There’s the expected tracks at Cannes and then there’s another track - where collaboration over competition is the spirit, where experimentation is the currency, and where the ones doing the work challenge convention by leveraging unique partners and new ways of thinking. They are meeting after-hours and seeking out new faces and ideas regardless of title or public accolade. It’s a movement that’s uncovering unlikely pairings and new players while quietly, but surely, creating a new way of worki...
Jul 11, 2018•33 min
Axios’ media star, Sara Fischer, calls in to give Adlandia a deep dive on the AT&T acquisition of Time Warner - now known as Warner Media - what you should know, the upsides for marketers, the things to watch for in other mergers, the future of programming mixes, and what happens to creativity when telco and tech companies are taking over content. Plus hear her newest #KILLBUYDIY. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Jun 22, 2018•27 min
There’s a new wave in consultants, coaches and innovation gurus working with C-level leadership to hone their knowledge and skills around emerging topics and trends. And while we can learn the Mary Meeker - like insights - doesn’t it all come down to where curiosity meets action? Brad Grossman, founder of Zeitguide, sits down with Alexa and Laura this week to talk about focusing all of the data we’re digesting, and gives us some insight on how to become consciously curious by engaging new resour...
Jun 12, 2018•19 min
The next great idea is sitting in your office's cubes (or row of open floor desks). Bold creativity, cultural insight and new ways of working are sitting within our organizations amongst junior level talent that isn't given a voice or platform in our decision-making meetings. Rarely are they tapped or encouraged to bring their side passions and hustles into the boardroom which is why some are choosing to exit the industry in pursuit of this passion-meets-purpose utopia. Alexa and Laura sit down ...
May 30, 2018•39 min
Adlandia talks to THE Girlboss, Sophia Amoruso, about her journey from ecomm entrepreneur to media founder as the head of her new venture, Girlboss Media. In a cross-coastal phone call, we learn about how coming from a non-media industry has given her an advantage to spot and fill a white space for an existing audience that is seriously passionate about female success. She dishes on what authentic partnerships look like for modern millennial experiences and identifies leveraging a conversation t...
May 16, 2018•41 min
Jen Rubio, Co-founder of Away, jets in to the studio (and yes she did come toting bags on the way to her 50th flight of the year) to chat with Alexa and Laura on how brand is a crucial agent of growth in the business - - maybe even more than the physical product, focusing on the customer experience and relationship with data, investing in talent for their mindset and capability not necessarily their resume, and how the industry isn’t thinking about TV (YES TV) the way DTC brands are and seeing i...
May 02, 2018•51 min
We go to school this week with lady boss and publisher of Vice’s Broadly, Ari Wengroff, to have an enlightened conversation about what female-led content looks like, how it’s taking main stage, and how many brands still aren’t digging in despite lots of noise and proclamations. Ari talks about her first experiences at Vice and how she took “nothing starts with no” to heart, pushing into new roles and opportunities – including leading the award Emmy-nominated, Woman, on Viceland with legend Glori...
Apr 18, 2018•35 min
Josh Sternberg, AdWeek’s tech editor, joins ADLANDIA for a spring break special (where Alexa searches for a signal while calling in from the desert of Arizona) to talk about the changing relationship between trade media & the ad industry's practitioners. Josh hits on why and how marketers should ditch the standard PR pitch to create a more meaningful relationship with trade desks to advance the industry forward. He shares his thoughts on why ideas have can become mediocre by necessity and th...
Apr 03, 2018•34 min
Howdy y'all! HBO's Westworld raised the bar on experiential marketing at SXSW 2018. Laura and Alexa sat down with the creators behind the project from HBO (Steven Cardwell, Director of Program Marketing) and Giant Spoon (Trevor Guthrie, Co-founder) to learn about the inspiration, strategy, collaboration, and details to bring this fantasy world IRL. We explore adult theme parks, why consumers crave the physical in a digital obsessed world and what talent looks like to achieve something of epic pr...
Mar 21, 2018•38 min
We're joined by our first creative this week, Otto Bell, Chief Creative Officer of Turner's Courageous Studio. It seems like every publisher has a "content studio" these days - what gives? We go there with Otto to learn what differentiates this commoditized offering, what marketers should be wary of and why he believes they're poised to become a creative agency of record. We learn why journalists are the secret weapon, and brainstorm what future formats and ad models look like for content creati...
Mar 06, 2018•38 min
Alexa and Laura find out that there’s a whole lot more in the business of love that we can all learn from, when they sit down with OkCupid CMO, Melissa Hobley. Hobley and her team have struck a match, balancing marketing with data insights to make true human connections based on spotting signals in behavior. Come to find out if dating apps are killing romance, stay for the mind boggling stats in modern relationships. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See om...
Feb 21, 2018•29 min
Alexa and Laura talk to media & marketing executive turned entrepreneur Ross Martin, Founder & CEO of Blackbird, on building business based on leadership, the relationship between a company’s operating and belief system, and his "free agency" version of betting on leaders now to shape the future. Hear Ross’ view on how leaders of the future will be identified by the portfolio of work they lead vs. job titles and predetermined roles they’ve filled (think: we need to build for the Champion...
Feb 06, 2018•35 min
Sara Fischer, AXIOS media reporter, calls in from DC to share her experience in translating prior ad sales skills into creating the hottest media trends eNL in the industry. Sara talks about how to cut through the noise by focusing on 5 key things, talking to everyone and just going with your gut. Plus she goes there on Facebook's changes being a positive for quality content, the need to focus on owning IP and changing metrics for success (buh bye reach!) and why VCs don't typically invest in me...
Jan 23, 2018•29 min
Welcome to 2018, ADLANDIA! Alexa and Laura kick off the new year with a conversation about unlikely partnerships and collaboration vs competition. This week's guest is Andrew Steinthal, Co-Founder of food discovery site, The Infatuation, who dishes building a brand and community from the ground up, their approach to partnerships and why trust is their most coveted asset. Plus, his very telling answers for the future of the food industry on #KillBuyDIY. Grab your favorite snack and enjoy the firs...
Jan 09, 2018•29 min
ADLANDIA is closing out 2017 with a person who’s had a distinguished impact on the world of business and marketing (and Laura + Alexa), GE Vice Chairwoman Beth Comstock, as she gets ready to embark on her next chapter (her book "Imagine It Forward" drops Fall 2018). Beth talks about the common denominator of great leaders, how to quiet the inner voice of fear, asking for and knowing what you want, and how growing up in Smalltown VA taught her to value the power of a network. She shares advice on...
Dec 26, 2017•41 min
Piers Fawkes, Founder of PSFK stops by Adlandia to chat about how he got started as a trend spotter, where PSFK has evolved to and how today’s measurement doesn’t account for the work the industry is doing and where we’re headed. Plus, Laura and Alexa give an extra long rant on what’s inspiring them today and how they apply it to their everyday. Let’s get at this one ADLANDIA! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
Dec 12, 2017•28 min
Linda Yaccarino, Chair(wo)man of Ad Sales and Client Partnerships at NBCUniversal comes by ADLANDIA to give listeners an exclusive on the eve of the highly anticipated "State of the Industry Forum" closed event on Nov. 28 with industry leaders. Hear why she decided the time is now to act on the "lighting in the a bottle" moment to initiate change and why growing pains can't be the answer anymore. She talks bucking legacy, why the future of the upfront is always on, and leveling the playing field...
Nov 27, 2017•44 min
Alexa and Laura are joined by another #girlboss who is changing the face of retail and eCommerce, Rachel Tipograph, Founder & CEO of MikMak. Rachel downloads on why she is betting her career on commerce through social video, why click attribution makes no sense, what CMOs should give a f$@! about right now (and fire their creative agencies) and how content should connect to the bottom line. Hear why she's focused on the “other side”, predictions for the 2017 holiday season (d2c brands, bundl...
Nov 14, 2017•32 min
Adlandia goes bi-coastal talking to Amanda Latifi, CEO & Co-founder of start-up biz Hafta Have, a responsive sms technology that connects the in-store buying experience to the shopper. The ladies talk all things retail, the relationship between transaction and experience and how now is the time for brick and mortars to put the power of buying back into shopper’s hands. Don’t miss Amanda’s #killbuydiy Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/...
Oct 31, 2017•24 min
This week ADLANDIA hangs with audio veteran + Panoply's Chief Content Officer (aka our version of the #podfather), Andy Bowers. He chatted with Laura + Alexa about the rise of podcasting, experimenting with subscription models (insert kid's pod network: Pinna) and his thoughts on how tech unlocks the key to audio scale (but didn't think it would take this long!). He also divulges why he wishes the word podcast could be killed and shares a delightful version of his kid-friendly podcast character,...
Oct 17, 2017•35 min
This week we kick it with VICE's SVP of Sales, Ben Dietz, to talk how VICE owns their authenticity three decades later, their unabashed approach to do content differently, and the effects of creative-led leadership. We dig into why their team's rhetoric stands out in a sea of industry jargon sameness - yes, we believe the hype! Plus, don't miss our thoughts on "sponsorships", a self-serving ad idea via voicemails and Dietz plays #KillBuyDIY. Also! Don't forget to fill out the Panoply survey at s...
Oct 03, 2017•42 min
Andrew Essex, CEO of TriBeCa Enterprises, author of The End of Advertising , and recovering ad man drops by ADLANDIA to talk missed opportunities for brands, building cult fandom and his advice for people early in their ad hustle. Plus Alexa and Laura talk IAB podcast upfronts and the future of audio subscriptions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 20, 2017•36 min
It's the dog days of summer where everything slows down right before things kick back up. Alexa and Laura go back into the lost files from earlier in the year where they talked to Brad Haugen, Partner at ATTN: an issues-based media company. An important conversation in building organic audience in a time when attention and impact are hard to come by, they talk to Brad about educating audiences on issues, building talent and tackling topics other publishers aren't thinking about. Sit back, relax ...
Sep 06, 2017•36 min
The marketing therapy gets real on this episode with Thrive Global Chief Content Officer, Callie Schweitzer. We talk about how well-being should be the next focus for major brands and how the the ad industry can embrace it to get to productivity and enhanced creativity. The ladies talk about how to make micro-changes, micro-hates and how Thrive Global is a conversation, transforming well-being into real action and a vision for the future of work. Plus, an all new #KillBuyDIY. Episode 14 will hav...
Aug 22, 2017•29 min
In this week's CMO Confidential special episode our hosts jam with GE CMO, Dunkin' Brands Board Member, and industry trailblazer, Linda Boff. Linda talks about being the Etsy of marketing, where to zig when others zag, what she looks for in talent and partners, and where brands can drive value. She dishes on embracing failure, why the upfront never made sense to her and what she's obsessing over for the future. Plus what work she's loving and her take on #KillBuyDIY. Bonus: Don't miss what artis...
Aug 08, 2017•37 min
Imagine waking up on a Tuesday and all the world's banner ads are gone. Laura and Alexa go there with Bloomberg Media CRO, Keith Grossman, while digging in on their 24/7 news deal with Twitter, programmatic not meaning cheap and what brands are willing to pay to reach business-decision-makers. Laura and Alexa also debate renting vs. owning audience and why not every deal between brands and publishers needs media attached to it. Plus Keith's favorite marketoonist and his take on #KillBuyDIY. This...
Jul 25, 2017•33 min
Episode 11 (our guest's lucky number!) is filled with innovative rabbit holes - from what we need to exploit in agency talent to future of programmatic experiences and back again - we explore some of our favorite "off record" convos with strategic partner, Corbin Brown. You'll also get a behind-the-scenes look into why we built ADLANDIA and the importance audio will play in our future as marketers. Plus a surprise phone call with one of our favorite Italian Grandmas on all things social media an...
Jul 11, 2017•31 min
Coming off Cannes, Laura and Alexa sit down with Jarrod Dicker, head of innovation and research & development at The Washington Post, who joins ADLANDIA to talk about the value of a Lion and how we democratize The Oscars of our industry. Plus, Dicker's POV on the marriage of creativity and tech, Bezos-isms, new rev models around white-labeled tech products and who he thinks are the best innovation partners (spoiler alert: we don’t hear this one often). Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
Jun 27, 2017•37 min
Andrea Silenzi, Panoply family and host of dating + relationship podcast, WHY OH WHY, joins Laura and Alexa to chat about the impact of tech and opportunities for brands in the dating space. There's plenty of brainstorming on where brands can add value (Hello, Airbnb) and interesting insights on the world of dating today (if millennials are the most active daters, isn’t that a huge opportunity for brands to add to their experience?). Plus, L+ A jam on missed connections in media including wellne...
Jun 13, 2017•38 min
Crazy eights! On this episode, L+A jam with Meredith Kopit Levien, CRO of The New York Times, on the fall of advertising and future proofing ad models for consumer experience (bye line items!). Levien dives into T-Brand's role at the top of the funnel, acquisitions and why she loves The Daily! Plus L + A talk what's getting their goat 🐐 on creative ad formats - just say no to pre-roll longer than content. Don't miss an all new #KillBuyDIY. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...
May 30, 2017•34 min
