Mark Fisher, President & CEO, OTT.X

On today’s episode we speak with Mark Fisher, President & CEO of OTT.X, not-for-profit trade association that has been supporting the home entertainment industry for over 30 years. Mark discusses the rise of Free Ad-Supported Television or FAST and why it’s a great channel for brands, as well as the X-fronts, their upcoming two-day event for media buyers in the space.

Eric Mayhew, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Product Officer, Fluency

On today’s episode I speak with Eric Mayhew, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Product Officer and Fluency. Eric and I discuss Fluency’s evolution, the integration of Muse, a ChatGPT enhanced tool now available in their platform, and the integration of Generative AI into marketing automation.

Robert Blatchford, Co-President and Founder, Compadre

On this episode I speak with Robert Blatchford, Co-President and Founder at Compadre. Robert discusses the origins of Compadre, the concept of AOR 2.0, and how partnerships, not projects just may be the future of how agencies engage with brands.

Tanya Priyank, VP International Growth & Better Media at ShowHeroes

On today’s episode I speak with Tanya Priyank, Vice President of International Growth and Better Media at ShowHeroes. Tanya discusses her the launch of ShowHeroes Better Media initiative, how the industry should be tackling our growing carbon footprint and how Better Media might evolve in the future.

Anna Abdelnoor, CEO and Founder of isla

On this episode we speak with Anna Abdelnoor, CEO and Founder of isla, the independent industry body driving the events sector transition to a sustainable future. Anna and I discuss how marketing campaigns and events contribute to climate change, how big brands can be held accountable for their climate promises and the importance of calling people in, not calling people out when it comes to making the industry more sustainable.

Host note: My apologies for the sound quality on this one.

From the Vault: Sam Shaw, Strategy Director, Canvas8

In this episode, we speak with Sam Shaw, Strategy Director at Behavioral Insights Agency Canvas8. Sam discusses and demystifies the insights industry, and talks about why behavior and culture, not personal data, are the next big thing in marketing.

From the Vault: Michael Richards, Chief Growth Officer, alan. Agency

On this episode of the AW360 Podcast we speak with Michael Richards, Chief Growth Officer and alan. Agency. Michael discusses provoking the truth for B2B marketers, what B2B marketing could learn from the world of B2C, and why dull and tired B2B needs to evolve.

From the Vault: David Anderson and Julian Jacobs, Partners and Co-Heads of Entertainment and Culture Marketing, UTA

On this episode of the AW360 podcast I speak David Anderson and Julian Jacobs, Partners and Co-Heads of Entertainment and Culture Marketing at UTA. It was almost exactly one year ago that I last spoke with David and Julian, on the eve of Advertising Week New York, and it was great to have them back on to discuss what’s new in their fascinating corner of the industry, including, how an ad-supported Netflix impacts the broader industry, the creator economy, and how web3 and the metaverse play a role in the globalization of entertainment.

Misha Chernyshev, Global Brand Director, inDrive

On this edition of AW360 we speak with Misha Chernyshev, Global Brand Director at inDrive. inDrive is an up and coming ride share service that promises to disrupt the major players in the space – they already are in many regions – and Misha tells us about their unique proposition.