Digital Changemakers

In this episode, Mike Cheetham, Head of Culture, Entertainment, Digital, and Media at Diageo, joins Ian Whittaker to explore why there's no "secret sauce" to great marketing - just a balance of curiosity, data and intuition. Learn how Mike positions marketing as an investment, speaks the language of the CFO and leverages OOH to amplify digital and social platforms. Discover how Diageo manages a portfolio spanning global icons and challenger brands, and why marketers should be 100% confident in 80% of what they do, and brave enough to experiment with the rest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Alicia Kharod, Co-Founder of Wild Chai, and Cllr Tom Bruce, Deputy Leader of the Council at London Borough of Hounslow, join award-winning media analyst Ian Whittaker to discuss the importance of driving awareness to scale and grow a new brand. Uncover Wild Chai's journey to brand recognition using OOH and strategic partnerships, how Tom's work in the community, including the Advance for Growth competition, empowers local businesses to scale sustainably and more insights into entrepreneurship and building successful business collaborations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jo McClintock, VP Brand & Marketing at Trainline, joins award-winning media analyst, Ian Whittaker, to share why she encourages her marketing team to be scientists and how that’s enabled the business to prove the value of brand to the CFO and Board. Find out how Trainline is influencing brand perceptions, making rail famous for sustainability and positioning Trainline as the preferred choice for consumers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Matt Bushby, CMO at Rightmove, joins award-winning media analyst, Ian Whittaker, to discuss how he is driving the expansion of Rightmove’s services to empower both consumers and agents in the home-moving process, and why he champions the power of brand over performance marketing strategies to build trust and confidence amongst audiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Eloi Casali, Media Lead UKI at Uber, joins award-winning analyst, Ian Whittaker, to delve into the strategies that help Uber maintain its status as a global powerhouse, the importance of strong brand image for standout, and the innovative marketing tactics that keep Uber at the forefront of the industry. Find out how Uber uses tailored Out-of-Home to drive brand love and how Eloi leverages data to optimise campaigns and unlock marketing spend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Laura Citron OBE, CEO at London & Partners, joins award-winning analyst, Ian Whittaker, to discuss the strategy behind brands including Visit London and Grow London and how they are driving resilient, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth in the UK capital. Find out how Laura and her team tackle the mammoth-brand that is London, drawing on her global marketing experience from WPP and her passion for innovation to shape London into the ultimate destination for visitors, Londoners and brands.Read about JCDecaux's new partnership with London & Partners here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Fraser Brown, Retail Director at Heathrow, joins Ian Whittaker to discuss why airports are a powerful platform for brand communication, sharing examples of campaigns that are engaging audiences creatively, combining the magic of the airport experience with the global and affluent airport audience to drive full funnel results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Andy Lobo, Director at Strategy& (part of the PwC network) joins Ian to discuss his expert predictions for 2025, the trends that are currently shaping the UK Entertainment & Media Market and the changes that marketers can expect in the advertising industry over the coming year. Andy breaks down the programmatic Out-of-Home opportunity, the new spending power ofGen Z and why advertisers need to consider rebalancing their media mix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Emma Strain, Customer Director at Transport for London, joins Ian Whittaker to delve into the world-famous network's marketing strategy, the importance of a customer-focused approach and how the network continues to evolve - connecting communities and fuelling London’s economic growth. Emma also discusses why Out-of-Home in London presents a distinct opportunity for brands and the recent announcement from JCDecaux and TfL of the expansion of The London Digital Network.Find out more about The London Digital Network here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Mays Elansari, Senior Brand Marketing Specialist, joins Ian to discuss the role of long-term brand building in modern marketing and why effective stakeholder management across departments is key to marketing success. Having managed big brands including Subway and Penhaligon's, Mays highlights how multi-media campaigns drive full-funnel results for brands and the power of OOH to reach diverse audiences with contextual messaging during seasonal and cultural events such as Veganuary and Ramadan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Richard Kirk, Chief Strategy Officer at EssenceMediacom UK, joins Ian to share his latest research on optimising your marketing media mix. His recent study shows marketers have developed an over-reliance on performance marketing which has impacted long term results, that rebalancing the media mix is proven to boost brand metrics, and he shares why he is developing a new media currency for quality to help prove the true value of each channel in the mix. Find out how you can help prove the true ROI of media channels, including OOH, here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Benjamin Court, Global Marketing Manager - E45 at Karo Healthcare and Rich Miles, Co-Founder at The Diversity Standards Collective (DSC) join Ian to talk about the power of authenticity in ads, the results that this can drive for brands and how E45 worked with DSC to develop an award-winning campaign. Rich also shares new research from JCDecaux and DSC which shows a new opportunity for brands to authentically connect with the LGBTQIA+ community via Out-of-Home.Download the findings in the 'Pride in Posters' advertiser guide here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Cartwright, Consulting Director at Nielsen and Jon Harman, Head of Data at JCDecaux UK, join Ian to discuss their latest collaborative research, ‘Location Matters for MMM’, which shows that including postcode-level data in Marketing Mix Models provides an unprecedented view of what each channel is delivering in terms of sales whilst also benefiting the accuracy of how they measure, helping to prove the true value of media channels.Download a free summary of the findings here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marc Greene, Commercial Director at In Kind Direct, joins Ian Whittaker for an insightful discussion around the important role that marketing plays in the charity’s strategy and how they are tackling the issue of hygiene poverty by using the power of storytelling to build partnerships with the biggest brands. In Kind Direct is a UK charity focused on distributing consumer products that are donated by huge brands such as Tesco, Kimberley Clarke and Unilever, to charitable organisations across the country, ensuring that everyone has access to the products they need to keep clean and well. Having previously managed large brands such as Kickers and Mitre, Marc transitioned to the charity sector in 2020 bringing with him a wealth of brand experience and knowledge, which he has now been able to apply in his role within the charity.Working with the JCDecaux Community Channel, In Kind Direct launched a UK wide Out-of-Home campaign, using the power of the public screen to boost awareness of their important work and raise awareness of increasing rates of hygiene poverty in the UK. Find out more about In Kind Direct here: https://www.inkinddirect.org/with-companies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Markéta Kristlova, Brand Equity Lead at Müller UK & Ireland, joins Ian Whittaker, sharing why she believes a strong brand and visual identity can drive success and why it is important for marketers to put customers first, stay agile and adapt to changing market needs.With 15 years in FMCG, Markéta’s experience includes marketing roles at Mondelez, working on global brands such as Cadbury. In 2023, Müller, one of the UK’s favourite dairy brands, announced the launch of a new masterbrand strategy, reminding consumers that, 30 years after the brand first launched in the UK, there is a still a Muller hero product for everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nada Arnot, EVP of Marketing at The Economist, joins Ian Whittaker to share how she went from being a performance-oriented, “non-believer” in brand, to launching the iconic publication’s largest brand-building campaign in years.By proving the value of brand marketing as a full-funnel strategy to the Board and revealing the key role data played in unlocking marketing investment, find out how Nada successfully targeted the next generation of readers and why she believes your brand is the most important investment your business can make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Andrew Tindall, Senior Vice President - Global Partnerships at System1, and Chris Felton, Director of Data and Insight at JCDecaux UK, join Ian Whittaker to discuss the controversial, but hugely popular article; ‘7 out of 10 OOH ads don’t work. Here’s why and how to fix them’, written by Andrew for The Drum, on the lack of creativity in Out-of-Home advertising. System1 are ad-testing experts who measure emotion to give brands confidence that their ads will work and Chris brings a wealth of experience, new groundbreaking research and a string of recent awards to prove what really works when it comes to OOH advertising. Read the full article here.Download your copy of our ‘Creative Best Practice Guidelines' here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, FMCG trailblazer, Jess Vega, Marketing Manager at Natural Balance Foods, joins Ian Whittaker to discuss creativity as a crucial component in successful brand building. Having worked at global brands such as Mondelez, Nestle and Ferrero, Jess noticed a shift towards online ROI focussed marketing during the pandemic and so wanted to try and rebalance the brand funnel - refocusing on brand building to drive growth. She set out to do this in a groundbreaking and creative way. Jess is joined by Andrew Mullins, Creative Director at JCDecaux UK, here to give insight into how innovative and creative ideas like Jess’s can be applied to your brand to fuel growth.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Emma Rowson, Marketing Executive at JCDecaux UK, joins Ian Whittaker to talk about the British Journal of Photography’s annual Out-of-Home exhibition of Portrait of Britain. Celebrating the creative, diverse and resilient spirit of the nation, Portrait of Britain is the UK’s biggest annual photography exhibition and since 2016, the exhibition has partnered with JCDecaux to showcase 100 winning images in a month-long digital screen display across the UK. The large-scale exhibition uses the immense reach of Out-of-Home to bring art to public spaces nationwide, creating a joyful and poignant celebration of British identity. Read more about Portrait of Britain Vol.6 here.View all 200 shortlisted images here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your advertising getting enough attention?In this episode, Mike Follett, Managing Director at Lumen Research, joins Ian Whittaker to talk about attention as a vital new metric in campaign planning. In a world of information overload, grabbing a consumer’s attention and maintaining it is becoming increasingly important for advertisers. Find out how the development of innovative research methods, such as eye-tracking technology, is shaping attention into a new currency to be used amongst the advertising industry.You can read more about the relationship between attention and priming here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.