The WARC Podcast

This week we're unpacking retail media in Asia with Miranda Dimopoulos, Regional CEO at IAB Southeast Asia and India, and JJ Eastwood, Managing Director at Carousell Media Group. Discusses the report launched by the IAB Southeast Asia and India in partnership with the Carousell Media Group called "Digital Advertising's Next Big Wave". Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC talks about the changing role of reach in media planning with Rich Kirk, Chief Strategy Officer at Zenith UK, and Sam Dias, Head of Data Sciences for Publicis Media. Reach has been a vital pillar of media strategies for decades, however, this orthodoxy is being questioned in light of an increasingly fragmented media market. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC talks putting theory into practice with Cheryl Calverley, former CEO at Eve Sleep and Tom Roach, VP of Brand Strategy at Jellyfish. There's no shortage of theory - but how do marketers take that theory and turn it into marketing plans, budget allocation and creative choices? Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

Gregory Grudzinski, Head of Content for WARC Digital Commerce is joined by Briana Finelli, US Head of Ecommerce at Wavemaker to discuss the future of digital commerce. This podcast along with our report on the future of digital commerce is part of WARC’s Marketer’s Toolkit 2023 series. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

David Tiltman, WARC's SVP Content, is joined by Alex Brownsell, Head of Content for WARC Media, to discuss the launch of a new report on The Future of Media. Part of The Marketer's Toolkit 2023 series, the report covers key trends in advertising investment, audience fragmentation and reform of the media ecosystem.  Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

Alex Steer, Chief Data Officer at Wunderman Thompson, and Sarah Walker, Global CMO of Essence MediaCom, dive into the wisdom of advertising legend Jeremy Bullmore. They explore his influential career and the creation of an online archive to celebrate his work. Topics include the vital role of brand reputation in a fragmented market, the importance of aligning marketing with business goals, and valuing brands beyond numbers. Their insights emphasize the necessity of collaboration and understanding audience perceptions for future growth in the industry.

Explores the latest WARC Spotlight on the exponential growth of retail media networks (RMNs) – covering current channel fragmentation, the need for industry-wide universal KPIs and how RMNs can be utilized across all parts of the marketing funnel. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week US Commissioning Editor Cathy Taylor discusses marketing's role in building sustainability behaviors with executives at two B Corps: Pip Cross, Sustainability Lead at Barkley, and Mikey Sadowski, General Manager, Global PR & Communications, at Intrepid Travel. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week WARC talks 2023 media trends with dentsu’s Dan Calladine Head of Media Futures, and author of dentsu’s ‘Change and Opportunity’ media trends report. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.

This week we’re joined by Aditya Kishore WARC’s insight director who oversaw the creation of The Marketer’s Toolkit 2023. Discussing themes from the report, including marketing in a cost-of-living crisis, the disruption in the global supply chain, and the future of big tech. Stay up-to-date with the latest marketing and advertising news with our free daily newsletter.