- Tesla fires recently formed marketing team amid widespread company layoffs, Bloomberg reports.
- CEO Elon Musk criticizes team’s efforts as “too generic,” signaling a shift away from traditional advertising.
- Layoffs part of Tesla’s largest-ever reduction in workforce, raising questions about future marketing strategies.
Tesla has made headlines with the termination of its newly formed marketing team, as part of company-wide layoffs reported by Bloomberg. This move signifies a departure from its short-lived traditional advertising endeavors, less than a year after CEO Elon Musk established a ‘growth content’ team in the United States. Comprising around 40 employees, this team has now been disbanded, alongside the departure of its senior leaders, Alex Ingram and Jorge Milburn.
The decision to dissolve the marketing team extends beyond advertising, impacting numerous employees at Tesla’s design studio and facilities in Hawthorne, California. Musk’s criticism of the team’s efforts as “too generic” suggests a strategic shift away from conventional advertising methods, which he believes did not adequately represent Tesla’s unique brand identity.
These layoffs coincide with broader challenges faced by Tesla, including slower growth in electric vehicle sales globally and heightened competition in the market. Additionally, Tesla’s venture into advertising overlapped with controversies surrounding Musk’s acquisition of X and its declining advertising revenue. With plans for a potentially larger workforce reduction, questions arise about Tesla’s future marketing strategies and its ability to maintain market leadership in the competitive electric vehicle industry.
