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What skateboarding can teach you about marketing - with Newcastle University's Matt Horne
Update: 2025-11-05
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Head of Digital Media at Newcastle University, Matt Horne joins Tom Ollerton to talk creativity, data-driven marketing… and why his skateboard is a better teacher than most dashboards.
In this episode:
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Why marketing mix modelling and data warehouses help, but aren't 100% precise
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Reporting that lands: tailor the numbers to finance, tech, or the C-suite
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Privacy, under-18 targeting, and the reality of higher-ed marketing
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Hustle early, balance later: a career path from radio ads to paid and organic
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"Rate My Skate": learning in public, experimentation, and finding flow.
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