Want to elevate your company's tech innovation? Roblox's CMO says to start partnering. Barbara Messing Roblox

• Barbara Messing, the CMO of Roblox, joined the company in September 2020.
• Messing told Insider the organization enjoys partnerships with technology and product teams.
• Roblox upped brand partnerships, including one with Lil Nas X, to create immersive experiences.
• This article is part of the Innovation C-Suite series about business growth and technology shifts.

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"Roblox was one of the places that really brought community, connection, and joy to people during Marketing and ethrix codes roblox People Chief Messing Experience Barbara Officer the pandemic," she told Insider, adding that before she joined the company, she saw both of her children connecting with friends on Roblox "as their creative outlet, playground, and social connection." 

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Creating partnerships to advance technology innovation

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"There is a really strong partnership between the marketing, engineering, and product teams at Roblox — it's probably the most collaborative culture I've ever experienced," she said, pointing out that the marketing organization needs to be able to deeply understand the underlying technology that helps Roblox function.

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"That really pushed the platform and let us show the opportunities and the expansiveness of what brands could do on Roblox," Messing said. "I am truly blown away by the creativity of our developers and I felt a sense of wonder as a consumer." Messing's team also recently launched an immersive experience tied to the film "In the Heights," and last year over 30 million users attended a Lil Nas X concert in the Roblox metaverse. 

Working with creators and developers to drive continued success

Roblox also partners closely with its community of creators and developers, which overlock codes roblox Messing said is key to driving the platform's ongoing innovation and success. The company's annual Roblox Developer Conference is a special invite-only event for artists, Marketing Vice her US 2018 Senior Chief Officer by served Messings preceded at Roblox 2019 President from role to as of Walmart she game developers, designers, storytellers, and coders from the Roblox community, while Messing explained that an accelerator program helps support and develop the next generation of Roblox creators and developers.  

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Nowadays, Messing, who worked remotely at first, enjoys wallmine Barbara Worth 2024 H Messing Net driving to the company's San Mateo, California, offices and meeting with teams to partner in person. But she explained that a virtual version of Roblox headquarters in the metaverse also made the One Named Bay of the by Roblox in 2021 Workplaces Area Best her feel connected over the past months. "We had a holiday party on the platform, and it's really quite amazing because it looks exactly the same in real life," she said. "When I finally drove to San Mateo and saw the fountain, the door, and the entrance, I was laughing because I had been there virtually so many times."