The WARC Podcast

WARC’s Amy Rodgers talks to Harjot Singh, Global Chief Strategy Officer at McCann Worldgroup and Islam ElDessouky, Global VP Creative at Coca-Cola. Discussing the themes from the winning campaigns from the Creative Effectiveness Lions and insights from the judging room.

On the final day of Cannes Lions, WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin discusses marketing's relevancy problem with Najoh Tita-Reid and Leonid Sudakov from Mars Petcare. McCann's Grand Effie winner, Jamie Peate shares insights on why humour is back. Finally, WARC's David Tiltman share his highlights from the Creative Impact track.

On day four of Cannes Lions, WARC's Rica Facundo talks to Instacart's Laura Jones and Karen Crum from EY-Parthenon about redefining the value of brand. ANA's Latha Sarathy and WARC's Adi Kishore talk about new creative effectiveness research, and Gurdeep Puri (The Effectiveness Partnership) and Kawal Shoor shares insights into the factors driving India's marketing success.

On day three of Cannes Lions, WARC's Anna Hamill talks to Diageo's Grainne Wafer and Callum McCahon from Born Social about Guinness's brand transformation. WARC's Lena Roland and Mark Pollard from Sweathead discuss the future of strategy, and Oxford University's Andrew Stephen and the Unsterotype Alliance's Sara Denby share new research proving the power of progressive advertising.

On day two of Cannes Lions, WARC's  Alex Brownsell speaks with e.l.f Beauty CMO Kory Marchisotto and Dr Marcus Collins about why brand isn't dead, Adam Morgan from eatbigfish makes the case against dull and beige ads, and MSQ's Justin Cox shares new research on the power of rituals.

On day one of WARC's daily episodes from Cannes Lions 2024, WARC editors speak with Luana Bumachar and Elizabeth Paul about the viral ad for Solo Stoves with Snoop Dogg, Duncan Meisel from Clean Creatives shares how climate change is impacting creativity, followed by LinkedIn's Mimi Turner and Bain's Jamie Cleghorn on exciting new B2B research.

WARC's SVP of content David Tiltman speakd to LIONS' chief content officer Paul Kemp-Robertson about the Creative Impact content programme, which will be taking place across the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Later they speak to Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO at Ogilvy about her take on creative effectiveness and what she’s hoping to see at the Festival. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

Former LinkedIn employees turned entrepreneurs, Jon Lombardo and Peter Weinberg, discuss how synthetic data is revolutionizing marketing research. They explore the advantages of synthetic data in marketing, such as cost savings and speed, and its role in democratizing access to market research. The conversation also covers utilizing synthetic research for segmentation and testing marketing strategies to make better strategic decisions.

Alex M H Smith, strategist and author of 'No Bullsh*t Strategy', discusses the importance of clear strategic solutions in business growth, the power of bold strategies in evolving markets, and the essence of a good strategy. Examples from Apple, IKEA, and Tesla highlight the effectiveness of strategic thinking in achieving a competitive edge.

WARC Media’s Head of content Alex Brownsell talks to reports editor Gregory Grudzinski about three key takeaways from the 2024 Future of Digital Commerce report. Discussing retail media, the customer journey, and AI.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.