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The WARC Podcast

Bold Minds. Bold Moves. Get closer to insights, stories and lessons behind bold marketing with conversations hosted by the world’s leading authority on marketing effectiveness.
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Insights from the WARC Awards – using data to spark creativity

The second episode in a special three-part series that looks at creative effectiveness through the lens of the winners of 2023 WARC Awards. This week, WARC’s Amy Rodgers and John Bizzell discuss the brands that have used data to spark creativity, which has subsequently generated results for their business. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Oct 31, 202331 min

Learnings from SXSW Sydney – investing in creativity

WARC’s Rica Facundo discusses the learnings from SXSW Sydney with WPP Australia and New Zealand’s President Rose Herceg, and Chief Strategy Officer Katie Rigg-Smith. Why should we invest in creativity, and what lessons can marketers take with them to fight for creativity in the boardroom, and cultivate it with their teams? In this episode we also hear from Severine Vauleon, Global VP at LUX, Josh Faulks, CEO at AANA, Michelle Martinis, Head of Marketing at National Australia Bank, Stephen Connor...

Oct 26, 202338 min

Insights from the WARC Awards – product solutions to marketing challenges

The first episode in a special three-part series that looks at creative effectiveness through the lens of the winners of 2023 WARC Awards. This week, WARC’s Amy Rodgers and John Bizzell discuss brands that have used real-world solutions or products to communicate marketing messages and meet their objectives. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Oct 24, 202327 min

3 in 15: Retail media's path to consolidation

WARC’s David Tiltman and Alex Brownsell unpack the latest Global Ad Trends report on retail media. They discuss retail media’s ad spend numbers, which retailers are benefitting the most from this growth, and why the most exciting thing about retail media is the data. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Oct 19, 202331 min

Stories behind winning campaigns at the Marketing Society Awards

This week WARC’s Anna Hamill shares insights from some of the stand out cases from this year’s Marketing Society Awards. This episode features three interviews from the marketers behind the Mayor of London’s campaign to tackle misogyny, Yorkshire Tea’s long term growth success, and the Campaign Against Living Miserably’s fight against suicide. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Oct 17, 202352 min

WARC x IPA EffWorks: Why relevance rules and the case for marketing as an investment

The final episode of the WARC Podcast from EffWorks 2023. Lena Roland, Head of Content for WARC Strategy, is joined by EssenceMediacomX’s Chief Transformation Officer Sue Unerman and Jake Webster, Senior Associate Strategy Director, to discuss new research on the new communications economy. Ian Whittaker, Managing Director and owner of Liberty Sky Advisors shares research that makes the case for marketing as a long-term investment; James Hurman, founder of Previously Unavailable, and WARC’s Amin...

Oct 12, 202343 min

WARC x IPA EffWorks: 10 years of Long & Short, plus Unilever on retail media

The second of three daily episodes of the WARC Podcast from EffWorks 2023. Anna Hamill, WARC’s senior editor for brands, is joined by marketing effectiveness legends Les Binet and Peter Field to discuss the state of the industry 10 years on from their groundbreaking research study, ‘The Long and the Short of it’. Fiona Blades, President and Chief Experience Officer at MESH Experience explains the importance of owned media channels in the marketing mix. Finally, Pawan Marella, Strategy Director a...

Oct 11, 202335 min

WARC x IPA EffWorks: Brands & pricing power, plus digital creative excellence

The first of three daily episodes of the WARC Podcast from EffWorks 2023. Catherine Driscoll, WARC's Commissioning Editor EMEA, is joined by Laurence Green, Director of Effectiveness at the IPA to introduce the day alongside three effectiveness experts. Dr Grace Kite from Magic Numbers shares what brands need to know managing price rises and planning for inflationary times, and Tom Roach, VP Brand Strategy at Jellyfish, shares insights from his masterclass on excellence in digital creative. The ...

Oct 10, 202336 min

The Future of Strategy and why marketers need a reality check

This week WARC’s Lena Roland talks about the future of strategy with Richard Huntington, CSO at Saatchi & Saatchi and Mark Hadfield, founder of Meet the 85%. Discusses the calls for a research revolution as many popular methods used today leave marketers far removed from the reality of peoples’ lives. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Oct 05, 202333 min

How to bring bravery back to strategy

This week, WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin talks about bravery in strategy with Elizabeth Paul, chief strategy officer at The Martin Agency and Tomas Gonsorcik, chief strategy officer at DDB North America. A conversation about doing breakthrough work, the power of creativity, and advising clients on how to tackle thorny issues. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Oct 03, 202341 min

Do we need to rethink ‘brand vs. performance’?

WARC’s David Tiltman talks brand vs. performance marketing with Jim Stengel, Cait Lamberton and Ken Favaro, authors of a recent article on the need to move beyond this dichotomy. Interrogating entrenched industry metaphors, they discuss better ways of conceiving and measuring brand equity and why performance needs to take greater accountability for brand. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 28, 202352 min

3 in 15: The future of programmatic

This week, WARC’s Alex Brownsell is joined by Paul Stringer, our Managing Editor, Research and Insight, to unpack three key trends from WARC’s recent report, ‘The future of programmatic’. Covers programmatic in the post-cookie era, how to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the supply chain, and the spread of programmatic into emerging channels. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 26, 202318 min

Why anime is the next big subculture for marketing

This week WARC’s Rica Facundo talks anime with Robin Lau, global strategist of digital and entertainment at Dentsu. Discussing the rise of anime as a cultural force, anime fandoms, and why marketers should be paying attention to this. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 21, 202331 min

3 in 15: Drivers of brand growth

This week, WARC's Lena Roland is joined by Catherine Driscoll, Commissioning Editor EMEA for WARC Strategy to discuss three themes from the recent EMEA spotlight on drivers of brand growth. Discussing Paul Dyson’s drivers of advertising profitability, optimizing the balance between brand and performance marketing, and brand assets. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 19, 202314 min

How McDonald’s built a culture of creative effectiveness

This week WARC’s Aditya Kishore talks to Joan Colletta, Senior Director of Global Brand Leadership Team at McDonald's. Discussing how McDonald’s overhauled its marketing communications to become a real driver of commercial growth. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 14, 202322 min

WARC Talks: Redefining ESG

This week WARC talks ESG with Cathy Taylor, commissioning editor at WARC and Whitney Dailey, EVP of purpose at Allison. How is ESG being perceived and how are these perceptions changing? Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter .

Sep 12, 202332 min

Consumer Trends: What’s driving the US Gen Z consumer

The third episode in a three-part series exploring the most important trends influencing global consumers. In this episode WARC’s Ann Marie Kerwin talks about the trends affecting the US with Amanda Peters, head of strategy at adam&eveDDB New York. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 07, 202323 min

Consumer Trends: Inflation, social commerce and data privacy in Asia

The second episode in a three-part series exploring the most important trends influencing global consumers. In this episode WARC’s Rica Facundo talks about the trends affecting APAC with Josh Gallagher, COO of EssenceMediacom APAC. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 06, 202322 min

Consumer Trends: Using behavioural science to tackle cost of living and sustainability

The first episode in a three-part series exploring the most important trends influencing global consumers. In this episode WARC’s Catherine Driscoll talks about the trends affecting Europe with Crawford Hollingworth global chairman and founder of The Behavioural Architects. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Sep 05, 202325 min

WARC Talks: Differentiation and distinctiveness

This week WARC’s David Tiltman talks about differentiation and distinctiveness with Jenni Romaniuk, Research Professor at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, and Koen Pauwels, Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Northeastern University. How do these two ideas differ and does this difference matter? Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Aug 31, 202347 min

Making a Promise to the Customer - 4. Where next for the research?

The fourth and final episode in a series with the B2B Institute at LinkedIn on a concept called Promise to the Customer. In this episode we look at where this research goes next - how the team behind it plan to use it and apply it, and what they hope to achieve with it over the coming months and years. WARC's David Tiltman speaks to renowned strategist Roger Martin, Jann Schwarz, founder and global head of B2B Institute at LinkedIn, and Mimi Turner, head of EMEA & Latin America at the B2B In...

Aug 29, 202333 min

WARC Talks: Global ad spend outlook 2023/24

This week we are talking about the health of the global ad market with James McDonald, WARC’s Director of Data, Intelligence & Forecasting, and Kate Scott-Dawkins, global president of GroupM's Business Intelligence unit. WARC’s brand new ad spend forecast suggests a more positive outlook for investment, however, that return to growth will be uneven across channels and platforms. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Aug 24, 202336 min

Making a Promise to the Customer - 3. Applying the model in real life

The third episode in a series with the B2B Institute at LinkedIn on a concept called Promise to the Customer. In this episode we go beyond the research to look at some real-life examples - two marketing initiatives that have a Promise to the Customer at their heart. WARC's David Tiltman speaks to Jason Carmel, global lead for creative data at Wunderman Thompson, Rachel Kerrone, director of brand and marketing at Starling Bank, and Jess Lovell, founder and CSO at Wonderhood. Stay up-to-date with ...

Aug 22, 202353 min

3 in 15: Connected TV's next episode

This week, WARC's David Tiltman is joined by Celeste Huang, Data Journalist for WARC Media and Alex Brownsell, Head of Content for WARC Media to discuss three themes from the recent Global Ad Trends report called Connected TV’s Next Episode. CTV is growing quickly as viewers and advertisers migrate from linear broadcast television. However, on closer inspection, that growth in CTV ad investment may be less impressive than first thought. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising n...

Aug 17, 202323 min

Making a Promise to the Customer - 2. Proving it works

The second episode in a series with the B2B Institute at LinkedIn on a concept called Promise to the Customer. In this episode, WARC's David Tiltman speaks to Mimi Turner, head of EMEA & Latin America at the B2B Institute at LinkedIn, and Paul Stringer, managing editor for research at WARC. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Aug 15, 202339 min

WARC Talks: Insights from the Creative Effectiveness winners

This week WARC's David Tiltman is joined by Amy Rodgers, Head of Content for WARC Creative to discuss the winners of the Creative Effectiveness category at the Cannes Lions festival this year, and the trends among these winners. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Aug 10, 202338 min

Making a Promise to the Customer - 1. Explaining the framework

The first episode in a series with the B2B Institute at LinkedIn on a concept called Promise to the Customer. In this episode, WARC's David Tiltman speaks to renowned strategist and CEO advisor Roger Martin and Jann Schwarz, founder and global head of B2B Institute at LinkedIn. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Aug 08, 202333 min

WARC Talks: P&G's culture of creative effectiveness

This week WARC’s Aditya Kishore talks about creative effectiveness at Proctor and Gamble with P&G’s David Grebert. Discussing how advertisers can build ways of working that help them invest in creativity and proves its effectiveness. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Aug 03, 202324 min

3 in 15: Cross-media effects

This week Ann Marie Kerwin WARC's Americas Editor is joined by Cathy Taylor, WARC's US Commissioning Editor to dive into the themes from the WARC Guide to Cross-Media Effects. Discussing channel selection, creative customization, and measurement. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter ....

Aug 01, 202323 min

WARC Talks: Learning social commerce from APAC

This week WARC talks about how APAC is leading developments in social commerce and what other markets can learn from the region about how to effectively leverage this new channel. WARC’s Asia Editor Rica Facundo is joined by Manasa Harikar, E-Commerce Strategy Director for Unilever, Mindshare, Amandeep Singh, VP of Commerce & Customer Experience at VMLY&R, and Fionn Hyndman, Founder at Stickler. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter...

Jul 27, 202345 min
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