IPA Podcast

David Adamson, Deputy Head of Strategy at The&Partnership, and Russ Groombridge, Vice President Data Analytics at RAPP, join the IPA On... podcast to discuss workplace communities and employee resource groups (ERGs), their importance and the impact that they can have internally and within the work itself. David founded WPP Unite, the company's LGBTQ+ community which has helped create the...

A discussion between Serhat Ekinci and Simone Marquis, where they invite us to reflect on the value we place on bringing up children, and how this is mirrored in parental leave. They honestly discuss their own experiences of parental leave and the impact it has had on bonding with their children, and their work, as well as the need for greater transparency of people in positions of power taking pa...

Why is authentic representation in media and advertising so important? In a special live recording of the IPA On... podcast, Yelena Gaufman, Strategy Partner at Fold7, Laura Pirkis, Head of Strategy at FCB London and Jessica Tamsedge, UK CEO at Dentsu Creative explore all.

What is the IPA iList and what is it like as a nominee and as a judge? UM London's Michael Brown joins the IPA On... podcast to talk about his experience being named on the inaugural iList in 2020, judging in 2022 and why you should nominate yourself or anyone you know striving to make adland a better place for 2024. Nominations are open until January: ipa.co.uk/ilist

At EffWorks Global 2023, IPA President Josh Krichefksi hosts a debate on AI – is it a brand builder or a brand destroyer? Arguing that AI builds brands are Simon Carr, Chief Strategy Officer at Hearts & Science and Ben Edwards, Strategy Director, the7stars. Taking the stance that AI has the potential to destroy brands we have Marcos Angelides, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Spark Fou...

BBH's Karen Martin discusses the new IPA publication ‘Econometrics & the C-Suite’ with Ross Farquhar, Marketing Director of Little Moons, and David Grainger, Media strategist and author of the publication at EffWorks Global 2023.

At EffWorks Global 2023, Unilever's Pawan Kumar Marella, WARC's David Tiltman and The Goat Agency's Nilam Atodaria discuss the predicted growth in retail media advertising spend, and the challenge and opportunity this presents brands and agencies.

Godfathers of effectiveness Les Binet and Peter Field talk to Alison Hoad, CSO at Publicis Poke at EffWorks Global 2023 about the seminal publication 'The Long and the Short of it' ten years on.

Mark Read, CEO of WPP is interviewed by Claire Beale, Co-founder of Creative Salon at EffWorks Global 2023 on the current and future challenges at the world’s biggest marketing services group.

Oli Richards, CMO at The Beyond Collective is joined by Founder of Booster Consulting, Nick Elliott to discuss the perennial hot topic in the New Business world, pitching. They explore how the process has changed over the years, the keys to client-agency relations, the Pitch Positive Pledge, and more.

The nation's 'Explainer-in-Chief' BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins joins the AdTalk Podcast for a discussion about his career, new book 'The Art of Explanation', and what the advertising industry can learn about communicating in a clear, concise, and consumable way.

This podcast looks at how adverts can help break taboos and normalise the conversations surrounding perceived shameful or embarrassing topics, through the lens of The Gate’s award winning campaigns on Anusol, bum’s the word, a cream for piles and Replens, sex never get’s old, a moisturising cream for dry vaginas. Kit and Vicky discuss bums among other matters, including: • Dissect their adverts on...

Ishan Chatterjee, Head of Growth at VMLY&R is joined by Anna Vogt, co-author of The Rebuilders, and Chief Strategy Officer at VMLY&R to discuss how to turn setbacks into comebacks in the world of new business, learning from the experience and using it as a building block for future success.

A special IPA On episode for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Hannah March interviews Yelena Gaufman, both from Fold7, on the need for body positivity in advertising and the detrimental effects that a lack of representation in advertising can have on people’s physical and mental well-being. Their work on the Coppafeel! campaign gives them a particular insight into the dangers of a lack of body repre...

Ayesha Walawalkar and Kate Bruges discuss the representation of over 55’s in advertising, from the perspective of employees within agencies as well as the representation in adverts. Despite the growing shift towards an ageing workforce, this trend isn’t reflected in the advertising industry with the average age of employees reduced from 34.6 years in 2021 to 34.4 years in 2022. Kate and Ayesha dis...

This episode of IPA On… delves into the critical topic of avoiding tokenism in the advertising industry. Our expert guests, Matthew Chew, EssenceMediacom and Matt Foster, Ogilvy, unpack the complex issue of tokenism in advertising, exploring the ways the industry can create inclusive, meaningful, and impactful change both on and off-screen. Episode Highlights: - The definition of tokenism and its...

AI has the potential to usher in a new wave of creative innovation, yet it also threatens jobs and the very agency model. Agencies that use AI effectively will have a competitive edge over those that don’t. But what actually is AI? What can and can’t it do? And how can agency leaders get started with AI?

What’s the commercial imperative for agencies to do more than have good intention when it comes to ESG. Are we as an industry doing enough, quickly enough? How should agency leaders navigate the risks and opportunities? What practical steps do agencies need to take in the short medium and long term?

An in-depth discussion about a new report into how in-housing has evolved and where the opportunities lie for agencies. Download the full report: ipa.co.uk/knowledge/publicatio…ports/shift-happens/

Head of People Strategy Lara Poole and CMO Jess Gibb at St Luke’s, join the IPA On Podcast to discuss how to attract new talent into our industry.

Oli Richards, CMO at The Beyond Collective is joined by the Founder of Persuasion Communications, Jane Austin, in this episode of IPA New Business Diaries. Oli and Jane discuss her career, why the industry should rethink the way they view PR and agencies should be devoting time to it.

One of the most awarded creatives in the world, Mark Denton joins Paul Bainsfair to talk about his route into advertising, his extensive career, the decision to become an intern in his 60s and what has changed about the industry over the years.

Wavemaker’s Lisa Thompson and dentsu X’s Lee Mabey join the IPA On podcast to discuss social mobility and classism in advertising and whether agencies are doing enough to combat it internally and in the ads themselves. For more on Common People: https://commonpeople.substack.com/ For Lee's speech about Classism: https://youtu.be/8E5SF6JnKhE

Nagmeh Taheri, Chief Business Development Officer at Publicis Media is joined by Fergus Waddell, Head of Growth at Saatchi & Saatchi London to discuss his move from account management into new business, the Pitch Positive Pledge and the increasing importance of effectiveness, efficiencies and numbers in media pitches.

IPA President Josh Krichefski joins Paul Bainsfair to discuss the inspiration behind his People First agenda, and some of the biggest issues facing our industry today.