Mark Ritson - The s**t, the pipe, and what to do with it

Find out what inspired Mark to switch the actual classroom for the virtual one

How he ended up being the old, rich guy with a wine collection he used to laugh at

What he thinks of the 50% of Marketers that have no professional training

Why it's now time we all just all ditch the ‘D’ word and get back to Marketing

Find out what every normal person knows about Advertising that Marketers pay good money to figure out

Discover the most important factors in marketing effectiveness and why its time to think about the s**t we put through the pipe

Why a recession is exactly the time you want to be increasing your spend

Why you should never confuse a change in consumer context for a change in consumer behaviour

“Tell me what hasn’t changed and I will build a business around that” & other great quotes to counter the constant stream of ‘everything's changed. Buy this book’ hype

Discover why Mark believes the smartest people are not the ones sat around the boardroom table

Find out why most CMO’s are more C than M and are not always the best marketers in their team

The secret to CMO success is 80-90% politics over marketing

The dangers of Canadian morning TV after a big night out

We round off the episode finding out why Jon got fired after a 6-month ‘walk of shame’