# John Oxford

> John Oxford is the Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Renasant Bank, an author, instructor, and co-host of the Marketing Money Podcast. Since joining Renasant in 2005, he has helped shape a brand strategy built around useful entertainment, cultural specificity, sports partnerships, and a practical four-part framework: content, connection, conversion, and campaigns.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at Renasant
- **Organizations:** Renasant Bank, Renasant Corporation, Marketing Money Podcast, Graduate School of Banking at LSU, American Bankers Association
- **Education:** B.A. in Communication, minor in Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Master's degree in Government, Johns Hopkins University, Certified Financial Marketing Professional designation, Institute of Certified Bankers at Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Led Renasant's marketing efforts from 2005 and became Chief Marketing Officer in 2022., Authored No More Next Time: Marketing in the Age of Distraction, released in 2020 and described by speaker biographies as an Amazon bestseller., Co-created and co-hosts the long-running Marketing Money Podcast with Josh Mabus.

## Career timeline

- **Age 17** — Worked as a Nabisco taste tester and commercial viewer, evaluating whether advertising matched the products.
- **2001-2003** — Worked as a Legislative Assistant and public-affairs aide in the George W. Bush administration, including work connected to the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Health and Human Services.
- **2005** — Joined Renasant and began leading its marketing efforts.
- **2007** — Earned the Certified Financial Marketing Professional designation and was named to the Mississippi Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40.
- **2011** — Helped launch GetAroundMS.com, a local, event-driven social media platform branded by Renasant.
- **2017** — Renasant launched the Renasant Nation entertainment and content microsite.
- **2020** — Published No More Next Time: Marketing in the Age of Distraction.
- **2022** — Became Chief Marketing Officer; Renasant also ran two regional Super Bowl spots and expanded its sports-brand work.
- **2023** — Helped develop Renasant's Nashville SC sponsorship around the Johnny Cash-inspired Man in Black jersey.
- **2026** — Appeared as a keynote speaker and moderator at Digital Marketing for Financial Services Charlotte.

## Achievements

- Led Renasant's marketing efforts from 2005 and became Chief Marketing Officer in 2022.
- Authored No More Next Time: Marketing in the Age of Distraction, released in 2020 and described by speaker biographies as an Amazon bestseller.
- Co-created and co-hosts the long-running Marketing Money Podcast with Josh Mabus.
- Built the Renasant Nation content strategy, whose six shows had accumulated more than 10 million views by 2018.
- Former co-chair of the American Bankers Association Marketing Conference Board.
- Named to the Mississippi Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 in 2007.
- Teaches marketing at the Graduate School of Banking at LSU and previously taught in American Bankers Association banking programs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Served as a keynote speaker and track moderator at Digital Marketing for Financial Services Charlotte.
- **2026-01** — Continued to be identified as Renasant's Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in the company's fourth-quarter 2025 earnings materials.
- **2025-02** — The American Bankers Association's Banking Journal featured a Marketing Money Podcast discussion on fragmented audiences, ethical concerns, creativity, fantasy sports, jingles, and celebrity endorsements.
- **2024-04** — Discussed how short, simple video can explain banking concepts and described Renasant's Meet the Bankers video series.

## Links

- Website: https://www.johnoxford.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-oxford-38607a4
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/johnoxford1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnoxford

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Last updated: 2026-08-14