Ad Age Marketer's Brief
A weekly look at the stories making waves across the marketing industry featuring discussions with newsmakers and Ad Age reporters.
Latest episodes
Jun 11, 2025 • 21min
Snap’s new CMO on building a better ad platform
Snap CMO Grace Kao talks sponsored snaps, AI and Cannes on the Marketer's Brief.
Jun 4, 2025 • 22min
Marketing job market trends
We take the temperature on the marketing job market with Michael Wright, founder of executive search firm Taligence. What industries are hiring? What is the future of the CMO role? Why are companies not hiring agency execs as CMOs? We cover that and more.
May 28, 2025 • 24min
How Maesa Beauty builds beauty and wellness brands
The company just debuted its first intimate care line
May 21, 2025 • 23min
How Surfside is riding the vodka tea wave
Stateside Brands President Matt Quigley discusses the fast-growing ready-to-drink brand.
May 14, 2025 • 25min
How phone company Nothing relies on viral moments and earned media to build its brand
Nothing's Hollie Bishop joins the Marketer's Brief podcast to discuss the importance of earned media when marketing its new phones.
May 7, 2025 • 24min
How Xochitl tortilla chips plan to grow brand awareness
CEO Jolie Weber joins the Marketer’s Brief podcast to discuss the brand’s partnerships and new look
Apr 30, 2025 • 23min
Roblox’s CMO on how the platform targets gamers, creators, developers and brands—all at once
Jerret West talks targeting, how the platform decides when to leverage cultural moments and the likelihood it will pursue a movie a la Minecraft.
Apr 28, 2025 • 17min
How Roundel is leading retail media 3.0 with data, scale and shopper trust
Roundel’s Monique Perlmutter on scaling retail media through omnichannel strategy and trust.
Apr 23, 2025 • 23min
From Method to Dropps, Dorward looks to repeat success
CEO of Dropps was also CEO of Method during its early rise and looks to repeat success in green household products as the brand moves into retail stores.
Apr 16, 2025 • 22min
How Rowan grew from piercing ears at Target to operating its own shops
CMO Robin Page talks about how Rowan has disrupted the in-person piercing experience
