The IAB UK Podcast

Creator marketing has exploded in recent years, but does it have a long-term future or is it just experiencing a moment? How does creator marketing differ from who we know as traditional 'influencers'? And how can brands authentically incorporate this marketing channel into their media plans? In this special live episode recorded at March's Last Thursday Club, to coincide with the launch of our ne...

Join James as he chats with Lucie Cave, Chief Creative Officer of Podcasts and Commercial Content at Bauer Media Group. Lucie is a podcast host, presenter and former editor of Heat magazine, but now leads the creative campaigns between Bauer’s famous audio and publishing brands and commercial partners. In this conversation, they get into Bauer’s raft of podcast hits, why they're focused on the con...

On this week’s episode, our CMO James Chandler is joined by Blis’ Amy Fox, The Media Leader’s Ella Sagar and MiQ’s Stephen Emsall for a look at how omnichannel marketing has evolved in recent years to adapt to the changing needs of consumers. Their conversation ranges from the shift in media buying and measurement, from a siloed approach to a more holistic one, to the activation of omnichanne...

IAB UK's annual Leadership Summit returned to Sopwell House in St Albans last week, bringing together leaders from across the world of digital advertising to discuss shared challenges, debate the big issues and help build a better future for the industry. While we were there, we took the opportunity to speak to some of the 150+ delegates for The IAB UK Podcast. In this special episode, we speak to...

Recorded live at Sopwell House in St Albans, Sky News' Political Correspondent Sophy Ridge joins the IAB's Charlotte Robinson for a sit-down chat ahead of her speech at Leadership Summit 2024. Sophy discusses the major themes that could shape a UK General Election campaign in 2024, where she gets her news from and the political moments she's keeping an eye on, in what looks set to be the biggest e...

To coincide with International Women's Day, Friday 8 March, Emily Roberts is joined live at IAB HQ by VIOOH's International Business Development Manager, Patricia Tarson, the Responsible Marketing Agency's CEO & Founder, Hannah Mirza and The Trade Desk's Lead Associate Account Director, Nadia Sultana. Their conversation, recorded in front of a live audience of 50 IAB members at The Last Thursd...

On this week’s episode, the IAB’s Chief Marketing Officer, James Chandler, is joined by journalist & copywriter, Ellen Hammett, and Broadcast & Audio Description Manager at the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Sonali Rai. Their conversation digs into a recent article Ellen wrote for Marketing Week about disability inclusive marketing, covering how AI is advancing accessible advert...

Join James as he chats with Will Scougal, Founder & Managing Director of Make My Day, the first augmented performance marketing agency. Explore the world of AR and its game-changing role in brand communication, learn the origins of Make My Day, and discover Will's highlights from the IAB's first AR roundtable. Learn more about Make My Day at: https://www.makemyday.tech/ Discover our top takeou...

It’s an IAB UK double-act this week on the podcast as James chats with our Chief Digital Cheerleader, Joy and Director of Marketing, Tom Stevens, about rediscovering the joy of digital . Discover the story behind the campaign’s inception, the creative magic that brought it to life, and Joy’s eclectic career path so far. *Spoiler* she may or may not have been the star of a well-known Christmas ad…...

With Google finally phasing out third-party cookies this year, it's a great time to speak to an organisation that has been working on their solution for several years already. This week, James speaks to Teads’ Head of Data for the UK & Netherlands, Jamie Toward, about the Teads Media Barometer, the big calendar events in 2024, the level of preparedness for the post-cookie future, and how brand...

To coincide with the latest instalment of IAB Compass, our report to help the industry navigate the future of digital advertising, IAB UK's CEO, Jon Mew, is joined live at IAB HQ by Mindshare's Head of Futures and Innovation, Sophie Harding; Carat Global's Head of Media Futures, Dan Calladine; and OMG UK's Head of Futures, Phil Rowley. Their conversation, recorded in front of a live audience of 50...

Welcome back to The Crux - a three part podcast series in partnership with Google, taking on the big questions marketers should be asking themselves. In this third and final episode, James speaks to WACL President Nishma Patel Robb about closing the female leadership gap. The conversation is a fascinating journey through the evolution of women in advertising – from past stereotypes to present real...

Welcome back to The Crux, an IAB UK Podcast mini-series in partnership with Google. Over three special episodes, the IAB's James Chandler takes on the issues at the heart of marketing’s future with a range of industry experts to get to The Crux – the questions marketers should be asking themselves. In Episode 2, we're asking 'How can you build trust with customers through more transparent data pra...

Welcome to The Crux , a new IAB UK Podcast mini-series in partnership with Google. Over the next three episodes, the IAB's James Chandler takes on the issues at the heart of marketing’s future with a range of industry experts to get to The Crux – the questions marketers should be asking themselves. In Episode 1, we're asking 'What results do you want from your next campaign?', exploring the impact...

With one of the more surprising government reshuffles seeing David Cameron make an unexpected return to front-line politics and with an election looming next year, James sits down with the IAB's Head of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Christie Dennehy-Neil, to explore where all the uncertainty leaves digital advertising and to unpack the various regulatory activity which affects our industry. Chr...

Christine Armstrong is an expert and vlogger on the future of work. A regular on the stage at IAB UK Leadership Summit - and always an audience favourite - we wanted to bring her energy, humour and insight to a much wider IAB audience and so invited her to be a guest on the podcast, and she doesn't disappoint. In this chat with James, Christine shares some of the insight she's gleamed from her lat...

Hot on the heels of our new event, Retail Media Upfronts, we are joined by Jill Orr, Criteo’s Managing Director for Enterprise in EMEA and Lee Roberts, Media Sales Director at Tesco Media & Insight Platform giving us the inside scoop on the opportunities this growing channel presents for advertisers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DOOH accelerated during the pandemic, but its full benefits are only now truly being understood. The UK has been seen to lag behind Europe in untapping the true potential of programmatic DOOH, but are we now finally ahead of the curve? A big questions, and fortunately our member experts have answers... In this special LIVE episode recorded at October's Last Thursday Club at IAB UK HQ, Digital...

As Absolute Radio celebrates 15 years on air, Content Director Paul Sylvester looks back on a decade and a half of the growth, brand extensions and long-standing commercial partnerships that have defined one of the UK's most popular radio stations. Chatting to James Chandler fresh off the back of a month of 15th birthday celebrations, Paul discusses how shifts in digital listening have brought abo...

In an extended episode of The IAB UK Podcast, Nicola Kemp joins James for a fascinating conversation about the business advantages of embracing flexible working, retaining and helping women to thrive in the ad industry, and the stereotype that having children kills career ambitions. Nicola - who is Editorial Director of Creativebrief and a member of WACL - addresses ME-EO culture (CEOs who mirror...

With the average person being exposed to hundreds of advertising messages every day, how do you insert your brand into the "highlights reel" of a consumer's day? In this episode, Ian Forrester, founder of DAIVID, tells James Chandler that the key to being noticed, remembered and liked is all about emotion. DAIVID is one of the industry’s leading voices when it comes to creative effectiveness and i...

Kicking off Season 14 of The IAB UK Podcast, and with one week to go until Digital Upfronts 2023 kicks off with Amazon Ads' Upfront, the IAB's CMO James Chandler chats all things live sport and fandom with John Paul James, Amazon Ads’ Senior GTM Strategy Lead for Live Sports in Europe. Talking about Amazon Ads & Twitch Ads' global study on fan culture, Anatomy of Hype, the conversation delves...

Join Venatus as they explore the dynamics of trust in the ever-changing ecosystem of gaming and advertising. They will shed light on the challenges, strategies, and opportunities for the industry when it comes to building trust on both sides of the ad supply and demand chain. From understanding in-game audiences to viewability metrics, they will uncover how the industry can continue to grow authen...

As an industry we can get so caught up with shiny new tech that we forget what it means for the most important person, the customer. In this discussion, Spark Foundry's Chief Strategy Officer, Marcos Angelides, looks at how people are using Gen AI in their everyday lives. From accessing expert guidance, to expressing their deepest passions, he'll cover 3 trends that will reshape shopper behaviours...

AI, whilst not an alien concept, is still an emerging technology that adults are having to embrace and adapt to. Much like Gen Z have only known a world of smartphones and wifi, Gen Alpha will grow up accustomed to AI firmly embedded in many aspects of their day to day lives. It is currently adults that are planning the future application of AI, but surely “AI natives” will have a valuable viewpoi...