Next in Media

Jeffrey Wong, Principal Data Scientist, Computational Causal Inference at Netflix discusses how the streaming giant uses data signals to help get you to notice -  and hopefully watch  - its shows.  Wong also breaks down the company embracing the measurement of ad spend effectiveness through incrementality and why he’s urging more marketers to take risks with their advertising budgets.Guest: Jeffrey WongHost: Mike ShieldsProducer: Kenya Hayes 

Magic Spoon Co-Founder Gabi Lewis discusses the process of building a new food brand when suddenly everyone is stuck at home, getting almost everything delivered and watching their wallets. Gabi also talks about the opening he saw within the cereal category and how unlike many DTC success stories, the path to disrupt and innovate was about product, not price and supply chain efficiency. He also covers the vital importance of Facebook and Instagram for DTC brands, and why it's so hard for startups to walk away from social platforms. Guest: Gabi LewisHost: Mike ShieldsProducer: Kenya Hayes

Shana Sumers, Head of Community at HER, a dating and social app for LGBTQ+ people, discusses what it's been like to navigate a social and dating focused business during a time when people can't get together in person. Shana also shares what she really thinks of the Facebook ad boycott, and why she's hoping big brands graduate past just supporting black and LGBTQ+ audiences during events like Black History Month and Pride Day.Guest: Shana SumersHost: Mike ShieldsProducer: Kenya Hayes 

Nicolle Pangis, CEO of Ampersand, discusses how traditional media companies are trying to accommodate brands who want to bring the same kind of targeting they use in digital to TV. But, Pangis believes this shift, along with pandemic, will cause the TV upfront to change radically, while forcing agencies and brands to consolidate many of their ad buying operations. Pangis also talks about how big changes in consumer tracking may upend many norms in programmatic advertising. Guest: Nicolle PangisHost: Mike ShieldsProducer: Kenya Hayes

Matt Story, Senior Director of Global Innovation Marketing at Visa discusses how tough it is to reach belt-tightening millennials who are wary of sharing data and think of Visa as a big bad credit card company. He also hits on how brands are dealing with having less sponsorship event opportunities due to Covid-19. Additionally, Matt walks us through his early career in the ad agency business, and how crucial it was to find leaders of color who were dedicated to promoting diversity in hiring.Produced by Kenya Hayes

Jeffrey Imberman, Head of Sales and Brand Partnerships at Tastemade dishes on how the food-centric media brand figures out ways to produce content and sell advertising that it doesn’t control across the large platforms, including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. Jeff also hits on how his team has adjusted to making content for brands faster during the pandemic and why Tastemade is even bothering with a live linear TV network.Produced by Kenya Hayes

In our first-ever two guest episode, we talked to Jeff Miller, Senior Director, Global Creative Strategy at Snap and Alex Collmer, Founder and CEO at VidMob about the state of creative work in digital advertising. Jeff and Alex explore why now might finally be the moment that marketers embrace analytics and ad tech to improve the quality of their digital creative work and how platforms like Snap are shifting consumers' expectations surrounding what constitutes an ad. In addition, they discuss how the pandemic has led brands toward producing ads on much shorter timelines, which has major implications for traditional ad agencies.Produced by Kenya Hayes

Global Chief Technology Officer for Merkle and the CRM line of business for Dentsu Aegis Network, Peter Randazzo helps break down what Apple is doing with IDFA and what that means for marketers and the mobile economy. In addition, Randazzo discusses the growing number of challenges brands face as they look to employ consumer data for targeting, ranging from privacy regulation to the elimination of cookies.Produced by Kenya Hayes

In the very first Next in Marketing podcast episode ever recorded, MediaLink’s CEO, Michael Kassan explores how major marketers and media companies have had to scramble to rewrite 2020 plans in light of Covid-19. Kassan also weighs in on how the streaming wars between Netflix, HBO, NBCU and others, and how he thinks the ad business will grapple with live events like Cannes in the coming years.Produced by Kenya Hayes

Profitero’s President Sarah Hofstetter discusses how marketers view customer acquisition, advertising and brand loyalty has been upended by the Covid-19 crisis, and how her company is helping unlock data to accelerate the growth of E-commerce.Produced by Kenya Hayes