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The WARC Podcast
Bold Minds. Bold Moves. Get closer to insights, stories and lessons behind bold marketing with conversations hosted by the world’s leading authority on marketing effectiveness.
Episodes
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Revisiting 'How Brands Grow' with Byron Sharp
'How Brands Grow' is one of the most influential books in marketing, exploring rules of brand growth such as mental and physical availability, double jeopardy…
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The Effective CMO: Procter & Gamble's Marc Pritchard
Procter & Gamble is one of the world's biggest advertisers. Marc Pritchard, P&G's long-time Chief Brand Officer, joins WARC's Anna Hamill to share insights and…
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Emerging themes in creative effectiveness
What do the winning campaigns from the 2026 Cannes Lions for Creative Effectiveness tell us about successful marketing in 2026? WARC's Amy Rodgers and Effie…
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Agentic AI and the new delegation of consumer choice
New research by PHD and WARC explores the scale, timeline and implications of agentic AI for the wider marketing ecosystem. PHD's Rohan Tambyrajah and WARC's…
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Social media, creators and the 'twin pace' brand
New research from WARC finds that social and creator marketing – for all its speed and cultural relevance – hits three structural ceilings that no amount of…
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Who murdered Madison Avenue?
How did ad agency economics become so challenging? Fee-cutting and low growth are part of the equation, but the roots of the issue go back decades. Ad industry…
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Beyond vibes: Creator strategies to drive real effectiveness
Just 29% of creator ads outperform the average brand ad. Research from System 1, WPP Media and Tiktok uncovers what drives attention, emotion and brand…
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The Effective CMO: Uber's Lucinda Barlow
Uber's Lucinda Barlow offers advice for marketers on how to build a safe culture for creative experimentation, identifying strategic blind spots, making…
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The great divide: how to overcome marketing silos
How do the best marketers actually integrate brand and performance – not just in theory, but in org design, planning and measurement? Prophet’s Kate Price and…
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Attention is the new architecture for AI visibility
Brand equity is essential to win on AI platforms. Equity can't be built without memory, and memory can't be built without attention. WARC's Alex Brownsell…
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Cultural intelligence matters more than ever
Cultural intelligence is high stakes for brands in the era of infinite content. Developing culturally-fluent talent is essential for brands seeking an edge…
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The harsh reality of advertising's shift to 'churn and burn'
New data from CreativeX reveals the alarming extent of 'churn and burn' short-termism among advertisers, based on a study of 633,000 ads over two years…
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Strategy standouts from Cannes Lions
Creative Strategy Lions jury president Sarah Lemarié and juror Dan Hill share powerful advice on how to level up strategic thinking, their stand out campaigns…
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Mark Ritson versus marketing's 'culture of bullsh*t'
Mark Ritson is back to talk all things marketing skills, back-to-basics brand fundamentals, the impact of AI on the marketing workforce and why he's tired of…
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Inside the Cannes Lions Creative Effectiveness jury
Cannes Lions jury president Bertille Toledano and juror Jane Wakely share tips for aspiring winners of the Creative Effectiveness Lions, including lessons from…
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How Fitflop broke through the performance plateau
How do you break out of a performance plateau without extra budget? Footwear brand FitFlop is walking the talk (in FitFlops, of course). Fitflop's Brittany…
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The Effective CMO: Land O'Lakes' Heather Malenshek
Land O' Lakes is working to change the cultural narrative around rural America while building B2B and B2C brands trusted by generations of farmers and…
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Why C-suite alignment is an urgent marketing priority
CMOs often struggle to secure long-term brand investment, missing out on its multiplier effect on performance. Mike Menkes and Jason McNellis of Analytic…
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Live in Cannes: The new, old rules of brand growth
Bonsoir from Cannes Lions! On our last daily pod, we chat to Les Binet and Mel Arrow on the new /old rules of brand growth, Coinbase discusses brand building…
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Live in Cannes: Building brands in the efficiency era
It's day 4 in Cannes. Today, 12x Cannes Lions winner Fernando Machado joins to discuss why creativity matters more than ever in the 'efficiency era'…
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Live in Cannes: SURPRISE! and other ways to win
Bonjour! On day 3 in Cannes, we learn more about the power of surprise with Jon Evans and Adam Morgan, TNT Sports and Twitch take on Gen Z sports media trends…
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Live in Cannes: The effectiveness experts will see you now
It's day 2 at Cannes Lions! Today we're talking all things effectiveness with new research from Effie, EOS Products shares how it became a marketing…
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Live in Cannes: Creative strategy in a changing world
It's Day 1 of Cannes Lions! Today, new research reveals that the top 10 ads preferred by AI versus humans are almost completely different, BYD’s extraordinary…
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Economic volatility stress-tests the global advertising market
The months-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz remains a serious test of global ad market resilience. WARC Media's Alex Brownsell and Kate Scott-Dawkins…
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Advice for aspiring CMOs
Jim Stengel has spent his career shaping the practice of modern marketing, and helping aspiring CMOs to take the next step in their career. He joins WARC's…
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How L'Oréal thinks about creator ROI
Beauty giants L'Oréal have built a new framework to quantify the impact of creators on marketing effectiveness. L'Oréal's Vas Kourakis and Meta's Maria Pavlova…
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Breaking down the nostalgia industrial complex
Nostalgia. Cultural déjà vu. Kidulting. Why are so many people desperate to escape the present? Welcome to our new sister podcast, This Is Contagious. In this…
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Changing the playbook: Sports marketing's next era
With billions pouring into sports marketing this year, the stakes are high for brands. Ahead of the FIFA World Cup, and with more advertisers backing women's…
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Connecting sustainability with marketing effectiveness
How do social values and environmental sustainability boost marketing effectiveness? Goodvertising's Thomas Kolster joins WARC's Amy Rodgers to discuss how…
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The Effective CMO: The New York Times' Amy Weisenbach
How does a 175-year-old news brand thrive in a volatile media economy? Amy Weisenbach, Chief Marketing Officer at The New York Times, joins WARC's Anna Hamill…
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Five 2026 consumer trends you need to know
AI companions, social media concerns and 'comfort spending' are among key trends shaping consumer behaviour in 2026. WARC's Adi Kishore speaks to Stephanie…
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The Multiplier Playbook: your guide to better marketing
Are you stuck in the ROAS death spiral? Marketers have long struggled to prove the ROI of brand building, relying on flawed, short-term metrics that erode…
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How Meta evolved its advertising proposition
Meta's ad business funds an aggressive AI programme which, in turn, fuels the flywheel through further increases in ad revenue. WARC's Alex Brownsell joins…
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The Multiplier Effect: what we know so far
WARC's research The Multiplier Effect proved that stronger brand equity acts as a multiplier, driving greater impact and efficiency for performance…
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How marketing measurement is evolving in 2026
Michael Kaminsky, co-founder of Recast, joins Paul Stringer to discuss media's shift to outcomes measurement and the impact of AI on measurement, as they try…
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The daytime drop: rethinking social media effectiveness
Not all time spent with social media is equal, according to new research. Social effectiveness varies significantly by time of day, giving out of home media an…
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Marketing frameworks for a digital-first world
Effectiveness expert James Hankins joins the pod to analyse influential ideas in marketing effectiveness, including the Hankins hexagon, share of search…
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What resilience means for brands right now
What does brand resiliency mean in a polycrisis? Fast Venture's Wade Eagar shares a four-phase framework for marketers to navigate geopolitical and economic…
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The Effective CMO: Sephora's Zena Arnold
Sephora is one of the world’s biggest beauty retailers. Zena Arnold, US CMO, joins the pod to discuss 'the lipstick effect', why Sephora is investing in…
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Effective marketing is built on soft skills
Ideas on their own don’t deliver marketing effectiveness. What if the real driver is something less visible? BMF Australia's Anna Bollinger and Christina…
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AI vs. retail media: why brand trust still wins
From LLM platforms for discovery through to 'bot-to-bot commerce', agentic commerce is already revolutionizing the retail media space. WARC's Ann Marie Kerwin…
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Four frameworks marketers need to know
Effectiveness expert Tom Roach joins the pod to analyse some essential ideas in marketing effectiveness, including the performance plateau, the modified…
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Why brand is critical in the age of generative AI
In a generative AI world, strong and consistent brands act as a bulwark against LLM confusion. But how can marketers equip themselves for success? WARC's Cathy…
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Systems thinking: what it is and what it's not
Brands act as systems of meaning, with flexibility preferred over rigid guidelines. So what does 'complex systems management' mean for marketers? JP Castlin…
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Implications of the Gulf energy crisis
WARC's new Global Ad Forecast maps out three scenarios for media spend as a result of war in the Middle East. WARC's James McDonald and Alex Brownsell make…
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Here comes System 3: a theory of artificial cognition
System 3 thinking recognises that AI now functions as an external cognitive partner in human decision-making, not just a tool. Thinkerbell's Adam Ferrier and…
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Football fever: why this year's World Cup will be different
The 2026 men's FIFA World Cup is expected to inject $10.5bn into the ad market, but media fragmentation is changing the game for advertisers. WARC's Alex…
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WARC Rankings 2026: Dove's 'Real Beauty' wins the Effective 100
Dove's 'Real Beauty' platform has driven brand growth for more than 20 years. Now, it's won the Effective 100. Zoe Hamilton, Chief Strategy Officer for…
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The Effective CMO: AIA's Stuart A. Spencer
Insurance brand AIA believes that scaring people undermines the very outcomes insurance marketers are trying to achieve. CMO Stuart Spencer talks to WARC's…
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Storytelling is an increasingly overlooked art form
An Ipsos analysis of 15,000 ads showed that half of advertisers overlook the power of storytelling. Ipsos's Adam Sheridan joins WARC's Paul Stringer to discuss…
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The creative dividend: media spend and creative quality are better together
Research from System1 & Effie found that combining creative quality with media spend significantly accelerates business outcomes. System1's Andrew Tindall and…
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WARC Rankings: AXA's 'Three Words' wins the Creative 100
AXA is the first financial services brand to top the WARC Creative 100. The creative minds behind the 'Three Words' campaign join WARC's Amy Rodgers to share…
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Tackling the twin pace effectiveness gap
New WARC data reveals most marketers understand effectiveness, but internal pressures, governance, and risk dynamics limit consistent execution. WARC's Jenny…
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The 'two-audience problem': brand building in the age of AI
Brand building in the AI era is creating profound new tensions that tear at the very fabric of traditional brand strategy. T&P's Oliver Feldwick joins WARC's…
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Shanghai Tang's Derek Sulger on the next era of luxury growth
The next era of luxury growth will be selective, elevated, and culture-led. Derek Sulger, Chairman of luxury retailer Shanghai Tang, joins WARC's Jenny Chan to…
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The evolution of media's connected consumer
Media distribution models are being continually disrupted by new platforms and viewing habits. WARC's Alex Brownsell interviews industry leaders at the Media…
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How Netflix became an advertising behemoth
Netflix has entered its advertising era, building a significant revenue driver. And it's just getting started. WARC's Alex Brownsell and Celeste Huang offer a…
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What's actually working in sports marketing
Global sports fans spend over three trillion hours with sports each year, with another trillion hours set to be added by 2034. Sporting events are monocultural…
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Media's shift from eyeballs to outcomes
Outcomes are increasingly important as a form of media measurement, and how campaigns are planned and budgets are allocated. What role remains for traditional…
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Anatomy of a 2026 Super Bowl campaign
Liquid Death's Andy Pearson shares secrets of the brand's 2026 Super Bowl campaign: developing the idea, the creative process, and the highlights and hurdles…