Time for a Reset Podcast

In this episode, Paul sits down with Oli Whitten, the COO of Adform, a leading independent ad tech and marketing platform trusted by global brands worldwide. 

Oli shares his expert insights on the growing trend of brands pushing for more transparency and independent measurement from the walled gardens. He also shares his predictions on how digital identity will evolve post-3rd party cookie and how brands are embracing new service models to stay ahead of the game. But that’s not all, Oli also delves into the exciting advancements in technology that are revolutionizing the way brands buy and measure supply in channels such as TV and OOH, and how the walled gardens are losing their grip on these areas. 

This is an episode that every marketer should tune in to, as Oli shares valuable insights and predictions that will shape the future of the industry!

In this last episode before the festive break, the focus of the conversation is very much on the critical leadership role that CMO’s play. Paul talks to Iris Meijer the Global CMO for Vodafone Business who tells us that only 5% of marketers have confidence they can affect their company strategy. Iris has made it her personal mission to bang the drum for marketing as a leadership function and to build confidence amongst her peers in the marketing community. Iris shares why commercial acumen and leveraging customer’s behavioural data are critical to this success She also shares how during 2020, she has partnered with her C-level HR partners to tell stories of how Vodafone has adapted in a remote working world to advise their global customer base.

In this episode with a difference, Paul talks to Timothy Armoo, founder and CEO of Gen Z agency Fanbyte, winner of Entrepreneur of the Year and one of the Evening Standard’s ‘Most Influential People’. Tim was also behind the world’s first Tik Tok House which he launched during lockdown. Tim gives it straight about where brands are missing the point when it comes to working with influencers and platforms like TikTok. He gives great insight in to the selective brands that are getting it right and the bigger commercial opportunity when thinking long-term. Tim also reveals the secret behind why Tik Tok is growing so fast, why its competition is not Instagram and why brands must think like influencers themselves to ride this wave.

 In this episode I talk to Wendy McEwan  who is brilliantly qualified to talk about the future of marketing and where tech and data fit in. Wendy has had a diverse career including brand side, publisher side, ad tech and SaaA and now runs marketing in APAC for Knight Frank and sits on the Marketing Society board. In her “Reset”, Wendy calls out how the #wfh trend brought abt by covid is putting more jobs under threat from automation. She shares her views on the two different types of CMO – the legacy “Brand CMO” versus the “Business Lead CMO” who sits at the top table and connects customer experience, sales and marketing to drive growth. Wendy also warns publishers to be wary as brands no longer have the same reliance on them to access audiences and calls for marketers to more pro-actively up-skill themselves.

An episode packed with unique insight and candour that you won’t want to miss!

In this episode Paul chats to Chris Carter, Marketing & E-Commerce Director of Specsavers where he tells us about “ditching the marketing plan around mid-March” and how this “liberated and empowered” the marketing team. Chris shares how he and the team, during the early weeks of Covid19, established new principles such as focusing on just one goal each week. Chris tells us about the increased importance of hyper-local & data driven strategies to support their 900 high street stores. He shares some great insights on how Specsavers segments and targets its media plus reminds marketers to focus on marginal gains and the behaviours that drive success.

In this episode, Paul chats with Ben Rhodes, ex Group Marketing Director for Royal Mail and Marketing Week columnist. Ben chooses to hit reset on the industry chatter of “a next normal.” He argues that we are instead entering a technology environment similar to that of the 1920’s (when the National Grid was set up) so the commercial opportunities are vast and wide-ranging. Ben talks about the fact that CMO tenures are so short that too often this leads to short termism and tactics, not strategy. He also articulates that, aside from the CEO, it is often only the marketer at the board table that looks outwards and is able to operate at the nexus of technology, customer and communication. Ben also calls out the importance of long term strategic brand investment and the value of pricing strategy, in an interview packed with insight. A Must Listen.

In this episode, Paul talks to Tony Miller, Marketing Director of WW ( formerly Weightwatchers). Tony has spent half of his career agency side (in digital, data and tech) and half brand side at Walt Disney and now WW. As such, Tony brings a balanced view on the role of data and digital and how to partner effectively, both internally and with agencies. Tony shares his approach to collaboration and how he uses data to build bridges between different departments. Tony also talks about how important it is for a marketer to understand the ins and outs of media, brand safety, the supply chain and the creative process as well as being the voice of the customer. He also gives an insightful, very balanced view on what capabilities to build in-house versus in-source and what he believes agencies need to do better to deliver agility and flexibility.

In this episode Paul talks to Mark Nicholson, Head of Online for O2. Mark and Paul discuss how the remit of the digital lead in a large organisation has changed and how and where marketing and digital intersect. Mark stresses the importance of frictionless digital experience to drive customer retention and satisfaction, a pertinent reminder in a post pandemic world. Mark also talks about the framework he and his team use for evaluating and deploying new martech and the need for constant test and refine. Listen in to hear the commitment Mark makes to further delivering against customer service excellence and his advice for others.

In this latest episode Paul talks to serial marketing entrepreneur and Hong Kong based David Ketchum who has spent almost 30 years falling in love with Asia. David and I discuss how the region where COVID-19 started, has been affected and the transformation it has brought about in marketing circles. David shares his unique insight in to how the countries of North and South East Asia differ, both culturally and from a maturity perspective. He tells me how marketing is in the ascendancy at the board table and reveals what he sees as game changing trends for the region. 

In this episode, Paul talks to Andrew Barraclough of GSK about the need to re-set and re-frame the role of design within marketing. Andrew re-defines design as the glue that stitches together brand experience, digital, shopper and beyond, stewarding the overall experience. Andrew also shares his view that design need to be no longer be “the brand police” but more creators of flexibility within a framework, allowing “play” and adaptation from consumers. 

In this episode, Paul talks to well-known marketer Pete Markey who is currently CMO at TSB Bank and ISBA Vice President. Pete shares why marketing is a lot more than communications – why it should set the agenda for customer experience, the brand and the true embodiment of a company’s purpose. Pete talks eloquently about how marketers need to lead the education and transformation around digital and marketing at board level plus master modern tools for measuring marketing effectiveness. In Pete’s view, the best marketers are those that are deeply curious about the “whole” business, have the best cross discipline relationships and are masters at stitching things together and “marketing the value of marketing.”

In this 10th episode, Paul is joined by the incisive and straight talking Jay Friedman, President of Goodway Group (CvE’s parent company) – also Paul’s boss!). Jay intelligently dissects the previous 10 episodes and calls out THREE controversial statements he fundamentally disagrees with.

Jay goes on to make the case for treating marketing as a science and the importance of social psychology and behavioural economics in marketing.

At the heart of Jay’s vision is the belief that the industry should demand more formal qualifications in the study of behaviour, economics and business. 

Jay explains that if marketing is to get to the top of the board table agenda, the discipline must be managed like a true investment and marketers at all levels must become experts in proving lift in business growth metrics. 

You won’t want to miss this episode which covers so much ground in just half an hour!

In this episode, Paul hosts a special extended discussion around the role of social leadership namely being active as a leader on social channels such as Linkedin, Twitter and beyond.

CEO’s who are active on social media have been proven to have stronger customer engagement and prospective talent are more attracted to businesses with socially active leaders. Why then do so few CEO’s, and CMO’s for that matter have an active and consistent social presence ?

In this panel discussion, Paul is joined by Damian Corbet, Author of The Social CEO, Michelle Carvill, Social Media Consultant & Author and Chris Bartley, Head of Innovation for a social platform for doctors. The panel discuss how the COVID-19 crisis and subsequent recessionary climate has made it even more critical for leaders to show up well in social to connect with their own staff, customers and society. 

Listen in to hear who the panelists think is getting it right, who is failing and which brave CEO’s are activists for broader change for both people and the planet.

In this episode, Paul talks to Jake Newbould, Head of Digital Marketing for Piglet in Bed, a fast growing direct-to-consumer home bedding and furnishing brand in the UK and US.

Hot on the heels of the CvE hosted DTC webinar on which Jake was a panellist, he unveils the secrets of how DTC brands stay close to customer feedback, apply an analytics mindset to everything and master performance marketing. We discuss the exponential growth DTC brands are seeing during COVID19 and Piglet’s attitude towards Amazon.

Jake calls out attribution as his biggest bugbear in marketing and shares his own commitment to how he plans to give marketing a better name in his business and beyond.

In this episode, Paul takes a look at the disruption impacting the creative landscape. Paul talks to Gerard Keeley, co-founder of Vidsy, a creative technology startup and creator community built for brands, not agencies. Gerard’s reset is on the mindset around creating for digital and helping marketers develop more strategic and agile frameworks for creating content for platforms like TikTok, You Tube and FB/Instagram.
 
In this conversation, Paul and Gerard talk about what is broken with the creative process for digital, whether traditional creative agencies have a future and how technology can deliver better, cheaper and faster creative output. Gerard also talks about a near-term future where brands will in-house creative strategy and production and how technology can overcome the deep-rooted diversity issues within the creative community.

In this episode, Paul talks to Kate Owen, Director of Industry and Key Account Marketing at Capita. Kate has held senior, global marketing roles for 20 years for companies including Thomson Reuters and the NHS. 

Kate calls out the need for marketing to be more authentic and personalised and how many B2B organisations still fail to leverage marketing technology, automation and account based management to connect with customers. Kate is very authentic herself and shares her thoughts on how brands should be more human and helpful during COVID-19. 

Kate also talks lucidly about why marketers are often “over-looked” for the more strategic, commercial discussions around the board table. Kate then makes her own personal commitment on what she pledges to do differently herself. Tune in to find out what!

In this episode, Paul talks to Jazz Hanley, startup founder and Partnerships and Propositions Lead for Tech Nation, the govt backed growth platform for tech companies and leaders. Tech Nation’s recent 2020 report revealed that UK tech investment in 2019 grew 44% to £10bn, but how has #COVID19 changed this trajectory?

Jazz and I discuss how the crisis will impact entrepreneurs, startups, funding and debate which tech sectors will grow. Jazz also talks about how the entire system of work has been dislocated and that now is the time for reset – the time for innovation and new businesses to be born, not for shutting up shop. 

In this episode, Paul talks to Leeya Hendricks, Global VP of Marketing of Kurtosys, a fast-growing fintech SAAS business. Leeya is a highly commercial, chartered marketer and Women in Tech leader. Her remit spans both sales and marketing so she brings unique insight in to how to connect marketing and technology to drive business growth. 

This episode was recorded via Zoom at the height of COVID-19 so Leeya shares how critical marketing has become at a time when traditional selling is constrained. As a modern marketer, Leeya also shares her surprise at how few marketers understand and leverage the power of martech.

On this week’s episode, we have Stephen Taylor. Stephen is a seasoned marketer who has held senior marketing roles at P&G, Samsung, Findus and Paypal. He has recently taken on the new role as Global CMO for HMD, the home of Nokia Phones. In his career, he has managed marketing both for EMEA and globally so has deep experience of representing marketing at the C level in some of the biggest organisations in the world. 

Stephen and Paul discuss the role of marketing in the boardroom, how marketing has been marginalised in recent years and how Stephen has personally worked to re-establish the critical role marketing plays. Stephen shares how he is “beautifully humble by being convinced that 50% of what he and his team are doing is wrong” at all times and why he believes the CMO should be leading the digitisation agenda at the board table.

The first podcast will see Control Vs Exposed (CvE) European president Paul Frampton interrogate Ice Lolly’s chief marketing officer Simon Lloyd on what he wants to hit reset on in marketing.

Simon talks about the importance of the CMO as the orchestrator and lead collaborator across the board table. He talks about why collaboration with the CIO is critical to marketing’s future success.