The WARC Podcast

In this EffWorks episode, guests discuss managing price rises and planning for inflationary times, excellence in digital creative, the impact of attention problem in digital media, creating ads that fit different digital formats, the evolution and coexistence of two creative schools of advertising, and the tension between brand and performance in advertising.

Lena talks about the future of strategy with Richard Huntington from Saatchi & Saatchi and Mark Hadfield founder of Meet the 85%. They discuss the need for a research revolution and the importance of marketers exploring different realities and bringing back the essence of the real world into marketing.

This week, WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin talks about bravery in strategy with Elizabeth Paul, chief strategy officer at The Martin Agency and Tomas Gonsorcik, chief strategy officer at DDB North America. A conversation about doing breakthrough work, the power of creativity, and advising clients on how to tackle thorny issues. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

Jim Stengel, Cait Lamberton, and Ken Favaro discuss the need to move beyond the 'brand vs. performance' debate in marketing. They emphasize the importance of providing value to consumers, measuring brand equity, and optimizing resource allocation using data and metrics. They introduce the FRMU model and discuss the emotional relationship consumers have with brands. The chapter also highlights the influence of the Barbie movie on Mattel's brand and stock price, and the relationship between performance marketing and brand.

This week, WARC’s Alex Brownsell is joined by Paul Stringer, our Managing Editor, Research and Insight, to unpack three key trends from WARC’s recent report, ‘The future of programmatic’. Covers programmatic in the post-cookie era, how to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the supply chain, and the spread of programmatic into emerging channels. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC’s Rica Facundo talks anime with Robin Lau, global strategist of digital and entertainment at Dentsu. Discussing the rise of anime as a cultural force, anime fandoms, and why marketers should be paying attention to this.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week, WARC's Lena Roland is joined by Catherine Driscoll, Commissioning Editor EMEA for WARC Strategy to discuss three themes from the recent EMEA spotlight on drivers of brand growth. Discussing Paul Dyson’s drivers of advertising profitability, optimizing the balance between brand and performance marketing, and brand assets.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC’s Aditya Kishore talks to Joan Colletta, Senior Director of Global Brand Leadership Team at McDonald's. Discussing how McDonald’s overhauled its marketing communications to become a real driver of commercial growth. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC talks ESG with Cathy Taylor, commissioning editor at WARC and Whitney Dailey, EVP of purpose at Allison. How is ESG being perceived and how are these perceptions changing? Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

The third episode in a three-part series exploring the most important trends influencing global consumers. In this episode WARC’s Ann Marie Kerwin talks about the trends affecting the US with Amanda Peters, head of strategy at adam&eveDDB New York.Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.