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The Brand Builder's Playbook // The Science of Brand ROI: Measuring What Matters with Raja Rajamannar (Mastercard)

The Brand Builder's Playbook // The Science of Brand ROI: Measuring What Matters with Raja Rajamannar (Mastercard)

Update: 2025-11-07
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This week on The Brand Builder’s Playbook, Jim, Ryan, and Cait dive into one of marketing’s toughest questions: how do you prove the ROI of a brand? In a world where every dollar spent needs justification, they explore how marketers can connect creative storytelling to measurable business growth.

To help unpack it, they’re joined by Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard’s Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. Raja shares how Mastercard built one of the world’s most trusted brands by grounding its marketing in data, financial discipline, and purpose. He outlines his framework for measuring marketing ROI across three dimensions, brand strength, business growth, and sustainable competitive advantage, and shares practical lessons on earning credibility with CFOs and boards. 

“Purpose and profits are not mutually exclusive. If you pursue purpose methodically, thoughtfully, and innovatively, profits will follow.” — Raja Rajamannar

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Read about upcoming episode topics and guests here: https://bera.ai/podcast/

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The Brand Builder's Playbook // The Science of Brand ROI: Measuring What Matters with Raja Rajamannar (Mastercard)

The Brand Builder's Playbook // The Science of Brand ROI: Measuring What Matters with Raja Rajamannar (Mastercard)