The Marketing Architects From the Archive: The Battle for Effectiveness with Mark Ritson
Jun 24, 2025
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This week, we’re resharing a top episode from the archive. Originally recorded a year ago, this episode features the one and only Mark Ritson and remains one of our most popular episodes to-date. Enjoy, and we’ll be back with new content next week!
This episode, Elena, Angela, and Rob are joined by professor, consultant, and columnist Dr. Mark Ritson. Based on his experience as both a marketing academic and practitioner, Mark shares his thoughts on the state of marketing effectiveness in the US, what we can learn from the history of marketing, and the importance of balancing research with active testing to discover marketing strategies that really work.
Topics covered:
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Resources:
2023 MarketingWeek Article: https://www.marketingweek.com/effectiveness-ignorance-american-marketing/
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This episode, Elena, Angela, and Rob are joined by professor, consultant, and columnist Dr. Mark Ritson. Based on his experience as both a marketing academic and practitioner, Mark shares his thoughts on the state of marketing effectiveness in the US, what we can learn from the history of marketing, and the importance of balancing research with active testing to discover marketing strategies that really work.
Topics covered:
- [04:30] What is marketing effectiveness?
- [07:30] Why Mark created the Mini MBA
- [15:00] How AI will change the future of advertising
- [17:15] Why marketers undervalue TV advertising
- [21:00] The differences between effectiveness and marketing science
- [29:30] Marketing fundamentals don’t change
To learn more, visit marketingarchitects.com/podcast or subscribe to our newsletter at marketingarchitects.com/newsletter.
Resources:
2023 MarketingWeek Article: https://www.marketingweek.com/effectiveness-ignorance-american-marketing/
Get more research-backed marketing strategies by subscribing to The Marketing Architects on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.