The Secret to Great Media Plans – Don’t Hesitate
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Breaking the Silos: Building a Smarter, More Integrated Media Engine
Today I’m joined by Sean Corcoran, President of MissionOne Media, a new arm of BarkleyOKRP. We talk about what happens when creative, media, and analytics stop operating in silos, and the benefits of an agency fully engaging & collaborating with your brand’s team.
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Scott Shamberg on Private Equity, Independence & Building MileMarker for the Mid-Market Moment
Private equity has reshaped agency land—but the story is more nuanced than headlines about roll-ups and margin pressure.
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Relevance Rebuilt: How Agentic AI Is Redefining Contextual Advertising with Thomas Ives, RAAS Lab
Thomas Ives of RAAS Lab explains how AI-driven contextual intelligence is moving beyond keyword traps and brand-safety false positives to interpret content with human-like nuance
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How Creator Sports Network Is Delivering Gen Z Scale Without Cannibalizing Broadcast
Live sports are having a generational identity crisis—and Barrick Prince is building the solution in real time.
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Speed to Spend: Smarter Curation for Modern Media Teams
On this episode of Modern Marketing and Measurement, I sit down with James Leaver, the CEO & Co-Founder of Multilocal Media, to talk about why curation has gone from buzzword to business driver.
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Sam Jones, Creative Director at Paramount and Founder of Funny Biz
Speaking your truth, brand architecture, sonic branding, the pressure and promise of being named “the next big thing” in social media, taking chances and building a career you genuinely love.
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From Creator to Commerce: How Bucketsquad Is Building the Next Sports Media Powerhouse
This episode of AW360 Live features Zach Miller, President of Bucketsquad, the creator-led sports entertainment brand built around YouTube megastar Jesser.
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Justin Thomas-Copeland, CEO of the 4As, on Modernizing Agency Support in Real Time
Justin shares how he’s thinking about agility, technology, and measurable signals of progress as he builds the organization’s next chapter.
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Tuning the Brand Voice: How AI Helps Global Brands Speak with One Voice—Without Losing Their Soul
Jason Hemingway, CMO at Phrase, explores how AI-powered language technology is reshaping the way brands create, localize, and personalize content at scale.
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Beyond First-Party Data: How Experian Marketing Is Powering the Next Phase of Retail Media
In this episode of Retail Media Unboxed, we sit down with Colin Grieves, Managing Director at Experian Marketing Services UK and Ireland, to unpack what’s actually changing beneath the surface of retail media in 2026.
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From Vanity Metrics to Real Impact: Measuring Creator Marketing at Scale
On this episode of Modern Marketing and Measurement, I’m joined by Tim Sovey from CreatorIQ.
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AI-First by Design: How Tomas Forsbäck and Readpeak Are Rebuilding Programmatic for the Open Web
In this episode of AI: Machine-Made Marketing, Tomas Forsbäck, Group CEO of Readpeak, explains why the next era of programmatic advertising will be built AI-first, content-first, and privacy-first — or not at all.
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Devex’s Raj Kumar On the Trust Test Facing Global Development
Raj Kumar joins Justin Blake for a recap of their time at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.
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CTV Grows Up: How Roku Is Powering the Full-Funnel Future of TV
Today on Modern Marketing and Measurement, I’m joined by Sarah Harms from Roku to talk about how streaming TV has evolved from a reach extension into a true full-funnel marketing engine.
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Ellis Verdi on Why Great Creative Hasn’t Changed — and Why “Silly” Is the Enemy
Ellis Verdi, co-founder of DeVito/Verdi, unpacks nearly 40 years of independent agency leadership, creative conviction, and cultural impact.
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‘Career Ladder’s’ Max Klymenko on Trust, Careers and Creators
Max Klymenko, Creator of “Career Ladder,” joins Edelman Trust Institute Executive Director Justin Blake at the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss how trust is formed in the creator economy.
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Layana Aguilar, Founder, Fashion Squad
Layana Aguilar discusses her incredible life journey, her time on Project Runway, designing a ball gown for a Disney Latina princess, travel, fashion and staying inspired.
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PepsiCo’s Stephen Kehoe On Building Trust Amid Global Turbulence
Stephen Kehoe, EVP and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, PepsiCo, joins from the World Economic Forum in Davos for a conversation on trust, leadership, and global responsibility.
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The Data Behind Belonging: What Leaders Get Wrong About Culture — with Carissa Romero, Co-Founder of Paradigm
In this episode, Ren Akinci sits down with Carissa Romero, Ph.D., co-founder of Paradigm, for a conversation about what actually changes behavior at work and what quietly undermines it.
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From Verification to Growth: How AI Is Redefining Media Quality and Performance with Anna Forbes, RVP Northern Europe, DoubleVerify
In this episode, we’re joined by Anna Forbes, RVP for Northern Europe at DoubleVerify, to unpack how AI is transforming digital advertising from the inside out.
