In Clear Focus

In Clear Focus: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, guest hosts Camila Swanson and Jorge Sedano reflect on their own experiences as multicultural consumers. Including candid interviews with friends and family members, the team examines influencer marketing and how Hispanic consumers are depicted in ads. We hear why ads in Spanish-language media can be more memorable, and the ways Hispanic consumers most commonly retain their families' cultures and traditions.

In Clear Focus: Nancy Harhut is the Chief Creative Officer of an agency leveraging behavioral science to drive more leads and conversions. In this episode, we discuss Nancy's new book, Using Behavioral Science in Marketing, and learn how advertising professionals and brand marketers can benefit from applying key principles to campaigns. IN CLEAR FOCUS listeners can claim a 20 percent discount on the book by purchasing directly at KoganPage.com and using the promo code BIGEYE20 at checkout.

In Clear Focus: As consumers shift toward using more mobile and connected technology, and changes in Apple's iOS, brands are on notice to find new ways to track and measure engagement. With cookies no longer reliable identifiers, how can we target users and measure the success of campaigns? Bigeye's VP of Media and Analytics, Tim McCormack, and Analytics Manager, Maegan Trinidad, discuss why they believe advertisers need to get creative if we want to continue targeting audiences effectively.

IN CLEAR FOCUS: Melanie Deziel is an award-winning branded content creator and author of the bestselling book, The Content Fuel Framework. Melanie discusses how she became the first editor of branded content at The New York Times and shares what she's learned about the art and science of creating engaging and effective inbound marketing. We discuss Melanie's framework and learn how individuals and teams can easily generate up to 100 content marketing story ideas on any given topic. 

In Clear Focus: Andrew Jenkins is the author of Social Media Marketing for Business: Scaling an integrated social media strategy across your organization, this month's Bigeye Book Club selection. Reflecting case studies from his time client-side and agency-side, Andrew shares practical tips, social tools, and content strategies applicable to organizations of any size. IN CLEAR FOCUS listeners can claim a 20 percent discount at KoganPage.com by using the promo code BIGEYE20 at checkout.

IN CLEAR FOCUS: The Inflation Reduction Act promises billions of dollars for green energy investments, but how can marketers and advertising professionals encourage consumers to adopt more sustainable behaviors? In this encore episode, applied consumer neuroscience expert Michael Smith joins us to discuss his book, Inspiring Green Consumer Choices: Leverage neuroscience to reshape marketplace behavior. Michael offers insights and practical tips for communicating the benefits of greener choices.

In Clear Focus: In this encore episode, qualitative researcher Jon Cohen explains why we can't trust what people say - and how their answers can lead us astray. Jon shares lessons learned from a career in consumer insights and discusses key ideas and frameworks in his book, Asking for Trouble. Jon demonstrates how researchers can ask better questions and listen harder to get closer to consumer truths - leveraging insights to develop more imaginative creative ideas and compelling communications.

In Clear Focus: In today's episode, we revisit conversations with three guests from our current season: Simon Bailey, co-author of Myths of Branding; Miri Rodriguez, author of Brand Storytelling; and Rick Parkhill,  founder of the annual Brand Storytelling event and co-creator of a new Brand Film certification course. IN CLEAR FOCUS listeners can claim a 20 percent discount on Myths of Branding and Brand Storytelling at KoganPage.com by using the promo code BIGEYE20 at checkout.

In Clear Focus: Many physical retail developments are failing to attract the crowds required to be sustainable, impacted by both online shopping and changing consumer behaviors. This month's Bigeye Book Club selection, Future-Ready Retail, examines how brands can develop winning strategies to create engaging stories that recruit and retain customers. The book's author, Ibrahim Ibrahim, is a futurist, retail strategist, and designer. In this episode, Ibrahim discusses key ideas in his book.

In Clear Focus: In this encore, our guest is a successful business leader with international experience. Voted Number One Woman in Tech, Dr. Christine Bailey joined us to discuss topics from her book, Customer Insight Strategies. Christine provided a practical framework for leveraging four types of data to help make marketing more remarkable, with case studies drawn from B2B and B2C brands. Christine offered advice for women working in martech, and explains why we all need to feed our brains!