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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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The world is changing, and strategy skillsets need to evolve with it. As part of Future of Strategy week, Tomas Gonsorcik, Elizabeth Paul and Joe Burns join WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin to discuss how strategists can future proof their skills for a new era of marketing.The Future of Strategy 2025 report, which includes quantitative and qualitative data analysis, expert commentary and advice from leading strategists, is available to WARC members now.
According to WARC’s new Future of Strategy report, strategists are feeling stuck. Siddhant Lahiri and Steve Walls join Rica Facundo to discuss how strategy can get its groove back.The Future of Strategy 2025 report, which includes quantitative and qualitative data analysis, expert commentary and advice from leading strategists, is available to WARC members now.
80% of strategists believe the discipline faces a crossroads as agency business models strain. For Future of Strategy week, Suzanne Powers, Faris Yakob and Tom Morton are back with WARC's Lena Roland to discuss WARC's annual survey of strategists.The Future of Strategy 2025 report, which includes quantitative and qualitative data analysis, expert commentary and advice from leading strategists, is available to WARC members now.
100 things a planner should know' has been a strategist's field manual for years. Its author, Charles Wigley, joins WARC's David Tiltman to discuss some of that advice, how he applied it in his own career – and what it means in the current industry climate.
The Amazon/Alphabet/Meta triopoly is on track to record real growth of 89.1% between 2020 and the end of 2027, almost five times faster than all other media owners combined, according to WARC's Q3 2025 global forecast. WARC's James McDonald and Alex Brownsell crunch the numbers.
Structured, data-driven thinking scales companies. Should marketers adopt the same mindset? Sorin Patilinet joins WARC's David Tiltman to discuss his new book, Marketing Effectiveness: Applying Marketing Science for Brand Growth.
Reddit’s ad revenue is forecast to grow 49.6% this year. WARC's Alex Brownsell and Celese Huang, with VCCP's Ayaz Hussain, discuss what Reddit offers marketers in search of organic community.
What do Apple, Disney and Pedigree have in common? They're all ecosystem brands. WARC's Anna Hamill and Catherine Driscoll discuss insights from The WARC Guide on how build a successful ecosystem brand, or partner with one.
With Labubus and K-Pop Demon Hunters offering escapism from the headlines, WARC's Rica Facundo explores the role of pop culture in soft power with Michael Patent (Culture Group) and Shilpa Sinha (McCann APAC).
Aussie telco Telstra has successfully implemented core effectiveness principles across its brand. CMO Brent Smart joins WARC's Anna Hamill to discuss Telstra's brand evolution.
A fierce debate has broken out about the definition of television in 2025. Should TV advertising be defined by format, device or media owner? WARC's David Tiltman and Alex Brownsell are joined by guest editor Omar Oakes to examine the evidence.
Les Binet and Sarah Carter - two of marketing's most influential thinkers - join the pod to discuss where effectiveness is now, and where it's going next. Hosted by WARC's David Tiltman.
In today’s climate, consumers are more nervous to spend. Brands need to show real value and connection and new usage occasions can help lower price sensitivity, and curb sales decline. WARC’s Vaniele Casimir and Ann Marie Kerwin share examples of brands making the most of this strategy.
Not all influencer content is equally valuable in driving revenue. Dan Wilson, Co-Founder/Chief Data Officer of Charlie Oscar, joins WARC's Paul Stringer to discuss keys to creator effectiveness, based on evidence from 30 brands.
How can marketers reconcile the need for growth with the need for sustainability? Award-winning brand strategist Benoit Wiesser, Sustainable Marketing Compass' Alexis Eyre, and former Dove CMO Alessandro Manfredi discuss why we need Effectiveness 2.0.
What are the big trends in creative effectiveness for 2025? WARC's John Bizzell and Anna Hamill examine the big narratives emerging from this year's Creative Effectiveness Lions.
Leo India is the world's top ad agency for effectiveness, according to the 2025 WARC Rankings. WARC's Rica Facundo talks to Amitesh Rao (CEO) and Rajdeepak Das (CCO Publicis Groupe South Asia) about embedding effectiveness into agency culture.
Canva's journey from startup to global design brand has been nothing short of extraordinary. Canva's Kristine Segrist, Global Head of Consumer Marketing, joins WARC's Anna Hamill to share how its marketing strategy evolved as the company has grown.
New research from Fospha explores how quickly e-commerce marketers can expect to see payback from long-term brand building activity. Sam Carter, Fospha’s CEO, joins WARC's Alex Brownsell to share the findings.
Industry legend Sir John Hegarty joins to talk all things creativity, his AI optimism, reframing risk, and...Taylor Swift? Hosted by LIONS' Paul Kemp Robertson. Check out the video version on WARC's YouTube channel.
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