Recorded live from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, this week’s guest host Chris Curtis, Global Head of Strategic Accounts at CreatorIQ, sits down with Julie Haleluk, Global Head of Growth for Amazon Shopping Videos. To start, we dive into the transformative world of shoppable video content and its impact on digital marketing. Julie shares her professional journey from agency work to influential roles at DirectTV and AT&T, which eventually led her to Amazon. Next, Julie offers insight into how her diverse career background fuels her innovative approach to content development, marketing, and product management. We then discuss how Amazon has been a pioneer in shoppable video, with the rapid growth of Amazon Live, the introduction of the Amazon Live Fast channel, and its revolutionary Shop the Show technology. We explore the critical role of measurement in this evolving field, and unpack compelling case studies that highlight the potential for future growth within the Amazon ecosystem. To close the show, Julie shares her passion for future planning and being on the cutting edge of what's coming next.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. How empathy fosters effective collaboration and innovation in digital marketing. 2. Why Amazon has made significant strides in integrating shoppable video content to create new opportunities for brands and consumers. 3. How Amazon's focus on metrics like new-to-brand sales and the halo effect of creator content highlights the evolving landscape of digital marketing.

Resources:

Amazon Shopping Videos - https://www.aboutamazon.com/

Connect with the Guest:

Julie’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliehaleluk/

Connect with Conor Begley & CreatorIQ:

Conor’s LinkedIn - @conormbegley
CreatorIQ LinkedIn - @creatoriq

CreatorIQ YouTube - @TribeDynamics
CreatorIQ Instagram - @creatoriq
CreatorIQ TikTok - @creator.iq
CreatorIQ Twitter - @CreatorIQ

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