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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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How Vaseline Verified tapped creator conversations to fact check product hacks, The Ordinary breaks tired beauty marketing norms, and finding the signal among the DEI noise. Recorded at Most Contagious 2025. Hosted by WARC's Anna Hamill.
The secrets behind KitKat's 90 year brand story, how to build a scambaiter AI Granny, and which brands are getting it right on community in 2025. Recorded at Most Contagious 2025. Hosted by WARC's Anna Hamill.
Brands are projected to spend $37 billion on creators in 2026. But marketers still face challenges in proving effectiveness. Billion Dollar Boy's Becky Owen and WARC's Alex Brownsell join Anna Hamill to discuss how marketers can get the most value from their investment, based on data from WARC's Marketer's Toolkit. This episode is sponsored by Criteo - check out criteo.com/warc for more info.
Fried chicken enthusiasts, unite! Popeyes' Alexandre Antonello joins WARC' Cathy Taylor to share how the fast-food giant is tackling the economic crunch, AI, creators and more based on data from WARC's Marketers Toolkit. This episode is sponsored by Criteo - for more info, check out criteo.com/warc
Magnus Ekbom co-founded Lazada, the Asian e-commerce giant, leading the business from start-up to sale before exiting in 2022. He joins WARC's Rica Facundo to discuss the evolution of e-commerce in Asia, emphasizing the importance of brand building in a competitive landscape and the potential for homegrown brands to thrive.
In an era where emotion drives 50% of airline choice and experience trumps products, Cathay Pacific's Edward Bell explains to WARC’s Jenny Chan why AI's rise means premium brands must become more human, not less, based on insights from WARC's Marketer's Toolkit.
This podcast is sponsored by Criteo. For more information, check out criteo.com/warc
Existential anxiety and digital fatigue are shaking up the experience economy, driving more interest in escapism and 'IRL'. S. Subramanyeswar, Group CEO/CSO APAC at Mullen Lowe Lintas, and WARC's Rica Facundo join Anna Hamill to discuss how this shift requires marketers to adapt, based on insights from WARC's Marketer's Toolkit.
This episode is sponsored by Criteo. To learn more, visit criteo.com/warc
WARC's John Bizzell goes behind the APG Grand Prix-winning campaign for a car that either sends you to sleep OR into raptures: the Skoda Octavia. Joe Crust, Strategy Director at Leo UK, joins to take us behind the scenes. Watch the video version on WARC's Youtube channel.
Years of economic uncertainty is impacting not only how consumers spend, but also their life milestones. WARC's Adi Kishore and Cathy Taylor, with Rival's Cecelia Parrish, join Anna Hamill to discuss how these trends will impact brands in 2026, based on insights from the WARC Marketer's Toolkit. This episode is sponsored by Criteo. For more info, check out criteo.com/WARC
Shoppers won't wait to switch brands after a poor customer experience. WARC's Anna Hamill and Rica Facundo discuss how marketers can close the customer experience gap, based on insights from the recent WARC Guide.
Mid-market brands have hopes that AI can make them more competitive, but know they need to upskill their AI literacy. WARC's Lexi Wolf talks to Caroline Giegerich, VP - AI & Marketing Innovation at IAB; and Jillian Ryan, Senior Manager, Content Marketing Strategy at Intuit Mailchimp about a new report from Mailchimp and WARC. This episode is sponsored by Mailchimp.
Brands with engaged employees tend to have higher customer satisfaction, increased profitability, and outperform businesses that do not. WARC's Cathy Taylor and Vaniele Casimir discuss best practice for employee engagement.
LLM-based search is the new mental availability engine, but success requires deep understanding of how a category is bought, thought and talked about. Shane O'Leary (Zoetis) and Gemma Spence (VML) join WARC's Lena Roland to discuss best practices for generative engine optimization.
Marketing measurement is in a constant state of flux. This deep-dive examines the changes marketers need to know and plan for. WARC's David Tiltman talks to Henry Innis, co-founder and CEO of Mutinex, about what to expect in 2026.
The festive season is getting started, and many brands are feeling the crunch. WARC's Rica Facundo and Biprorshee Das discuss best practice strategies for marketing in the festive season.
TV is often dismissed as 'traditional' media, yet it's still a proven performance multiplier. Angela Voss, CEO of Marketing Architects, joins WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin and Alex Brownsell to explore how TV has become overlooked as a full funnel channel and why that needs to change. This episode is sponsored by Marketing Architects.
Les Binet and Will Davis share new research on efficiency vs reach, Alastair Macrow (McDonalds) cracks the C-suite code, and big picture effectiveness trends from the IPA's Laurence Green and WARC's David Tiltman. Recorded live at the IPA Effectiveness Conference 2025 with WARC's Anna Hamill.
Groundbreaking new studies on influencer measurement, music's outsized impact on effectiveness, and provocations on AI. Recorded live at the IPA Effectiveness Conference 2025 with WARC's Anna Hamill.We hear from Dom Charles, Managing Director for Audience Intelligence & Marketing Science at Wavemaker UK; Roscoe Williamson, Global Strategy Director, MassiveMusic; Will Lion, CSO, BBH; Oliver Feldwick, Chief Innovation Officer, T&P Sandra Peat, UK Partner, Spikes
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.
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