
Campaign Chemistry
On Campaign Chemistry, a podcast from Campaign US, we pick the brains of creative alchemists, business wizards and marketing geniuses behind the world’s greatest brands.
Latest episodes

Jul 7, 2022 • 41min
Campaign Chemistry: VMLY&R global CEO Jon Cook
Cook chats about Cannes, how the agency is navigating pending economic headwinds and dives into VMLY&R’s strategy for retaining diverse talent.Fresh off of Cannes with a haul of Grand Prix wins, VMLY&R is making waves in the healthcare space. Campaigns including “I will always be me,” which helps people with motor neuron disease preserve their voices before they lose the ability to speak, and for “The Killer Pack,” a nontoxic mosquito repellent from Mumbai, demonstrate how innovation is transforming the sector and creating room for agencies like VMLY&R to grow.CEO Jon Cook sees health as a green shoot in a rocky economy, along with commerce and digital experiences — areas that the agency has leaned into and have enabled it to grow throughout the pandemic. In this episode, Cook also chats about how clients are reacting to a rough economic outlook, how the agency is focusing on retention and DE&I in a tough talent market and shares insight into the OpenX operating model for Coca-Cola, a major new account for parent WPP.Listen to this episode and subscribe to Campaign Chemistry wherever you get your podcasts. What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.https://shop.haymarket.com/camus/webcast22/ Follow us on twitter: @CampaignLiveUS
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Jun 30, 2022 • 39min
Campaign Chemistry: Google’s David Temkin
Temkin, senior director of product management, for ads privacy and user trust at Google, is leading the charge on preserving ad targeting and measurement while tracking restrictions loom. Major privacy changes are happening on the web as regulation reshapes the internet. Google will begin the process of restricting the use of third-party cookies on Chrome next year, but is also looking to preserve targeted advertising on the web in a privacy safe way. There have been a few iterations of tools within Google’s Privacy Sandbox, its umbrella for creating privacy-safe ad targeting and measurement on the web, but it’s still work in progress. David Temkin, senior director of product management for ads privacy and user trust at Google, is leading the charge, working with the teams at Chrome and across the industry to allow advertisers to continue to access the tools they need to operate effectively while protecting user privacy. In this episode, he dives deep into Google’s proposed solutions, the politics of navigating browser developers and different industry relationships, and how Google envisions creating a balanced experience for people and advertisers on the web.Listen to this episode and subscribe to Campaign Chemistry wherever you get your podcasts. What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.https://shop.haymarket.com/camus/webcast22/
AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! campaignlive.com What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.

Jun 29, 2022 • 20min
Is the “Big Idea” over? A podcast presented by Plus Company
Comms pros have all watched “Mad Men’s” Don Draper walk into a conference room, deliver a brilliant pitch and save the day. But what if the notion of “the big idea” is as outdated as the three-martini lunch? In this podcast, Josh Budd, Chief Creative Officer, NA, Citizen Relations and Jaime Pescia, VP, Global Creative & Brand engagement, Little Caesars Pizza talked about how the pressure to deliver “the big idea” can hinder creativity and harm the collaborative process.AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join
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Jun 27, 2022 • 30min
Prioritizing consumer's time, attention and privacy with Infillion’s Christa Carone, a podcast presented by Infillion
Consumers understand the benefits of sharing data and are more willing to do so in exchange for relevant or valuable experiences. President of Infillion, the company that builds advanced media and technology solutions, Christa Carone hopes to see content providers that are working towards an Advertising-based Video on Demand (AVOD) model think of opportunities to do something innovative with advertising and steer away from high-frequency rate ads with subpar creative experiences.
In this episode, we chat with Christa on the ground at Cannes as she shares the company's portfolio of advertising and marketing tech solutions, what consumers look for from an ad experience, and how Infillion is protecting the integrity of value exchange.AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join
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Jun 27, 2022 • 29min
Campaign Chemistry Live from Cannes: Chris Bruss, Head of Roku Brand Studio, a podcast presented by Roku
TV streaming is giving brands the power to go beyond the 30-second spot they have become accustomed to with traditional TV advertising. With the launch of Roku Brand Studio, Roku is showing how TV streaming is a canvas for creativity. Join Chris Bruss, Head of Roku Brand Studio from Cannes, as he discusses how Roku can help brands be part of a better TV ad experience.AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join
leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused
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Jun 23, 2022 • 32min
Future of TV Measurement, a podcast presented by Disney Advertising & Samba TV
Disney advertising has been leading the industry in adapting innovative new technologies new approaches to measurement that empower advertisers to truly understand the entire consumer journey across every screen and platform in today’s fragmented media landscape. Samba TV has pioneered currency grade measurement and cross screen media activation for the past dozen years with its leading first party Connected TV measurement platform installed on 24 TV brands sold in more than 100 countries today. Join Disney Advertising Senior Vice President for Audience Modeling and Data Science Dana MGraw and Samba TV CEO and Co-Founder Ashwin Navin for a look into the future of TV measurement reshaping the advertising landscape today. AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join
leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused
conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail
experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at
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Jun 23, 2022 • 32min
Campaign Chemistry live from Cannes: Meta’s Nicola Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn talks about Meta’s return to the festival, the state of the business and the company’s vision for the metaverse.Nicola Mendelsohn is six months into her role as VP of the global business group at Meta, overseeing the platform’s multi-billion dollar ad business. She’s moved from London to New York for the role and says progress and conversations with advertisers globally, have been productive. Despite a recent slowdown of the business (and across the tech sector), Mendelsohn says advertisers still believe Meta is the best place to reach consumers and build their brands. She is excited about Meta’s vision for the metaverse and new products like Reels, which are on full display at Meta Beach along the croisette at the Cannes Lions festival this year. But of course, Meta must balance innovation and excitement with tough conversations around brand safety and security, misinformation, teen mental health and other issues that continue to plague the platform. Listen to this episode and subscribe to Campaign Chemistry wherever you get your podcasts.What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.https://shop.haymarket.com/camus/webcast22/ Follow us on twitter: @CampaignLiveUS
AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! campaignlive.com What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.

Jun 9, 2022 • 31min
Campaign Chemistry: Wongdoody creative chief Grace Francis
Grace Francis brings a different perspective to the advertising industry — and that’s a good thing.As a nonbinary and transgender creative person, Grace leads with an inclusive mindset, ensuring that not only are their clients considering diverse perspectives when creating communications and products but that there diverse perspectives in the room behind any campaign. Great ideas can come from anywhere, and inclusive perspectives make the work better. In this episode, Francis, chief creative and design officer at Wongdoody, chats about their journey in the ad industry as a queer executive, gives their thoughts on how brands can authentically engage in Pride month and shares how the industry can improve when it comes to DE&I. Listen to this episode and subscribe to Campaign Chemistry wherever you get your podcasts. What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.https://shop.haymarket.com/camus/webcast22/ Follow us on twitter: @CampaignLiveUS
AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! campaignlive.com What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.

Jun 2, 2022 • 39min
Campaign Chemistry: Bayer’s Patricia Corsi
The consumer healthcare industry has not historically valued creativity. But Patricia Corsi is on a mission to change that. As global chief marketing, digital and information officer at Bayer Consumer Healthcare, Corsi encourages Bayer’s brand teams and agency partners to push the boundaries on their communications – from creating campaigns that touch on taboo topics to making it easier to purchase over-the-counter products. She will have her eye on such work as jury president of the Health and Wellness Lions in Cannes this year. In this episode, Corsi also discusses her journey from Brazil to becoming a global creative leader at a multinational health conglomerate and shares how she works to elevate more diverse talent.Listen to this episode and subscribe to Campaign Chemistry wherever you get your podcasts. What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.https://shop.haymarket.com/camus/webcast22/ Follow us on twitter: @CampaignLiveUS
AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! campaignlive.com What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.

May 26, 2022 • 36min
Campaign Chemistry: General Mills’ Melissa Wildermuth
In a world where the news is constantly bad – a raging war in Ukraine, an ongoing pandemic and children being murdered at school – leading with empathy is more important than ever. Melissa Wildermuth, global creative director at General Mills, knows this well. Instead of leading her team, which spans all of the company’s storied snack brands, with ego and expertise first, she takes a flexible approach that democratizes creativity and allows team members to come up with bold ideas. In this episode, Wildermuth sits down with Campaign US Editor Alison Weissbrot to discuss her leadership style and how it impacts creativity at General Mills and when and how brands can weigh in on societal issues. She also addresses the recent school shooting in Texas and how she is responding with her team. What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.https://shop.haymarket.com/camus/webcast22/
AI Deciphered is back—live in New York City this November 13th.Join leaders from brands, agencies, and platforms for a future-focused conversation on how AI is transforming media, marketing, and the retail experience. Ready to future-proof your strategy? Secure your spot now at aidecipheredsummit.com. Use code POD at check out for $100 your ticket! campaignlive.com What we know about advertising, you should know about advertising. Start your 1-month FREE trial to Campaign US.