Floor 9

Modern marketing has primarily been a game of influence via mass media channels. But thanks to the ongoing digital transformation, consumer attention is getting increasingly fragmented and spread across multiple platforms. The old guards of media are losing their grips on consumer attention and has been ceding grounds to the rising digital influencers. In this week’s episode, Scott sits down with...

Last Mile Delivery is a growing logistical challenge as consumers are demanding ever faster delivery of their food, packages and parcels. This week, Lab’s Partnerships Team is behind the mic again to discuss a few different startups that are looking to disrupt last mile delivery. From small autonomous delivery robots to fully autonomous grocery stores on wheels, we break down the current competiti...

Don’t listen to this episode when hungry, cause all we talked about is food! The food industry is going through an exciting phase of technological innovations, where incumbents and startups are racing each other to find new integration points in the value chain and bring more convenience and value to consumers. Starting with the big trends in the food industry today, we dissect what, how, and wher...

This week we turn our gaze to the rise of the Super Bundles. As more and more content services become subscription-based and unbundle themselves from the existing cable bundle, we are seeing some early signs of a wave of bundling around the horizon. Except this time, the bundle will likely get even bigger and expand outside just media content over time. Companies like Disney and Apple are uniquely...

Overview: September is here, new iPhones have arrived, and Floor 9 is officially 1 year old! There is no better way to celebrate than talking about Apple’s latest product announcements. On this episode of Floor 9, we discuss the trio of new iPhone X successors, their advanced machine learning capabilities, the redesigned Apple Watch, and speculate why there weren’t any AirPods or AirPower announce...

This week, we had the pleasure of chatting with Tony Parisi, Global Head of VR/AR Brand Solutions at Unity Technologies, on what is going on right now in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). Starting with the VR space, we dissect the challenges that VR faces in consumer adoption, discussed the enterprise applications of VR, and debated the best option for VR experiences at the moment b...

In this episode of Floor 9, we had the pleasure of chatting with Jort Possel, Managing Director of Digital Marketing at management consulting firm Accenture, on the growing importance of brand trust in the digital age. Starting with how social media has vastly changed the online discourse around brand narratives, we quickly dived into the many ways in which digital technologies interplays with how...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week we take a look at the rapid development of autonomous vehicle technology, the major challenges it is facing, and its potential impact on consumer behavior. From how cities are designed to the next retail evolution, autonomous vehicles will usher in a whole new level of convenience not just in transportation, but all aspects of our lives. Joining us this week is specia...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week, members of the partnerships team here at IPG Media Lab (Angel and Scott) host our first ever partnership-exclusive episode. Listeners get an inside look at the role that the partnerships team plays at the IPG Media Lab and learn about the key criteria the team uses to evaluate startup technologies. In the newly minted Partnerships Highlight section Scott and Angel di...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week, we are honored to have Brian Hughes, the SVP of Audience Intelligence & Strategy at our sibling agency Magna, with us to discuss their latest Media Economy Report on the evolving ecommerce landscape, which is set to debut at the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival this week. This insightful report from Magna breaks down the average ecommerce shopper, where and how they ar...

Welcome to Floor 9! Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) with their keynote address on Monday. This year, the iPhone maker is completely focused on software, introducing new iterations of operating systems across its line up, including iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad, watchOS 5 for Apple Watch, tvOS 12 for Apple TV, as well as macOS Mojave for Mac computers. We discuss the...

Overview: Welcome Floor 9! This week we discuss the recent decision by the US Supreme Court to repeal the 1992 ban on sports betting. Our very own Ben Hone picks up the mic to discuss the potential impact this decision has on sports viewership, interactive TV and esports, as well as distills what this all means for brands. Place your bets and take a listen now! Related Links: Supreme Court Ruling...

Welcome to Floor 9! Developer conference season is in full swing and this week we dive into the three big tech conferences that took place in the past two weeks — Facebook F8, Microsoft Build, and Google IO. We discuss the latest product developments from these companies such as the Oculus GO from Facebook, Google’s new AI product Google Duplex, as well as Microsoft’s positioning to focus complete...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week’s episode takes an in-depth look at one of our 2018 Outlook themes: All Culture is Digital Culture. As our media and content become increasingly digitized, the separation between “online” and “offline” is getting blurred as we enter an age where all popular culture is now part of the digital culture. In this week’s episode, we are joined by Chris Stefanyk, Head of Bra...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week we break down the status quo and shifting dynamics of the smart home market. 2018 is the year where we are finally seeing the smart home emerge from its infancy. Largely driven by voice assistants from Amazon and Google, our major tech platforms are looking to infiltrate the most intimate space in consumers’ daily lives. How will the next platform war play out in our...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week we have an in-depth conversation about how visual search and voice search are changing the way consumers are discovering products and information. Our friends and search experts at Reprise – David Thai VP Paid Search; Adam Edwards, Senior VP and Head of SEO; and Dan Toplitt, VP of SEO – join us for a lively discussion about the future of search and the implications th...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week we are live from Austin, Texas at the South by Southwest festival (SXSW). Each year the Lab heads down to Austin to meet with emerging startups, experience brand activations, and discover the trends coming out of SXSW that brands need to know about. We are joined this week by special guests Chris Grove, VP US Production, and Suraj Ghandi, SVP, Group Director, from UM...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week’s episode is inspired by the runaway success of Black Panther. But big box office successes like Black Panther are becoming rare outside of superhero movies and established franchises. This is largely due to a shift happening with consumers and how they consume content. The traditional windowing strategies are now at a precarious tipping point as less and less people...

Welcome to Floor 9! In this week’s episode we discuss the hidden threat that private label brands pose to traditional CPG brands as shopper behavior continues to shift . Born out of a spontaneous discussion over preferences for paper towels, the Lab team dives deep into the changes in brand loyalty over the past few years and how CPG brands need to rethink how they are adapting to the new par...

Welcome to Floor 9! We are back in NYC and ready to release the IPG Media Lab’s Outlook for 2018. This is our yearly publication of all the ideas that excite us for 2018 and beyond. We looked at new technologies, market forces and shifts in consumer behavior to help us formulate the overarching trends that brands need to pay attention to this year. Tech-driven disruption is coming to every industr...

Welcome to Floor 9! We are live from CES 2018 in lovely Las Vegas. Every year that IPG Media Lab ventures to CES to scout out new startups, technologies and trends for the year ahead. The entire team makes an appearance on this episode to discuss everything you need to know about CES. Chad Stoller, Global Chief Innovation Officer of UM Worldwide makes a special guest appearance to talk shop about...

Welcome to Floor 9! In this week’s episode, we look back on the past year, dissecting how the three trends we delineated in our 2017 Outlook at the beginning of the year are holding up while offering our takes how they will continue to play out in 2018. So, grab a glass of eggnog and listen up! This is a holiday special you don’t want to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Welcome to Floor 9! This week is all about retail, retail, retail. We cut through the media headlines warning of a “retail apocalypse” and break down exactly what is happening to the retail industry. Give this episode a listen if you are curious to hear our take on the future of retail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Floor 9! This week we geek out about esports and gaming with our friends Taylor and Nate from Twitch. If you have ever wondered why someone would watch another person play a video game or what exactly is professional gaming, this is the episode for you. Download and listen now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Floor 9! This week we talk about Conversation Interfaces. Chatbots, Alexa, Google Home and Siri are at the forefront of this episode and who better to help us dissect this topic then our special guest, Alexa! She joins the IPG Media Lab team this week to discuss how the very nature of communicating between human and machine is changing. Download and listen now! What We Covered:A definit...