Next in Media

Adweek’s Programmatic Editor, Ronan Shields discusses the many enormous changes set to rock digital advertising in 2021 and beyond - and how the biggest tech companies are looking to shape the web in their image. Namely, according to Shields, Google is trying to preserve its power as the most powerful ad targeting machine in the world, while Apple is looking to assert its influence under the veil...

Terry Kawaja, CEO and Founder of LUMA Partners and Dave Morgan, CEO and Founder of Simulmedia kick off Season 2 of Next in Marketing with their take on the state of the ad economy in 2021, including predictions on where the industry is headed post-Covid. The two executives didn't hold back in assessing the sudden ad tech resurgence on Wall Street, as well as the prospects of the giant ad agency ho...

2020 was a year of massive change in the digital advertising ecosystem, with Apple in particular making headlines around its iOS 14 plans to limit the use of IDFA. Earlier this year during a live session at TechCrunch Disrupt, AppFlyer’s US President, Brian Quinn and Sparrow Advisers’ Principal and Co-founder, Ana Milicevic broke down the ramifications of Apple's big announcement. Guest: Brian Qui...

Longtime Digiday Editor-in-Chief and Founder of The Rebooting, Brian Morrissey digs into which advertising and media trends from the wild year that was 2020 will stick, and which won't have much lasting impact in the new year. Despite all the privacy updates and regulation, he believes that brands and ad tech companies will always find a way to adapt. Brian also discusses the parallels he sees in...

Anthony Mavromatis is Head of Enterprise Customer Data Science and Platforms at American Express. As one of the financial company's machine learning experts, he discusses how the company has spent years building out technology that promises to change how it operates internally, how it corrals and leverages endless data, and how it interacts directly with customers. Mavromatis thinks machine learni...

Kiwoba Allaire, founder and CEO of Girl STEM Stars, has been fighting against stereotypes for years regarding women and people of color in the tech world. With Girl STEM Stars, she’s taken matters into her own hands, establishing a program designed to provide young girls not only with confidence to pursue career paths in tech, but with both the skills and the networking needed to crack this exclus...

TikTok’s Head of Measurement Jorge Ruiz discusses how brands should gauge success on the red hot social video platform, and why more advertisers are turning to TikTok to sell products through the help of influencers. The former Facebook and agency exec also provides advice for ad buyers trying to navigate the complex world of cross-platform attribution. Guest: Jorge Ruiz Host: Mike Shields Produce...

Advertisers know Reddit is huge, and its users are passionate. But, they don’t always know what to make of the site known for reaching hyper-engaged fans - and some of the frontier corners of the web. Reddit’s Vice President of Global Advertising, Harold Klaje is looking to educate CMOs on just who this unique audience is, and how to channel Reddit’s distinctive energy for their campaigns.   Guest...

Jack Davis founded Crypt TV as part of a fun stunt on the long-defunct video platform Vine. Since then, with the help of Hollywood studio Blumhouse, the entrepreneur amassed a big audience of young horror fans who are more than comfortable watching scripted, scary content on their mobile phones. After conquering Facebook Watch and YouTube, Crypt TV has its sights set on TV, and Davis wants to buil...

The ad industry may need a bit of a reality check when it comes to ad targeting and the kind of consumer data brands can rely on. M&C Saatchi Performance's Managing Director, Americas, Guillaume Lelait says that recent moves by Apple and Google to limit how brands can target people across the web are making things more challenging for advertisers - and they may have to accept less precision. On th...

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: Jeffr...

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 co...

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...

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 c...

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...

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...

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 a...

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...

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. Pro...

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

YouTube’s Debbie Weinstein highlights the company’s plans for a series of customized virtual Brandcast presentations this summer, where she thinks the advertising upfront is headed, and how brands are looking to make TV ads faster and adjust campaigns constantly - just like they do in digital. Weinstein also delves into the viewership trends YouTube has experienced since the Covid 19 crisis, inclu...

Activision Blizzard's Jonathan Stringfield breaks down why marketers have been so slow to embrace video games and how he thinks the prolonged stay-at-home lockdowns are opening many brands eyes to the medium's power. Stringfield also discusses the various options available to brands, from traditional ads in mobile gaming to rewarding gamers with virtual goods - as well as how most marketers are fu...

Twitch’s CMO, Doug Scott dives into how he explains the streaming service to non-gamer CMOs, and why he's so bullish on eSports. Scott also details the huge spikes Twitch has seen since the Covid-19 shelter in place orders and how a broader audience is seeking non-gaming content. Produced by Kenya Hayes

NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino discusses the company's ambitions for its video service Peacock, and why she's convinced advertising will play a vital role in the streaming wars. Yaccarino also breaks down how marketers have been responding to the Covid-driven economic slowdown and what she thinks that will mean for the future of the TV upfront model. Produced by Kenya Hayes