds largest and most innovative brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Bud Light, Dove, Axe, Pepsi, Nissan, and Microsoft. Keith has spoken on many of the biggest marketing stages with the brightest brand thinkers, from CPG global leaders to tech icons. Check out Keith's Forbes page and blog for industry analysis on all things marketing and technology.

Articles by Keith

  • 12 Stories in Social from 2023

    12 Stories in Social from 2023

    In honor of the 12 days of Christmas, Brendan Gahan and I went through our 12 Stories in Social on the Creator Economy…

  • Was a Super Bowl Spot Worth the $5.5M Price Tag?

    Was a Super Bowl Spot Worth the $5.5M Price Tag?

    A Super Bowl 30 second spot in this year's big game had a going rate of $5.5 million.

  • Why I’m Betting Big on Micro-Influencers

    Why I’m Betting Big on Micro-Influencers

    Influencer marketing is expected to be a $10 billion industry by 2020. I will say that again, a $10 billion industry.

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  • Is this the Next Big Brand in CPG?

    Is this the Next Big Brand in CPG?

    I recently wrote an article for Forbes entitled “What It Takes to Establish A Brand as The Next Big Thing In CPG”…

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  • Is 2018 the Year of Virtual Fitting?

    Is 2018 the Year of Virtual Fitting?

    An interesting aspect of working at Float is that we touch so many different technologies and experiences, and because…

  • Cryptocurrency Mania - Can Brands Capitalize?

    Cryptocurrency Mania - Can Brands Capitalize?

    Brand are jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, and for good reason. Kodak is the latest brand to tie their name to…

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  • Linqia

    Linqia

    5 years 7 months

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      Vice President, Strategy and GTM

      Linqia

      - Present 2 years 2 months

      Linqia is the calm in the sea of influencer marketing chaos. As the leading influencer marketing partner for the world’s largest brands, Linqia combines proprietary technology powered by Google Vision with best in class white glove service to deliver measureable influencer results.

    • Linqia Graphic

      VP, Brand Strategy & Partnerships

      Linqia

      - 1 year 7 months

      San Francisco, California, United States

    • Linqia Graphic

      Head of Partnerships, US

      Linqia

      - 2 years

      San Francisco Bay Area

      Responsible for hitting revenue, growth and profitability targets for total US business.

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    Thought Leader, Influencer Marketing

    Forbes Communications Council

    - Present 8 years

    San Francisco Bay Area

    Covering the intersection of marketing and technology to help brands and agencies navigate the waters of the digital age of marketing

  • Float Hybrid

    Float Hybrid

    4 years 6 months

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      VP, Sales and Marketing (Aquired by Pulse)

      Float Hybrid

      - 2 years 5 months

      San Francisco, California

      Float is the leader in interactive experience design and development for Fortune 500 brands, helping to plan and optimize investments in innovative marketing categories from virtual reality to chat bots and everything in between.

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      Director of Business Development

      Float Hybrid

      - 2 years 1 month

      San Francisco Bay Area

  • Unilever

    Unilever

    4 years 6 months

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      Customer Development Lead

      Unilever

      - 2 years 7 months

      Managed $120M+ portfolio of Unilever brands with strategic national retailers

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      Trade Marketing Manager

      Unilever

      - 2 years

      Planning and forecasting for $300M+ partner across three Unilever business units (foods, beauty, ice cream)

  • Steiner Sports Graphic

    Sports Marketing Analyst (Aquired by Fanatics)

    Steiner Sports

    - 2 years

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