The IAB UK Podcast

In this episode of The IAB UK Podcast, we dive into the digital strategies driving success for some of the UK’s top brands. Recorded live at the Ham Yard Hotel after IAB Debrief 2024, IAB UK's Director of Marketing, Tom Stevens, sits down with Grace Bailey, Senior Marketing Manager at Auto Trader, and Ellie Lane, Head of Client Strategy at Quantcast. Grace and Ellie reveal the inner workings of Au...

Welcome back to the third and final episode of a three-part podcast miniseries in partnership with TikTok. Over the course of three episodes, IAB UK’s CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from TikTok to explore three of its big priorities: measurement, creative performance and policy & brand safety.  We’ve already covered measurement and creative performance, which means today’s episode...

Welcome back to this special three-part podcast miniseries in collaboration with TikTok. Over the course of three episodes, IAB UK’s CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from TikTok to explore three of its big priorities: measurement, creative performance and policy & brand safety.  First up was measurement, but in today’s episode of the podcast, James chats creative performance with Ti...

Welcome to the first episode of a special three-part podcast miniseries in collaboration with TikTok. Over the next three episodes, IAB UK’s CMO James Chandler will be joined by guests from TikTok to explore three of its big priorities: measurement, creative performance and policy & brand safety.  First up is measurement, and James gets into changes around approaches in recent years, the...

Following our CTV roundtable last week - all about collaboration, standardisation and ‘dropping the C’ - we’re continuing the conversation with some of the industry’s leading voices. Joining our CMO James Chandler for this episode of the podcast is MiQ’s Mike Lampard, PubMatic’s Tim Wilcox and Vevo’s Sarah Gul to discuss key issues facing CTV, including brand safety, overcoming fragmentation and d...

With the year almost coming to a close, agencies are beginning to share their predictions for the ad industry and beyond in 2025, and we're here to give you the exclusive inside scoop. In this special live episode recorded at October's Last Thursday Club, IAB UK's Chief Marketing Officer James Chandler welcomed around the table AKA UK’s Emily Hart, Spark Foundry’s Will McMahon and Mindshare U...

Welcome to YouTube Festival Spotlight, a three-part podcast series created in partnership with Google, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the festival while highlighting top brands on YouTube. In this third and final episode, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by Raffaella Stratta, EMEA Senior Marketing Research & Insights Manager at Google and Morgan Burgess, Associate directo...

Welcome to YouTube Festival Spotlight, a three-part podcast series created in partnership with Google, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the festival while highlighting top brands on YouTube. In the second episode of the miniseries, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler meets with Domino’s CMO, Sarah Barron and Google's Senior Industry Manager, Duncan Watts, to discuss the fascinating actionab...

Welcome to YouTube Festival Spotlight, a three-part podcast series run in collaboration with Google giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the festival, spotlighting top brands on YouTube. Over the course of the next three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler will be joined by some of the most senior marketers in the UK and members of the YouTube team to get into some of the most effective and in...

In this episode, James sits down with Guy Thurlow, Co-Founder and Commercial Director at Next-Gen Media. They dive into Guy’s personal journey, the challenges of launching a business in the midst of a global pandemic, and how Next-Gen Media is helping brands better understand and engage Gen Z. Plus, we’ll hear about the company’s exciting new partnership with News Movement to counter misinformatio...

Welcome back to The IAB UK Podcast and the third part of this Retail Media miniseries, produced in partnership with Tesco Media and Insight Platform. Over three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from Tesco, retail media experts, brands and agencies to explore the ever-growing power of retail media and why it’s quickly becoming an essential part of any brand’s marketing stra...

Welcome back to The IAB UK Podcast and the second installment of this Retail Media miniseries, produced in partnership with Tesco Media & Insight Platform. Over three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from Tesco, retail media experts, brands and agencies to explore the ever-growing power of retail media and why it’s quickly becoming an essential part of any brand’s mark...

Today's episode kicks off a miniseries in partnership with Tesco Media and Insight Platform. Over three episodes, IAB UK's CMO James Chandler is joined by guests from Tesco, retail media experts, brands and agencies to explore the ever-growing power of retail media and why it’s quickly becoming an essential part of any brand’s marketing strategy.    In this first episode, James gets...

In today's episode we dive into all the highlights from Amazon’s recent UK Upfront with David Amodio, Amazon’s Head of Video Sales Specialists for Northern Europe. James and David explore Amazon’s latest innovations in video advertising, discussing everything from Prime Video to Twitch, and what brands can expect in 2025. Get the inside scoop on big announcements, including new ad formats, Prime V...

In this episode, IAB UK's Head of Insight, Kristie Naha-Biswas, sits down Taboola's Claire Mullarkey, Vyde's Sam Peters and UM’s Neil Peace to discuss celebratory campaigns.   Advertisers are gearing up for key celebrations like Diwali, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas - but in a crowded marketplace, how can brands cut through the noise and truly resonate with their audiences? In thi...

In this episode, James sits down with Laura Smith-Collins, Chief Digital and Data Officer at Hearts & Science, and Andy Heald, who manages publisher development at Index Exchange. Fresh from an IAB-hosted roundtable where we brought together players from across the industry for an open and frank discussion on brand safety, James, Laura and Andy debrief the topics discussed - everything from th...

In this episode, James sits down with Owen Griffiths, Commercial Director at The Sun, to dive into what’s in store at its upcoming Digital Upfronts. The pair get into how The Sun remains a trusted and beloved media brand, reaching over 30 million people while continuing to transform itself in the digital age. From creating meaningful content across diverse topics like sports, entertainment, and fi...

Joining our CMO James Chandler on The IAB UK Podcast this week is Adam Shepherd, Head of Podcasts at Haymarket Media Group and Editor of the British Podcast Awards. With just a few weeks to go until the awards, Adam delves into what captured his attention from this year’s campaigns. Plus, just why current affairs have come to dominate the podcast charts, the impact of this format on news consumpti...

Attention gets talked about a lot in our industry, but there isn’t a universal understanding of what constitutes it or how to best measure it. Understanding and quantifying attention not only helps advertisers see what captures consumer interest but also sheds light on the visibility and quality of ads. To kick off Season 16 of The IAB UK Podcast, we turned our attention to attention with a live r...

This week our Communications Executive, Charlotte Robinson, sits down with Michael Prescott, Hanover’s Managing Director and former Political Editor at The Sunday Times, Joe Derry-Malone, Managing Director of Hanover’s UK Advocacy Team, and Christie Dennehy-Neil, IAB UK’s Head of Policy & Regulatory Affairs to discuss the 2024 UK General Election campaign so far. In this conversation, they get...

This week our CMO, James Chandler, sits down with Snap’s EMEA President, Ronan Harris, to discuss Snap's recent 'Less social media. More Snapchat' campaign and to discover why the company is seeking to differentiate itself. In this conversation, they get into why users are responding to the less polished feel of Snap, the surge in more creators coming to the platform and how advance...

In this special live episode recorded at April's Last Thursday Club, James Chandler chats to Telegraph Media Group's Camilla Child, The Independent's Alistair Smith and GroupM's Michael Clare about cookieless targeting, the role of professional journalism today and why context really does matter when it comes to how your ads are perceived. Tickets for IAB Engage are available at: https://www.iabuk...

On this week’s episode, the IAB’s Chief Marketing Officer, James Chandler, is joined by Ginnie Dobson, VP of Commercial and Operations at Footballco, John Cole, Head of Global Client & Agency Solutions at LiveScore Group, and Alex Brown, Head of Sport & Entertainment, at EssenceMediacom UK, to discuss the upcoming EURO 2024 tournament. They get into how brands can navigate influencer partn...

To coincide with today’s launch of Digital Adspend 2023, James is joined by Elizabeth Lane, IAB UK’s Head of Insight and Measurement, to unpick the key takeaways to remember. They get into the double-digit growth of the market in the context of the wider economic backdrop, what’s driving spend trends and the addition of a brand-new channel to the report. Check out IAB Digital Adspend 2023 here: ht...

This week’s episode sees James sit down with GroupM’s Senior Director for Supply Operations, Dave Sandham, and the IAB’s Director of Transformation, Sophia Haynes, to chat about the IAB’s newly launched Environmental Sustainability FAQs. What’s the rationale, who’s involved and how are the FAQs being used day-to-day by businesses like GroupM? It’s all on the agenda this week. Check out IAB UK's En...