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Mike Wiston, CEO of mowPod, examines whether people should be paying to have downloads of their podcast. Despite the potential for success, audio advertising is often underutilized in the podcast industry due to its complex nature. However, companies like mowPod are making it easier for podcasters to leverage programmatic advertising for podcast growth. Today, Mike discusses using programmatic adv...

Mike Wiston, CEO of mowPod, examines whether people should be paying to have downloads of their podcast. Paying for podcast downloads can be an effective strategy for reaching specific goals, such as monetization or meeting network requirements. However, without a clear goal in mind, paying for podcast downloads will only result in short-term spikes rather than long-term growth. Today, Mike discus...

Dimitiris Maniatis, CEO of Upstream, looks into different forms of communication in marketing. In a cookieless world, mobile marketing has the potential to be a particularly effective channel for reaching customers and first-party data collection. The intimate and always-on nature of mobile devices makes them a powerful tool for marketers looking to communicate with and build relationships with th...

Dimitiris Maniatis, CEO of Upstream, looks into different forms of communication in marketing. Email, which often has a low open rate, is subject to spam filters and other challenges. On the other hand, RCS messaging allows for more personalized and interactive experiences within the messaging app, leading to higher conversion rates and better campaign performance. Today, Dimitiris discusses RCS m...

Ismael El-Qudsi, Co-founder and CEO of SocialPubli, explores AI for influencer marketing. Influencer marketing’s main issue today is the prevalence of people buying followers or using bots. Fortunately, AI can detect potential fraud within influencer metrics, such as fake followers or inflated engagement rates, helping brands avoid collaborations with influencers who may not deliver genuine result...

Ismael El-Qudsi, Co-founder and CEO of SocialPubli, explores AI for influencer marketing. AI has revolutionized influencer marketing by empowering brands to identify the ideal influencers and enhance campaigns through extensive data analysis. However, the current level of AI's capabilities raises concerns about its readiness to autonomously manage influencer marketing campaigns. Today, Ismael disc...

Geoff Atkinson and Connor Ray, CEO and Lead Engineer at Texo, explore AI in martech and content. AI is a transformative solution for scaling content creation, empowering creators to efficiently produce engaging material across diverse marketing channels. Ultimately, AI can make a big difference in marketing wherever there are inefficiencies in testing and copy that needs to be inserted. Today, Geo...

Geoff Atkinson and Connor Ray, CEO and Lead Engineer at Texo, explore AI in martech and content. Long-form content, such as podcast transcripts, holds a wealth of valuable insights, and AI has made the process of extracting these insights significantly more accessible. Texo leverages AI to extract value from long-form content, providing podcasters with automated quotes, highlights, social media po...

Randy Frisch, Chief Evangelist, Co-Founder, and President of Uberflip, talks about how your company can avoid falling into a promotional trap. Self-educated buyers now conduct independent research before contacting sales reps. Thus, it's crucial for marketing and sales teams to coordinate their content efforts to attract and guide these buyers through the sales funnel. Today, Randy discusses marke...

Randy Frisch, Chief Evangelist, Co-Founder, and President of Uberflip, talks about how your company can avoid falling into a promotional trap. Due to the high levels of personalization provided by platforms such as Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon, consumers now expect a similar level of personalization from B2B and B2C brands. To meet these expectations, companies need to adapt by providing relevant...

Randy Frisch, Chief Evangelist, Co-Founder, and President of Uberflip, talks about how your company can avoid falling into a promotional trap. Consumers today have come to expect personalization when dealing with businesses, but if you don’t have the right content to solve their problems, they’ll move on to the next website. Content marketing’s biggest issue currently is that content isn’t being u...

Dr. Mindy Weinstein, Founder and CEO at Market MindShift, looks at consumer preferences and the power of scarcity. The end-of-year holiday season was traditionally the busiest time of year for eCommerce retailers because of massive Black Friday deals. However, e-Commerce buying behaviors have changed and marketers need to find creative ways to create the stability that the holidays bring throughou...

Dr. Mindy Weinstein, Founder and CEO at Market MindShift, looks at consumer preferences and the power of scarcity. Research on brain scans indicates that when humans are faced with scarcity, some of the normal steps in the decision-making process are skipped. So, it’s not very surprising that marketers are leveraging the scarcity principle to create more demand and increase revenue for their brand...

Kristina Prokop, CEO and Co-Founder of Eyeota, and GM of Audience Solutions at Dun and Bradstreet, explores the dynamic global landscape of audience data and its impact on B2B businesses. Traditionally, identity data referred to basic information like names, addresses, and contact details, but it has since expanded to include digital identifiers like IP addresses. For marketers, the ability to con...

Kristina Prokop, CEO and Co-Founder of Eyeota, and GM of Audience Solutions at Dun and Bradstreet, explores the dynamic global landscape of audience data and its impact on B2B businesses. The landscape of global audience data of has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade, evolving into a complex ecosystem that powers modern digital marketing. However, while technology will enable...

Jon Evans, Chief Customer Officer at System 1, talks about the life of an ad. The rise of social media and digital platforms has led to a shift towards left-brain, transactional advertising, which is designed for short attention spans. However, research suggests that right-brain advertising, which appeals to emotions, and is more effective at driving long-term brand performance, is still important...

Jon Evans, Chief Customer Officer at System 1, talks about the life of an ad. While it is important to accurately represent different groups in advertising, it is also necessary to ensure that these representations are authentic and avoid stereotypical portrayals. To achieve this, it is crucial to have a diverse range of people involved in the creative process and to carefully consider the casting...

Jon Evans, Chief Customer Officer at System 1, talks about the life of an ad. Producing advertising creative can be a costly endeavor, and often brands create a large volume of expensive content in an effort to see what resonates with their audience. However, when an ad is successful and resonates with the audience, it can be used for a longer period of time to save costs and continue to drive eng...

Nii Ahene, Chief Strategy Officer at Tinuiti, looks into digital marketing acquisitions as a strategy. Mergers and acquisitions have become an integral part of corporate growth strategies, extending beyond traditional financial considerations. However, the success of M&A as a marketing strategy lies in its ability to amplify brand stories, strengthen customer connections, and drive meaningful...

Nii Ahene, Chief Strategy Officer at Tinuiti, looks into digital marketing acquisitions as a strategy. The environment created by iOS 14.5 ATT and the broader push for user privacy has disrupted the conventional means of understanding the effectiveness of marketing efforts. As advertising partners lose access to certain user data due to privacy measures, marketers are left with a critical challeng...

Mattia Santin, Chief Marketing Officer at Hotjar, explores elevating product design through customer empathy. By analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, businesses can gain valuable insights to make informed product improvements and deliver value to their end-users. However, businesses incorrectly rely solely on quantitative data to inform their decision-making. Today, Mattia discusses u...

Mattia Santin, Chief Marketing Officer at Hotjar, explores elevating product design through customer empathy. Quantitative data provides a broad overview of customer behavior, while qualitative data sheds light on the "why" behind their actions. Leveraging both signals, allows for a more empathetic approach, ensuring that design decisions address real-world customer concerns, ultimately leading to...

Danil Saliukov, CEO and Co-Founder of Insense, looks at the differences between UGC and influencers. Several companies in the mid-market eCommerce industry have been working with professional actors to get great content for their brands. While that can be a costly endeavor for smaller brands who are still figuring out their content strategy, UGC creators are a great alternative to scale content cr...

Danil Saliukov, CEO and Co-Founder of Insense, looks at the differences between UGC and influencers. Traditionally, companies would seek out the services of creative agencies and production studies to create content on their behalf. However, the social media landscape has created a shift in content, and in order to produce the amount of content brands require for their campaigns and channels, bran...

Nick Lissette, CEO of Black Pearl Group, explores the power of unlocking anonymous visitor identification. Understanding the strategic insights from visitor identification data allows businesses to optimize their marketing efforts, target the right audience, and predict future trends. Ultimately, with these insights, businesses can focus on attracting and retaining their ideal customers. Today, Ni...