

The Drum Podcast
The Drum
A weekly podcast exploring creativity in marketing, advertising, media, and the ever-changing world of brand building. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 19, 2025 • 20min
Cannes Lions: How has it changed? (Live from Cannes)
In a special episode fronted by The Drum's global editor Cameron Clarke, two of our leading opinion columnists dissect the news out of this year's Cannes Lions festival, and ponder how the event is evolving.Stories/columns mentioned in the episode: Julie Seal's diary.Paddy Gilmore's column. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 5, 2025 • 35min
Hinge CMO (and now president) on how gen Z is dating, sub growth, and bringing marketing to the center of the boardroom
CMO at dating app Hinge, took on an extra title earlier this year: President. Live from the inaugural SXSW festival in London, Jantos talks putting marketing at the center of the boardroom, a troubling loneliness epidemic for gen Z, and the future of dating. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 2025 • 52min
David Sable, ad club of NY 'industry legend' honoree: Advertising's golden age is right now
David Sable spent decades in global roles at the likes of Y&R and Wunderman. Now vice chair at Stagwell, he's been honored as this year's Industry Legend by the Advertising Club of New York. He tells us why he thinks advertising's golden age is happening right in front of us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 2025 • 43min
Is UK media still too London-centric?
A recent report out of GroupM went deep into the shifting tides of UK identities. It found vast differences between regions, including a "significant divide" between the London and the UK. With media thinking still dominated by London and a couple of other cities, does it need an update? We chat with Julia Ayling and Morven Hassall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2025 • 43min
Are marketers sleeping on the petfluencer opportunity?
Recent research out of the University of Strathclyde found that petfluencers outperform their human counterparts - even in non-pet related categories, and for a far lower price. We speak to the lead author of that research, Laura Lavertu, and Momentum Worldwide's Cesar Vallejo about the economics, ethics, and future of furry marketing assets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2025 • 42min
Are we getting closer to standardized sustainability reporting?
Reforming voices in the ad industry have made a lot of progress in recent years - better understanding of advertising's impact on the environment, better tools to measure that impact, and plenty of new recruits to the cause - but the more radical among them would still say that it's not enough. Here, with the help of Ad Net Zero and Impact Plus, we focus on a few of the bits of progress that they're still clamoring for, including standardized reporting and more data from the programmatic world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2025 • 34min
The new loyalty: What Gen Z really wants from brands
Analysts claim Gen Z is redefining loyalty. We delve into this, questioning if they're truly less loyal or simply loyal in a new way. Join our experts in brand loyalty, youth marketing, and social media as we unpack this crucial question for marketers seeking to connect with the next generation of consumers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2025 • 37min
What keeps CMOs up at night?
Following major research by Team Lewis last year into the things that really bother CMOs (and what they can do about them), two senior brand-side marketers and Team Lewis' own Yvonne van Bokhoven tell us just how frightened senior marketers should be about the outlook ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 2025 • 42min
Bonus ep: The culture wars come for media buying
Live from a late night saloon bar at the recent WFA Global Marketer Week, The Drum's editor Cameron Clarke chatted with Ebiquity's Ruben Schreurs and veteran mediaman Nick Manning. The topic: how Elon Musk's lawsuit indicting the WFA and a new White House approach to trade are changing the media landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 2025 • 46min
The attention revolution w/ Karen Nelson-Field & Mike Follett
There's no-one who's been more instrumental in making the ad industries take attention seriously than Dr Karen Nelson-Field, founder of Amplified Intelligence and author of The Attention Economy, and Mike Follett, chief executive of Lumen Research. We brought the pair together to talk attention's journey into the center of marketing effectiveness thinking and why so many are finally waking up to the power of attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


